VERTICAL VENTURE PARTNERS

Thesis

Vertical Venture Partners (VVP) is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm founded in 2015. They focus on early-stage, business-to-business (B2B) technology companies that address specific pain points within defined industry verticals. VVP believes that industry-specific solutions achieve product-market fit and revenue more rapidly than generalist ones. Their investment focus is on enterprise IT opportunities, primarily in SaaS, deep tech, and enterprise software, including analytical applications, cloud applications, mobile, vertical CRM, and cyber-security. They are interested in sectors like retail, healthcare, transportation, insurance, financial services, and telecommunications, but avoid heavily regulated industries, B2C companies, and capital-intensive businesses. VVP primarily invests in Seed, Seed+, and Series A rounds, and will consider pre-revenue companies with a product and early customers. They invest across the United States, actively seeking opportunities outside the Bay Area. VVP typically leads or co-leads investment rounds and reserves capital for follow-on investments. VVP I closed with $51.3 million in 2016, and VVP II had $50 million in commitments with a target of $80 million. Their typical check size ranges from $500,000 to $2.5 million for Seed/Seed+ rounds, and $3 million to $4 million for Series A, with some deals noted between $5 million to $10 million.

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