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Uncork Capital VIII & Uncork Plus IV

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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
New bet: Knit Health (clinical intelligence)website
New bet: Buildcheck (construction design AI)website
LaunchDarkly backed since 2015website
Loft Orbital backed since founding (2017)website
Soma Energy: megawatt-focused energy AIwebsite
Inertia: commercializing proven fusion sciencewebsite

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

AM
Andy McLoughlin
Managing Partner
conviction-drivenlong-term partneractive writer
JC
Jeff Clavier
Founding Partner
founder-firstdeep techveteran
AS
Amy Saper
General Partner
AI-focusedrepeat-backeroperator-minded
SL
Susan Liu
General Partner
Series A strategistAI-nativeanalytical
TJ
Tripp Jones
General Partner
energy-focuseddeep techthesis-driven
SD
Sarah Du
Senior Associate
IM
Isha Mehrotra
Associate

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$300M
Saves0
Website
LinkedIn

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

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