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Pixel Start Ventures

VC
Los Angeles, CAWebsite

Pixel Start Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Other, SaaS, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$4.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$4.0M
Portfolio
7 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer, Real Estate, AI / ML
HQ
Los Angeles, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-27

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $4.0M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in innovative solutions that optimize digital advertising and e-commerce pipelines through scalable AI technologies.

How Pixel Start Ventures invests

Pixel Start Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer, Real Estate. It does not invest in Biotech, Consumer.

Pixel Start Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$4.0M per investment.

Pixel Start Ventures has backed 7 companies in our records, including AdStreamly, Pixelmatters, UJET.

Partners & Team

ET

Emma Tran

GP

Advertising
E-commerce
RM

Rita Maggioli

Content Manager

DJ

Daniel Jansson

Founder & CEO

design
engineering
product

Turning product ambition into lasting reality.

JM

Jussi Mäkelä

Head of Investments

investment

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Marketplace
Consumer
Real Estate
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Biotech
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

AD

AdStreamly

Advertising
PI

Pixelmatters

UJ

UJET

TA

Tailor Brands

SaaS / MarTech / SMB Tools·Seed

An AI-powered platform that helps small businesses launch and manage their brand identity.

SP

Splacer

Marketplace / PropTech·Seed

An online marketplace platform that allows users to discover, share, and book unique spaces for events, meetings, and productions.

MI

Missbeez

Marketplace / Consumer Services·Seed

A mobile marketplace application providing on-demand beauty, lifestyle, and wellness services.

BR

Brayola

E-commerce / FashionTech·Seed

A crowdsourced, algorithm-driven online marketplace designed to help women find the perfect bra fit and style.

How to pitch Pixel Start Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $4.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Emma Tran, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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