{"id":16087,"name":"Criteria Venture Tech","slug":"criteria-venture-tech","website":"https://www.criteriaventuretech.com","hqGeo":null,"stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","pre-series A"],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Security","Developer Tools","Deep Tech","SaaS","Enterprise"],"excludedSectors":[],"checkSizeMin":500000,"checkSizeMax":2000000,"thesisSummary":"Tech-focused VC fund investing in early-stage startups across Europe and the US, with a clear emphasis on AI, cybersecurity, data, software infrastructure, and deep tech. The firm says it leads or co-leads pre-seed rounds with meaningful initial ticket sizes.","thesisNarrative":null,"logoUrl":null,"aumUsd":250000000,"submissionUrl":null,"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"portfolio":[{"companyName":"Vilynx","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Multimodal AI for labelling, indexing and analyzing video","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by Apple","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Playgiga","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Cloud gaming infrastructure","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by Meta (Facebook)","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"vLex","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Cloud-based legal information subscription platform","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by Clio","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Strikeready","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"AI SOC hyperautomation platform","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"8layers","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"AI-native ITDR & ISPM identity security platform","investmentYear":null,"description":"AI platform for cloud identity threat detection","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Criteria Venture Tech"},{"companyName":"Scalestack","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"AI-Powered Enterprise SalesOps data orchestration","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Enline","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"AI-Powered Digital Twin Software for Power Grids","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"iPronics","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Silicon photonics optical switch for AI clusters","investmentYear":null,"description":"Developer of programmable photonic chips for AI","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Criteria Venture Tech"},{"companyName":"Barbara","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Cybersecure industrial Edge AI platform for critical infrastructures","investmentYear":null,"description":"Industrial software company focused on IoT infrastructure","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Criteria Venture Tech"},{"companyName":"Argilla (Hugging Face)","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Open-source data curation platform for SLM and LLM","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Build38 (OneSpan Inc.)","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"AI-based cybersecurity mobile app protection solution","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Klotho","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Modern developer-first Infrastructure-as-Code tool","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Immfly","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Connected digital cabin services and in-flight entertainment","investmentYear":null,"description":"Digital platform for onboard retail and entertainment","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Criteria Venture Tech"},{"companyName":"Zinklar","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Smart consumer insights platform for CPG brands","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"KD (former KDPOF)","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Semiconductors for high-speed optical networking","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"PLD Space","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Reusable rockets for satellites commercial orbital access","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Flowbox","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"User-Generated Content (UGC) platform for brands","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Validated ID (Signaturit)","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Digital identity verification, e-signature and e-invoices","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Travel Compositor (TravelSoft)","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Omni-channel travel management and booking engine","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Kompyte (Semrush)","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Competitive intelligence platform for go-to-market teams","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Mlean","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Lean manufacturing tools to boost efficiency in shopfloors","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"XR Health","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Extended Reality therapy platform for healthcare","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"3D Digital Venue","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Interactive digital venue mapping technology","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Smartvel","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"AI-enriched travel content solutions","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Gigas","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Cloud storage, hosting, and computing services","investmentYear":null,"description":"IPO","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Wallapop","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Local secondhand and new item marketplace","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by Naver","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Glovo","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Multi-category local delivery platform","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by Delivery Hero","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Kit-AR","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"AI-powered AR platform to boost shopfloor operators efficiency","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Inari","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Next-gen agentic underwriting workbench for MGAs and re(insurers)","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Codee","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Automated code analyzer for boosting C/C++ performance","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Privalia","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Leading online-fashion outlet","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by VeePee","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Genasys","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Crisis management and protective communications","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Wooptix","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Light field and wavefront phase imaging platform","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Lingokids","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"English learning application for kids 2-8 years","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Compettia","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Gamified learning and business knowledge platform","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Nanusens","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"MEMS nanosensors inside CMOS for electronics goods","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Codigames","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Gaming studio focused on social mobile games","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Silence","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Urban smart Electric Vehicles","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by Acciona","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Nexiona","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Private Industrial IoT platform","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Justinmind","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"All-in-one design and prototyping tool","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Cornerjob","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Job matching platform for lightly skilled jobs","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Knox Media Hub","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Active","sector":"Media supply chain optimization software","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Rover","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Marketplace for dog boarding, dog walking and more","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Bodeboca","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Wine specialist online retailer","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Nautal (Click&Boat)","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Yacht charter & boat rental platform","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Signadyne","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"High-performance electronics for control, test and measurement","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by Keysight","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Trip4real","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Travel activities marketplace","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by Airbnb","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Sheetgo","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"No-code platform to automate custom workflows","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Zyncro","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Social business platform boosting future of work","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Worldcoo","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Social rounding at POS","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by Glovo","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"iVoox","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Leading spanish podcast platform","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Groupalia","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Group buying platform","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Klikin","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Omnichannel Marketing/Universal Loyalty Program","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by Repsol","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Qbitia","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Algorithmic trading platform","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Futurlink","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Field of location-based mobile marketing","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by Mobiquity Tech","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Inspiring Benefits","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Management and marketing of employee benefits","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Lucierna","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Enterprise Application Performance Monitoring (APM)","investmentYear":null,"description":"Acquired by SmartBear","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"inAtlas","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Exited","sector":"Geomarketing and data analytics solutions","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"KD","companyUrl":null,"stage":"not specified","sector":"semiconductors / photonics","investmentYear":null,"description":"Chips for advanced optical connectivity","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":"Criteria Venture Tech"}],"partnerCount":3,"partners":[{"id":53277,"name":"Albert Morro","title":"Principal","seniority":"partner","focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":53278,"name":"Aleix Pérez","title":"Principal","seniority":"partner","focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":53279,"name":"Roma Jelinskaite","title":"Managing Partner","seniority":"partner","focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]}],"funds":[{"id":1002,"name":"Criteria Venture Tech Fund II","vintageYear":2021,"sizeUsd":150000000,"status":"investing","focusAreas":["B2B SaaS","Fintech"]},{"id":1001,"name":"Criteria Venture Tech Fund I","vintageYear":2019,"sizeUsd":100000000,"status":"investing","focusAreas":["B2B SaaS","Fintech"]}],"activity":{"lastInvestmentYear":null,"investmentsThisYear":0},"activityItems":[{"kind":"fund","title":"Raised Criteria Venture Tech Fund II ($150M)","url":null,"source":"fund records","occurredAt":"2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z"},{"kind":"fund","title":"Raised Criteria Venture Tech Fund I ($100M)","url":null,"source":"fund records","occurredAt":"2019-06-30T00:00:00.000Z"}],"contentUpdatedAt":"2026-10-27T00:12:26.055Z","investorType":"vc","preferredApproach":"warm intro preferred","prefersFounderType":null,"oneClickPitchEnabled":false,"relatedFirms":[{"id":7722,"name":"Sheesha Finance","slug":"sheesha-finance","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://sheeshafinance.gitbook.io/","stageFocus":[],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Developer Tools","Fintech"],"hqGeo":null},{"id":13762,"name":"NeuroNet Ventures","slug":"neuronet-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://neuronetgpo.com/","stageFocus":["Seed"],"sectorTags":["AI / ML"],"hqGeo":"Chicago, IL"},{"id":11767,"name":"LiftScale Partners","slug":"liftscale-partners","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://weareliftscale.com/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed"],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","SaaS"],"hqGeo":"San Francisco, CA"},{"id":547,"name":"Cocoa VC","slug":"cocoa-vc","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.cocoa.vc/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Fintech","SaaS"],"hqGeo":"San Francisco, CA"},{"id":497,"name":"SBI Investment (SBI Group)","slug":"sbi-investment-sbi-group","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/","stageFocus":["Seed","Series A"],"sectorTags":["Fintech","Developer Tools"],"hqGeo":"Tokyo, Japan"},{"id":1574,"name":"Plaid Ventures","slug":"plaid-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://plaid.com/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Fintech","Developer Tools","AI / ML"],"hqGeo":"San Francisco, CA"}],"featuredIn":[{"slug":"pre-seed","displayName":"Pre-Seed Investors","pageType":"stage"},{"slug":"saas","displayName":"SaaS Investors","pageType":"industry"},{"slug":"ai","displayName":"AI & ML Investors","pageType":"industry"}],"fundraisingResources":[{"slug":"how-to-find-investors","title":"How to Find Investors: A VC's Playbook for Founders"},{"slug":"how-vcs-help-portfolio-raise-follow-on","title":"How VCs Can Actually Help Their Portfolio Companies Raise Follow-On"},{"slug":"how-many-investors-should-you-pitch","title":"How Many Investors Should You Pitch? The Math Most Founders Get Wrong"}],"overviewNarrative":null,"portfolioNarrative":null,"seoTitle":null,"seoDescription":null,"lastVerifiedAt":"2026-10-28T17:31:56.036Z"}