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Valence Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Valence Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in SaaS, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in seed-stage, niche industrial and SaaS startups focused on manufacturing and supply chain innovation.

How Valence Ventures invests

Valence Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on SaaS, Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer Gaming.

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

Valence Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Assembly Platform.

Meet the Team

JK

Jason Kelley

Founding Partner

Manufacturing SaaS
Industrial IoT
IJ

Ian Judson

Managing Partner

software
enterprise efficiency
enterprise workforce transformation
business-consumer interaction tools
RG

Robert Gehorsam

Venture Partner

hardware + software
consumerization of software
IoT
start-ups

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Gaming

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

AS

Assembly Platform

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

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