What Ubiquity Ventures does

Ubiquity Ventures is a seed-stage institutional venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Sunil Nagaraj and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm invests at the earliest institutional stages — often pre-incorporation — into what it terms 'software beyond the screen' startups: B2B technology companies that apply AI and software to physical problems and systems that can be touched, heard, and felt. Its investment focus spans three pillars: smart hardware (low-cost enterprise solutions and actuation), machine learning applications for industries historically less penetrated by software, and supporting platforms (developer tools, security, perception technologies) for computing environments beyond PCs and smartphones.

The firm operates three primary vehicles: (1) its core investment services — seed and selective Series A equity checks deployed from approximately $200 million in assets under management across three funds; (2) Ubiquity University, an educational video platform including the Day One Series for newly funded founders and an AI Crash Course for non-technical audiences; and (3) the UBQT Blog, a weekly publication covering smart hardware, machine learning, entrepreneurship, and venture topics. Portfolio support is provided through the Ubiquity Extended Team (UXT), a network of 50+ on-call experts covering technical architecture, product, marketing, sales, manufacturing, and finance.

The firm generates returns through equity ownership in portfolio companies, with management fees on committed capital as its operational revenue base. Across Sunil Nagaraj's 15-year VC career (including a prior decade at Bessemer Venture Partners where he led seed rounds in Auth0, acquired by Okta for $6.5 billion, and Zapier), the portfolio has grown to a combined $40 billion market capitalization including six unicorns, with $2 billion+ returned to limited partners. Reported portfolio outcomes include a 91% seed-to-Series A graduation rate — double the industry average — and active investments across agtech (Halter), healthcare robotics (Diligent Robotics), energy infrastructure (Derapi), autonomous systems (Grid Aero), and AI/voice (Resemble AI), among 30+ portfolio companies.

Name

Ubiquity Ventures

Legal name

Ubiquity Ventures

Website

https://ubiquity.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ubiquity Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 that invests pre-incorporation into 'software beyond the screen' startups across smart hardware, machine learning, and supporting platforms, serving early-stage B2B founders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

Keywords

• Seed-stage venture capital
• Early-stage startup investing
• Smart hardware investing
• Machine learning venture capital
• B2B software investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Returns: Ubiquity Ventures generates returns through equity ownership in seed-stage startups. Returns are realized through portfolio company exits (acquisitions or IPOs). The firm has produced over $2 billion in returns to LPs and led seed/Series A rounds in companies that grew to a combined market cap of $40 billion, including 6 unicorns.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ubiquity Ventures is a seed-stage institutional venture capital firm managing approximately $200 million across three funds, providing equity capital to early-stage B2B software startups ("software beyond the screen") in Smart Hardware, Machine Learning applications, and Platform technologies. The firm supplements its core capital deployment with educational content via Ubiquity University and the UBQT blog, and operational support through its 50+ person Ubiquity Extended Team (UXT) of domain experts.

Product overview

Ubiquity Ventures is a seed-stage institutional venture capital firm managing approximately $200 million across three funds. The firm operates three main offerings: (1) Its core investment services backing founders at the pre-incorporation to early seed stage in 'software beyond the screen' startups, focusing on smart hardware, machine learning applications, and platform technologies; (2) Ubiquity University, an educational platform providing video courses including the Day One Series for newly funded entrepreneurs and an AI Crash Course for non-technical audiences; and (3) The UBQT Blog delivering weekly insights on smart hardware, ML, entrepreneurship, and venture topics. The firm's portfolio spans diverse sectors including agtech (Halter), healthcare robotics (Diligent Robotics), energy infrastructure (Derapi, Muon Space), autonomous systems (Grid Aero, Halter), AI/voice (Resemble AI), and industrial safety (Kinetic), among 30+ companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ubiquity University: Educational platform sharing knowledge for pre-seed, seed, and Series A stage entrepreneurs including the Day One Series and AI Crash Course
• UBQT Blog

Products and services

• Ubiquity Ventures Investment Services (Seed-Stage Venture Capital Funds) Seed-stage venture capital investment services providing equity capital and operational support to B2B "software beyond the screen" startups in Smart Hardware, Machine Learning, and Platforms. For founders (pre-incorporation through seed stage) and institutional Limited Partners.
• Ubiquity University Educational video platform offering content for pre-seed, seed, and Series A entrepreneurs, including the Day One Series for newly funded founders and an AI Crash Course of 5 short videos for non-technical audiences on AI/machine learning.
• UBQT Blog Weekly thought-leadership blog covering smart hardware, machine learning, entrepreneurship, pitching tips, VC/investor mindset, founder interviews, and technology trends.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% seed-to-Series A graduation rate (double the industry average)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability15 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ubiquity Extended Team (50+ experts)coreOthersThe Ubiquity Extended Team (UXT) is a group of over 50 experts on standby to help Ubiquity portfolio companies in areas ranging from technical architecture to marketing and sales. These experts have backgrounds at leading technology companies and are available to provide hands-on operational support to portfolio founders.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Root Ventures: Seed-stage venture firm investing in deep-tech and 'frontier' hardware/software companies. Highly comparable to Ubiquity on stage, thesis overlap (hard tech, ML, infrastructure), and fund size (~$100-200M AUM).
• DCVC (Data Collective): Deep-tech focused VC investing at seed through growth in ML, robotics, climate, and life sciences. Comparable thesis overlap with Ubiquity's 'software beyond the screen' mandate, and co-investor in Halter (Ubiquity portfolio).
• Calibrate Ventures: Early-stage VC focused on AI, robotics, and frontier technology. Comparable stage and sector focus; co-invested alongside Ubiquity in Grid Aero's $20M Series A.
• Zetta Venture Partners: Early-stage VC focused on AI-first companies and intelligent enterprise software. Comparable seed-stage orientation and deep-tech thesis overlap with Ubiquity's machine learning investment pillar.
• Bolt (hardware-focused seed fund): Seed-stage venture firm with a thesis focused on hardware, robotics, and 'software-enabled' physical products. Directly comparable to Ubiquity's 'software beyond the screen' category on both stage and sector.
• Susa Ventures: Seed-stage venture firm investing in software, data, and emerging-tech B2B companies. Comparable fund size and stage, with overlapping portfolio themes in enterprise AI and infrastructure.
• Commonweal Ventures: Early-stage VC focused on climate, energy, and deep-tech startups. Comparable seed/Series A orientation; co-invested with Ubiquity in Grid Aero's $20M Series A.
• Pioneer Square Labs: Seattle-based seed-stage venture firm and studio. Comparable early-stage orientation; co-invested alongside Ubiquity in BluePill's $6M seed round.
• Eniac Ventures: Seed-stage VC investing in mobile, SaaS, and AI-first B2B startups. Comparable fund size, stage, and founder-led operating model to Ubiquity.

Broad incumbents

• Lux Capital: Larger deep-tech VC investing in science- and engineering-driven startups across AI, robotics, space, and biology. Comparable thesis on 'software meeting the physical world' but operates at materially larger fund sizes and broader stage range.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ubiquityvc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ubiquityvc
• Facebookfacebook.com/ubiquityvc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments66 records

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