CO

Coherent Ventures

VC
San Diego, CAWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

A small rolling fund investing exclusively in photonics and biometrics innovations for industrial and medical applications.

Meet the Team

MG

Michael Grant

Solo GP

Photonics
Industrial Tooling

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Media
Consumer-facing AI

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

LA

LaserTool Inc.

Industrial Tooling
OP

OptiBiometric Solutions

Photonics/Biometrics
How to pitch Coherent Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, 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 $100K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Grant, Solo GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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