First Steps Ventures
First Steps Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Other, Food / AgTech, Consumer. The firm typically writes $75K–$200K checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $75K–$200K
- Portfolio
- 5 companies on record
- Partners
- 11 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Food / AgTech, Consumer, EdTech
- HQ
- Boston, MA
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-09
Seed
$75K – $200K
5+ companies
11 partners
Investment Thesis
Invests in innovative early childhood education models and platforms enhancing home-based learning.
How First Steps Ventures invests
First Steps Ventures is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Food / AgTech, Consumer, EdTech. It does not invest in Media.
First Steps Ventures typically writes checks of $75K–$200K per investment.
First Steps Ventures has backed 5 companies in our records, including HomeEdu, Tiny Organics, Colugo.
Partners & Team
Jordan Blake
Partner
Rebekah Andrews
Partner
Drives nearly an hour every morning to get her youngest daughter, ZaMarii, to school.
Marquita Kennedy
Kindergarten teacher
A Kindergarten teacher at Brooklyn Springs Elementary School and a dedicated Countdown to Kindergarten educator.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (5)
Other
HomeEdu
Tiny Organics
A childhood nutrition company that provides fresh-frozen, organic, savory meals for babies and toddlers.
Colugo
A direct-to-consumer baby gear brand that designs and manufactures strollers, carriers, and parenting accessories.
Nanit
A smart baby monitor and sleep tracking platform that uses computer vision to provide insights into sleep patterns.
Lovevery
A child development company that creates stage-based play kits and educational toys for babies and toddlers.
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Food / AgTech, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $75K – $200K check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jordan Blake, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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