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Gearbox Ventures

VC
Grand Rapids, MIWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focus on early-stage startups at the intersection of industrial transformation, connected devices, and supply chain management.

How Gearbox Ventures invests

Gearbox Ventures is a vc firm based in Grand Rapids, MI. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML.

Gearbox Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

Gearbox Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including ClearMetal.

Meet the Team

ML

Marian Lee

Partner

Industrial Applications
AI/ML
IoT
TA

Tom Abernethy

Vice President

Growth Capital
Bootstrapped Founder-led Businesses
Go-to-Market Strategy
OS

Omair Sarwar

Founder & CEO

SMB Software
Sales & Marketing Solutions
Office Productivity Tools
Data & Information Services
Healthcare Services

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

CL

ClearMetal

AI Supply Chain
How to pitch Gearbox Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Marian Lee, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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