Pompeii Ventures
Pompeii Ventures

Culture moves before the data does.

We’re an early-stage fund investing at the intersection of culture, health, and consumer technology — and we can put your product in front of the people who decide what’s next.

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Portfolio companies: Oura, Sesh, Kalshi, Whatnot, JuneShine and Dave.

Where we invest

Seed to Series A. Five verticals.

We target Seed through Series A companies across five core verticals with massive tailwinds.

Health & wellness

Modern health is shifting from reactive care to proactive lifestyle optimization. We back companies redefining nutrition, mental health, recovery, longevity, and daily wellness rituals.

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Consumer technology

Products that enhance everyday life through intuitive design and behavior-changing experiences. Our emphasis is on products that naturally integrate into culture rather than forcing adoption.

2

CPG and next-generation brands

Differentiated consumer brands in food, beverage, beauty, and lifestyle that prioritize ingredient integrity, performance benefits, and authentic storytelling.

3

Defense technology

Technologies that strengthen national security, resilience, and critical infrastructure. This includes autonomous systems, advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, aerospace, sensing, communications, and dual-use technologies.

4

Consumer artificial intelligence

Applied AI in consumer-facing use cases, especially where machine intelligence enhances human experience rather than replacing it.

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Why us

Most funds fund the product. Almost none can move the culture around it.

Consumer companies win when people adopt them as part of who they are. That shift shows up in culture months before it shows up in a market report — and we’re in the room where it starts.

Distribution, not
introductions

Authentic consumer touchpoints across major cities and digital channels. Most funds offer you a warm intro. We start with reach.

Storytelling and
activation

Content creation, launches at events, influencer networks, community engagement — built around your launch, not bolted on after it.

Terms that stay out
of your way

Meaningful minority positions with follow-on reserves. No board seats. We stay useful on go-to-market and partnerships.

Case studies

How we create value in practice

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End-to-end blood testing for personalized healthcare

We joined a competitive Seed round as a strategic investor, then amplified awareness through content and audience reach. Two months later the company was raising a Series A.

3.8x

Virtual Gain Net of Dilution

$20M

Series A Raise

Woman checking blood test results on her phone

Finding customers in non-traditional ways

Sesh’s key to success has been in finding ways to market themselves and find customers in non-traditional ways.

As one of the final investors in their post-Series A convertible note, we supported their fundraise announcement with content creation — one of the ways we brought strategic value and awareness.

Sesh product packaging