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Factory Ventures

VC
Chicago, IL

Factory Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-25

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in startups innovating within industrial and manufacturing technology, with a focus on software platforms and automation solutions.

How Factory Ventures invests

Factory Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Non-enterprise consumer apps.

Factory Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.

Factory Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including AutoRFQ, LineFlowAI.

Partners & Team

LM

Laura Martinez

Founding Partner

Industrial Tech
Automation
B2B SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Non-enterprise consumer apps

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

AU

AutoRFQ

RFQ Automation for Manufacturers
LI

LineFlowAI

AI Assembly Line Optimization
How to pitch Factory Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Laura Martinez, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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