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SaaS Strive Fund

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

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

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

14 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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

JM

James McQuade

Vice President

JW

Jeff Walton

Chief Risk Officer

AX

Alex Xethalis

Executive Vice President

MC

Matt Cole

Chairman and CEO

JT

Jared Teach

Executive Vice President

DB

Dawson Boys

Regional Director

BM

Ben Mcfaul

Regional Director

SB

Shreyans Bafna

Director of Finance

JP

Jay Patel

Managing Partner

B2B SaaS
MS

Matt Sullivan

Marketing Director

BP

Ben Pham

Chief Financial Officer

SI

Strive, Inc.

Company

Investment
BO

Board of Directors

Board

Governance
EM

Executive Management

Management

Leadership

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Enterprise
Developer Tools
Other
EdTech
Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Hardware
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

DA

DataSuite

B2B SaaS
TE

Testsigma

Developer Tools / B2B SaaS·Seed·STRIVE III LP

A cloud-based, no-code test automation platform that allows software development teams to write automated tests in plain English.

HE

Hevo Data

Data Infrastructure / B2B SaaS·Seed and Series A·STRIVE

A no-code, bidirectional data pipeline platform that helps companies integrate data from various sources into data warehouses in real-time.

AT

Atlan

Data Governance / B2B SaaS·Seed and Series A·STRIVE

A collaborative active metadata management and data governance platform designed for modern data teams.

CL

Classplus

EdTech / B2B SaaS·Pre-Series A and Series A·STRIVE

A mobile-first SaaS platform that enables educators, tutors, and content creators to manage their classrooms and sell courses online.

HA

Hasura

Developer Tools / B2B SaaS·Seed·Rebright Partners

An open-source engine that connects to databases and microservices to instantly generate production-ready GraphQL APIs.

AY

Ayoconnect

Fintech / SaaS·Pre-Series B·STRIVE

An open finance API platform in Southeast Asia that enables businesses to embed financial services like bill payments and open banking.

How to pitch SaaS Strive Fund
  • 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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