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Marketplace Foundry — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$3.5M Checks)

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Los Angeles, CAWebsite

Marketplace Foundry is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Marketplace, Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.5M checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$3.5M
Portfolio
10 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Marketplace, Other, Consumer, Healthcare, SaaS, Enterprise, Fintech
HQ
Los Angeles, CA
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.5M

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to empowering community-driven marketplace startups with scalable growth potential.

How Marketplace Foundry invests

Marketplace Foundry is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, Consumer, Healthcare, SaaS. It does not invest in Fintech, Clean Energy.

Marketplace Foundry typically writes checks of $250K–$3.5M per investment.

Marketplace Foundry has backed 10 companies in our records, including Gigpro, Ferrum Health, Rover.

Partners & Team

AR

Alex Rivers

Co-Founder & Partner

Marketplace
Community

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other
Consumer
Healthcare
SaaS
Enterprise
Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Fintech
Clean Energy

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

GI

Gigpro

marketplace / labor tech·not stated in the result

Marketplace for on-demand hospitality staffing and shifts

FE

Ferrum Health

healthtech / software·not stated in the result

Software platform for healthcare data and workflow management

RO

Rover

marketplace·not stated in the result

Marketplace for pet care services

XO

Xometry

marketplace / industrial tech·not stated in the result

On-demand manufacturing marketplace connecting buyers with suppliers

AV

AvidXchange

fintech / B2B software·not stated in the result

Accounts payable automation and payment software for mid-market businesses

FI

Fitbit

consumer hardware / digital health·not stated in the result

Wearable health and fitness devices and software

FO

Formlabs

industrial / manufacturing tech·not stated in the result

3D printing hardware and software company

AP

AppDirect

B2B software / marketplace·not stated in the result

Cloud commerce platform for buying and selling technology services

AI

Airship Group

marketing tech / software·not stated in the result

Mobile engagement and customer experience platform

AD

AdMeld

adtech·not stated in the result

Advertising technology platform for publishers

How to pitch Marketplace Foundry
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.5M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alex Rivers, Co-Founder & Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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