SNØCAP VC
Seattle, WA · Invests in US · Website
Check size
$250K-$2M
Thesis
SNØCAP backs companies building the materials, molecules, and machines that power modern industry. We love businesses that create efficiency gains, reduce costs, reduce emissions, own IP, have scientific roots, show corporate interest, need engineering support, leverage ecosystems, and are raising their first institutional round.
Likely not a fit for
No pure software plays, consumer apps, or technologies without a physical science component. We focus on hardtech/deeptech where technical risk is high but impact is transformational.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
6 contacts on file
Shrina Kurani
Managing Partner · Primary contact
Nate Salpeter
General Partner
Jonathan Azoff
General Partner
Abby Albright
Founding Venture Partner
Kate Kingen
Founding Venture Partner
Kelci Zile
Venture Partner
Portfolio
Applied Bioplastics supplies economically sustainable plant-based plastic alternatives. Our product variety delivers countless use cases, transforming plastic as we know it.
Bloom hosts dinner gatherings with strangers for organic encounters, focusing on intimate social experiences.
Cool Amps Corp. specializes in critical minerals recovery, focusing on converting hazardous battery scrap into valuable materials while reducing operational and financial risks for manufacturers.
Grain simplifies profitable decarbonization projects, focusing on biogenic/organic waste facilities and regenerative farming. We integrate waste-to-value solutions like biochar into supply chains, utilizing a digital-first platform.
Mothership Materials unlocks the feedstock price bottleneck in biomanufacturing by delivering non-food-competitive inputs priced for scale. Their patented modular technology operates at waste sources to recover critical molecules from industrial agriculture and food streams, starting with sugar for precision fermentation and cellulose for fibers.
RevivBio leverages protein engineering and advanced microfluidics to develop disrupting products in biosensor design, biologics discovery, and environmental remediation.
Sironix Renewables develops eco-friendly surfactants from plants for cleaning and personal care products, focusing on sustainability and innovation.
Sofab develops and manufactures innovative nanoparticles with a core focus on solar perovskite solutions, providing high-quality nanoparticle products with cost advantages and enhanced process flexibility.
Sparxell is a sustainable material science company that develops innovative colour solutions using 100% natural, biodegradable pigments inspired by the structural colours found in nature. Their technology eliminates the need for synthetic chemicals and heavy metals, making it suitable for various applications including cosmetics, fashion, packaging, and more.
TriMagnetix is at the forefront of nanomagnetic computing technology. Our patented nanomagnetic magnetic architecture enables unprecedented energy efficiency and performance in computing systems.
SNØCAP VC in the news
Imperial College London
Nanomox raises £2.4 million to scale a sustainable ionic liquid platform for advanced materials and critical minerals
5 months ago
FoodNavigator.com
Natural color startup shines light on upcycled solution for replacing synthetic dyes
Jun 2025
Sironix, which turns soybeans into cleaning ingredients, raises $3.5M to fund manufacturing
Mar 2025
Sparxell attracts investment for upcycled plant waste pigments in cosmetics and packaging
Apr 2024
Sparxell Raises $3.2m to Advance Development of Sustainable Pigments
Apr 2024
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