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EarlyTrail Ventures

VC
Chicago, IL

EarlyTrail Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $200K–$450K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$200K–$450K
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Enterprise
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-04

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $450K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

EarlyTrail Ventures is focused on enabling B2B SaaS founders at the earliest stages to scale their businesses.

How EarlyTrail Ventures invests

EarlyTrail Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Enterprise.

EarlyTrail Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$450K per investment.

EarlyTrail Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including LaunchOps.

Partners & Team

TB

Tom Bright

Managing Director

Startup SaaS
Pre-seed startups

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

LA

LaunchOps

Startup SaaS
How to pitch EarlyTrail Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $450K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tom Bright, Managing Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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