Flywheel Ventures

General contacts
Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2000

AUM

$45 M

Location

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Pre-seed Series B

Region of investment

North America Asia
Investor profile last updated: 25 August, 2026

Profile

Flywheel Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Founded in 2000, the firm is led by Managing Partner Trevor Loy, with a team that includes General Manager Paula Marez and Senior Associate Partha Choudary Katragadda. Flywheel Ventures is distinguished by its focus on founder-centric investments and its commitment to leveraging technology and physical sciences to address global challenges.

The firm primarily invests in pre-seed, seed, and early-stage startups, with a focus on sectors such as information technology and physical sciences. Flywheel Ventures operates with a global perspective, investing in both U.S. and emerging startup ecosystems worldwide. The firm manages several funds, including Flywheel I, L.P., which has an AUM of $31 million.

Notable investments by Flywheel Ventures include companies that are at the forefront of technological innovation, although specific portfolio companies were not detailed in the available sources.

Industry

HealthTech Infrastructure Life Sciences Technology MedTech AI Software Pharmaceuticals Other Medical Devices Media and Entertainment Healthcare Services Electronics Digital Business Services (B2B) Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Industrial SaaS Internet of Things (IoT)

Flywheel Ventures Funds

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Flywheel I, L.P.
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Industrial
SaaS
Software
Technology
Infrastructure
Internet of Things (IoT)
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$31 M
June 2005

Contacts

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Kim Sanchez Rael Co-Founder & CEO
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Trevor Loy Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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FAQs about Flywheel Ventures

Flywheel Ventures is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed and Series B, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Flywheel Ventures is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States.
Flywheel Ventures was founded in 2000.
Flywheel Ventures invests in companies and startups in HealthTech, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Technology, MedTech, AI, Software, Pharmaceuticals, Other, Medical Devices, Media and Entertainment, Healthcare Services, Electronics, Digital, Business Services (B2B), Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Industrial, SaaS, Internet of Things (IoT).
Flywheel Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Asia.
Flywheel Ventures invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Pre-seed, Series B.
Flywheel Ventures usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Flywheel Ventures has around $45m assets under management.
Flywheel Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2005-06-28
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