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Pathbreaker Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Pathbreaker Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Marketplace, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on platforms that redefine markets, media, and work; invests in companies creating new business models for creative collaboration and marketplace innovation.

How Pathbreaker Ventures invests

Pathbreaker Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, Other.

Pathbreaker Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.5M per investment.

Pathbreaker Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Twitch, OpenSea.

Meet the Team

RR

Ryan Rzepecki

Founding Partner

Marketplace
Creator Platforms
RG

Ryan Gembala

General Partner

Emerging hardware technologies
AI / ML / Computer Vision
Robotics

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

TW

Twitch

Media & Entertainment
OP

OpenSea

Marketplace
How to pitch Pathbreaker Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ryan Rzepecki, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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