Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile |
Stages | Early,Merging |
SCI Ventures is a venture capital firm with a strategic emphasis on early stage investments within several dynamic sectors, including software—with a particular interest in web marketplaces, SaaS (Software as a Service), and IT (Information Technology) & TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications), media, healthcare with a focus on wellness, and mobile technologies. They support the potential of talented minority and women entrepreneurs who operate in emerging domestic markets, by backing them with necessary funding. SCI Ventures particularly opts to invest in fragmented industries which are undergoing rapid changes and transformations, thus capitalizing on the unique opportunities these shifts represent. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, the firm bases its investment thesis on the belief that while a good product can create its own market, it’s the identification and support of exceptional management teams that can sustain and grow these ventures even in saturated markets. The firm demonstrates its commitment to this ethos with inspirational quotes on their website from influential figures such as Henry Ford and Pablo Picasso, emphasizing their belief in quality, creativity, and the efficiency that modern tools can bring to design and execution. Despite these quotes from historical figures, the essence of the firm’s philosophy remains grounded in fostering innovative ideas and the individuals behind them, particularly those from underrepresented groups in the investment landscape.