Animo Ventures

What is Animo Ventures?

ANIMO Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in the United States with a $60 million Seed fund and offices in New York, San Francisco, and Miami. They are dedicated to leading pre-Seed and Seed rounds across the United States and tend to invest between $500k and $2m in companies that are raising $500k to $4m.

ANIMO Ventures primarily targets a variety of sectors including Software, Web Marketplaces, SaaS, Business Solutions, FinTech, Financial Services, AI, Big Data, HealthTech, Fitness, Future of Work, Mobility, Consumer, and Woman-Focused ventures. They have been the lead investor in companies such as Blanket, Finalis, Intello, The Cusp, Syncari, Prospr, Yay Lunch, SHIFT, LEV, Mathison, and Mighty Business, as well as supporting investor in startups like Confirm HR, TinyMile, Sunlight, and Task Human. Their investment philosophy centers around being actively involved with the companies they invest in, offering more than just capital by providing dense networks and support in areas like fundraising and hiring.

The team consists of individuals with diverse backgrounds ranging from non-profits to economic development and from various parts of the world, bringing in unique global perspectives and operational expertise. ANIMO Ventures emphasizes a founder-friendly approach, advertising themselves as the most active general partner on every cap table and promising not to be backseat drivers. They have made a commitment to care for founders holistically through ups and downs and focus exclusively on US-based companies.

Their second fund, Fund II, has grown to $78 million, and they continue investing with the philosophy of being early supporters and taking significant leaps alongside the founders they back.