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Traverse Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($500K–$2.0M Checks)

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Traverse Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other, AI / ML, Consumer. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
5 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML, Consumer, Healthcare
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-28

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in technology-driven solutions for the travel sector, focusing on AI to enhance user experiences.

How Traverse Ventures invests

Traverse Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Consumer, Healthcare.

Traverse Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.

Traverse Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Nutromics.

Partners & Team

JG

John Giampetroni

Partner

MG

Matthew Giampetroni

Partner

KR

Kathy Rosa

Partner

RS

Ryan Sarver

Partner

AT

Alex Turner

GP

TravelTech
AI

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Consumer
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

NU

Nutromics

monitoring equipment / health tech·generating revenue

wearable diagnostic/monitoring-tech company building biosensors for continuous health monitoring

How to pitch Traverse Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as John Giampetroni, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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