Uncork Capital VIII & Uncork Plus IV

About Uncork Capital VIII & Uncork Plus IV

Uncork Capital VIII & Uncork Plus IV is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Pre-obvious seed founder building AI-native infra or tools

seed-stage

AI-native

developer tools

deep tech

energy & climate

Bullish Signals

IPO + acquired exits (SendGrid, Groq)external

Repeat backer of winners (Gamma, Coder)external

Active deal flow across AI & energyexternal

5 GPs, strong team depthexternal

Coder raised $90M Series Cwebsite

Re-invested in Gamma (2025)website

Fusion + energy bets (Inertia, Soma)website

Portfolio spans satellites, APIs, construction AIwebsite

New bet: Mirai (edge computing)website

New bet: Unkey (API infra)website

LaunchDarkly backed since 2015website

Loft Orbital backed since founding (2017)website

Contrarian Signals

Seed-only — no growth follow-onexternal

Conviction-led, not data-led entryexternal

Some Groq partnership tagged 2025 (late)website

Numeral: niche tax compliance betwebsite

Founder Do's

Come pre-product or pre-traction is fine

Show founder potential, not just metrics

Build AI-native leverage or scale

Target infrastructure or platform plays

Expect long-term partner involvement

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch if post-seed / Series A+

Avoid consumer with no infra angle

Don't expect hands-off investors

Key GPs & Partners

Andy McLoughlin

Managing Partner

conviction-drivenlong-term partneractive writer

Jeff Clavier

Founding Partner

founder-firstdeep techveteran

Amy Saper

General Partner

AI-focusedrepeat-backeroperator-minded

Susan Liu

General Partner

Series A strategistAI-nativeanalytical

Tripp Jones

General Partner

energy-focuseddeep techthesis-driven

Sarah Du

Senior Associate

Isha Mehrotra

Associate

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$300M

Saves0

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Key People

Andy Mcloughlin, Jeff Clavier

Andy McLoughlinManaging Partner

Jeff ClavierFounding Partner

Amy SaperGeneral Partner

Susan LiuGeneral Partner

Tripp JonesGeneral Partner

Sarah DuSenior Associate

Isha MehrotraAssociate

About Uncork Capital VIII & Uncork Plus IV

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