ACT ONE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
ACT ONE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. is a Pre-seed and Seed fund in the US, Mexico and Canada writing $1M–$3M checks into AI, Developer Tools, Enterprise, Fintech, developer-tools-infrastructure, fintech-payments, e-commerce-infrastructure, vertical-saas, logistics, compliance, risk-infrastructure and e-commerce.
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sectors
- AI, Developer Tools, Enterprise, Fintech, developer-tools-infrastructure, fintech-payments, e-commerce-infrastructure, vertical-saas, logistics, compliance, risk-infrastructure, e-commerce
- Check size
- $1M–$3M
- Invests in
- US-wide, Mexico, Canada
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2016
- Assets under management
- $148M
- Website
- actoneventures.com
Thesis
ACT ONE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., founded in 2016, is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage companies in the AI economy. The firm invests in pre-seed and seed stages, primarily in the United States, with some investments in Mexico and Canada. ACT ONE leads investment rounds, targeting companies rearchitecting core systems behind modern enterprise, including infrastructure, automation, and decision-making. The firm's investment sectors include AI-native systems, enterprise software, developer tools & infrastructure, Fintech & Payments, e-commerce infrastructure, vertical SaaS, logistics, compliance, and risk infrastructure. ACT ONE manages $148 million across three funds and multiple SPVs, with Fund III closing in January 2024 at $73 million. The firm typically invests between $1M and $3M per round and makes approximately 7 new investments per year. ACT ONE also originated and champions the Diversity Rider, a contractual mechanism to include underrepresented investors on cap tables.
Common questions
Does ACT ONE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. invest at the Pre-seed stage?
Yes. ACT ONE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. lists Pre-seed and Seed among the stages it invests in.
What check size does ACT ONE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. write?
ACT ONE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. writes $1M–$3M checks.
Where does ACT ONE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. invest?
ACT ONE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. invests in the US, Mexico and Canada.