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Investments

43

Portfolio Exits

1

Funds

3

About Trust Ventures

Trust Ventures is an Austin-based VC firm investing in startups tackling public policy issues.

Headquarters Location

110 San Antonio St Suite 3419

Austin, Texas, 78701,

United States

972-656-9024

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Latest Trust Ventures News

AppBrilliance Receives Strategic Investment Truist Ventures

Nov 21, 2023

AppBrilliance Austin TX based provider platform real time account to account (A2A) payment acceptance receives strategic investment Trust Ventures corporate venture capital arm Truist Financial

Trust Ventures Investments

43 Investments

Trust Ventures has made 43 investments. Their latest investment was in Voya Energy as part of their Seed VC on November 12, 2025.

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Trust Ventures Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

11/12/2025

Seed VC

Voya Energy

$13M

Yes

8090 Industries, Brian Janous, Energy Impact Partners, Founders Fund, IQT, Liquid 2 Ventures, Overmatch Ventures, Peter Reinhardt, Seven Stars, Sheldon Kimber, and SV Angel

3

10/8/2025

Series C

Base Power

$1,000M

No

4

7/7/2025

Series A

Synfini

$8.9M

Yes

2

6/10/2025

Series A - II

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$XXM

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10

4/9/2025

Series B

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$XXM

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10

Date

11/12/2025

10/8/2025

7/7/2025

6/10/2025

4/9/2025

Round

Seed VC

Series C

Series A

Series A - II

Series B

Company

Voya Energy

Base Power

Synfini

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Amount

$13M

$1,000M

$8.9M

$XXM

$XXM

New?

Yes

No

Yes

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Co-Investors

8090 Industries, Brian Janous, Energy Impact Partners, Founders Fund, IQT, Liquid 2 Ventures, Overmatch Ventures, Peter Reinhardt, Seven Stars, Sheldon Kimber, and SV Angel

Sources

3

4

2

10

10

Trust Ventures Portfolio Exits

1 Portfolio Exit

Trust Ventures has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was Avvir on October 11, 2022.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

10/11/2022

Acquired

$XXM

1

Date

10/11/2022

Exit

Acquired

Companies

Valuation

$XXM

Acquirer

Sources

1

Trust Ventures Fund History

3 Fund Histories

Trust Ventures has 3 funds, including Trust Ventures Fund II.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

10/11/2019

Trust Ventures Fund II

Early-Stage Venture Capital

Open

$70M

2

6/5/2018

Trust Ventures Fund I

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$XXM

10

Trust Ventures Fund III

10

Closing Date

10/11/2019

6/5/2018

Fund

Trust Ventures Fund II

Trust Ventures Fund I

Trust Ventures Fund III

Fund Type

Early-Stage Venture Capital

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Status

Open

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Amount

$70M

$XXM

Sources

2

10

10

Trust Ventures Team

3 Team Members

Trust Ventures has 3 team members, including current Founder, Managing Director, General Partner, Salen Churi.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Salen Churi

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund, University of Chicago, Kirkland & Ellis, Sidley, and United States Courts

Founder, Managing Director, General Partner

Current

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Name

Salen Churi

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Work History

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund, University of Chicago, Kirkland & Ellis, Sidley, and United States Courts

Title

Founder, Managing Director, General Partner

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Status

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