Platform Ventures
Platform Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Marketplace, SaaS, Consumer. The firm typically writes $200K–$1.0M checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $200K–$1.0M
- Portfolio
- 10 companies on record
- Partners
- 14 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Marketplace, SaaS, Consumer, Enterprise, Real Estate, Security, AI / ML
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-08-20
Pre-Seed
$200K – $1.0M
10+ companies
14 partners
Investment Thesis
Investing in marketplace models and B2B SaaS solutions that facilitate scalable and efficient business transactions.
How Platform Ventures invests
Platform Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Marketplace, SaaS, Consumer, Enterprise, Real Estate. It does not invest in Consumer.
Platform Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$1.0M per investment.
Platform Ventures has backed 10 companies in our records, including eBiz Networks, CloudLink SaaS, Scott Felder Homes.
Partners & Team
Lucas Kim
Managing Partner
Scott Felder
Home Builder Executive
Scott Felder Homes moved up to #73 in Top 100 Private Homebuilders by Closings in 2024
Santa Rita Ranch
Master-Planned Community
Santa Rita Ranch has been recognized by RCLCO Advisory as a top-selling master-planned community for 2025 — #29 nationally, #8 in Texas, and #1 in the Austin area
Vertical Cold Storage
Cold Storage Acquires
Vertical Cold Storage Acquires Second Cold Storage Facility in Dothan, AL
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (10)
Other
eBiz Networks
CloudLink SaaS
Scott Felder Homes
Vertical Cold Storage
Santa Rita Ranch
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Placewise
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Rentable
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- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Marketplace, SaaS, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $200K – $1.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Terry Anderson, Co-President.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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