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Niche Engineering Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$3.5M Checks)

VC
Hartford, CTWebsite

Niche Engineering Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Hartford, CT investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.5M checks.

Check size
$1.0M–$3.5M
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML
HQ
Hartford, CT
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-29

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.5M

Team

4 partners

Investment Thesis

Niche Engineering Ventures invests in pioneering B2B SaaS solutions targeting industrial machinery and AI-driven engineering innovations.

How Niche Engineering Ventures invests

Niche Engineering Ventures is a vc firm based in Hartford, CT. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Entertainment, Retail.

Niche Engineering Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.5M per investment.

Partners & Team

BA

Betty Arellano

Operations Manager

MC

Michelle Cochran

Program Delivery Team Leader

FJ

Fiona Johann

Strategic Initiatives Manager

JK

Joel Kearns

GP

B2B SaaS
AI/ML

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Entertainment
Retail
How to pitch Niche Engineering Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.5M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Betty Arellano, Operations Manager.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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