San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco California | U.S.A.
| Investor Type | Firm |
| Type of Fund | VC |
| Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments • DeepTech • Nanotechnology • Consumer • Woman Focused |
| Stages | Early,Seed, Series A, Pre-seed |
| Investing | United States • Canada • Germany • India • Japan • Sweden • China • Singapore • Hong Kong • Israel • Brazil • Ukraine • Indonesia • Pakistan |
| Investment Range | $200,000 - $1,000,000 |
| Investment Sweet Spot | $600,000 |
| Assets Under Management | $48,500,000 |
About The Fund
GoAhead Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm situated in Menlo Park, California, that champions a diverse investment strategy across various sectors and global markets. They are dedicated to funding innovative startups primarily in the pre-seed and seed stages, with the flexibility to extend their reach to Series A rounds. As innovators in the venture capital space, they invest across all technology sectors, including Software (Web Marketplace SaaS, etc.), Media, BioTech, Business Solutions, FinTech & Financial Services, Retail & E-Commerce, Sales & Marketing, IoT & Wearables, CleanTech, A.I. & Big Data, HealthTech & Fitness, Blockchain & Cryptos, Web Security & Privacy, Gaming & eSports, Advertising, Analytics, Cloud Services & Infrastructure, Insurance & InsurTech, Payments, DeepTech, Nanotechnology, Consumer, and Woman Focused endeavors. With assets under management amounting to approximately $48.5 million, they consider investments spanning from $200,000 to $1,000,000, targeting an investment sweet spot of around $600,000. Their portfolio includes a wide range of companies, demonstrating their commitment to fostering growth across different industries and regions. By implementing a founder-focused approach, they prioritize the entrepreneurial team and are known for their streamlined, democratic submission process that includes a fast and open video pitch system, allowing founders to present their business quickly and efficiently to the managing partners. This process reflects GoAhead Ventures' mission to remain accessible and responsive to founders' ambitions and potential, offering either a standard SAFE document or a polite pass within an impressively short timeframe. In wanting to maintain an equal opportunity for all startups, they have designed a 1-way video pitch, reviewed by all managing partners, which replaces traditional screening methods, indicating their desire to invest in people rather than business scripts. GoAhead Ventures is also actively inviting students or recent graduates interested in the venture capital ecosystem to join as Venture Scouts, empowering the next generation of VC professionals.
What they say:
We invest in all sectors and all geographies. We are a highly active pre-seed and seed stage venture capital fund based out of Silicon Valley. We invest in ALL technology sectors and ALL geographies, and we have invested in over 100 companies all over the world. As a startup ourselves, we created a very open and fast video pitch process to serve all the entrepreneurs in the world. Step 1: Please submit your video pitch here (takes ~5min) which is reviewed by all 3 of our managing partners within 3 days of submission. Step 2: Full GoAhead Partnership Zoom pitch, ideally with your full co-founding team. >>> (Step 3 happens on the following day at 5PM PST) Step 3: GoAhead makes an offer using a standard SAFE document or a polite pass. This decision comes the day after your zoom pitch! We look forward to reviewing your submission!
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