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Handshake Ventures

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Handshake Ventures

Palo Alto, California

Overview

Handshake Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm seeks to make early-stage investments .

Year Founded

2017

Portfolio Companies

9

Investments

Company	Date	Stage	Lead
Lative	Nov 2025	Early Funding	Co-investor
Pimly	Oct 2025	Strategic	Co-investor
ANELLO Photonics	Nov 2024	Series B	Co-investor
Anello	Nov 2024	Series B	Co-investor
Lative	Jan 2024	Seed	Co-investor

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Key People

Bill Elmore

General Partner

William Elmore

General Partner

Will Elmore

Partner

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HeadquartersPalo Alto, California

Year Founded2017

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