Carnrite Ventures is a venture capital firm that makes early-stage investments in software businesses across the United States. With nearly $15 million in assets under management, we have invested in over 40 businesses and continue to selectively source pre-seed to Series A venture opportunities. Our goal in partnering with founders is to actively leverage our experience, network, and capital to help scale businesses and create substantial value for all stakeholders – customers, employees, founders, and investors.
Location: United States, Texas, Houston
Employees: 11-50
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 64
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 08.09.2026 | Kiira Home | kiira.webflow.io | - | - |
| 08.09.2026 | rblventurepartners.com | - | - | |
| 21.02.2026 | Atana Elem... | atanaelements.com | $27.5M | - |
| 04.02.2026 | Dugu Syste... | dugusystems.com | - | - |
| 18.11.2025 | Formic | formic.co | $53.9M | United Sta... |
| 18.11.2025 | Orchid | orchidhealth.com | - | United Sta... |
| 26.10.2025 | Voxel Syst... | voxelsystems.com | - | - |
| 14.09.2025 | Haven Ener... | havenenergy.com | $51.2M | United Sta... |
| 12.07.2025 | RBL LLC | rbl-llc.com | - | - |
| 29.06.2025 | Revel | revel.io | $150M | - |
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| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Jeffrey | Carnrite | Partner | linkedin.c... | - | j*******e@... | - |
| - | Michael | Aquino | Vice Presi... | linkedin.c... | - | m*****o@ca... | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.05.2026 | Houston humanoid robotics startup taps Amazon veteran to lead manufacturing | Persona AI, a Houston-based startup that’s developing AI-powered humanoid robots for manufacturers and other businesses, has hired Brian Davis as head of global manufacturing. Davis previously guided teams at Amazon Robotics and Dell Techno... |
| 06.05.2026 | Houston startup’s brain implant for depression advances to clinical trial | Houston-based Motif Neurotech has received FDA approval to move forward with its first clinical trial for its innovative way to fight treatment-resistant depression and other mental health disorders. The company has developed a brain-comput... |
| 30.03.2026 | Helix Earth Secures $12M: Revolutionizing Commercial HVAC with Clean-Tech Innovation | Helix Earth, a Houston-based clean-tech innovator, raised $12 million in an oversubscribed Seed 2 funding round. This capital infusion, led by Veriten, will scale manufacturing and accelerate deployment of its groundbreaking commercial HVAC... |
| 29.03.2026 | Helix Earth: $12 Million Raised For HVAC Efficiency And Humidity Control Technology | Helix Earth, a Houston-based hardware company focused on energy efficiency and humidity management, has raised $12 million in an oversubscribed Seed 2 funding round to scale its commercial HVAC technology. The round was led by Veriten, with... |
| 27.03.2026 | Helix Earth Raises $12M in Seed 2 Funding | Helix Earth, a Houston, TX-based company developing a proprietary liquid-gas chemistry platform, raised $12M in Seed funding. The round was led by Veriten, with participation from Rua Ventures, Carnrite Ventures, Skywriter LLC, Textbook Ven... |
| 16.12.2025 | Haven Energy Secures $40 Million for Grid Expansion | Haven Energy just raised $40 million. This funding fuels nationwide expansion. The company focuses on distributed energy resources. It aims to bolster utility partnerships. Demand for electricity is surging. Haven Energy offers a solution. ... |
| 10.12.2025 | Haven Energy: $40 Million Raised To Advance Nationwide Distributed Power Expansion | Haven Energy has raised $40 million in new financing to accelerate the company’s strategy of expanding distributed energy resources across the United States and strengthening utility partnerships amid rapidly rising national electricity dem... |