California

Emergent Ventures

Emergent Ventures, based in California, backs Pre-Seed and Seed enterprise software and developer tool startups, can lead rounds with $1 million to $3 million checks.

Entry stagePre-seed, Seed
Check size$1M to $3M
Leads roundsYes
FocusEnterprise software, Dev tools and infra
Latest fund$76,000,000 — Fund III
Investing team3 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Emergent Ventures

3 people on the investing team, 2 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

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Writes $1M to $3M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

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In their words

Emergent Ventures | Seed-Stage VC for Enterprising FoundersDay 0 backers for ambitious founders. Based in Silicon Valley, Emergent Ventures partners closely, provides deep GTM support and helps build category-defining companies iwww.emergent.vc
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What stage does Emergent Ventures invest in?

Emergent Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Emergent Ventures invest?

Emergent Ventures reports checks of $1M to $3M.

Does Emergent Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Emergent Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Emergent Ventures?

Ankur Jain (Managing Partner), Anupam Rastogi (Managing Partner).

Is Emergent Ventures active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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