Symmetrical Ventures

What is Symmetrical Ventures?

Symmetrical Ventures is a privately-held venture capital firm established in late 2015 with a commitment to partnering with innovators striving to disrupt traditional business models via cutting-edge technology. They focus on early-stage startups and are particularly inclined toward investments in pre-revenue companies with a solid go-to-market strategy.

They hold a firm belief in the positive societal impact of the companies they invest in, seeking founders passionate about the benefits their products or services bring to people's lives while concurrently building successful businesses.

They differentiate themselves with a hands-on investment approach, aligning closely with entrepreneurs to foster growth opportunities. Symmetrical Ventures has sustained an average rate of one investment per month, dealing with direct investments in US-based startups as well as acquiring limited partnership stakes in other venture capital funds.

Their investment portfolio is diverse, having stakes in companies like Eave, Sarah Flint, Gameflip, and Bark, alongside VC funds such as Weekend Fund, Silas Capital, DGNL Ventures, and Blue Seed Collective. Their focus areas include financial services, eCommerce, digital media, entertainment, and Direct-to-Consumer businesses. The team is composed of seasoned professionals like Paul Audet, with a trajectory in financial services, Lloyd Lapidus, a consumer-facing product expert and entrepreneur, and Paul Audet Jr., who brings extensive technology, sales, and marketing expertise.

Symmetrical Ventures not only provides capital but also deep operational experience, wide-ranging business acumen, and a wealth of industry connections.

This active involvement has been instrumental in helping their portfolio companies advance beyond Series B financing while also achieving a positive impact in their respective industries. Celebrating successful financial metrics with an IRR of 30%, the firm now introduces Xccelerant Ventures, a new fund based on the same principles, aiming at even earlier stages of business ideation considered too risky by most traditional venture investors.