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ProtoFund Ventures

VC
Boston, MA

ProtoFund Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$2.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$100K–$2.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Boston, MA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-15

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$100K – $2.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on early-stage hardware and advanced manufacturing startups leveraging new processes/materials for industrial use cases.

How ProtoFund Ventures invests

ProtoFund Ventures is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Media, Consumer.

ProtoFund Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$2.0M per investment.

ProtoFund Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Matterworks.

Partners & Team

DR

David Reynolds

GP

Hardware
Advanced materials
Additive manufacturing
JC

Jonathan Chu

Managing Partner

Entrepreneur who has built consumer products from inception that are used by millions of people worldwide.

EM

Edward Moncada

Managing Partner

Entrepreneur who has built consumer products from inception that are used by millions of people worldwide.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Media
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

MA

Matterworks

Additive Manufacturing
How to pitch ProtoFund Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as David Reynolds, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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