Unusual Ventures
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In the firm's own words, from its website.
15 additional team members, 6 additional co-investors and affiliates, 4 additional investments, funds and LPs, 4 events, 19 verified contacts (17 professional url, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 2 companiesnew in 12 months
2 new companies in the last 12 months.
A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.
- 1 companyportfolio raising
One portfolio company has new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 16 Apr 2026.
A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.
- 2 dealswith Greylock Partners
Invests most often alongside Greylock Partners (2 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 1 Oct 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- Executive Assistant to the Co-founder and Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmProfile
- Co-Founder & Entrepreneur PartnerWhy: Founder of the firmProfile
- MemberWhy: Named with investment responsibilityNo route on file yet
Relationship network
37 connected entities2 observed roundsrounds 2026
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
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›How strength and recency are read
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Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
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Investing
4 companies on record, 2 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airops | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Humansignal | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 21, 2026 | Fact Company website |
| Rime Labs Inc. | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 20, 2026 | Fact Company website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- enterprise software
- Stages
- seed, series a, early
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- venture capital
Team
19 current, 2 departed
Decision makers
- Lauren Salinas · Executive Assistant to the Co-founder and Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibilityLinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
- Jyoti Bansal · Co-Founder & Entrepreneur PartnerWhy this person: Founder of the firm; Named with investment responsibilityLinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website), confirmed 2026-10-01, confidence 90%
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. 2 with a route on file. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Executive Assistant to the Co-founder and Managing Partner
- Co-Founder & Entrepreneur Partner
- Member · 1 deal attributed
2 departed (kept with end dates)
- Kristina a Landers · Chief Financial Officer · Jul 1, 2019 to Mar 29, 2024 Inference
- Ryan J Thompson Mr. · Chief Operating Officer · Jul 1, 2018 to Dec 2, 2024 Inference
Contacts
1 general firm email, 1 firm phone, 17 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
6 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unusual Ventures Fund III, L.P. | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $538M Mar 31, 2026 | 93 | $0 of $500M | Feb 9, 2022 |
| Unusual Ventures Investment Partners Fund III, L.P. | Fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $40.3M Mar 31, 2026 | 23 | $0 of $30.0M | Mar 23, 2022 |
| Unusual Ventures Fund II, L.P. | Fund | 2020 adv first reported | Mature | $564M Mar 31, 2026 | 39 | $0 of $400M | Oct 31, 2019 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | FOUNDATION | Unusual Ventures Fund I, L.P. | $12.4M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | FOUNDATION | Unusual Ventures Fund III, L.P. | $4.6M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
| John D & Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | FOUNDATION | Unusual Ventures Fund II, L.P. | $10.9M fair value on the foundation's return | reported as of Dec 31, 2024 | Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns |
Relationships across DFX
9 co-investors · on 2 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
- 2026-10-012 shared deals · recurring
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time
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Across DFX and the capital chainon 2 other DFX graphs · 1 capital path ShowHide
- The same institution is held on Allocators, RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Unusual Ventures is the same institution as 2 records in Allocators and RIA and Wealth.
DFX found 2 relationships across 2 datasets
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Checking your plan…
Unusual Ventures sits on 1 traced path of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 1 path of capital through this record
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Evidence and history
9 dated events, 72 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
- Dec 2, 2024Ryan J Thompson Mr. (Chief Operating Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Unusual Ventures
- Mar 29, 2024Kristina a Landers (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Unusual Ventures
- Mar 31, 2023Unusual Ventures Investment Partners Fund III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Integrity Venture Partners, L.L.C. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $32,526,936
- Mar 31, 2023Unusual Ventures Fund III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Integrity Venture Partners, L.L.C. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $464,023,481
- Mar 29, 2021Vanguard 2020, L.L.C. first reported on Form ADV by Integrity Venture Partners, L.L.C. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $50,000
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 31, 2026 · 6 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, CAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- UNUSUAL.VC
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 31, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 6 (6 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $1.6Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $1.6B across 6 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $1.5B across 6 vehicles
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC exemption, VC funds reported | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2019-11-05 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2019-11-05 | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-31 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-31 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-12-02 | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2019-11-05 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, CA | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, CA | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Self-described type | Venture capital | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 6 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 6 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 6 | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $1.6B | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $1.6B | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $1.5B | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated sectors | Enterprise software “sector words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | Enterprise software “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | Enterprise software “sector words on the home page” | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Seed, series a, early “stage words on the home page” | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Seed, series a, early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated stages | Seed, series a, early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 6 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 6 | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 6 | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Mar 31, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website | Dec 2, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 14, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersInstitutional venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Venture manager, reported GAV $1.6B across 6 vehicles
- importance
- gav: 0.67 · funds: 0.5 · people: 0.44 · investments: 0.29 · co investors: 0.39
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.25 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-06-11
- emerging manager
- fund count: 6 · reported gav: $1.6B · first adv filing: 2019-11-05 · years since first filing: 6.9
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Adviser's first ADV filing2019-11-05source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.