January Ventures

What is January Ventures?

January Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered at 396 Washington Street, Suite 197, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481, with a focus on investing in software startups at the pre-seed and seed stages in the United States and Europe. They primarily target business-to-business (B2B) startups operating within sectors such as the future of work, fintech, and digital health. The firm seeks to support underrepresented founders and is not hesitant to be the first source of investment funds for burgeoning companies.

Their investment size typically ranges from $250,000 to $750,000, with a sweet spot of around $500,000 for their investments. January Ventures’ assets under management total approximately $21 million, and they specialize in pre-seed, seed, and early-stage investments.

The firm not only infuses capital into their portfolio companies but also provides substantial post-investment support, particularly in go-to-market strategies, facilitating introductions to initial customers, and connecting founders with future investors. January Ventures prides itself on their diverse portfolio, boasting a high rate of companies with female, Black, Latino/a, and immigrant founders.

Moreover, the firm has formed an Operator Network to further support founders, offering valuable resources and establishing a community focused on mutual aid among entrepreneurs. They are committed to rewriting the venture capital networks to be more accessible and transparent, and they place a strong emphasis on industry experience and vision over traditional pedigree or connections.

As indicated on their website, January Ventures identifies with their name symbolizing new beginnings, fresh patterns, and opening doors to the future, representing their approach to venture capital and their commitment to assisting outlier founders who may not fit traditional patterns but have the potential to define the future of industries and processes.

What they say:

We invest at pre-seed/seed in software startups in the US or Europe. We focus on B2B startups, primarily in future of work, fintech, digital health. Underrepresented founders wanted. Not afraid to be first money in.