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    Unpopular Ventures

    San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2019

    Unpopular Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies globally, particularly those that are "off the beaten path" or "non-consensus" and often overlooked by mainstream investors. Their strategy involves backing exceptional founders who are building high-potential businesses in overlooked markets and geographies, with a belief that the highest returns come from initially unpopular ideas that have the potential for substantial impact and growth.

    36% of their portfolio is in Fintech. They made 2 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is seed (86% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $5.5M (across 14 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    14

    Fund Size

    $199M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    2

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    14 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    GGiantSeed$8MFeb 2026
    Principle logoPrinciplePre-Seed$2MFeb 2026
    Khyaal logoKhyaalSeed$4.2MFeb 2024
    Shekel Mobility logoShekel MobilitySeed$7.2MNov 2023
    Revv logoRevvSeed$2.1MOct 2023
    Hadrius logoHadriusSeed$2MSep 2023
    MMapleradSeed$6MOct 2022
    Ombre logoOmbreSeed$3MNov 2021
    Kyte logoKyteSeries A$30MOct 2021
    PPangeaSeed$2MJul 2021
    Nelo logoNeloSeed$3MApr 2021
    The Juggernaut logoThe JuggernautSeed$2MOct 2020
    GGet MovingSeed$2.7M
    PPlentinaSeed$2.2M

    Top Co-Investors

    Y Combinator3 shared
    Pioneer Fund2 shared
    PivotNorth1 shared
    Unilever Ventures1 shared
    Joyance Partners1 shared
    Griffin Gaming Partners1 shared
    Flex1 shared
    IDEA Fund Partners1 shared
    PJC1 shared
    Sterling Road1 shared
    DNS Capital1 shared
    Amplo1 shared
    FundersClub1 shared

    Last updated: 16 April 2026