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Npu Ventures

NPU Ventures Fund I, LP

RaisingEmerging manager

Raising: Form D filed Sep 2026 reports amount sold below target

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Vintage
2026
Fund size
$2.65M to $5M (Form D)
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed
Sectors
AI applications
Regions
Not stated

01 · Thesis

Npu Ventures writes pre-seed and seed checks, backing founders early and backing applied AI companies that compound on proprietary data earned in the real world. Its portfolio also spans biotech and physical automation.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$18K to $63K (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D: $2.65M sold of a $5M target

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Matthew Chen, Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideNpu Ventures writes pre-seed and seed checks and backs applied AI companies that compound on proprietary data.

    We write pre-seed and seed checks on grit, judgment, and obsession with the problem, backing applied AI that compounds on proprietary data earned in the real world.
    https://npu.vc/

06 · Sources

  1. https://npu.vc/
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2144665/000214466526000001/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026