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POS Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Aims to invest in startups modernizing point-of-sale systems and streamlining the backend for retailers and restaurants.

How POS Ventures invests

POS Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Media.

POS Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

POS Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Otter POS, RetailStack.

Meet the Team

TG

Thierry Golliard

Principal

Open Innovation
Corporate Venture Capital
Strategic Partnerships
Mobility
Logistics
Digital Services
RF

Raphael Fässler

Principal

Venture Capital
Startup Investments
Early-stage rounds
JS

Jiayun Shen

Partner

Asian ecosystem
Open Innovation
Corporate Venture Capital
China-Europe Innovation
DW

Doug Wilkinson

Partner

POS Systems
Retail Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

OT

Otter POS

Restaurant Tech
RE

RetailStack

Retail SaaS
How to pitch POS Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Thierry Golliard, Principal.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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