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Artisan Ventures

VC
Los Angeles, CAWebsite

Artisan Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Marketplace, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $200K–$500K checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$200K – $500K

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in innovative marketplaces and social media ecosystem tools enabling creators and influencers.

How Artisan Ventures invests

Artisan Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, SaaS, Real Estate, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Healthcare, Enterprise Software.

Artisan Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$500K per investment.

Artisan Ventures has backed 8 companies in our records, including Fan Platform, GrapevineAI, Tyche Colorado.

Meet the Team

NJ

Nick Jackson

Director of Acquisitions and Asset Management

RA

Rhommel Apostol

Director of Finance

RH

Ryan Hursh

Managing Director

WW

Willow Wang

Senior Property Accountant

MA

Mihran Altunkaryan

General Manager

ML

Mark Laderman

Managing Partner

BJ

Brooks Jensen

Investing Partner

Marketplace
Social Media

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other
SaaS
Real Estate
Developer Tools
EdTech

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare
Enterprise Software

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

FA

Fan Platform

Social Media Tools
GR

GrapevineAI

Adtech / creator economy SaaS·Not specified

Brand–creator marketplace and workflow platform for paid social creative and creator whitelisting across Meta, TikTok, and other channels.

TY

Tyche Colorado

Real estate / coworking / flexible office·Not specified

Holds executive suites and co‑working space, providing flexible workspace options for modern business owners and employees.

TH

The Hestia Property Group

Residential real estate / property management·Not specified

Owns and manages single-family residential properties in the greater Denver, Colorado area.

TR

TruConversion

Marketing analytics / conversion optimization SaaS·Not specified

Funnel tracking and optimization SaaS offering heatmaps, session recordings, and form analytics.

SC

Scalable.co

Entrepreneur education / community / info products·Not specified

Online community and education platform for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs focused on growing their businesses.

EP

EPIC Network

Business education / investing community·Not specified

Membership platform providing tools, training, and tactics for business owners and entrepreneurial investors to grow wealth and impact.

PR

Praxio

Knowledge management / operations SaaS·Not specified

Digital knowledge vault that documents systems and processes and centralizes a company’s best ideas for training and operations.

How to pitch Artisan Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $500K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nick Jackson, Director of Acquisitions and Asset Management.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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