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Perceptive Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Perceptive Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 15 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

15+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 1

Investment Thesis

Investing in the next wave of business intelligence and enterprise AI to unlock actionable insights from data.

How Perceptive Ventures invests

Perceptive Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML, SaaS, Healthcare. It does not invest in Non-enterprise industries.

Perceptive Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Investing since at least 2023, Perceptive Ventures has backed 15 companies in our records, including Sidecar, Village, Dispatch. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 1 investment logged over the last 12 months.

Meet the Team

JL

Jason Leung

GP

BI
Data visualization
CA

Camilo Acosta

Founder & Managing Partner

AI
Agentic AI
Early-stage investments
BD

Brendan Dowdle

Part-time Partner

Computer Vision
AI
Autonomy
Agriculture
CH

Chris Hubbell

General Partner

Enterprise
B2B SaaS
Vertical AI
Marketplaces
Fintech
Developer tools
YL

Yair Levi

Part-time Partner & EIR

Computer Vision
Robotics
B2B SaaS
Enterprise

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools
AI / ML
SaaS
Healthcare
Enterprise

Does Not Invest In

Non-enterprise industries

Portfolio Companies (15)

2025

SI

Sidecar

Productivity·Seed

A virtual teammate that calls, emails, and logs in to systems to automate 'busy work' so you can focus on building strategic relationships.

2024

VI

Village

Healthcare·Seed

Trusted pediatric therapists in your community that fit your insurance, budget, and schedule. Coordinate your care team on a shared platform.

DI

Dispatch

Finance·Seed

Financial advisors use Dispatch to keep client data in sync across their tech stack.

EV

Evalon AI

AI·Seed

Redefining how enterprises protect their assets from human identity fraud, scams, and attacks in the GenAI era.

IN

Instalily

AI·Seed

The world's most advanced Vertical AI Agent Platform.

KO

Korl

Data·Seed

Korl's maps your product's capabilities to each customer's goals, transforming messy data into tailored presentations that showcase value, increase retention, and drive expansion.

KR

Kronos AI

AI·Pre-Seed

Multiphysics Simulation for the AI era.

NO

Novig

Gaming·Seed

Novig is a peer-to-peer sports betting platform that lets you bet against real people—eliminating the house, fees, and unfair odds to boost your chances of winning.

SC

Scowtt

Sales·Pre-Seed

Scowtt helps streamline your sales process by removing invalid leads using AI/ML, qualifying potential leads, and prioritizing those with the highest likelihood of conversion.

RE

Recess

Parenting·Pre-Seed

Recess is giving old-school parenting groups a refresh with AI. Finally, parents have a simple and seamless platform to learn, shop, and connect online and in our local communities.

How to pitch Perceptive Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jason Leung, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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