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Innovation Endeavors Iv Advisers LLC

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

Website
https://www.innovationendeavors.com/
HQ
CA
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Innovation Endeavors invests in early-stage technical breakthroughs across AI, computing infrastructure, sensing, electrification, robotics, and biology. Its portfolio includes Atom Computing, which builds large-scale quantum computers, Inception Labs, which builds low-latency diffusion language models, and Planet Labs, which runs a fleet of Earth-imaging satellites. Other portfolio companies include AlphaSense, Eikon Therapeutics, and Uber. The firm also led Mesa's seed round.

01 · Says / Does

TagSaysDoesHistorically (to 2020)
StagesNot statedNot enough dated dealsSeries A, Seed, Series B, Growth
SectorsNot statedNot enough dated dealsEnterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Media, Hardware, AI applications, Fintech, Healthtech
RegionsNot statedNot enough dated dealsCA, NY

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.

YearDealsTop sectors
20105Media, Consumer, Data analytics
201117Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS, Media
201212Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Media
201322Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Devtools
201421Enterprise SaaS, Media, Cybersecurity
201514Hardware, Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS
201621Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Media
201717Data analytics, AI applications, Healthtech
201814Fintech, AI applications, Cybersecurity
201913Data analytics, AI applications, Agtech
20204Logistics, Robotics, AI applications

Stage mix over time

2010 Seed: 22010 Series A: 3102011 Seed: 62011 Series A: 82011 Series B: 2112012 Seed: 42012 Series A: 42012 Series B: 4122013 Seed: 92013 Series A: 72013 Series B: 32013 Growth: 2132014 Seed: 82014 Series A: 62014 Series B: 42014 Growth: 2142015 Series A: 72015 Series B: 42015 Growth: 3152016 Seed: 62016 Series A: 52016 Series B: 42016 Growth: 6162017 Seed: 42017 Series A: 72017 Series B: 42017 Growth: 2172018 Seed: 42018 Series A: 42018 Series B: 32018 Growth: 2182019 Seed: 32019 Series A: 22019 Series B: 52019 Growth: 2192020 Series A: 22020 Series B: 2202021 Series B: 12122232024 Seed: 1242526
  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Growth
Share of rounds by stage, per year. Striped years have fewer than 3 rounds.Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.From public announcements.
Rounds by stage and year
YearPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
201002300
201106820
201204440
201309732
201408642
201500743
201606546
201704742
201804432
201903252
202000220
202100010
202200000
202300000
202401000
202500000
202600000

02 · Fund history

FundYearSizeStatus
IE III Sense LP

Invests in early-stage technical breakthroughs across AI, computing infrastructure, sensing, electrification, robotics, and biology. Partners with early-stage founders building AI-native applications, foundational computing layers, health technology, and tools for the physical economy. Inferred from the firm's website

2024$10.71M (Form D)Open, writing first checks
Innovation Endeavors V LP

Invests in early-stage technical breakthroughs across AI, computing infrastructure, sensing, electrification, robotics, and biology. Partners with early-stage founders building AI-native applications, foundational computing layers, health technology, and tools for the physical economy. Inferred from the firm's website

2023$600M (Form D)Open, writing first checks
Innovation Endeavors IV LPapprox. 2021$500M (Form D)Follow-ons only

03 · People across funds

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

06 · Sources

  1. https://www.innovationendeavors.com/
  2. https://www.innovationendeavors.com/approach
  3. https://www.innovationendeavors.com/insights/mesa-code-verification

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026