Pioneer IoT Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($750K–$2.5M Checks)
Pioneer IoT Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Minneapolis, MN investing in Deep Tech. The firm typically writes $750K–$2.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $750K–$2.5M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Deep Tech
- HQ
- Minneapolis, MN
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-01
Seed
$750K – $2.5M
1+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Focused on investing in IoT solutions that integrate into everyday consumer products, driving connectivity and functionality.
How Pioneer IoT Ventures invests
Pioneer IoT Ventures is a vc firm based in Minneapolis, MN. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Deep Tech. It does not invest in Fintech.
Pioneer IoT Ventures typically writes checks of $750K–$2.5M per investment.
Pioneer IoT Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Smart Pet Tracker.
Partners & Team
Tom Elson
GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
Smart Pet Tracker
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Deep Tech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $750K – $2.5M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tom Elson, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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