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Cerulean Ventures

Santa Barbara, CA · Invests in US; Europe; Africa · Website

Pre-SeedSeedB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningFintechCrypto & Web3Climate & EnergyHardware & DevicesClimate & Clean EnergyFintech & PaymentsLogistics & Supply ChainEnterprise Software

Thesis

Cerulean identifies systemic leverage points where proprietary data, AI scaling, and fintech can rapidly scale into transformative markets resistant to digital transformation. They back asset-light software companies building a nature-positive economy across supply chains, energy, natural capital, and climate finance.

Likely not a fit for

Incremental climate tech; hardware-heavy capital-intensive plays; companies without a clear digital scaling path

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$10M
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

2 contacts on file

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Matthew Stotts

General PartnerGeneral Partner · Primary contact

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m•••@ce•••.vc

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Jahed Momand

General PartnerGeneral Partner

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j•••@ce•••.vc

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Portfolio

EthicHub
Elio
AsobaEnterprise Software

Asoba builds the data and AI infrastructure that makes distributed renewable energy readable, tradeable, and insurable at scale. We unify fragmented OEM data into open standards, layer commercial intelligence on top, and give operators, regulators, and investors the clarity to act.

EpochEnterprise Software

Epoch is an IT Managed Service Provider focused on solving business and technology challenges to meet your organization's goals. Our proprietary process solves many computer issues automatically.

MeridiaAgetech Longevity

Meridia is an AgTech company specializing in software solutions for field data within complex agri-commodity supply chains. Their platform, Meridia Verify®, helps food and agriculture companies assess sourcing and compliance risks in real time, enabling them to identify and mitigate field-data risks related to sustainability and legality.

SBPManufacturing Industrial

The leading distributor of specialty building products in North America, known for being the first choice for manufacturers and dealers of specialty building materials.

Neutral LabsMedia Entertainment

Neutral Labs specializes in synthesizers and audio equipment, offering a range of innovative products designed for sonic exploration and music creation.

NibiruEnterprise Software

Nibiru is a decentralized cloud infrastructure that leverages Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technology to provide a secure, open, high-speed, co-constructed, and shared decentralized IP layer network. It offers a suite of structured products simplifying complex DeFi strategies into easy-to-use vaults, enabling both novice and advanced users to engage with decentralized finance.

Quantum EnergyClimate Clean Energy

Quantum Energy is revolutionizing the clean energy economy through AI-driven energy modeling algorithms, integrated life cycle data analytics, and innovative software solutions. Their TotalView Energy Platform provides stakeholders with comprehensive impact analytics for energy decisions, promoting sustainable practices.

CommonShare
EarthbancClimate Clean Energy

Earthbanc is a climate and agricultural technology company that provides AI-powered asset and vegetation intelligence for resilient supply chains, carbon removal, energy, transport, and industrial sectors.

ThalloClimate Clean Energy

Thallo exists to scale climate action by building the infrastructure for the carbon market of the future. They offer an API that enables efficient transactions between project developers and companies striving towards net-zero, providing easy access to verified carbon credits and streamlining carbon management.

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Cerulean Ventures Research Investment Thesis Cerulean Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage climate tech venture fund based in Santa Barbara, California, founded in 2022 by Matthew Stotts and Jahed Momand. The firm closed its $•• Fund I in September 2024 at Climate Week NYC. Cerulean focuses on what it calls "the end of externalities"—backing founders building asset-light, rapidly-scaling softwar

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