Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • BioTech • AgroTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Impact • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Early,Seed,Later, Series B, Series A, Pre-seed |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $25,000 - $500,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $200,000 |
MicroVentures, founded in 2009 and based in Austin, Texas, operates as a venture capital firm with a distinct approach to investing in early-stage and later-stage companies. They specialize in making minority seed, early-stage, and later-stage investments, with a particular interest in companies operating within a wide array of industries. These industries include Software, IT and TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications), BioTech, AgroTech, FinTech and Financial Services, Energy, CleanTech, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, HealthTech and Fitness, Impact (presumably social impact enterprises), Robotics, Aerospace and Defense, DeepTech, Healthcare and Wellness, Investment Management, Consumer sector, and have a focus on Women Focused investments. MicroVentures provides investors with the opportunity to invest in vetted startups, private equity crowdfunding, and facilitates buying and selling of private stock, while also offering capital raising services through equity crowdfunding. Their investment range is quite accessible, starting at a minimum of $25,000 and capping at a maximum of $500,000, with a sweet spot of $200,000 for investments. They present a unique platform for both new and seasoned investors to engage with startup investment opportunities. Moreover, their platform boasts transactions exceeding $550 million across 1200+ investment opportunities, with a robust community of over 200,000 investors. Notable companies in their portfolio include OpenAI, Stripe, and Neuralink. MicroVentures emphasizes their vetting and due diligence processes and invites investors to rely on their examination of the offering documentation and the issuer for making investment decisions. They stress the risky nature of investing in startups and private markets and offer resources for investors to gain education on these types of investments.