Very Serious Ventures

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Angel group run by Joe Greenstein, Rachel Sheinbein, and Chase Adam

Investor Profile

Very Serious Ventures has backed more than 11 startups, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 9% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

Concentrates on Seed, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
Majority of deals are located in United States, United Kingdom.
Strong thematic focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Web3.

Stage Focus

Seed (64%)
Pre Seed (36%)

Country Focus

United States (82%)
United Kingdom (9%)

Industry Focus

Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
Blockchain
Web3
Software
Electric Vehicle
Saas
Cyber Security
Web Development
Apps
Cryptocurrency

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Very Serious Ventures frequently co-invest with?

a16z crypto

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Co-Investments: 1

Gaingels

North America, Vermont, United States, Burlington

Co-Investments: 2

AngelList Quant Fund

Co-Investments: 2

Higher Ground Labs

North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago

Co-Investments: 2

CoinSwitch

Asia, Karnataka, India, Bangalore

Co-Investments: 1

Blackbaud

North America, South Carolina, United States, Charleston

Co-Investments: 2

Eterna Capital

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Co-Investments: 1

Bessemer Venture Partners

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 2

2 Punks Capital

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 1

Alchemy

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Very Serious Ventures often collaborate with?

Rob Behnke

North America, New York, United States, New York

Shared Deals: 1

Brenner Spear

North America, New York, United States, New York

Shared Deals: 1

Jon Wu

Asia, T'ai-pei, Taiwan, Taipei

Shared Deals: 1

Alex Adelman

North America, New York, United States, New York

Shared Deals: 1

Jay Love

North America, Indiana, United States, Indianapolis

Shared Deals: 2

Vijay Pravin Maharajan

Europe, Bayern, Germany, Munich

Shared Deals: 1

Paul Taylor

North America, New York, United States, New York

Shared Deals: 1

Peter Liebert

North America, California, United States, Sacramento

Shared Deals: 1

Alexander Zhang

North America, California, United States

Shared Deals: 1

Itamar Lesuisse

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Very Serious Ventures?

Elm AI (Formerly Esger)

New York, New York, United States

Elm AI's patent-pending software helps companies assess the environmental and social impact of their supply chains

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data IntegrationSupply Chain Management

SeedMar 25, 2025

Momentum

San Francisco, California, United States

Spend time with people, not on admin. Momentum is an operating system (inbox, copilot, intelligence, etc) for sales, fundraising, etc.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business IntelligenceContact ManagementCRMEmailMarketing AutomationMessagingProductivity ToolsTask Management

SeedDec 1, 2024

Bayou Energy

Seattle, Washington, United States

Bayou Energy is a utility data access, actions and sharing platform company that connects clean energy companies to the grid.

Pre SeedApr 10, 2024

Amount Raised: $1,200,000

Momentum

San Francisco, California, United States

Momentum makes it super easy (and fun) for people for fundraisers to build authentic relationships.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareFinTechGenerative AIMarketingPredictive AnalyticsSaaSSalesSales AutomationUniversities

SeedApr 2, 2024

Monterra

San Francisco, California, United States

Design & Sales Software for EV Charging Installers

ConstructionElectric VehicleSoftware

Pre SeedNov 28, 2023

Amount Raised: $2,500,000

Studdy

San Francisco, California, United States

Studdy is an AI-based tutoring platform that assists students in learning various subjects in the school curriculum.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)E-LearningEdTechEducationSaaS

Pre SeedAug 7, 2023

Amount Raised: $2,300,000

Tempo

Make ebike ownership easy.

Electric VehicleInsurTech

SeedMar 30, 2023

Amount Raised: $2,700,000

Cubist

San Diego, California, United States

Cubist is a developer tools and infrastructure company that helps web3 engineers build safer dapps faster.

BlockchainDeveloper ToolsSoftwareWeb3

SeedMar 9, 2023

Amount Raised: $7,000,000

Shield

Miami, Florida, United States

Shield is automating user security for web3 platforms.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BlockchainCyber SecurityWeb DevelopmentWeb3

Pre SeedJan 13, 2023

Amount Raised: $2,100,000

Daylight

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Daylight is an Application Programming Interface (API) for collecting Web3 benefits.

AppsBlockchainCryptocurrencyWeb3

SeedNov 30, 2022

Amount Raised: $3,000,000

Very Serious Ventures

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Frequently Asked Questions

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