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Hypothesis Ventures

VC
Denver, COWebsite

Hypothesis Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Denver, CO investing in AI / ML, Fintech, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.5M
Portfolio
9 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
AI / ML, Fintech, Other
HQ
Denver, CO
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-10

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Hypothesis Ventures invests in AI-enabled startups revolutionizing legacy industries, with a specific emphasis on Web3 and FinTech.

How Hypothesis Ventures invests

Hypothesis Ventures is a vc firm based in Denver, CO. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Fintech, Other. It does not invest in Consumer Goods.

Hypothesis Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

Hypothesis Ventures has backed 9 companies in our records, including Graphcore, Teller, Starfish Space.

Partners & Team

JS

James Smits

Partner

early-stage investing
venture partner activities
emerging sector startups
PB

Peter Brack

Managing Partner

mission-driven founders
emerging ecosystems
Opportunity Zones
early-stage tech
JR

John Ryu

General Partner

pre-seed and seed investments
company building
technology
emerging markets in the U.S.

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Fintech
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Goods

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

GR

Graphcore

AI/ML
TE

Teller

FinTech
ST

Starfish Space

FL

Flourish Health

AM

Amplify Data

MO

Morf

BR

Brooklyn Health

PO

Positive Energy

CA

Cascade

How to pitch Hypothesis Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Fintech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as James Smits, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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