Unusual Ventures
SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).
- Website
- HTTP://UNUSUAL.VC
- HQ
- CA
Unusual Ventures backs enterprise founders from first insight to market leadership, helping them find product-market fit. Its team includes co-founders and managing partners, venture partners, vice presidents, and operating and talent partners. Its portfolio spans security, data, and AI companies such as Arctic Wolf, Descope, Harness, and Qdrant.
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 | Historically (to 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stages | Seed | Not enough dated deals | Seed, Series A, Growth |
| Sectors | Cybersecurity | Not enough dated deals | Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaS, AI applications, Devtools, Data analytics, Fintech |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10 | Enterprise SaaS, Cybersecurity, Devtools |
| 2019 | 11 | Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaS, AI applications |
| 2020 | 7 | Cybersecurity, AI applications, Crypto and Web3 |
Stage mix over time
- Pre-seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Growth
| Year | Pre-seed | Seed | Series A | Series B | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unusual Ventures Investment Partners Fund III, L.P. Unusual Ventures backs enterprise founders from first insight to market leadership, helping them find product-market fit. It invests at the early stage and offers a proprietary playbook for finding product-market fit. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2022 | $30M to $34.45M (Form D and SEC adviser filing) | Late investment period |
| Unusual Ventures Fund III, L.P. Unusual Ventures backs enterprise founders from first insight to market leadership, helping them find product-market fit. It invests at the early stage and offers a proprietary playbook for finding product-market fit. Inferred from the firm's website | approx. 2022 | $500M (Form D) | Late investment period |
03 · People across funds
- John Vrionis, Managing Member of the General Partner
Unusual Ventures Investment Partners Fund III, L.P. (Named on Form D); Unusual Ventures Fund III, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- Henry Buckingham, Vice President
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- Jared Waxman, Operating Partner
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- Jon Volk, Talent Partner
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- Jyoti Bansal, Co-Founder & Entrepreneur Partner
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- Lars Albright, Venture Partner
Unusual Ventures Investment Partners Fund III, L.P. (Team); Unusual Ventures Fund III, L.P. (Team)
- Nick Landolfi, Vice President
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- Sandhya Hegde, Venture Partner
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- Sarah Leary, Venture Partner
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04 · Recent deals
No dated deals found yet.
05 · Latest from the firm
No news from the firm's website yet.
06 · Sources
- HTTP://UNUSUAL.VC
- https://www.unusual.vc/portfolio/
- https://www.unusual.vc/team/
- https://www.unusual.vc/
Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.
Last verified: Oct 28, 2026