CATEGORY VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
CATEGORY VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC is a Pre-seed and Seed fund in the US writing $1.5M–$5M checks into AI, Developer Tools, Enterprise and applications.
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sectors
- AI, Developer Tools, Enterprise, applications
- Check size
- $1.5M–$5M
- Invests in
- US-wide
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2024
- Assets under management
- $160M
Thesis
Category Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2024 and based in San Francisco, California. The firm specializes in enterprise software, with a strategic focus on developer tools, applications, infrastructure, and artificial intelligence. Their investment thesis centers on partnering with founders at the pre-seed and seed stages, aiming to back ambitious entrepreneurs building category-defining companies. Category Ventures seeks to lead these early rounds, providing investments typically ranging from $1.5 million to $5 million. They differentiate themselves by offering significant strategic and technical support, acting as an extension of the founding team and filling a market gap for early-stage funds that may lack the size to lead seed rounds or for larger firms not incentivized to support nascent companies. The firm's first fund, Category Fund I, closed in January 2025 with $160 million. The firm's primary geographic focus is the United States.
Common questions
Does CATEGORY VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC invest at the Pre-seed stage?
Yes. CATEGORY VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC lists Pre-seed and Seed among the stages it invests in.
What check size does CATEGORY VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC write?
CATEGORY VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC writes $1.5M–$5M checks.
Where does CATEGORY VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC invest?
CATEGORY VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC invests in the US.