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Daring Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($300K–$300K Checks)

VC

Daring Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm investing in Other, SaaS, Fintech. The firm typically writes $300K–$300K checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$300K–$300K
Portfolio
6 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
AUM
$1B
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Fintech, Healthcare, Enterprise, AI / ML

Last verified: 2026-10-16

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$300K – $300K

AUM

$1.0B

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Pre-seed investor profile emphasizing B2B enterprise SaaS, SMB SaaS, and vertical AI/SaaS. The reported $300k check size is highly compatible with this round size.

How Daring Ventures invests

Daring Ventures is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Fintech, Healthcare, Enterprise.

Daring Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$300K per investment, backed by approximately $1B in assets under management. Our records include 2 funds raised by the firm.

Daring Ventures has backed 6 companies in our records, including Beagle Labs, PraxisPro, Hostie.

Partners & Team

JP

Jake Porter

Founder

SS

Stacey Smith

Chief Clinical Officer

KP

Kristen Porter

Chief Operations Officer

ML

Marcos Leon

Director

NP

Not publicly listed

Investor

Vertical AI
SMB SaaS
B2B SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Fintech
Healthcare
Enterprise
AI / ML

Funds

Fund II

$200M2021
investing

Fund I

$100M2019
investing

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

BE

Beagle Labs

Fintech / insurance software·Not stated in the source

AI/software for insurance and financial services workflows

PR

PraxisPro

Healthtech / life sciences software·Not stated in the source

Pharmacy operations software

HO

Hostie

Vertical SaaS / hospitality tech·Not stated in the source

AI-powered hospitality operations software for restaurant guest communications

ST

Steer

Marketing tech / adtech·Not stated in the source

Performance-driven affiliate marketing platform for consumer service brands

ME

Memelord

Not stated in the source·Not stated in the source

Listed as a portfolio company on Daring Ventures’ site, but no description was provided in the retrieved source

BL

Bloom

Not stated in the source·Not stated in the source

Listed as a portfolio company on Daring Ventures’ site, but no description was provided in the retrieved source

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

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