About Wedbush Ventures
Wedbush Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of Santa Monica, United States. As of May 2026, Wedbush Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 25 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Retail and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Secludy Overall, Wedbush Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Aquifer, Shipsi and Options MD. A lot of funds co-invest with Wedbush Ventures, with names like Gaingels sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Wedbush Ventures has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
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Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Wedbush Ventures' List of Top Investments
Wedbush Ventures has a portfolio of 25 companies. Their most notable investments are in Vested Finance and Loop Financial.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, India and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, High Tech and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Wedbush Ventures:
Online trading and investment platform. The platform facilitates access to various investment options, including stocks, exchange-traded funds, and alternative assets. It offers tools for portfolio construction, analysis, and management. The platform also provides educational resources and customer support to assist investors.
Key facts about Vested Finance
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: El Segundo (United States)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $25.8M
- Employee Count: 69 as on Jun 30, 2025
- Investors: Star Tech NG, Karman and 148 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 02, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Valora
Provider of multichain crypto wallet for and spending money. It is a crypto wallet that manages saving, sending, and spending cryptocurrency through mobile application. It enables users to save, earn, and send cryptocurrencies such as stablecoins. It also allows users to connect to decentralized applications and earn rewards.
Key facts about Valora
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Total Funding till date: $20M
- Employee Count: 15 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Nima Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 27, 2021, $*****
Developer of an AI platform for healthcare data extraction and analysis. The platform automates medical chart reviews and deduces answers to clinical questions. It assists healthcare systems, physicians, and pharmaceutical sponsors with patient identification and data processing. The AI facilitates registries reporting, observational studies, and evidence-guided care pathways.
Key facts about Dyania Health
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Sacramento (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $15.3M
- Employee Count: 43 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Wild Basin Investments, SaaS Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of AI clinical agents for healthcare administrative and clinical tasks. The company offers AI agents that handle tasks from patient intake to ongoing care. These agents assist with primary care intake, annual wellness visits, colonoscopy recall, and direct access colonoscopy. The AI agents also support pain and spine intake, neurosurgery referrals, phone triage, fax management, and virtual care.
Key facts about Insight Health
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $15.6M
- Employee Count: 24 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Pear VC, Kindred Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 03, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Aquifer
Developer of an animation platform for creating animated brand content. The platform provides tools to produce animated videos starring brand characters. It offers features such as text-based animation, automatic lip sync, facial expressions, and body animations. The platform also includes camera shot options and video export capabilities. It allows users to create educational videos, short episodes, and social media content.
Key facts about Aquifer
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $10.5M
- Employee Count: 13 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: LDV Capital, Techstars and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 14, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Wedbush Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Wedbush Ventures has invested in 25 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of May 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Secludy.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Wedbush Ventures' Investments by Stage
Wedbush Ventures has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.74M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.43M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 13 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wedbush Ventures' Investments by Sector
Wedbush Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Retail and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 25 Tech companies, 20 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 19 Software companies and at least 13 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
FinTech | 5 |
High Tech | 4 |
Retail | 4 |
Vertical SaaS | 4 |
Others | 13 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wedbush Ventures' Investments by Geography
Wedbush Ventures has made most investments in United States (15), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 15 |
Canada | 1 |
India | 1 |
Luxembourg | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wedbush Ventures' recent investments
Wedbush Ventures has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Secludy and Packsmith.Here are the most recent investments by Wedbush Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 13, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8827 | [+6] | |
2026 | United States | Seed | 7967 | [+3] | |
Nov 17, 2025 | United States | Seed | 4161 | [+2] | |
Jun 25, 2025 | United States | Seed | 1062 | [+2] | |
Sep 17, 2024 | Canada | Series A | 5599 | [+3] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Wedbush Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Wedbush Ventures' portfolio company became public - CareSpan Health. It got listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange - Venture Exchange (TSX-V), in Nov 2021 at marketcap of $1.59MHere are Wedbush Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 26, 2021 | - | - | 6531 |
Acquired companies in Wedbush Ventures' Portfolio
5 companies from Wedbush Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Valora in Dec 2025 by Stripe for $*****.Here are Wedbush Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 10, 2025 | - | - | 3818 | |
Oct 07, 2025 | Dec 09, 2021 | Seed | 6230 | |
Oct 08, 2024 | - | - | 2379 | |
Sep 24, 2024 | - | - | 9397 | |
Feb 29, 2024 | Aug 03, 2020 | Seed | 3056 |
Team profile of Wedbush Ventures
Wedbush Ventures has a team of 2 members located in United States. Wedbush Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Wedbush Ventures
Over the past 6 years, 230 investors have co-invested in Wedbush Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Wedbush Ventures: Techstars, Western Union and 132 others have invested in rounds before Wedbush Ventures. There are 2 companies where Techstars has invested before Wedbush Ventures and 1 company where Western Union has invested before Wedbush Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Wedbush Ventures: 85 investors entered a company along with Wedbush Ventures. These include investors like Gaingels (2 companies).
- Invested after Wedbush Ventures: A total of 11 investors have invested in Wedbush Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include HDFC securities (1 company), Standard Capital (1 company) and Pear VC (1 company).
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