Pledge Ventures
Pledge Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Marketplace, Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.5M checks and has 14 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$2.5M
- Portfolio
- 14 companies on record
- Partners
- 3 listed
- AUM
- $53M
- Stage
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Marketplace, Other, Consumer, Healthcare, AI / ML, Climate / Energy
- HQ
- Boston, MA
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Seed, Pre-Seed
$250K – $2.5M
$53M
14+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Backing consumer-focused marketplaces and platforms with potential for rapid scale.
How Pledge Ventures invests
Pledge Ventures is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, Consumer, Healthcare, AI / ML. It does not invest in DeepTech.
Pledge Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.5M per investment, backed by approximately $53M in assets under management.
Pledge Ventures has backed 14 companies in our records, including Rover, Care.com, Bolt.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (14)
Other
Rover
Care.com
Bolt
Ride-hailing and mobility platform operating in Europe and Africa.
Carwow
Online car buying/selling marketplace connecting buyers with dealers.
Cera
Home healthcare provider using tech for elderly and chronic care.
DICE
Event ticketing and discovery app focused on live music and events.
Twelve
Carbon capture and utilization company converting CO2 to materials.
Nuro
Autonomous delivery vehicles for last-mile logistics.
Recogni
AI chipmaker for perception in autonomous vehicles and robotics.
Rivian Automotive
Electric vehicle manufacturer for trucks, SUVs, and adventures.
- •Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.5M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as David Goldberg, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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