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Research Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Research Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in EdTech, SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses exclusively on technologies that cater to the academic and professional development sectors, providing platforms for knowledge sharing and enhanced learning.

How Research Ventures invests

Research Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on EdTech, SaaS, Other.

Research Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Research Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Scholar's Hub.

Meet the Team

KF

Karen Fisher

Head of Human Resources

AL

Anton Lanza

Director of Data Center Operations

JG

Jeff Grygiel

Finance Director

CE

Clauda Ephrem

Director of Engineering

MF

Matt Faucetta

Regional Director of Corporate Services

PN

Pradeep Narayanaswamy

Director of Technology Operations

RM

Rita Monteiro

Vice President

SH

Steven Harris

Director of Global Trading

KC

Kavita Chaturvedi

Senior Executive

TK

Thomas Keegan

Finance Director

AG

Alex Green

GP

EdTech
Professional Networking

Industry Focus

Invests In

EdTech
SaaS
Other

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SC

Scholar's Hub

EdTech
How to pitch Research Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in EdTech, SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Karen Fisher, Head of Human Resources.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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