Liquid 2 Ventures

Liquid 2 Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, California. The firm specializes in seed-stage investments, targeting technology startups across various sectors, including communications, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and more. With a focus on pre-seed and seed-stage companies, Liquid 2 Ventures aims to support early-stage entrepreneurs in the United States as they develop innovative solutions and grow their businesses. The firm was established by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma, bringing together their expertise to foster technological advancements and drive economic growth in the tech industry.

Michael Ma

Co-Founder and Partner

Mike Miller

Co-Founder and Partner

Nate Montana

Partner

Joe Montana

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Nathaniel Montana

Partner

Elizabeth Montana-Luciano

Director of Operations

Matt Mulvey

Partner

Past deals in Hardware

Integrated Reasoning

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Integrated Reasoning specializes in developing computer hardware designed to address optimization challenges. The company focuses on creating solutions that can be rapidly deployed in cloud environments, allowing for scalability without requiring extensive knowledge of hardware or firmware. This capability enables various industries, such as shipping, to efficiently tackle complex problems, including the scheduling of airline pilots and the logistics of packing boxes into trucks. By offering a more cost-effective approach to optimization, Integrated Reasoning aims to enhance operational efficiency across multiple sectors.

Flux

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a collaborative, cloud-based platform designed to address major problems in the current hardware designing process. The company's platform allows the reuse and sharing of components and features a programmable simulator that allows one to quickly build interactive mockups of real-world parts and scenarios, enabling engineers to seamlessly build quality hardware together.

Moving Parts

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Moving Parts is building a library of reusable UI components that snap together easily, extend the native design language and follow around localization, accessibility, and native platform conventions.

Gearflow

Seed Round in 2021
Gearflow operates as an online marketplace specifically designed for the construction equipment parts industry, addressing the needs of small to midsize contractors. The platform simplifies the parts ordering process by providing enhanced access to suppliers and streamlining communication and reporting. Gearflow serves as an outsourced parts and tool manager, allowing equipment and parts sellers to list their inventories, create unique storefronts, and manage sales nationwide through a single dashboard. This approach effectively bridges the information gap in a fragmented industry, where contractors often struggle to find necessary parts and suppliers face challenges in reaching their target market. By facilitating better connections between contractors and suppliers, Gearflow aims to optimize the ordering process and enhance operational efficiency within the construction sector.

Memfault

Seed Round in 2019
Memfault Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in providing solutions for firmware delivery, monitoring, and diagnostics tailored for hardware companies, particularly within the consumer electronics, industrial automation, and IoT sectors. Its platform enables users to identify and resolve embedded software bugs, manage software updates, and monitor deployment status, allowing businesses to focus on their core product innovations. Memfault's software development kit (SDK) integrates seamlessly with existing hardware, facilitating the monitoring and deployment of firmware updates through various connectivity options, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The platform also supports error tracking by capturing backtraces, local variables, and system states during faults, which helps teams diagnose issues proactively before they affect end-users.

Handle

Seed Round in 2019
Handle, Inc. is a software company that provides solutions specifically tailored for the construction industry, addressing critical challenges such as late payments and access to capital. Its application integrates various workflow management features, allowing users to collaborate on to-do lists, emails, and calendars to streamline task management. The software includes automation tools for lien management, deadline tracking, and online mailing, which help contractors and material suppliers expedite the payment process. Additionally, Handle offers financing options, including invoice factoring and material supply loans, to further support its clients in managing financial transactions. Founded in 2011 and based in La Jolla, California, Handle was previously known as handl, inc. before rebranding in 2012.

Memfault

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Memfault Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in providing solutions for firmware delivery, monitoring, and diagnostics tailored for hardware companies, particularly within the consumer electronics, industrial automation, and IoT sectors. Its platform enables users to identify and resolve embedded software bugs, manage software updates, and monitor deployment status, allowing businesses to focus on their core product innovations. Memfault's software development kit (SDK) integrates seamlessly with existing hardware, facilitating the monitoring and deployment of firmware updates through various connectivity options, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. The platform also supports error tracking by capturing backtraces, local variables, and system states during faults, which helps teams diagnose issues proactively before they affect end-users.

Atom Computing

Seed Round in 2018
Atom Computing Inc. is a company based in Berkeley, California, that focuses on manufacturing scalable quantum computers utilizing individual atoms. Founded in 2018, the company harnesses the quantum mechanical properties of atoms to process information and address complex problems that traditional computers cannot solve. Atom Computing's technology allows for the optical control, scaling, and stabilization of these atoms, facilitating efficient quantum calculations in various fields, including drug design, computational chemistry, and general computing. Through its innovative approach, Atom Computing aims to advance the development of quantum technology and expand its applications across multiple industries.

Armory

Seed Round in 2017
Armory, Inc. is an enterprise software company based in San Mateo, California, that specializes in continuous delivery solutions. Founded in 2016, the company commercializes the open-source deployment platform, Spinnaker, which was originally developed by Netflix and Google. Armory offers several key products, including Hosted Spinnaker, a cloud-based management solution that enhances user management and deployment analytics; Armory Deploy, which allows users to set up a production-ready Spinnaker environment on-premises; and Armory Elevate, a tool designed to identify and prevent problematic deployments. The platform supports deployment to various cloud environments, including AWS, GCP, and Azure, enabling organizations to automate and manage software delivery at scale while ensuring reliability and security.

Deako

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Deako, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in manufacturing electrical switches, including modular light, dimmer, rocker, scene controller, and motion sensor switches. Founded in 2015, Deako has developed an innovative lighting system that enhances convenience for homeowners by enabling control of lights through a smartphone application or smart speakers. Their products are designed to automatically illuminate spaces, eliminating the need for users to manually operate switches or rely on remote controls. By offering customizable designs that fit seamlessly into homes, Deako aims to make lighting personalization more accessible and user-friendly. The company's products are available for purchase online, catering to the growing demand for smart home technology.
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