Loup Ventures

Loup Ventures is a research-driven venture capital firm founded in 2017, with offices in Minneapolis and New York. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in frontier technologies, including artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality, and augmented reality. Loup Ventures is distinguished by its analytical approach, integrating extensive market research into its investment strategy to identify and support disruptive innovations.

The firm's leadership comprises Managing Partners Gene Munster, Doug Clinton, and Andrew Murphy, who bring extensive experience from their previous roles in research analysis and marketing management. Loup Ventures has invested in 26 companies, with notable investments including Inner Cosmos, Neurable, and VeriSIM Life. The firm is known for its commitment to pioneering frontier technology and its unique approach to venture capital.

Loup Ventures typically engages with companies at the Seed to Series A stages, providing initial capital to help promising startups scale their operations and develop their groundbreaking technologies. Their initial investments generally range from $100,000 to $500,000. Their involvement extends beyond capital, leveraging their analytical expertise to provide strategic guidance and market intelligence to their portfolio companies, aiming to accelerate their growth and market penetration in highly complex and rapidly evolving technological landscapes.