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Aspire Fund

VC
Raleigh, NCWebsite

Aspire Fund is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Raleigh, NC investing in SaaS, Other, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Aspire Fund invests in early-stage B2B SaaS companies with transformative solutions focusing on underrepresented regions in the US, outside traditional tech hubs.

How Aspire Fund invests

Aspire Fund is a vc firm based in Raleigh, NC. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other, Enterprise, Healthcare, EdTech. It does not invest in Fintech, Biotech.

Aspire Fund typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment.

Aspire Fund has backed 10 companies in our records, including SiteTech, LinkLogic, Halter.

Meet the Team

JL

Jordan Lee

GP

Regional Innovation
B2B SaaS
LA

Liesel Alexander

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
Enterprise
Healthcare
EdTech

Does Not Invest In

Fintech
Biotech

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

SI

SiteTech

B2B SaaS
LI

LinkLogic

B2B SaaS
HA

Halter

AgTech / IoT·Seed / Series A (Follow-on)·Aspire NZ Seed Fund

Develops solar-powered smart collars and software for virtual fencing and precise pasture management for dairy cows.

DA

Dawn Aerospace

Aerospace / Deep Tech·Seed / Series A·Aspire NZ Seed Fund

Builds same-day reusable spaceplanes and non-toxic, green satellite propulsion systems.

AL

Alimetry

MedTech / Healthcare·Seed / Series A·Aspire NZ Seed Fund

Develops non-invasive, wearable medical devices and clinical software for diagnosing gastric and gastrointestinal disorders.

HE

HeartLab

Digital Health / Artificial Intelligence·Seed·Aspire NZ Seed Fund

Provides an AI-powered cloud platform for cardiologists to analyze, report, and share echocardiograms.

OP

Open Star Technologies

Clean Energy / Deep Tech·Seed·Aspire NZ Seed Fund

Developing a levitated dipole reactor to commercialize safe, clean nuclear fusion energy.

SO

Sonavi Labs

MedTech / Digital Health·Pre-Seed / Seed·TEDCO Aspire Fund

Develops smart stethoscopes and AI-enabled software to detect, diagnose, and manage respiratory diseases.

ES

Escalate

HR Tech / EdTech·Pre-Seed·TEDCO Aspire Fund

Provides an employee retention platform that combines automated training, support, and career pathways to reduce frontline turnover.

GI

Gisual

Enterprise Software / Telecom·Pre-Seed·TEDCO Aspire Fund

Provides automated outage diagnostics software for telecom and utility companies to instantly identify the root cause of service disruptions.

How to pitch Aspire Fund
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jordan Lee, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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