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SmartClass Ventures

VC
Chicago, IL

SmartClass Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $50K–$500K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$50K–$500K
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $500K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in cutting-edge SaaS platforms enhancing the virtual learning environment.

How SmartClass Ventures invests

SmartClass Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer, Hardware.

SmartClass Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$500K per investment.

SmartClass Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including VirtualLearn.

Partners & Team

RP

Raj Patel

Managing Director

EdTech
B2B SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Hardware

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

VI

VirtualLearn

eLearning
How to pitch SmartClass Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $500K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Raj Patel, Managing Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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