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Creative Ventures
Creative Ventures is a deep tech venture firm investing in early-stage companies solving humanity’s most critical crises. It backs founders creating...
Creative Ventures
Creative Ventures is a deep tech venture firm investing in early-stage companies solving humanity’s most critical crises. It backs founders creating technologies with real-world impact across climate, industry, health, and computing. Since 2016 it has invested in AI-enablers such as energy storage and semiconductors, as well as AI and biodata. The firm aims to transform breakthrough technologies into real-world solutions for human betterment.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2016
AUM
~$50 million
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Oakland
Corporate office
Oakland, CA, United States
Principals
James Wang
General Partner
Kulika Weizman
General Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Creative Ventures?
All investment decisions are made by the two General Partners, James Wang and Kulika Weizman. The firm's own materials describe it as founder-led, with the GPs' technical credentials — PhDs in microbiology and materials science, combined with operating experience at Bridgewater and Google[X] — forming the core of the investment committee. There is no indication of a separate CIO or external investment committee.
Does Creative Ventures participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Based on its public positioning as an early-stage venture firm making direct investments into startups, Creative Ventures operates as a direct investor. Its website makes no mention of fund-of-funds allocations, LP commitments to other managers, or secondary purchases. The firm's stated activity is writing seed and early-stage checks into deep tech companies.
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