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Imperative Management LLC

Emerging manager

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

HQ
MN

Imperative Management LLC, through Imperative Ventures, invests in hard tech decarbonization startups. It focuses on the funding gap between seed and growth stages. The firm has venture partners, senior advisors, and co-founder Jan van Dokkum. One portfolio company is Monolith, which reshapes carbon black manufacturing to remove emissions and produce clean hydrogen.

01 · Says / Does

TagSaysDoes
StagesSeries A, Series B, GrowthNot enough dated deals
SectorsClimate hardware, Energy, Agtech, Mobility, Advanced materials, Manufacturing, Construction and proptechNot enough dated deals
RegionsGlobalNot enough dated deals

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

02 · Fund history

FundYearSizeStatus
Imperative Ventures Fund II, LP

Imperative invests in hard tech decarbonization startups across energy, manufacturing, transportation, construction and agriculture. It targets the funding gap between seed and growth stages, providing strategic capital and expertise during scale-up. Inferred from the firm's website

approx. 2023$200M (Form D)Open, writing first checks

03 · People across funds

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

  1. HTTPS://WWW.IMPERATIVE.VC
  2. https://www.imperative.vc/contact
  3. https://www.imperative.vc/team
  4. https://www.imperative.vc/portfolio-highlights

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026