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Rising Tide VC

VC
San Diego, CA

Rising Tide VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Diego, CA investing in SaaS, Other, Security. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 108 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.5M
Portfolio
108 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other, Security, Developer Tools, Enterprise
HQ
San Diego, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-09

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

108+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Rising Tide VC is an emerging manager focused on the convergence of enterprise tools, cybersecurity, and the future of work at pre-seed and seed stages.

How Rising Tide VC invests

Rising Tide VC is a vc firm based in San Diego, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other, Security, Developer Tools, Enterprise. It does not invest in Consumer Apps.

Rising Tide VC typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

Rising Tide VC has backed 108 companies in our records, including CyberHaven, Netlify, DeepIntent, Inc..

Partners & Team

RD

Ruchi Desai

Founder

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
Security
Developer Tools
Enterprise

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Apps

Portfolio Companies (108)

Other

CY

CyberHaven

Cybersecurity
NE

Netlify

Developer Infrastructure
DE

DeepIntent, Inc.

HA

Happydemics

OT

Otto GmbH & Co. KGaA

AD

Adobe Audience Manager

CH

CHEQ AI TECHNOLOGIES

LO

Localsensor B.V.

AD

Adnami Aps

BL

Blue

How to pitch Rising Tide VC
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other, Security — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ruchi Desai, Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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