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Trellis Ventures

VC
Portland, ORWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Trellis Ventures invests in early-stage B2B SaaS and infrastructure for SMBs, with particular interest in commerce platforms, operational efficiency, and trust solutions.

Meet the Team

ML

Mike Luoma

General Partner

Engineering leadership
Front-end
Marketing workflows
Services
KM

Kendall Marks

GP

B2B SaaS
E-commerce Platforms
PS

Peter Samaan

General Partner

Infrastructure
MarTech
Security Engineering

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Consumer
Enterprise
Fintech
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Direct-to-Consumer Brands

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

ME

MerchantSync

E-commerce SaaS
SM

SmallBizOps

B2B SaaS
How to pitch Trellis Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mike Luoma, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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