CA

Calibrate Ventures

VC
Pasadena, CAWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

AUM

$177M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specializes in startups leveraging AI for marketing automation and campaign intelligence.

How Calibrate Ventures invests

Calibrate Ventures is a vc firm based in Pasadena, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other.

Calibrate Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $177M in assets under management.

Calibrate Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including AdQuick, Tovala.

Meet the Team

KD

Kevin Dunlap

Founding Partner

Marketing Tech
AI
CZ

Carrie Zawistowski

Vice President of Finance

JS

Jason Schoettler

Co-Founder

DE

Dawn Eastin

Operations Manager

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

AD

AdQuick

AdTech
TO

Tovala

AI-enabled SaaS
How to pitch Calibrate Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kevin Dunlap, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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