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Hurdle Ventures

VC
Denver, CO

Hurdle Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Denver, CO investing in AI / ML, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
AI / ML, Other, SaaS, Developer Tools
HQ
Denver, CO
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-15

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Hurdle Ventures focuses on startups innovating at the intersection of APIs, machine learning automation, and infrastructure optimization, with an emphasis on underserved verticals.

How Hurdle Ventures invests

Hurdle Ventures is a vc firm based in Denver, CO. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on AI / ML, Other, SaaS, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Media, Entertainment.

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

Hurdle Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including APIx Technologies.

Partners & Team

KM

Kyle Mercer

GP

AI Infrastructure
Payments

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Other
SaaS
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Media
Entertainment

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

AP

APIx Technologies

Infrastructure
How to pitch Hurdle Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Other, SaaS — 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 Kyle Mercer, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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