LA

LayerStack Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CA

LayerStack Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Developer Tools, SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Developer Tools, SaaS, Other, Enterprise
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-27

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in foundational software enabling data orchestration, cloud-native tools, hybrid cloud strategies, and enterprise B2B SaaS solutions.

How LayerStack Ventures invests

LayerStack Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Developer Tools, SaaS, Other, Enterprise. It does not invest in Consumer products, Media.

LayerStack Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

LayerStack Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including CloudSource, DataGridify.

Partners & Team

MT

Mike Tanaka

Managing Partner

Cloud Management
Enterprise SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Developer Tools
SaaS
Other
Enterprise

Does Not Invest In

Consumer products
Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

CL

CloudSource

Cloud Management Tools
DA

DataGridify

Data Orchestration
How to pitch LayerStack Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Developer Tools, SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mike Tanaka, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

Featured In

Browse More Investors

Fundraising resources

Frequently Asked Questions

See if LayerStack Ventures is a match for your startup

Upload your pitch deck to see how well you match with LayerStack Ventures and 10,000+ other investors.

Is this your profile? Request a correction or removal