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Social Beats Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Social Beats Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, Fintech, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $200K–$1.0M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $1.0M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to investing in transformative social technologies that leverage music as a core social element.

How Social Beats Ventures invests

Social Beats Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech, Developer Tools, Security, SaaS. It does not invest in Biotech.

Social Beats Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$1.0M per investment.

Social Beats Ventures has backed 4 companies in our records, including SoundCircles, Coris, P0 Security.

Meet the Team

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Chris Lin

Partner

Consumer Social
MusicTech
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David Klein

Managing Partner

Early Stage
Seed Stage

David Klein is the Managing Partner at Social Beats Ventures. He leads the firm’s investment strategy and portfolio management efforts. David has over 15 years of experience in venture capital and is passionate about supporting innovative companies in the social impact space.

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Michael Chen

Principal

Consumer Tech
Social Impact

Michael Chen is a Principal at Social Beats Ventures. He focuses on investments in consumer technology companies with a strong social impact component. Michael brings a deep understanding of the consumer market and a passion for building sustainable businesses.

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Sarah Jones

Investment Director

Healthcare
Education

Sarah Jones is an Investment Director at Social Beats Ventures. She specializes in investments in healthcare and education startups. Sarah has a background in public health and a strong commitment to improving access to quality healthcare and education.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
Developer Tools
Security
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Biotech

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

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SoundCircles

MusicTech
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Coris

Fintech / Risk Infrastructure·Seed·Beat Ventures Fund I

An AI-powered risk infrastructure platform for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies and fintechs to onboard and monitor merchants.

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P0 Security

Cybersecurity·Seed·Beat Ventures Fund I

A cloud security platform that helps organizations secure cloud access and govern non-human and human identities.

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PowerPlay

Construction Tech / SaaS·Seed·Beat Ventures Fund I

A construction site management app that helps construction companies track progress, attendance, and material management.

How to pitch Social Beats Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chris Lin, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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