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Blue Ridge Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$3.0M Checks)

VC
Asheville, NCWebsite

Blue Ridge Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Asheville, NC investing in SaaS, Other, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$3.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other, Enterprise, AI / ML
HQ
Asheville, NC
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-08

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage B2B SaaS and supply chain solutions, particularly innovations in ERP integration.

How Blue Ridge Ventures invests

Blue Ridge Ventures is a vc firm based in Asheville, NC. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other, Enterprise, AI / ML. It does not invest in Media, Consumer.

Blue Ridge Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.

Blue Ridge Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Nimble Energy, Elysia Bio.

Partners & Team

SS

Stephanie Simon

Partner

JS

John Smith

GP

B2B SaaS
ERP Integration

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
Enterprise
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Media
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

NI

Nimble Energy

Built Environment

Nimble Energy is a B2B software company using AI analytics to simplify energy and utility management.

EL

Elysia Bio

Elysia Bio is pioneering...

How to pitch Blue Ridge Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? 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 – $3.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Stephanie Simon, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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