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MVP Ventures

MVP Ventures, based in California, is a generalist that mostly follows other investors with $1 million to $3 million checks at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A

Check size$1M to $3M

Leads roundsMostly follows

FocusGeneralist

Latest fund$125M (2025)$125M Fund II; $300M+ AUM (2025)

Investing team10 people2 activity updates, latest Sep 27

Who you would pitch at MVP Ventures

10 people on the investing team, 6 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Andre De BaubignyManaging PartnerHe has spent over fifteen years investing in founders.

Weston MoyerManaging PartnerHe aims to make venture capital more accessible and focuses on co-investment opportunities.

Alex LiPartner, InvestmentsFocus: investments and supporting founders.

David FriedPartner, Capital MarketsDavid Fried has spent his career in investing and capital raising, working at firms like Morgan Stanley and Tiger Management before joining MVP…

Geoff WinegarPartner, InvestmentsHis background includes consulting at BCG, robotics at Starship Technologies, manufacturing at Flex, and research at UC Berkeley.

Kevin FongPartnerHe co-founded GSR Ventures and focuses on deep-technology early-stage investing.

Kevin HePrincipal, Investments

Tanner SmithPrincipal, InvestmentsFocus: defense, energy, and AI technologies.

Grayson KinsellaPartner, Chief Portfolio OfficerHe values relationships, hard work, and connecting people to achieve their goals.

Jason MintzPartner, Chief Technology OfficerHe previously worked in engineering, product, and operations at startups in ad tech, fintech, and crypto.

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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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2 activity updates since September, latest Sep 27.

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Notable investments

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In their words

MVP Ventures — Your Most Valuable PartnerEarly-stage VC backing technical founders in AI Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Aerospace & Defense. A third of our team is dedicated to post-investment value.www.mvp-vc.com

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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836 Series A investors in United States1790 Pre-seed investors in United States1561 Seed investors in California699 Series A investors in California480 Pre-seed investors in California434 Seed investors3020 Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does MVP Ventures invest in?

MVP Ventures reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does MVP Ventures invest?

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

Does MVP Ventures lead rounds?

MVP Ventures mostly follows other investors.

Who are the partners at MVP Ventures?

Andre De Baubigny (Managing Partner), Weston Moyer (Managing Partner), Alex Li (Partner, Investments), David Fried (Partner, Capital Markets), Geoff Winegar (Partner, Investments), Kevin Fong (Partner).

Is MVP Ventures active right now?

MVP Ventures has shown 2 activity updates since September 2026, the latest on 2026-09-27.

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