California

Virta Ventures

Virta Ventures, based in California, backs climate and energy startups at Pre-Seed and Seed stages, writing checks from $100k to $1 million, typically following other investors.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed

Check size$100K to $1M

Leads roundsMostly follows

FocusClimate

Latest fundn/a

Investing team5 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Virta Ventures

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

Russell SproleManaging Partner & FounderHe has invested in over 60 early-stage companies and previously held roles at Full Harvest, RePower, Admirals Bank, Stem, and SunPower.

Dipak KumarInvestorHe previously worked at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation and Cove Hill Partners, and is pursuing a joint MBA/MPP at Harvard.

Garrett GoldbergVenture PartnerHe is also co-Founder and General Partner at Potion Capital in Paris.

Logan AshcraftVenture PartnerShe is also Head of Strategic Finance at Quaise Energy, with prior roles at Standard Investments, Congruent Ventures, and Centrica Innovations.

Sam CatesVenture PartnerHe co-founded Positive Sum, a VC firm, and previously spent over a decade at General Electric.

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Writes $100K to $1M 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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Notable investments

PlugProject OmegaLuminaTYBATreehouseCuroShovelsFractalSuntheticsWaterOne

In their words

Virta Ventures • HomeVirta Ventures backs bold founders transforming how the world is moved, powered, and built.www.virtaventures.co

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On these lists

Seed climate investors in California75 Pre-seed climate investors in California44 Seed investors in United States2836 Pre-seed investors in United States1561 Seed investors in California699 Pre-seed investors in California434 Seed climate investors204 Pre-seed climate investors127

Questions

What stage does Virta Ventures invest in?

Virta Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Virta Ventures invest?

Virta Ventures reports checks of $100K to $1M.

Does Virta Ventures lead rounds?

Virta Ventures mostly follows other investors.

Who are the partners at Virta Ventures?

Russell Sprole (Managing Partner & Founder).

Is Virta Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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