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Friendship Ventures

VC
Remote (US-based)Website
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

14+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Sector-focused micro-fund investing in applied AI tools and infrastructure startups to accelerate widespread AI adoption.

Meet the Team

SL

Samantha Li

Solo GP

Applied AI
Infrastructure
SB

Shawna Burkholder

Program Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
SaaS
Fintech
Healthcare
Consumer
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Entertainment

Portfolio Companies (14)

Other

GO

Good Friends

Fintech, E-commerce, Health Tech, SaaS·Early-stage

116+ early-stage investments in fintech, e-commerce, health tech, SaaS.

ST

Stord

Logistics·Early-stage

A logistics platform for supply chain management.

SH

Shiftsmart

Workforce Management·Early-stage

A workforce management platform.

TE

Tealbook

Data Management·Early-stage

A supplier data platform.

FR

Friends & Family Capital

Software·Growth-stage

17+ investments in growth-stage software firms.

AI

Airtable

Software·Growth-stage

A cloud collaboration service.

AN

Anduril

Defense Technology·Growth-stage

A defense technology company.

GU

Gusto

HR Tech·Growth-stage

A cloud-based payroll, benefits, and human resource management software.

CA

Cargado

Logistics·Growth-stage

A logistics and transportation management platform.

GE

Gecko Robotics

Robotics·Growth-stage

Robotics solutions for industrial inspection.

How to pitch Friendship Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Samantha Li, Solo GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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