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Knoll Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$1.0M Checks)

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Knoll Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, SaaS, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.0M
Portfolio
7 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, AI / ML
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Knoll Ventures specializes in supporting technical founders in RetailTech and Supply Chain innovation.

How Knoll Ventures invests

Knoll Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, AI / ML.

Knoll Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Knoll Ventures has backed 7 companies in our records, including cove.tool, Lendflow, RepVue.

Partners & Team

RF

Richard Fraim

Partner

DD

Dave Dorman

CEO

JL

Jessica Lane

General Partner

RetailTech
Supply Chain

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

CO

cove.tool

Web-based platform for analyzing and optimizing building design to drive rapid decarbonization through machine learning simulation.

LE

Lendflow

Embedded credit infrastructure platform enabling SaaS companies to embed credit products and provide faster capital access to SMBs.

RE

RepVue

World's largest sales organization rating platform providing transparency and insights for sales professionals and employers.

CO

ConverseNow

Voice AI-powered virtual ordering assistants automating drive-thru and phone orders for restaurant brands.

AS

Askari Defense

Hand-launched interceptor startup making fully autonomous Rift Alpha and in-development Rift Bravo hit-to-kill interceptors aimed at Group 1 and Group 2 drones.

BA

Barometer

AI-driven, episode-level brand suitability and contextual targeting for programmatic podcast advertising.

RE

ReFiBuy

Commerce Intelligence Engine that scales and accelerates go-to-market as brands and retailers prepare catalogs for AI-driven shopping.

How to pitch Knoll Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Richard Fraim, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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