Black Lantern Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$3.0M Checks)
Black Lantern Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Washington, DC investing in Other, Security, EdTech. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 7 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Security, EdTech, Fintech
- HQ
- Washington, DC
- AUM
- Not in our records
Seed
$1.0M – $3.0M
7+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Focuses exclusively on innovative technologies within the defense and government sectors, particularly at the intersection of security and software.
How Black Lantern Ventures invests
Black Lantern Ventures is a vc firm based in Washington, DC. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Security, EdTech, Fintech. It does not invest in Consumer.
Black Lantern Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.
Black Lantern Ventures has backed 7 companies in our records, including Rightworks, StraighterLine, Veracross LLC.
Partners & Team
Alex Murphy
GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (7)
Other
Rightworks
Cloud-based IT services and managed IT platform for accounting firms and small businesses.
StraighterLine
Online higher-education course provider focused on affordable general-education credits.
Veracross LLC
Software platform for private K-12 schools.
Consero Global
Finance-as-a-service and outsourced accounting operations provider for mid-market companies.
EdTech Holdings
Education services holding company.
SchoolMint
Software for K-12 school enrollment, admissions, and student information workflows.
Hero K12
Communication and school safety software for K-12 districts.
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Security, EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alex Murphy, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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