Vertical Innovations Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$4.0M Checks)
Vertical Innovations Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$4.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$4.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 2 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-08
Seed
$1.0M – $4.0M
1+ companies
2 partners
Investment Thesis
Investing in AI-driven platforms transforming niche verticals such as skilled trades, focusing on those with strong B2B SaaS models.
How Vertical Innovations Ventures invests
Vertical Innovations Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Media, E-commerce.
Vertical Innovations Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$4.0M per investment.
Vertical Innovations Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including TradeSmart AI.
Partners & Team
Sarah Ling
Partner
Dina Afsana
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
TradeSmart AI
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $4.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sarah Ling, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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