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ACTIVE
Global HQ
Menlo Park, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
Investment stages
  • Seed
  • Series A
Industries
  • Enterprise software
  • Developer tools
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cloud infrastructure
  • Artificial intelligence
  • AI agents
  • SaaS
About
Unusual Ventures is a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm focused on enterprise technology. Their focus spans developer tools, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure and AI applications across the United States. The firm supports founders from seed through Series A stages.
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Unusual Ventures is a seed and Series A stage firm investing in enterprise software, backing founders building infrastructure, security, developer tools and AI applications. The firm differentiates itself through a hands-on operator model built around go-to-market support, led by founders who built and sold large enterprise companies.
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Founded in 2018 by Jyoti Bansal, founder of AppDynamics, which Cisco acquired for $3.7B, and John Vrionis, formerly a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Bansal also founded Harness and Traceable. The firm runs a structured go-to-market program for portfolio founders.

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Team

John Vrionis - Co-Founder & Managing Director

Jyoti Bansal - Co-Founder

Lars Albright - General Partner

Sandhya Hegde - General Partner

Wei Lien Dang - General Partner

Scott Schwarzoff - Operating Partner

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