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Section 32

VC
San Diego, CAWebsite

Section 32 is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in San Diego, CA investing in AI / ML, SaaS. The firm typically writes $2.0M–$5.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$2.0M–$5.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
AI / ML, SaaS
HQ
San Diego, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-22

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$2.0M – $5.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on investing in AI-powered companies solving foundational business and marketing challenges.

How Section 32 invests

Section 32 is a vc firm based in San Diego, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on AI / ML, SaaS.

Section 32 typically writes checks of $2.0M–$5.0M per investment.

Section 32 has backed 2 companies in our records, including Lilt, Benchling.

Partners & Team

MP

Michael Pellini

Managing Partner

AI/ML
SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

LI

Lilt

AI/ML
BE

Benchling

B2B SaaS
How to pitch Section 32
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $2.0M – $5.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Pellini, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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