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Phoenix Venture Partners

Phoenix Venture Partners, based in California, backs deep tech and industrial startups at Seed through Series B, mostly following others with checks from $100k to $10M.

WebsitePortfolioPitch pageTeam page
Entry stageSeed, Series A, Series B
Check size$100K to $10M
Leads roundsMostly follows
FocusDeep tech, Industrial
Latest fundn/a
Investing team7 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Phoenix Venture Partners

7 people on the investing team, 1 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Jiong Ma
Jiong MaGeneral PartnerShe has over 25 years of experience in investing and building technology companies, previously founding Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp.
Avinash Kant
Avinash KantInvestor
Jennifer Wang
Jennifer WangInvestorShe also founded Course 15 Associates, a CFO consulting firm.
John T. Chen
John T. ChenInvestorHe has led investments in advanced materials and served on multiple boards.
Nobuyuki Kambe
Nobuyuki KambeInvestor
Sheng Peng
Sheng PengInvestorHe previously held roles at BOE Technology Group and Innova Dynamics.
Srinivas Rao
Srinivas RaoInvestor

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Writes $100K to $10M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Firms like Phoenix Venture Partners

Embark Ventures$100K to $3M
Quest Venture Partners$100K to $3M
Flux Capital$250K to $10M
Radius Capital$100K to $1M
Spatial Capital$100K to $500K
Light Ray Ventures$100K to $10M

On these lists

Seed deep tech investors in California94Series A deep tech investors in California68Seed industrial investors in California67Series A industrial investors in California48Series B deep tech investors in California24Series B industrial investors in California23Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790

Questions

What stage does Phoenix Venture Partners invest in?

Phoenix Venture Partners reports entry at seed, series a, series b.

How much does Phoenix Venture Partners invest?

Phoenix Venture Partners reports checks of $100K to $10M.

Does Phoenix Venture Partners lead rounds?

Phoenix Venture Partners mostly follows other investors.

Who are the partners at Phoenix Venture Partners?

Jiong Ma (General Partner).

Is Phoenix Venture Partners active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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