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Very Serious Ventures

Very Serious Ventures

San Francisco, Californiaveryseriousventures.com

Overview

Very Serious Ventures is an early-stage venture capital investment fund run by partners Joe Greenstein, Rachel Sheinbein, and Chase Adam. The firm's mission is to invest in people they admire who are building things they want to see in the world. It has a notable focus on supporting founders as individuals, reserving up to 10% of capital for founder wellness stipends, and LPs have committed to donating all fund returns to charity. The firm primarily invests in seed-stage startups in sectors including information technology, blockchain, and enterprise applications.

Portfolio Companies

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Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
Elm AIApr 2025SeedCo-investor
Bayou EnergyApr 2024Pre SeedCo-investor
MonterraNov 2023Pre SeedCo-investor
MonterraNov 2023Pre SeedCo-investor
ShieldApr 2023Pre SeedCo-investor
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HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year FoundedN/A

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