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Merian Ventures
Merian Ventures is a performance-driven venture capital firm that invests in female-founded and co-founded startups in Artificial Intelligence, Machine...
Merian Ventures
Merian Ventures is a performance-driven venture capital firm that invests in female-founded and co-founded startups in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Consumer-Facing technologies. We have a demonstrated track record helping innovative companies scale their businesses with a unique combination of network access, expertise and strategic capital investments. Merian Ventures participates in Seed + to Series B rounds for start-up companies based in the US and UK.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2015
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
San Francisco
Corporate office
San Francisco, CA, United States
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
How does Merian Ventures source its transatlantic deal flow?
Merian Ventures invests directly in US and UK companies, implying sourcing networks in both markets. While the firm does not publish details on its origination channels, its portfolio of university-spinout-adjacent and research-driven companies — including Mitra Bio (skin biology) and Pivigo (data science training) — suggests ties to academic and R&D communities on both sides of the Atlantic.
Is Merian Ventures structured as a family office or a traditional venture firm?
Merian Ventures does not publicly disclose its capital-source structure. The absence of named principals, family-wealth attribution or a disclosed AUM leaves its organizational form ambiguous — it operates with the investment posture of a venture firm but without the external fundraising apparatus typical of a conventional GP.
What is Merian Ventures' known check size and stage concentration?
The firm describes its range as seed-plus to Series B. Merian Ventures has not published specific check-size ranges, but its listed portfolio companies — from pre-revenue science platforms like Mitra Bio to later-stage operational businesses like Apeel — indicate a flexible capital-deployment approach across early-stage and early-growth inflection points.
Which sectors does Merian Ventures explicitly avoid?
Merian Ventures does not publish a negative sector list. Its positive focus on STEM-related emerging technologies — AI, digital networks, and frontier science — implies it does not target sectors such as consumer packaged goods, traditional retail, or fossil-fuel extraction. The portfolio is devoid of entertainment, gaming, or media companies.
Who runs investment decisions at Merian Ventures?
Merian Ventures has not publicly named any principals, managing partners, or investment committee members. All investment decisions and operational governance remain opaque to outside allocators and peer firms. Inbound inquiries go through a generic contact address.
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