Include Ventures
Include Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Washington, DC investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $50K–$250K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $50K–$250K
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 4 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML
- HQ
- Washington, DC
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-04-19
Pre-Seed, Seed
$50K – $250K
2+ companies
4 partners
Investment Thesis
Focuses on technology-driven startups building solutions for underrepresented communities, especially Black entrepreneurs and small business tools.
How Include Ventures invests
Include Ventures is a vc firm based in Washington, DC. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML.
Include Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment.
Include Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Pathway AI, Measured Capital.
Partners & Team
Michael Dawkins
General Partner
Bahiyah Yasmeen Robinson
Founder and Managing Partner
Taj Ahmad Eldridge
Venture Partner
Adriana Embus
Senior Associate
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
Pathway AI
Measured Capital
Early-stage venture firm investing outside major US tech hubs.
- •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 $50K – $250K check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Dawkins, General Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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