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DataForge Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

DataForge Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 11 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

11+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Small but dedicated, DataForge Ventures seeks to empower the next set of disruptors in B2B SaaS and AI, with a clear emphasis on enterprise adoption.

How DataForge Ventures invests

DataForge Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise, Security, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Agriculture.

DataForge Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

DataForge Ventures has backed 11 companies in our records, including CloudSync, ProMach, Universal Music Group.

Meet the Team

MK

Matthew Kosovec

CEO

LB

Laura Bishop

Founding Partner

B2B SaaS
Enterprise Software
LR

Levi Reeves

VP of Integrations & FP&A

Service Logic

Levi Reeves VP of Integrations & FP&A Service Logic benefits tremendously from DataForge because it keeps our data integrations organized over time despite a complex and expanding landscape of systems. The platform accelerated our initial data transformation and is easy to maintain and enhance with minimal resources, allowing us to generate clean analytics that demonstrate the value of our business model, all without the need for a large team of in-house data experts.

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
AI / ML
Enterprise
Security
Developer Tools
Other

Does Not Invest In

Agriculture

Portfolio Companies (11)

Other

CL

CloudSync

B2B SaaS
PR

ProMach

UN

Universal Music Group

SE

Service Logic

SP

Speedcast

DU

Duly

WM

WMP

BC

BCTS

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How to pitch DataForge Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, AI / ML, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Matthew Kosovec, CEO.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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