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Cantos Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

2016

AUM

$120 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 02 October, 2025

Profile

We invest in near frontier tech that will change the world... and just might save it. We back deeply technical founders at inception across climate tech, computational biology, aerospace, and next-generation computing.

Industry

Fintech Food and Beverage Healthcare Services Real Estate Software Transportation Foodtech Internet and Web Services Other Pharmaceuticals Robotics Telecommunications MedTech Technology Life Sciences Infrastructure Energy LegalTech HealthTech Financial Services SaaS CleanTech

Cantos Ventures Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Cantos Ventures I
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Software
Energy
CleanTech
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$4 M
July 2016
Cantos Ventures III
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Software
Energy
CleanTech
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$50 M
September 2022

Contacts

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Ian Rountree Founder & General Partner
Founder & General Partner
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Andrew Kirima Hard Tech Analyst
Hard Tech Analyst
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FAQs about Cantos Ventures

Cantos Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Pre-seed, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Cantos Ventures is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Cantos Ventures was founded in 2016.
Cantos Ventures invests in companies and startups in Fintech, Food and Beverage, Healthcare Services, Real Estate, Software, Transportation, Foodtech, Internet and Web Services, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Robotics, Telecommunications, MedTech, Technology, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy, LegalTech, HealthTech, Financial Services, SaaS, CleanTech.
Cantos Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Cantos Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed.
Cantos Ventures usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Cantos Ventures has around $120m assets under management.
Cantos Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2022-09-01
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