Unusual Ventures key facts
- Unusual Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with 49 tracked portfolio companies.
- Notable positions include Gusto, Fal, Harness.
- PrivateMarketView records 2 deal participations by Unusual Ventures.
- The team roster lists 8 people.
About Unusual Ventures
Founded in 2018, Unusual Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. The firm seeks to invest in companies operating in the enterprise, development tools, consumer, software, machine learning, cybersecurity, infrastructure, software-as-a-service, fintech, marketplaces, and information technology sectors. This firm is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA).
Investment activity
Unusual Ventures joined 1 recorded round in the last two years, in line with the 1 in the two years before. By year: 1 in 2025 and 1 in 2024. Unusual Ventures is recorded as lead on 1 of them. Unusual Ventures most often invests alongside Wing Venture Capital (2 shared rounds) and XFund (2 shared rounds). Most recently: AirOps (Series B, Nov 2025) and AirOps (Series A, Oct 2024).
Unusual Ventures portfolio at a glance
Unusual Ventures team
8 people are on record at Unusual Ventures: 7 partners and 1 general partner. Senior names include Lars Albright (General Partner), John Vrionis (Co-Founder) and Karen Brewer (Director of Operations). 8 of them have a verified direct contact on file.
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Portfolio
49 companies · priced for members| Company | Industry | Valuation | First invested | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gusto | Business/Productivity Software | ▮ | ▮ | ▮ |
| Fal | Software Development Applications | ▮ | ▮ | ▮ |
| Harness | — | ▮ | ▮ | ▮ |
+ 46 more companies · all 49, priced and dated or a free account shows the top 10 names — no card Membership and data by Private Market View | ||||
Unusual Ventures recent deals
2 recordedMembership and data by Private Market View
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Frequently asked about Unusual Ventures
- What companies does Unusual Ventures invest in?
- Unusual Ventures has 49 recorded portfolio companies, including Gusto, Fal, Harness.
- What is Unusual Ventures's AUM?
- Unusual Ventures manages approximately $1.0B in assets.