Distributed Ventures

Emerging manager

SEC exempt reporting adviser (private fund adviser exemption, under $150M).

Website: https://www.distributedvc.com
HQ: IL

Distributed Ventures leads Seed and Series A investments focused on risk ecosystem innovation across health, insurance and wealth. Its portfolio includes companies such as Armadillo, a subscription home warranty provider, Honeycomb, a digitally native real estate insurer, Cylinder, a virtual digestive care platform, and PlanFees, a retirement fee benchmarking tool. Shawn Ellis is the Managing Partner.

New fund likely raising soon

The firm's newest fund is 4 to 7 years past its first sale and no newer Form D has been filed.

01 · Says / Does

Tag	Says	Does
Stages	Seed, Series A	Not enough dated deals
Sectors	Fintech, Insurtech, Healthtech	Not enough dated deals
Regions	US	Not enough dated deals

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

02 · Fund history

Fund	Year	Size	Status
Distributed Ventures Fund I-A, L.P.	2021	$6.74M to $7M (Form D and SEC adviser filing)	Follow-ons only
Distributed Ventures Fund I, L.P.	2021	$90.35M to $93.42M (Form D and SEC adviser filing)	Follow-ons only

03 · People across funds

Adam Blumencranz
Distributed Ventures Fund I-A, L.P. (Named on Form D); Distributed Ventures Fund I, L.P. (Named on Form D)
SHAWN ELLIS, Managing Partner
Distributed Ventures Fund I-A, L.P. (Named on Form D); Distributed Ventures Fund I, L.P. (Named on Form D)
Antonio Calderon, Principal
Distributed Ventures Fund I-A, L.P. (Team); Distributed Ventures Fund I, L.P. (Team)
Hylton Irons, Senior Associate
Distributed Ventures Fund I-A, L.P. (Team); Distributed Ventures Fund I, L.P. (Team)
Janet Xu, Senior Principal
Distributed Ventures Fund I-A, L.P. (Team); Distributed Ventures Fund I, L.P. (Team)

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