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Network VC
Network VC is a San Francisco Bay Area venture firm that operates as a fund platform — an “operating system for independent VC professionals,” in its own...
Network VC
Network VC is a San Francisco Bay Area venture firm that operates as a fund platform — an “operating system for independent VC professionals,” in its own words. Founded in 2019 by managing partner Alexander Soroka, the firm invests through two structures: angel syndicates at late seed and Series A, and a series of small, specialized funds, each typically raising up to about $1 million and backing three to ten companies. It invests in defined cohorts and is currently deploying from its second cohort. Rather than one flagship vehicle, Network VC runs thematic “batch” funds tied to specific pipelines and sectors — a fund dedicated to Y Combinator companies, a fund for Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun graduates launched in 2025, a Defense Fund backing dual-use and Ukrainian-American startups, and a Longevity Fund in formation. Individual checks run up to roughly $500,000. The portfolio spans about 100 companies — close to 90% US-based, with roughly a fifth carrying Ukrainian roots — and includes the exit of Volumetric Biotechnologies (3D bioprinting) alongside active investments such as Bavovna, PANOPTES AI, Orbital Operations, and Zingroll. Network VC sits inside a wider ecosystem built by Soroka, including Startup.Network, a founder platform with tens of thousands of registered startups, and the Startup.Inc syndicate platform.
General information
Firm type
Micro-VC & Syndicate
Year founded
2019
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Menlo Park
Corporate office
Menlo Park, CA, United States
Principals
Alexander Soroka
Managing Partner
Kal Deutsch
Partner
Andrii Moroz
Partner
Jeff Wallace
Partner
Jordan Wahbeh
Partner
Valeriy Omelchenko
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is Network VC's investment model?
Network VC invests through two structures: angel syndicates at late seed and Series A, and a series of small, specialized funds. Each fund typically raises up to about $1 million and backs three to ten companies, with individual checks running up to roughly $500,000 (per a November 2025 interview with the firm's managing partner). The firm describes itself as an “operating system for independent VC professionals,” giving partners the infrastructure to run their own vehicles under one platform.
What are Network VC's thematic “batch” funds?
Instead of a single flagship fund, Network VC runs specialized funds tied to specific pipelines and sectors. These include a fund dedicated to Y Combinator companies, a fund for Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun graduates launched in 2025, a Defense Fund backing dual-use and Ukrainian-American startups, and a Longevity Fund in formation. Each “batch” concentrates capital around a defined source of dealflow or a single vertical.
Does Network VC invest in cohorts?
Yes. Network VC runs its investing in cohorts — taking on a group of startups each cycle — and is currently deploying from its second cohort.
What does Network VC's portfolio look like?
The portfolio spans roughly 100 companies, close to 90% US-based, with about a fifth carrying Ukrainian roots (per the firm, 2025). It includes the exit of Volumetric Biotechnologies, a 3D-bioprinting company, alongside active investments such as Bavovna and PANOPTES AI (defense), Orbital Operations (satellite propulsion), and Zingroll (an Andreessen Horowitz Speedrun company).
Who leads Network VC?
Network VC is led by managing partner Alexander Soroka, who previously founded Startup.Network and has more than two decades in venture capital, private equity, and technology. He works alongside a partner group that includes Kal Deutsch, Andrii Moroz, Jeff Wallace, Jordan Wahbeh, and Valeriy Omelchenko, plus a bench of venture partners.
How can investors participate with Network VC?
Network VC draws limited partners from around 20 countries, with roughly 100 actively investing (per a November 2025 interview). Minimum participation is reported at about $10,000 for syndicates and $25,000 for the funds, and the platform connects to Soroka's broader ecosystem, including the Startup.Inc syndicate platform and Startup.Network.
Portfolio
101 portfolio companies, compiled from the firm’s public disclosures.
Defense & dual-use
AI-powered UAV target guidance and jam-resistant video communication for contested, EW-heavy environments.
Smart and fast drone interceptor with an AI-based drone identification system
AI Defence for big UAVs
AI-optimized Navigation for GPS-compromised and hostile zones.
Manufacturing the most powerful chips, 15x faster
Knock Down Killer Drones For Cheap
Fusion reactors for ships
High Thrust Space Vehicles for Satellite Defense
AI mesh network of stationary, mobile and aerial optoelectronic stations that identifies, tracks and predicts flying-object trajectories in real time.
AI-powered GPS-free navigation system
US Compact Turbo Engines built without Chinese components
AI-based mission control center for coordinated drones in swarm mode
Defense technology company specializing in the development of long-range, autonomous underwater unmanned vehicles (UUVs)
Decentralized, autonomous drone systems built for rapid manufacturing, continuous iteration and resilience in contested or degraded environments.
Drone autonomy letting one operator coordinate dozens of UAVs, built on a Ukraine-designed onboard computer for FPV, fixed-wing and interceptor platforms.
Compact, AI-enabled laser defense systems that disable FPV drone cameras without kinetic methods.
Software and hardware coordination layer across radars, launchers and interceptors to protect privately owned critical infrastructure.
Miniature onboard radar seekers that let interceptor drones detect and track targets in fog, rain and low visibility where optical and thermal sensors fail.
Cost-efficient, AI-native radar — passive RF sensors, phased-array radars and mobile units — for protecting cities, borders and critical infrastructure.
GenAI platform for defense that turns siloed, unstructured historical data into actionable intelligence, deployed fully on-prem or in a private cloud.
High-performance, cost-efficient UAV propulsion engines with flexible small-batch to full-volume manufacturing.
Offline-AI geospatial platform that turns battlefield data — sensors, documents, images, audio — into a real-time combat situation map.
Combat-proven unmanned surface vessels for coast guard, naval and border-security missions, engineered for contested maritime environments.
Other portfolio
Leaders in therapeutic-grade bioprinting
We enable the fashion and uniform industries to provide innovative and personalized shopping experiences based on their customer's unique…
We enable the fashion and uniform industries to provide innovative and personalized shopping experiences based on their customer's unique…
Easy-to-use web and mobile app creation tools
High-quality no-code AI analysis of Big Data
Digital on-car advertisement platform of tomorrow
AI accountant for modern small businesses
AI powered platform for ophthalmologists
Artificial intelligence-driven biopharmaceutical company.
AI-powered network intelligence platform.
B Generous startup - Donate Now, Pay Later™ helping people donate more money to Charities
AI SEARCH ENGINE FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTATION
Helping brands speed up customer service with ultra-accurate customer location
Voice-based virtual English AI tutor for kids
Voice-based virtual English AI tutor for kids
Helps companies win government funding with AI
Create powerful content from data
Robot middleware that just works
Mobile and social payment leader for restaurants, stadiums, hotels
Precision Therapeutics to Revolution Disease Treatment
The WowCube entertainment system
Simplified access to financial market data
Fully independent and automated vehicle remote diagnostics
DigiBuild is the Trusted Material Management and Procurement Software for Builders.
ARKIFI finance workflow automation tool with Generative AI
AI-powered training videos with a presenter in minutes without using a camera, studio and a green screen.
Conversational search and discovery for secondhand products
Best sport management system ever
freebeat.ai is a cutting-edge AI-powered app transforming how music and movement connect.
API platform for crypto payments in the FinTech industry
API platform for crypto payments in the FinTech industry
Compliance guardrails-as-a-service for AI applications
Effective visual advertising content generator
AI Physics Engine to replace simulations and prototypes
Reshaping neighborhood services with robotics.
Transforming Complex Enterprise Workflows with Multi-agent Generative AI Solutions
The world's first augmented reality platform for companies.
Next-generation hydrogen fuel cells zero-CO system
Interactive AI-powered Voice-Enabled Advertising
Embodied AI Platform for Industrial Robotics
Foundation models to automate x-ray analysis for radiologists
Building your AI finance co-worker
AI to Replace SMB Bookkeepers
The all-in-one companion for every gamer
Investing together with Change Ventures in Monetizr startup: helping brands engage with 300+ million players
Software tool for designing robots and machines
Smart kitchen platform
Solving the problem of wrong name pronunciation
A MARKETPLACE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES
Oasis AI startup allows you to control your avatar with your face in real-time.
Service for assessing the security of computer systems and networks of corporate clients
Business Analytics for Unstructured Data
The AI model that understands session replay data
Provides content creators with the tools to get financial support from their fans.
Self-improving knowledge base synthesizing scattered company data
The Most Advanced AI-Driven Virtual Avatars
Open-source agents to build predictive ML models from a prompt
Leading innovator in the Wealth Tech
Gives patients access to timely and effective physiotherapy
One-click mortgage: AI shops, negotiates, and handles your application
Create speech that's indistinguishable from the original speaker. Perfect for filmmakers, game developers, and other content creators.
Automates the preparation of smoothies, juices, and cocktails powered by robotics and AI
Robotic Training Data at Scale
Smart Bricks is an applied AI lab that serves as the "Intelligence Layer" for global real estate investing.
Accelerating media loading speed. Delivering top web performance by AI-optimization.
All-in-One data protection platform for the enterprise.
SaaS Apps Security and Ransomware Protection
AI agents for audit
The AI that builds better AIs
Ultra-affordable robots that are practical and accessible today.
AI-powered digital court reporting software platform.
3D bioprinting platform intended to create materials with living cells with applications in biomaterials, cancer research, and human organ…
Next-generation Caller ID platform. Video Caller ID & Spam-Free Dialer
AI-Powered Sales Grown App
AI TV show platform. $2M+ annualized revenue in 6 months.
Investing in ZibraAI startup - platform creates 3D models and effects for the Game/VR/AR/XR development industries using AI
AI (movies/series) streaming platform with 85M+ organic views.
Next generation of healthcare at home
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