About Aera VC
Aera VC is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Auckland, New Zealand. As of Apr 2025, Aera VC is an active investor, having invested in 26 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Environment Tech and Life Sciences. Most recently it led the $4.5M Seed round of along with Fifty Years. This round also saw participation from Possible Ventures and other investors.
Overall, Aera VC portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 1 acquisition, namely Andela, Solugen and . A lot of funds co-invest with Aera VC, with names like Big Idea Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Aera VC has team of 9 people including 4 partners.
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Aera VC's List of Top Investments
Aera VC has a portfolio of 26 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Aqua Cultured Foods and .Their portfolio spans across United States, Australia, Belgium听补苍诲 6 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Environment Tech, Life Sciences听补苍诲 17 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Aera VC:
1. Twelve
Developer of carbon transformation technology for product manufacture. It utilizes water and renewable electricity as inputs and integrates carbon dioxide-reducing catalysts with hardware in order to convert the carbon dioxide into chemicals, materials fuels, and end-products. It aims to reduce the carbon emissions associated with traditional fossil fuel-powered processes and develop carbon-negative materials.
Key facts about Twelve
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Berkeley (United States)
- Annual Revenue: 鈧�376K as on Dec 31, 2018
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $472M
- Employee Count: 232 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: , Advantage Partners and 53 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 06, 2025
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Andela
Tech talent training and employment solutions provider. The platform allows candidates to learn, develop skills and create a talent pool. It provides services for employers such as sourcing, assessment, matching candidates to the jobs, and more.
Key facts about Andela
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: 鈧�642K as on Dec 31, 2020
- Valuation: $1.5B as on Sep 29, 2021
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $381M
- Employee Count: 193 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: IFC, Western Technology Investment and 51 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Sep 29, 2021, $200M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Shiok Meats
Manufacturer and supplier of lab-cultured meat products. It offers lab-cultured and cell-based meat and seafood. The company claims that its meats are animal-friendly, health-friendly, and environment-friendly.
Key facts about Shiok Meats
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $30.7M
- Investors: , SEEDS Capital and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 21, 2021, $10M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Solugen
Manufacturer of sustainable bio-based chemicals using a proprietary platform. This platform enables the production of high-performing, cost-competitive chemicals for various industrial applications, including oil and gas, renewable fuels, and water treatment. The manufacturing process prioritizes efficiency and sustainability, utilizing engineered enzymes and metal catalysts to convert sustainable feedstocks into final products. The company collaborates closely with customers to develop tailored solutions for complex challenges.
Key facts about Solugen
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Houston (United States)
- Valuation: $2B as on Nov 02, 2022
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $637M
- Employee Count: 206 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Bank of America, GIC and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 02, 2022, $200M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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Wild Earth is an internet-first brand offering pet food. The company offers plant-based food products. It claims the products contain ingredients such as protein, vitamins, minerals, wheat germ, and more. It offers products in different flavors like banana & cinnamon, strawberry & beet, and peanut butter.
Key facts about Wild Earth
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Berkeley (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $39M
- Employee Count: 8 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: Felicis Ventures, Founders Fund and
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 21, 2022, $10M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Aera VC's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Aera VC has invested in 26 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2024, it made 4 investments, while as of Apr 2025, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Gridsight and most recent follow-on round was in Fable.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st听搁辞耻苍诲 | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Aera VC's Investments by Stage
Aera VC has made 12 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.26M and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11.3M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 12 |
Series A | 3 |
Aera VC's Investments by Sector
Aera VC has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Sustainability Tech, Environment Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 21 Tech companies, 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 9 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Tech hardware.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 8 |
Sustainability Tech | 8 |
Environment Tech | 4 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 4 |
Energy Tech | 3 |
Others | 21 |
Aera VC's Investments by Geography
Aera VC has made most investments in United States (6), followed by Australia where it has made 2 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 6 |
Australia | 2 |
Belgium | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
India | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Aera VC's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Aera VC:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 08, 2025 | Australia | Series A | $4.51M | [+2] | |
Aug 27, 2024 | United States | Seed | $1.6M | Lifeline Ventures [+3] | |
Apr 24, 2024 | Canada | Series A | $14.4M | ||
Feb 07, 2024 | Belgium | Seed | $4.5M | Visionaries Club [+6] | |
Feb 06, 2024 | United States | Seed | $4.5M | Visionaries Club [+7] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Aera VC's portfolio:
秘密研究所 Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | Tech talent training and employment solutions provider | 2014 | New York City | Series E | iyh{wrk | ||
61 | Manufacturer of sustainable bio-based chemicals using a proprietary platform | 2016 | Houston | Series D | oiqc{cc |
Acquired companies in Aera VC's Portfolio
Here are Aera VC's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 05, 2021 | - | - | - |
Team profile of Aera VC
Aera VC has a team of 9 members听颈苍肠濒耻诲颈苍驳 4 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 3 Principals聽located in New Zealand, China and . Aera VC's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Aera VC:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Auckland | - | ||
Partner | Queenstown | - | ||
Partner | Hong Kong | - | ||
Partner | Sydney | - | ||
Venture Partner | New York City | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | Singapore | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | - | - | - |
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Over the past 7 years, 187 investors have co-invested in Aera VC's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Aera VC:听, Climate Capital and 20 others have invested in rounds before Aera VC. There are 3 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Aera VC and 3 companies where Climate Capital has invested before Aera VC.
- Top Co-investors of Aera VC:听73 investors entered a company along with Aera VC. These include investors like Big Idea Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after Aera VC:听A total of 92 investors have invested in Aera VC's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include (2 companies), Aqua Spark (1 company) and (1 company).
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