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First Steps Ventures

VC
Boston, MAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$75K – $200K

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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.

Meet the Team

BG

Betty Gardiner

Director of Development

KF

Kathy Fitzgerald

Partnership Coordinator

AH

Amira Hulwe

Content Coordinator

ME

Micah Ely

Data Manager

AJ

Avian Jones

Human Resources Manager

KS

Kisoon Siveram

Team Lead

JB

Jordan Blake

Partner

Early Childhood Education
Home-Based Services
AP

Alexis Pipkins

Executive Director

MT

Molly Tuck

Director of Research

MK

Marquita Kennedy

Kindergarten teacher

Countdown to Kindergarten
Early Childhood Education

A Kindergarten teacher at Brooklyn Springs Elementary School and a dedicated Countdown to Kindergarten educator.

RA

Rebekah Andrews

Partner

Early Childhood Education

Drives nearly an hour every morning to get her youngest daughter, ZaMarii, to school.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Food / AgTech
Consumer
EdTech

Does Not Invest In

Media

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

HO

HomeEdu

Home Services
TI

Tiny Organics

Food & Beverage / Family Tech·Seed·First Steps Ventures (General Fund)

A childhood nutrition company that provides fresh-frozen, organic, savory meals for babies and toddlers.

CO

Colugo

Consumer Goods / Parenting·Seed / Early Stage·First Steps Ventures (General Fund)

A direct-to-consumer baby gear brand that designs and manufactures strollers, carriers, and parenting accessories.

NA

Nanit

IoT / Family Tech / Consumer Electronics·Early Stage (Series A/B)·First Steps Ventures (General Fund)

A smart baby monitor and sleep tracking platform that uses computer vision to provide insights into sleep patterns.

LO

Lovevery

Consumer Goods / EdTech·Early Stage·First Steps Ventures (General Fund)

A child development company that creates stage-based play kits and educational toys for babies and toddlers.

How to pitch First Steps Ventures
  • 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 Betty Gardiner, Director of Development.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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