Derive Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($250K–$2.0M Checks)
Derive Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California investing in Other, Marketplace, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 18 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$2.0M
- Portfolio
- 18 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Other, Marketplace, AI / ML, Fintech, Consumer, SaaS, Real Estate
- HQ
- San Francisco, California
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-10-22
Seed, Series A
$250K – $2.0M
18+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Early-stage fund focused on the future of hospitality, experiences, and travel technology, including companies using AI to reimagine the booking funnel and customer journey. Strong fit for seed-stage travel-native software with clear industry workflow advantages.
How Derive Ventures invests
Derive Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, California. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Marketplace, AI / ML, Fintech, Consumer.
Derive Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.
Derive Ventures has backed 18 companies in our records, including Derive-Ventures I, LLC (CIK 0001874272), Canary Technologies, Vend Park.
Partners & Team
Team
GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (18)
Other
Derive-Ventures I, LLC (CIK 0001874272)
SEC Form D filing mentioning Derive Ventures
Canary Technologies
Hotel guest management technology for hospitality operators
Vend Park
Software for parking access and management
Yendo
Consumer lending / credit platform that uses vehicles as collateral
Miter
Workforce and project management software for construction and trades
Finkargo
Trade-finance platform for cross-border commerce
Guidesly
Marketplace and software for fishing guides and outdoor experiences
Cents
Revenue management and business software for laundromats
Topkey
Operations software for short-term rental businesses
Operto
Property operations and guest-experience software for hospitality and short-term rentals
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Team, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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