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Avanta Ventures

VC
Mountain View, CAWebsite

Avanta Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Mountain View, CA investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 28 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

AUM

$300M

Portfolio

28+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2022Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Avanta Ventures invests in early-stage startups at the intersection of next-gen insurance and mobility solutions.

How Avanta Ventures invests

Avanta Ventures is a vc firm based in Mountain View, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer apps, Healthcare.

Avanta Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $300M in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2020, Avanta Ventures has backed 28 companies in our records, including Fairmatic, Super, Cambridge Mobile Telematics. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2022.

Meet the Team

SP

Sanjiv Parikh

Managing Partner

Insurtech
Mobility
Risk-adjacent sectors
Applied AI
Cybersecurity
Fintech
SB

Steve Bernardez

Partner

Mobility
Insurtech
Fintech
Cybersecurity
IoT
Applied AI
DL

David Li

Principal

Mobility
Insurtech
Fintech
NB

Neda Blocho

Principal & Head of Studios

Insurtech
Mobility
Early-stage startups
Acceleration/Studios
SB

Stephen Bernardez

Partner

mobility
insurtech
AI
smart home IoT
distributed ledger / blockchain
EE

Esther Eller

Principal

insurtech startup acceleration
product-market fit
B2B engagement
startup studio programs
KB

Kyle Beatty

Managing Partner

Mobility
Automotive Services

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer apps
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (28)

2022

FA

Fairmatic

InsurTech·Series A

2021

SU

Super

Home Services/InsurTech·Series C
CA

Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Telematics/InsurTech·Growth Stage

2020

NE

Nexar

Automotive/InsurTech·Series B
MA

Matic Insurance

InsurTech·Series B

Other

BL

Blueprint Title

Real Estate Tech·Seed

Blueprint Title offers a modern approach to title insurance and closings. With digitally native tools, process improvement, and transparent pricing, they tackle the antiquated title industry head-on.

CA

CAPE

InsurTech·Seed

CAPE offers an AI driven risk management platform for insurance companies. Applying machine vision on top of geospatial imaging, the company creates an accurate understanding of properties to reduce and manage risk.

CA

Car IQ

Fintech·Seed

Car IQ is a payment gateway for fleet managers that enables autonomous validation and payment for services, removing credit cards from service and payment workflows. Car IQ’s dynamic vehicle identity management capabilities enable data governance at the vehicle level eliminating vehicle expense fraud.

CO

Companion Protect

InsurTech·Seed

Companion Protect is a national B2B2C pet insurance and pet wellness program administrator that leverages its innovative PALS® platform to provide insurers and pet owners with a seamless, user-friendly pet insurance and wellness experience.

CO

Cowbell Cyber

Cybersecurity·Series A

Cowbell Cyber is an insurance MGA that delivers standalone, state-admitted cyber insurance. Cowbell makes cyber insurance easy. Our AI-powered continuous underwriting platform maps threats and risk exposure to coverages and enables agents to deliver policies tailored to the unique needs of each customer in less than 5 minutes.

How to pitch Avanta Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sanjiv Parikh, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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