ARK Invest | ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund

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◆ Fund Size

$1B

◆ Check Size

$1.0M→$100.0M

◆ Location

United States

◆ Portfolio

5 companies

◆ Activity

Statusactively investing

◆ Links

Website ↗@ARKInvest on X ↗

◆ Investment Thesis

Investment in young startups across ARK Invest's core themes of artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, energy storage and multiomics biology

◆ About ARK Invest

ARK Venture Fund is an actively managed private/public crossover fund focused on disruptive innovation, investing in both private and public companies across the innovation lifecycle. Its approach is to use ARK’s internal research to identify companies that are enabling or benefiting from major technological shifts such as AI, robotics, genomics, and blockchain.[1][3]

◆ Sectors

AI Frontier ModelsRoboticsCrypto & Web3Energy StorageBiotech

◆ Stages

pre-seedseed

◆ Geography Focus

GlobalUnited States

◆ Team

Name	Title	Role	Links
Brett Winton	Chief Futurist	C-Level
Cathie Wood	Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer	C-Level	in
Charles Roberts	Chief Investment Strategist, Private Equity	C-Level
Frank Downing	Director of Research, AI and Cloud	Director
Kellen Carter	Chief Compliance Officer	C-Level
Nicholas Grous	Director of Research, Consumer Internet and Fintech	Director
Sam Korus	Director, Strategy and Investment	Director
Tasha Keeney	Director of Research, Autonomous Technology & Robotics	Director
Tom Staudt	President	C-Level
William Cox	Chief Financial Officer	C-Level

◆ Notable Investments

TeslaRokuSquareCoinbaseZoom Video CommunicationsCoinbase (COIN)Circle Internet (CRCL)Bullish (BLSH)Robinhood (HOOD)SpaceX (SPCX)Palantir (PLTR)Prime Medicine (PRME)Generate Biomedicines (GENB)Tempus AI (TEM)X-Energy (XE)Advanced Micro DevicesSpace Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)Tempus AIRobinhoodPrecision Neuroscience

◆ Wire analysis

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Rotates $22 Million in Biotech, Extends Intellia Buying Streak to ...6 Oct 2026

◆ Traits

Leads rounds

Co-invests

◆ FAQ

What does ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund invest in?

ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund invests in AI Frontier Models, Robotics, Crypto & Web3, Energy Storage and Biotech at the pre-seed and seed stages.

Which geographies does ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund focus on?

ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund focuses on Global and United States, and is headquartered in United States.

What is ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund's typical check size?

ARK Early-Stage Venture Fund typically writes checks of $1M to $100M.