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Positive Sum

VC
Washington, DCWebsite

Positive Sum is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Washington, DC investing in SaaS, Marketplace, Fintech. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 33 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

AUM

$64M

Portfolio

33+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2021Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Positive Sum backs bold SaaS and fintech founders with strong operational backgrounds, aiming to address pain points through clear, scalable solutions.

How Positive Sum invests

Positive Sum is a vc firm based in Washington, DC. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Marketplace, Fintech, Healthcare, Enterprise. It does not invest in Consumer Packaged Goods, Media/Entertainment.

Positive Sum typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $64M in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2020, Positive Sum has backed 33 companies in our records, including Vouch, AngelList Venture, Pulley. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2021.

Meet the Team

MK

Manu Kumar

Managing Partner

SaaS
Infrastructure
Marketplaces

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Marketplace
Fintech
Healthcare
Enterprise
AI / ML
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Packaged Goods
Media/Entertainment

Portfolio Companies (33)

2021

VO

Vouch

InsurTech·Series B
AN

AngelList Venture

FinTech·Growth Stage

2020

PU

Pulley

FinTech·Seed
CA

Capbase

FinTech·Seed

Other

RI

Ridgeline

TE

Tegus

BA

Base Power

PR

Prefect

BL

Blues Manufactured

CA

Canopy

How to pitch Positive Sum
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Marketplace, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Manu Kumar, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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