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MetaVC Partners
MetaVC Partners is a California-based investment firm that invests in advanced materials, including metamaterials, for imaging and sensors, energy,...
MetaVC Partners
MetaVC Partners is a California-based investment firm that invests in advanced materials, including metamaterials, for imaging and sensors, energy, sustainability, communications, and computer processing. It focuses on new markets and emerging technologies. The firm invests in these areas.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2020
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Los Altos
Corporate office
Los Altos, CA, United States
Principals
Conrad Burke
Managing Partner
Chris Alliegro
Managing Partner
Christina Teng
Financial and Operations Advisor
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is MetaVC Partners' investment thesis?
The firm invests in early-stage companies that use advanced materials — notably metamaterials — to build components and systems for imaging and sensors, energy and sustainability, next-generation communications, and computer processing. MetaVC views materials innovation as the hardware substrate that enables step-function improvements across multiple deep-tech verticals.
Who makes the investment decisions at MetaVC Partners?
Managing Partners Conrad Burke and Chris Alliegro lead all investment decisions. Burke operates from the San Francisco area, Alliegro from Seattle, and the partnership is supported by Financial and Operations Advisor Christina Teng.
At what stage does MetaVC Partners invest?
MetaVC targets seed and early start-up stages. The firm's thesis centers on companies translating materials-science breakthroughs into commercial products — a profile that typically requires capital at formation or first institutional round.
Does MetaVC Partners disclose its portfolio companies or fund size?
The firm does not publicly disclose specific portfolio company names, deployment figures, or fund sizes. Its website references a portfolio section but does not list individual holdings — making it one of the more opaque vehicles in the materials-focused venture segment.
How is MetaVC Partners structured — is it a single-family office or a traditional venture firm?
MetaVC Partners is structured as an independent venture capital firm, not a family office. Its lean partnership model operates without a large institutional overhead, and it raises capital through a standard venture-fund structure rather than managing a single family's balance sheet.
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