Circular Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($300K–$1.0M Checks)
Circular Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $300K–$1.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $300K–$1.0M
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 3 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA
- AUM
- Not in our records
Seed
$300K – $1.0M
2+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Supports startups innovating in the circular economy with technologies that enhance sustainability and efficiency.
How Circular Ventures invests
Circular Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Media.
Circular Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$1.0M per investment.
Circular Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Cyclezyme, Circular.
Partners & Team
John Smith
Partner
Kåre Edvardsen
Partner
Kåre Edvardsen, another integral member and partner, brings extensive experience from both municipal waste management operations and research-oriented roles within research institutes and the industry sector. Over the past six years, Mr. Edvardsen has focused on advancing the field of plastic pyrolysis, gaining substantial expertise in the conversion of plastic waste into valuable resources.
Geir Åge Langeland
Partner
Geir Langeland, a key member of the management team, possesses an academic background in Public Administrative Law, Political Science, and Communication from the University of Oslo, complemented by further studies at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) in New York. His career spans over a decade in the field of waste management, where he has led numerous projects in Norway and Turkey, with a particular emphasis on post-consumer plastic sorting.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
Cyclezyme
Cyclezyme has developed an enzymatic platform focused on producing enzymes for green biochemical processes.
Circular
A company with various investors.
- •Raising at Seed? 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 $300K – $1.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Smith, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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