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Sapling Ventures

VC
New York, NY

Sapling Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, AI / ML, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$1.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$1.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML, SaaS
HQ
New York, NY
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-24

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $1.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage technology startups transforming HR Tech and recruitment processes, prioritizing ML/AI-driven solutions for talent acquisition.

How Sapling Ventures invests

Sapling Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, SaaS. It does not invest in Real Estate, Hardware.

Sapling Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$1.5M per investment.

Sapling Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including HireIQ, SkillSnap.

Partners & Team

JS

John Smith

General Partner

HR Tech
Recruitment
AI/ML

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Real Estate
Hardware

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

HI

HireIQ

Recruitment
SK

SkillSnap

AI/ML for HR
How to pitch Sapling Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Smith, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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