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Active Capital
Austin, TX
Series A
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Active Capital is essentially two funds in one - you've got Jim Breyer's Silicon Valley pedigree mixed with Josh Baer's Austin ecosystem building. The Breyer connection gets you serious credibility and network access, but he's not day-to-day involved. Baer knows everyone in Austin and will hustle for you, but this is still a relatively new institutional fund learning its identity. They're genuinely founder-friendly and won't micromanage, but don't expect the operational playbook of a Tier 1 fund. Best for Austin-area companies that want local champions with Valley connections.

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Ankona Capital
Newport Beach, CA
Series A
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BERNIE'S TAKE

Ankona is the scrappy fund that punches above its weight class by backing solid B2B software companies before they become obvious to bigger funds. David Keene and team have decent pattern recognition for enterprise software but aren't the first call for many hot deals. They're genuinely helpful post-investment and won't ghost you, which is refreshing. The downside? Limited dry powder means they can't always follow-on in later rounds, and their brand doesn't open as many doors as top-tier funds. Good choice if you want investors who actually answer emails and provide real operational help.

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Arthur Ventures
Minneapolis, MN
Series A
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BERNIE'S TAKE

Arthur Ventures is solid but unspectacular - they're the steady Eddie of midwest B2B investing. Finn and Larson know their market well and provide genuine operational value, especially for companies scaling outside coastal bubbles. They're not going to lead your Series A at a crazy valuation, but they won't ghost you when markets turn either. The trade-off: they can be conservative on check sizes and slower on decisions compared to coastal funds. Good choice if you want experienced partners who understand midwest business dynamics, but don't expect them to move at Silicon Valley speed.

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Bull City Venture Partners
Durham, NC
Series A
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Bull City is a solid regional player that actually knows the Southeast market better than most coastal funds pretend to. Carl Hoffman's operator background shows - he'll roll up his sleeves on sales strategy and customer development rather than just pontificate from the sidelines. The fund is small enough that you'll get real attention, but that also means their follow-on capacity is limited. They're not going to get you on stage at TechCrunch, but they will help you close enterprise deals and navigate the quirks of selling to Fortune 500 companies.

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Dallas Venture Capital
Irving, TX
Series A
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BERNIE'S TAKE

DVC is the kind of regional fund that knows their lane and stays in it - which is both their strength and limitation. They're legitimately helpful for Dallas-area B2B companies that want smart money without the Silicon Valley circus. Trey Bowles has real operational chops and the partners actually return calls. The downside? Their network mostly ends at the Texas border, so if you need coastal connections for later rounds or enterprise sales, you might outgrow them. They're not writing massive checks, but they're not trying to be something they're not.

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Decibel Partners
Palo Alto, CA
Series A
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BERNIE'S TAKE

Decibel is a solid, no-nonsense B2B fund that actually knows what they're talking about in enterprise software. The partners have real operating experience and don't just throw around buzzwords. They're particularly strong in helping technical founders figure out go-to-market, which is rare. The downside is they're not huge brand names, so you won't get the same signaling value as a top-tier fund. But if you're building in their wheelhouse and want investors who roll up their sleeves, they're worth taking seriously.

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Elsewhere Partners
Austin, TX
Series A
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BERNIE'S TAKE

Elsewhere is what happens when seasoned Austin Ventures alumni decide to fish in less crowded waters — and it's working brilliantly. Chris Pacitti figured out that bootstrapped software companies outside the coasts are getting ignored by traditional VCs but are often better businesses with real revenue and customers. The operating advisor network is legit (former SolarWinds and ActivTrak execs), not just brand names collecting board fees. They're basically doing growth PE at Series A scale, which is smart positioning. The downside? With John Thornton's passing and the firm scaling rapidly, there's execution risk. Also, their "majority control" approach might spook founders used to minority VC deals, even though the testimonials suggest they're founder-friendly.

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Equal Ventures
New York, NY
Series A
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BERNIE'S TAKE

Rick and the Equal crew are the real deal - they actually do the homework before writing checks, publishing deep research reports on sectors before they invest rather than pattern-matching their way through meetings. One founder noted that even when Equal wasn't an investor, their questions and industry parallels unlocked new ideas to experiment with - especially valuable when working in spaces that are hard for outsiders to understand. They make unusually large $1.5M initial checks into very few companies and openly share their mistakes and failures rather than just celebrating wins. The flip side? Their thesis-driven approach means they'll pass on great companies outside their four lanes, and co-founder Richard Kerby stepped back to Venture Partner in 2024, so there's been some leadership transition.

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G20 Ventures
Boston, MA
Series A
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Grand Ventures
Grand Rapids, MI
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Graphite Ventures
Toronto, ON
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Interplay
New York, NY
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Jump Capital
Chicago, IL
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Kepha Partners
Waltham, MA
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Lobby Capital
San Francisco, CA
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Refinery Ventures
Cincinnati, OH
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Resolute Ventures
San Francisco, CA
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Scale Venture Partners
Foster City, CA
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ScOp Venture Capital
Los Angeles, CA
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Sierra Ventures
San Mateo, CA
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Signal Peak Ventures
Salt Lake City, UT
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Sorenson Capital
Salt Lake City, UT
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Toba Capital
Newport Beach, CA
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Whitecap Venture Partners
Toronto, ON
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