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Greenwood Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($500K–$2.0M Checks)

VC
Portland, ORWebsite

Greenwood Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Portland, OR investing in Other, Marketplace, Real Estate. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
4 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, Marketplace, Real Estate, Consumer
HQ
Portland, OR
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-16

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2022Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in innovative travel and leisure platforms that offer unique, community-driven experiences.

How Greenwood Ventures invests

Greenwood Ventures is a vc firm based in Portland, OR. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Marketplace, Real Estate, Consumer. It does not invest in Fintech, Healthcare.

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

Investing since at least 2017, Greenwood Ventures has backed 4 companies in our records, including Laundry Sauce, VOYCE Global, Modern Message. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2022.

Partners & Team

LT

Lian Tran

Managing Partner

Travel
Marketplace
G

greenwoodcavalieradmin

Administrator

C

co-investors

Co-investors

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Marketplace
Real Estate
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Fintech
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (4)

2022

LA

Laundry Sauce

Consumer Goods·Seed

2019

VO

VOYCE Global

Medical Language Translation·Seed

2017

MO

Modern Message

Real Estate Technology·Seed

Other

TR

TravelNest

Travel & Leisure
How to pitch Greenwood Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace, Real Estate — 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 Lian Tran, Managing Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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