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Vertical Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite

Vertical Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in SaaS, Other, Healthcare. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other, Healthcare
HQ
San Francisco, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-01-12

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Vertical Ventures specializes in vertical SaaS companies addressing niche markets, including research tech, lab management, and healthcare teams.

How Vertical Ventures invests

Vertical Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other, Healthcare. It does not invest in Crypto.

Vertical Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.

Vertical Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including BioBase.

Partners & Team

DS

David Schwab

Founder and Managing Director

enterprise technology
vertical markets
software infrastructure
deep tech
industry-specific platforms
PC

Paul Conley, PhD

Venture Partner

vertical SaaS
networks
systems
deep tech
DP

Dr. Paul Conley, PhD

Partner

Vertical tech
probably domain-specialized investments
BC

Brad Corona

Managing Director

SaaS
marketplaces
healthcare IT
tech-enabled healthcare services

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
Healthcare

Does Not Invest In

Crypto

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

BI

BioBase

Research Tech
How to pitch Vertical Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other, Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as David Schwab, Founder and Managing Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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