SaaS Strive Fund
SaaS Strive Fund is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$5.0M
- Portfolio
- 7 companies on record
- Partners
- 14 listed
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools, Other, EdTech, Fintech
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-08-14
Seed, Series A
$1.0M – $5.0M
7+ companies
14 partners
Investment Thesis
SaaS Strive Fund is dedicated to accelerating early-stage software companies, particularly in the B2B SaaS arena.
How SaaS Strive Fund invests
SaaS Strive Fund is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools, Other, EdTech. It does not invest in Hardware, Consumer.
SaaS Strive Fund typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment.
SaaS Strive Fund has backed 7 companies in our records, including DataSuite, Testsigma, Hevo Data.
Partners & Team
Jay Patel
Managing Partner
Strive, Inc.
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Portfolio Companies (7)
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DataSuite
Testsigma
A cloud-based, no-code test automation platform that allows software development teams to write automated tests in plain English.
Hevo Data
A no-code, bidirectional data pipeline platform that helps companies integrate data from various sources into data warehouses in real-time.
Atlan
A collaborative active metadata management and data governance platform designed for modern data teams.
Classplus
A mobile-first SaaS platform that enables educators, tutors, and content creators to manage their classrooms and sell courses online.
Hasura
An open-source engine that connects to databases and microservices to instantly generate production-ready GraphQL APIs.
Ayoconnect
An open finance API platform in Southeast Asia that enables businesses to embed financial services like bill payments and open banking.
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as James McQuade, Vice President.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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