Platform Venture Studio (formerly Kairos) — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$2.0M Checks)
Platform Venture Studio (formerly Kairos) is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$2.0M
- Portfolio
- 8 companies on record
- Partners
- 2 listed
- AUM
- $200M
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA
Last verified: 2026-06-14
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $2.0M
$200M
8+ companies
2 partners
Investment Thesis
Early-stage fund investing in mission-driven software and marketplace companies, often at pre-seed.
How Platform Venture Studio (formerly Kairos) invests
Platform Venture Studio (formerly Kairos) is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer.
Platform Venture Studio (formerly Kairos) typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $200M in assets under management.
Platform Venture Studio (formerly Kairos) has backed 8 companies in our records, including ZenBusiness, Bitwise Industries, Odeko.
Partners & Team
Tim Connors
Partner
Tim Connors has 50+ years of experience in developing highly successful startups as both a founder and investor.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (8)
Other
ZenBusiness
Bitwise Industries
Odeko
MOGL
GROFLO
Ethically
GigEasy
Juke
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Marketplace, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jeremy Burton, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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