DataFrame Labs — Seed VC Firm ($500K–$3.5M Checks)
DataFrame Labs is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Developer Tools, Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$3.5M
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Developer Tools, Other
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-16
Seed
$500K – $3.5M
2+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Investing exclusively in startups at the intersection of data infrastructure and application, focusing on warehouse-native and embedded analytics technologies.
How DataFrame Labs invests
DataFrame Labs is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Developer Tools, Other. It does not invest in Consumer.
DataFrame Labs typically writes checks of $500K–$3.5M per investment.
DataFrame Labs has backed 2 companies in our records, including Narrator, Sigma Computing.
Partners & Team
Eric Renner
Managing Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
Narrator
Sigma Computing
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Developer Tools, Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.5M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Eric Renner, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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