EP

Epoch Partners

VC
Palo Alto, CAWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests exclusively in early-stage AI governance tools and compliance software for enterprises.

How Epoch Partners invests

Epoch Partners is a vc firm based in Palo Alto, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Enterprise, Other, Security, AI / ML.

Epoch Partners typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Epoch Partners has backed 1 company in our records, including SecureFlow.

Meet the Team

WW

William W. Priest

Executive Chairman, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager

Global Equity
Shareholder Yield
Free Cash Flow Growth
SB

Steven Bleiberg

Managing Director & Portfolio Manager

Capital Growth
Global Large-Stock Growth
Asset Allocation
EM

Elena Martinez

GP

Security & Compliance
Enterprise Software
AI Governance
LL

Lin Lin

Managing Director

Equity Strategies
MA

Michael A. Welhoelter

President, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager

Risk Management
Quantitative Research
Structured Equity
JT

John Tobin

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager & Senior Research Analyst

Global & U.S. Equity Shareholder Yield
Quantitative Analysis
KV

Kera Van Valen

Managing Director, Research Analyst & Portfolio Manager

Shareholder Yield
Global Equity
Income-oriented Investing

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Enterprise
Other
Security
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SE

SecureFlow

Security & Compliance
How to pitch Epoch Partners
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Enterprise, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as William W. Priest, Executive Chairman, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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