Venture Guides

What is Venture Guides?

Venture Guides is an investment fund that specializes in funding innovative companies within the technology sector.

With a focus on startups and emerging enterprises, they seek to invest in a broad range of industries including Software (Web Marketplace SaaS, etc.), Business Solutions, Internet of Things (IoT) & Wearables, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) & Big Data, Web Security & Privacy, Analytics, Cloud Services & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Consumer, and Woman Focused ventures.

As a firm dedicated to guiding young companies to success, their investment philosophy is to provide not only capital but also strategic support to their portfolio companies. This support is drawn from the extensive hands-on, start-up experience of their team, which includes Forbes Midas List of the World's Best Venture Investors, former CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, CHROs, and GCs.

Their investment range spans from a minimum of $100,000 to a maximum of $5,000,000, with a sweet spot of about $1,000,000 for investments. Venture Guides has exhibited a keen interest in the Latin American market, reflecting a commitment to supporting entrepreneurial ventures across different geographies.

Currently, they manage assets worth $215,000,000 and have a penchant for investing in early-stage startups at the Seed, Pre-seed, and Series A stages. The collaborative ethos of Venture Guides is seen in their approach to providing strategic advice by bringing together a diverse team of partners, advisors, and industry experts who have experience in building and operating successful businesses.

This team guides portfolio companies through the crucial stages of growth and development, leveraging their network and expertise to foster innovation and accelerate business success.

What they say:

We are a $216M fund, investing in Series A. Our team is the team behind the infrastructure software group at Bain Capital Ventures, where the team was lead investors in Dynatrace, SolarWinds, and Rapid7. 80% of our investments have exited successfully and 40% had billion dollar outcomes.

What we look for: We invest in and lead rounds in infrastructure software and cybersecurity companies with a Seed - Series A sweet spot.

How we help: We are very hands on with our portfolio companies, particularly in helping companies build an Enterprise GTM motion. We offer hands on expertise in GTM, recruitment, and marketing to provide the most value and be a partner to our companies.