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Lantern Venture Partners

VC
Denver, COWebsite

Lantern Venture Partners is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Denver, CO investing in Fintech, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

A micro-fund focused on seed-stage fintech and e-commerce startups in secondary US markets.

How Lantern Venture Partners invests

Lantern Venture Partners is a vc firm based in Denver, CO. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other.

Lantern Venture Partners typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

Lantern Venture Partners has backed 8 companies in our records, including PaySprout, ShopHive, Lantern Entertainment.

Meet the Team

JT

Jake Thornton

GP

Fintech
E-commerce
BQ

Bruce Quilliam

Managing Partner

Middle-market investments
Distressed corporate debt & equity
Turnarounds
AM

Andy Mitchell

General Partner

Middle-market private equity
Corporate debt & equity
Distressed / opportunistic investments
Real estate and entertainment assets

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

PA

PaySprout

Fintech
SH

ShopHive

E-commerce
LA

Lantern Entertainment

SC

School Specialty

GO

GoodBulk, LTD

MO

Montage Kapalua Bay

BL

Bluejack National

BL

Bluejack Ranch

How to pitch Lantern Venture Partners
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jake Thornton, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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