CA

Calico Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($50K–$200K Checks)

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Calico Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Fintech, SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $50K–$200K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$50K–$200K
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Fintech, SaaS, Other, Enterprise
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-28

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $200K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Calico Ventures focuses exclusively on early-stage Fintech and B2B SaaS solutions that empower freelancers and small businesses through technology.

How Calico Ventures invests

Calico Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Fintech, SaaS, Other, Enterprise.

Calico Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$200K per investment.

Calico Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Calico.

Partners & Team

AC

Ava Carter

General Partner

Fintech
SMB Software

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
SaaS
Other
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

CA

Calico

A startup funded by Serena Ventures

How to pitch Calico Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Fintech, SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $200K check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ava Carter, General Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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