Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Human Resources • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Music • Investment Management • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Seed,Series A,Merging, Early Stage, Pre-seed |
Investing | United States • Canada |
Investment Range | $500,000 - $6,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $3,200,000 |
Origin Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on empowering companies within the software, IT, and digital marketplace sectors, as well as a wide range of other industries including hospitality, media, education, fintech, hardware manufacturing, energy, retail e-commerce, cosmetics, cleantech, AI, HealthTech, the future of work, food & beverage, human resources, medical devices, healthcare, music, and investment management. This early-stage VC targets emerging businesses that have achieved product-market fit, providing investments that typically fall between $500,000 to $6,000,000 with a sweet spot of around $3,200,000. Their specialty lies in funding Seed, Series A, Merging, Early Stage, and Pre-seed rounds. Origin Ventures operates from their headquarters at 549 W Randolph St Suite 601, Chicago, IL, and has a pan-American investment approach, catering to the needs of digital-native economies with a robust portfolio. They offer more than capital, as their team, comprising founders, operators, and engineers with experience in scaling businesses, stays in touch with founders around the clock and operates across four continental U.S. time zones for proximity to innovative creators. Origin Ventures has identified key investment themes which include seamless software, Commerce 3.0, electrification, the future of work, and connected humans. They foster a close relationship with their portfolio companies, positioning themselves as allies and extensions of these teams to support various aspects such as growth strategies, introductions, and negotiations. Their connection with founders is evident from testimonials of CEOs who have experienced professional, yet casual and comfortable relationships with the firm.
We invest in software and marketplace businesses catering to the Digital Native economy