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AdVentures Startup Fund

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

AdVentures Startup Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, SaaS, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $500K–$1.5M checks and has 12 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $1.5M

Portfolio

12+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on early-stage AdTech and Marketing Tech startups, helping them scale through data-driven strategies and analytics improvements.

How AdVentures Startup Fund invests

AdVentures Startup Fund is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Developer Tools.

AdVentures Startup Fund typically writes checks of $500K–$1.5M per investment.

AdVentures Startup Fund has backed 12 companies in our records, including ClickWatch, MarketSync, Wimi.

Meet the Team

OC

Olivia Chen

General Partner

AdTech
Marketing Tech
AD

Antoine Duboscq

CEO

Sovereign Cybersecurity Platform
Paris
Sophia-Antipolis
France

CEO adVentures Venture Studio

W

Wimi

JV Partner

Construction Sector
Paris
France

Joint Venture between Wimi and CSTB (Gov. Agency)

C

CSTB

Gov. Agency

Construction Sector
Paris
France

Government Agency

B

BxVentures

Co-founded by adVentures

Green Technologies
Belgium

Co-founded by adVentures in 2022

HC

Hard Climate Studio

Co-founder

Deep-tech Energy Studio
Montreal
Canada

Co-founder of Hard Climate

WC

WMI Consulting

Strategy Consulting Firm

Strategy Consulting
Paris
France

Strategy consulting firm with 25 years of experience

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (12)

Other

CL

ClickWatch

AdTech
MA

MarketSync

Marketing Tech
WI

Wimi

Wimi is the leading sovereign collaborative suite for Defense and other sensitive sectors, addressing the challenges of cybersecurity and sovereignty for public and private clients.

GE

GEG-Tech

GEG-Tech is a leading genetic engineering research studio laboratory based in Paris-Saclay. It develops biologic vectors for mRNA delivery, with a wide range of applications inc. gene therapy.

EL

Eloquens

Eloquens is the leading US marketplace for professional business best practices. More than 600 authors publish on Eloquens in Finance, Strategy, Leadership & HR.

KR

Kroqi

Kroqi is the French leading collaborative platform for the construction industry. More than 100,000 professional users in construction companies, architects and engineering.

BX

BxVentures

BxVentures was co-founded by adVentures in 2022, with business partners and investors in Belgium, to address green technologies.

FE

Fex Energy

Fex Energy is a recent venture created by Hard Climate Studio in Montreal (Canada). This spinoff from McGill University builds a dense energy storage technology, in the green energy sector.

SE

Secant Fuel

Secant Fuel is a recent venture created by Hard Climate Studio in Montreal (Canada). This spinoff from Sherbrook University builds a repurposing CO2 technology, in the green tech sector.

AL

Alte Academia

Alte Academia is an education centre dedicated to helping professors and school directors to design and implement efficient education practices within the classroom.

How to pitch AdVentures Startup Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Olivia Chen, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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