Embark Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

2017

AUM

$150 M

Location

Santa Monica, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Embark Ventures is a Los Angeles based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments. We are particularly interested in frontier/deep tech where technology creates a defensible competitive advantage. Specific areas of interest include Fintech, cybersecurity, AI, machine learning, robotics, and emerging platforms such as voice, blockchain, and autonomous vehicles. We have a particular interest in Southern California companies but invest nationally.

Industry

Electronics Fintech Healthcare Services Real Estate Robotics Security Software Financial Services Food and Beverage Foodtech Other Pharmaceuticals Transportation MedTech Technology Life Sciences Infrastructure Energy HealthTech Deeptech SaaS

Embark Ventures Funds

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Embark Ventures I
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Healthcare Services
Robotics
SaaS
Software
Transportation
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$45 M
March 2017

Contacts

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Yipeng Zhao Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Peter Lee Founder and Managing General Partner
Founder and Managing General Partner
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FAQs about Embark Ventures

Embark Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Pre-seed, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Embark Ventures is located in Santa Monica, California, United States.
Embark Ventures was founded in 2017.
Embark Ventures invests in companies and startups in Electronics, Fintech, Healthcare Services, Real Estate, Robotics, Security, Software, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Transportation, MedTech, Technology, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy, HealthTech, Deeptech, SaaS.
Embark Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.
Embark Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed.
Embark Ventures usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Embark Ventures has around $150m assets under management.
Embark Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2017-03-20
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