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Semiotic Ventures

VC
Mountain View, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specializes in investing in developer-first and open-source projects, with a focus on AI automation and developer tools.

Meet the Team

JL

John Liu

Managing Partner

Developer Tools
AI
Open Source

Industry Focus

Invests In

Developer Tools
Other

Does Not Invest In

Biotech

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

RE

Replit

Developer Tools
ME

Metaplane

Automation
How to pitch Semiotic Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Developer Tools, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Liu, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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