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Lift Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage investments in developer tools, AI-driven software, and workflow automation.

Meet the Team

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Steve Meyer

Founder & CEO

data-driven online businesses
incubation & scaling
consumer media / education
venture investments via SPVs and secondary deals
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Anna Cheng

Founding Partner

Developer Tools
AI Software

Industry Focus

Invests In

Developer Tools
Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Media

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

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Stackhawk

DevOps
AI

AI CodeSync

AI Software
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How to pitch Lift Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Developer Tools, Other, AI / ML — 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 Steve Meyer, Founder & CEO.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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