# Utopian Ventures

**Capital for extraordinary founders.**

We partner with ambitious founders building transformative technology companies
that shape a better future.

Early-stage venture · Est. 2017 · San Francisco · New York · Hong Kong

## Get in touch

hello@utopian.vc — founders only, typical reply in 48 hrs.

## Oyster Ventures is now Utopian Ventures

After nine years backing founders as Oyster Ventures, we're stepping into a new
chapter. The work is the same, partnering early, holding long, and betting on
people building things that matter, but the name now reflects where we're
pointed: toward the kind of futures we actually want to live in.

Every existing commitment, term, and relationship carries forward unchanged. If
you're a portfolio company or LP, we will be in touch about the change directly.
If we haven't met yet, we'd love to.

Kenneth Ballenegger, Managing Partner

## Elsewhere on this site

- [Portfolio](https://utopian.vc/portfolio/): all 101 companies backed since 2017.
- [About and manifesto](https://utopian.vc/about-manifesto.html): the partner and the
  thesis.

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