Cantos Ventures, LLC
Emerging managerSEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).
- Website
- https://www.cantos.vc
- HQ
- CA
Cantos Ventures, LLC says its purpose is to provide initial capital and ongoing counsel to rare individuals who are building companies.
01 · Says / Does
| Tag | Says | Does | Historically (to 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stages | Not stated | Not enough dated deals | Seed, Series A |
| Sectors | Not stated | Not enough dated deals | Fintech, Biotech, AI applications, Healthtech, Hardware, Construction and proptech, Enterprise SaaS |
| Regions | Not stated | Not enough dated deals | CA |
Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.
Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
| Year | Deals | Top sectors |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | Fintech, Hardware, Data analytics |
| 2017 | 16 | Fintech, Biotech, Ecommerce |
| 2018 | 13 | Biotech, AI applications, Construction and proptech |
| 2019 | 9 | Biotech, AI applications, Fintech |
| 2020 | 1 | Ecommerce |
Stage mix over time
- Pre-seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Growth
| Year | Pre-seed | Seed | Series A | Series B | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
02 · Fund history
| Fund | Year | Size | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantos Ventures IV, L.P. | approx. 2024 | Not reported | Raising |
| Canto of Earth LLC | approx. 2022 | $3.14M (SEC adviser filing) | Open, writing first checks |
| Canto of Space LLC | approx. 2022 | $5.13M (SEC adviser filing) | Open, writing first checks |
| Cantos Ventures III, L.P. | 2021 | $16.52M to $52.46M (Form D and SEC adviser filing) | Follow-ons only |
03 · People across funds
- Julian Rountree, Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer
Cantos Ventures IV, L.P. (Named on Form D); Canto of Earth LLC (Named on Form D); Canto of Space LLC (Named on Form D); Cantos Ventures III, L.P. (Named on Form D)
04 · Recent deals
No dated deals found yet.
05 · Latest from the firm
No news from the firm's website yet.
06 · Sources
Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.
Last verified: Oct 25, 2026