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Focal Shift Ventures

VC
Denver, COWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backing tech-driven innovations that enhance B2B sales and performance marketing, leveraging AI-forward tools.

How Focal Shift Ventures invests

Focal Shift Ventures is a vc firm based in Denver, CO. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on SaaS, Other, Enterprise, AI / ML.

Focal Shift Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.

Focal Shift Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including ChurnZero, AI Campaign Manager.

Meet the Team

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Daniel Darling

Managing Partner

Pre-seed
Seed
Software
Platform
Infrastructure
PU

Pascal Unger

Managing Partner

Pre-seed
Seed
GTM / Business Models
Founders support
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Rebecca Staley

Solo GP

Marketing Tech
Lead Generation

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
Enterprise
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

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ChurnZero

B2B SaaS
AI

AI Campaign Manager

Marketing Tech
How to pitch Focal Shift Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Daniel Darling, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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