Rough Draft Ventures
VC
Boston, MAWebsite
Stage
Pre-Seed
Check Size
$25K – $250K
Portfolio
30+ companies
Team
4 partners
Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0Investment Thesis
Pre-seed program investing in technical founders (often students) at the earliest stage across software.
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Industry Focus
Invests In
Other
SaaS
Fintech
Portfolio Companies (30)
Other
LA
Lattice
HR SaaS
TA
Tally
Fintech
CO
Coda
Productivity software
AN
Anthropic
Artificial Intelligence
ST
Stripe
Fintech
AN
Anduril
Defense & Government
CA
Canva
Consumer
ME
Mercor
Artificial Intelligence
MI
Mistral AI
Artificial Intelligence
MO
Modular
Artificial Intelligence
How to pitch Rough Draft Ventures
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $25K – $250K check.
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nitesh Banta, General Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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