Oyster Ventures

Oyster Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in exceptional new-frontier technology companies. They target companies that bring liquidity and efficiency to antiquated industries, companies that enable globalization, with leverage to massively scale. Their checks start at $25k to $200k, from Pre-Seed to Series Seed. They typically continue to invest in their portfolio companies from Series A to C and beyond, with the ability to write checks up to $5M+. They generally don’t lead rounds, but when they do, they’ll invest $500k to $2M and join the board as a Director or Observer. They help their companies in situations where they can leverage their areas of expertise, including cross-border expansion and fundraising strategy.

Oyster Ventures has made 60 investments, with their most recent investment on March 11, 2025, when Sogni AI raised an undisclosed amount. They have had notable exits including Forge, Postmates, and Clearbit. Their portfolio companies include Sogni AI, Forge, Postmates, and Clearbit.

Oyster Ventures was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. They have a team of 1-10 employees and an estimated annual revenue of $1M–$5M. Their specialties include cross-border investments, U.S-China relations, fintech, AI, marketplace, crypto, and East Asia markets.