DERIVE VENTURES
DERIVE VENTURES is a Seed, Series A and early-stage fund in the US writing $250K–$5M checks into AI, Enterprise, information-technology, b2c, travel, hospitality, real-estate, consumer-products-and-services, business-products-and-services, loyalty, experience-technology and labor-management.
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, early-stage
- Sectors
- AI, Enterprise, information-technology, b2c, travel, hospitality, real-estate, consumer-products-and-services, business-products-and-services, loyalty, experience-technology, labor-management
- Check size
- $250K–$5M
- Invests in
- US-wide
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2021
- Assets under management
- $42M
- Website
- derive-ventures.com
Thesis
Derive Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on the travel, hospitality, and real estate sectors. The firm invests in companies that bridge the gap between technology and travel, supporting entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of these industries. Derive Ventures targets companies in core travel sectors and sectors tangential to travel with innovative business concepts, ideas, and technology. The firm looks for opportunities in loyalty, experience technology, labor management, and AI, seeking both travel vertical businesses and horizontal technology companies (derivative businesses). Derive Ventures Fund I closed with $42 million of total AUM, including $21 million committed to Fund I and $21 million of direct investment capital.
Common questions
Does DERIVE VENTURES invest at the Seed stage?
Yes. DERIVE VENTURES lists Seed, Series A and early-stage among the stages it invests in.
What check size does DERIVE VENTURES write?
DERIVE VENTURES writes $250K–$5M checks.
Where does DERIVE VENTURES invest?
DERIVE VENTURES invests in the US.