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Clear Ventures

Clear Ventures

Palo Alto, Californiaclear.ventures

Overview

Clear Ventures is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that focuses on helping startup teams win in frontier technology and services . They provide early seed capital, connections, and company-building insights . Clear Ventures invests in industries covering artificial intelligence, performant IT infrastructure, enterprise software, semiconductors, and information security .

Year Founded

2014

Portfolio Companies

27

Investments

Clear Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Frore SystemsMar 2026Series DCo-investor
Cynch AIDec 2025Series ACo-investor
OpseraApr 2025Series BCo-investor
Atmosic TechnologiesMar 2025Series DCo-investor
EvidentlyDec 2024Series ACo-investor

Key People

Rajeev Madhavan

Founder And General Partner

Chris Rust

Partner

Noor Kamruddin

Partner

Shardul Kazi

Technology Partner

Somnath Banerjee

Partner And Chief Data Scientist

Zachary Poley

Partner, CTO

Tina Cho

Investor

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Year Founded2014

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