Velorum Capital is a San Francisco-based seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Simone Syed. See sector focus, stage focus and contact routes.
Velorum Capital is a San Francisco-based seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Simone Syed that invests in early-stage technology companies driving industrial and emerging innovation. The firm’s investment thesis targets pre-seed and seed companies in sectors including manufacturing, construction, automation, biotechnology, blockchain, space systems, and energy. Typical investment sizes range from $250,000 to $1 million, with the firm generally acting as an early investor rather than explicitly confirmed as lead or follow. Notable portfolio companies include Ligandal, which Syed funded at the angel stage, and Nana Academy, which received a $6.0M seed investment in November 2020. As of November 2019, Velorum had invested in 14 companies and exited stakes in two of them. Simone Syed is an active public advocate in the deep-tech and web3 ecosystems, backing ventures at the convergence of industrial hardware and digital assets. The firm emphasizes strategic support alongside capital to help founders build foundational technologies for a sustainable future.
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