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RoadMap Capital — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($500K–$2.0M Checks)

VC
Detroit, MIWebsite

RoadMap Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Detroit, MI investing in Other, Marketplace, Consumer. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
3 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Marketplace, Consumer, Healthcare, AI / ML, Developer Tools
HQ
Detroit, MI
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-22

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in the next generation of automotive infrastructure and dealer-compliant technologies, with a keen interest in marketplace and trading solutions.

How RoadMap Capital invests

RoadMap Capital is a vc firm based in Detroit, MI. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Marketplace, Consumer, Healthcare, AI / ML. It does not invest in Fashion, Media.

RoadMap Capital typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.

RoadMap Capital has backed 3 companies in our records, including DealerTradeX, Peraso Inc., Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc..

Partners & Team

TL

Tim L

Managing Director

JS

Jeremy Smith

Vice President

CN

Chris Novak

Managing Director

JS

John Smith

GP

automotive infrastructure

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Marketplace
Consumer
Healthcare
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Fashion
Media

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

DE

DealerTradeX

dealer-to-dealer marketplace
PE

Peraso Inc.

Semiconductors / Wireless communications hardware.·Growth equity / late-stage private·Roadmap Innovation Fund

Fabless semiconductor company developing high‑performance mmWave (including WiGig/60 GHz) chipsets and solutions for wireless connectivity.

PE

Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc.

Medical devices / HealthTech / Imaging AI.·Late‑stage private transitioning to public·Roadmap Innovation Fund II; Roadmap Perimeter LP (US and Offshore)

Medical device company developing ultra‑high‑resolution, real‑time imaging systems to assist surgeons in evaluating tissue margins during cancer surgery.

How to pitch RoadMap Capital
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Marketplace, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tim L, Managing Director.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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