EQ

Equipment Ventures

VC
Chicago, IL

Equipment Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $50K–$200K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$50K–$200K
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $200K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on early-stage heavy and industrial equipment startups, emphasizing SaaS solutions.

How Equipment Ventures invests

Equipment Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS.

Equipment Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$200K per investment.

Equipment Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Machinery Hub.

Partners & Team

JS

John Smith

GP

Heavy Equipment
B2B SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

MA

Machinery Hub

Industrial Equipment
How to pitch Equipment Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $200K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Smith, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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