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CipherBase Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

CipherBase Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, SaaS, Security. The firm typically writes $50K–$300K checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$300K
Portfolio
6 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Security, AI / ML, Enterprise, Developer Tools
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-26

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $300K

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in B2B SaaS companies with a strong emphasis on security infrastructure and cryptography.

How CipherBase Ventures invests

CipherBase Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Security, AI / ML, Enterprise. It does not invest in Healthcare, Retail.

CipherBase Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$300K per investment.

CipherBase Ventures has backed 6 companies in our records, including LockCrypt Solutions, Cipherbase Technologies, Base Ventures.

Partners & Team

DC

Daniel Carter

Founding Partner

Security
Crypto

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Security
AI / ML
Enterprise
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare
Retail

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

LO

LockCrypt Solutions

SecurityTech
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Cipherbase Technologies

Cipherbase Technologies provides cybersecurity training and enterprise security solutions designed to protect and empower individuals and businesses.

BA

Base Ventures

Venture Capital·Seed

A seed-stage venture capital firm based in Berkeley, California.

CO

Coinbase Ventures

Crypto and Web3·Not specified

The corporate venture capital arm of Coinbase focusing on crypto and Web3 startups.

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Cipher Ventures

Blockchain and Digital Assets·Early-stage

A boutique investment and advisory firm focusing on early-stage blockchain and digital assets.

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CipherBase

Technology·Not specified

A high-performance secure database system developed by Microsoft Research.

How to pitch CipherBase Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Security — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $300K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Daniel Carter, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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