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Motive Force Seed — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm

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Motive Force Seed is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm investing in AI / ML, Enterprise, Other. The firm has 11 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
11 companies on record
Partners
9 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
AI / ML, Enterprise, Other, SaaS
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Portfolio

11+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage firm backing founders in AI, enterprise software, and robotics. The firm appears to be designed for under-the-radar technical startups overlooked by larger platforms.

How Motive Force Seed invests

Motive Force Seed is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, Enterprise, Other, SaaS.

Motive Force Seed has backed 11 companies in our records, including Motive.io, Emirates Airline, AWS.

Partners & Team

SJ

Sara Johnston

Chief Operating Officer

MN

Michelle Nicholson

Director of Client Relations

JF

John Fecci

Director of Partnerships

RS

Raymon Sandhu

Senior Software Engineer

OO

Oana Olteanu

GP

AI
Enterprise Software
JR

James R. Brown

General Partner

Fintech

James is a General Partner at Motive.io, overseeing investments in the fintech sector.

MJ

Michael J. Dupré

Managing Partner

Venture Capital
Early Stage
Technology

Michael brings over 20 years of experience in venture capital to Motive.io. He has a strong track record of investing in and supporting high-growth technology companies.

DS

David S. Miller

Principal

Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning

David is a Principal at Motive.io, specializing in investments in AI and machine learning startups.

SL

Sarah L. Chen

Investment Director

VR/AR
Metaverse

Sarah leads Motive.io’s investments in virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, with a particular focus on the metaverse.

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Enterprise
Other
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (11)

Other

MO

Motive.io

EM

Emirates Airline

AW

AWS

CH

Chevron Technology Ventures

EX

Exxon

CA

Canadian Tire

MS

MSHA

AC

Accenture

SR

SRP

SO

Soffi

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How to pitch Motive Force Seed
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Enterprise, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sara Johnston, Chief Operating Officer.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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