Seed, pre-Series A
$500K – $2.0M
2+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Cardinal Ventures backs early-stage startups reinventing commerce and consumer retail experiences, with emerging markets-specific strategies.
How Cardinal Ventures invests
Cardinal Ventures is a vc firm based in Salt Lake City, UT. The firm invests at the Seed, pre-Series A stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Manufacturing.
Cardinal Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.
Cardinal Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Shelfly, SwiftShop AI.
Meet the Team
Michael Tanner
Managing Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
Shelfly
SwiftShop AI
- •Raising at Seed, pre-Series A? 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 Michael Tanner, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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