PU

Purposeful Ventures

VC
Boston, MAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Purposeful Ventures backs mission-driven startups innovating in leadership education and workplace coaching tools.

How Purposeful Ventures invests

Purposeful Ventures is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer.

Purposeful Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

Purposeful Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Torch Leadership Labs, Hone.

Meet the Team

IE

Iacocca Erediano

Marketing Manager

LB

Laura Barger

GP

Leadership Development
Corporate Training
RD

Ryan Dewey

Partner

SJ

Susanne Johnson

Director of Human Resources

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

TO

Torch Leadership Labs

Leadership Development
HO

Hone

Corporate Training
How to pitch Purposeful Ventures
  • Raising at 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 $500K – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Iacocca Erediano, Marketing Manager.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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