Counterpart Ventures

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VCMatch tracks Counterpart Ventures as an investor focused on Enterprise SaaS, AI/ML, and Fintech companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, United States, San Francisco Bay Area, and North America markets, and $1m to $5m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$1m to $5m

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth

Focus Areas

Enterprise SaaS, AI/ML, Fintech

Geography

United States, San Francisco Bay Area, and North America

Investment Thesis

Counterpart Ventures believes that capital is a commodity and investment value-add is critical. They aim to inject optimal capital infusion while being considerate of founder dilution and providing the right dry powder to scale businesses quickly to the next level. Their philosophy bridges traditional VC and corporate venture capital, leveraging 20+ years of combined CVC experience to create tangible value both pre- and post-investment through access to enterprise customers, partners, and upstream capital.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Counterpart Ventures is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds in Enterprise SaaS, AI/ML, Fintech, and Healthtech, especially across United States, San Francisco Bay Area, and North America, with public check-size signals around $1m to $5m.

Focus statement

A San Francisco-based VC fund investing in Seed & Series A enterprise software startups, focusing on software bringing disruptive AI-native solutions to antiquated industries. We provide founders access to enterprise customers, partners and capital through our unique Counter Club community of 741+ corporate venture funds.

Value Add

First institutional VC fund exclusively founded by former corporate VC leaders
Built the largest and most engaged global CVC community (Counter Club) with 741 unique CVCs, $320B capital deployed, and 1,700+ CVC investors representing 1/3 of CVCs globally
Stage-agnostic lifecycle fund model that flexes across company life cycle with investment sizes from $1M-$5M
3-4 week average diligence period enabling speed and conviction-driven investing
Direct access to industry experts, enterprise customers, and strategic partners through Counter Club network
Contrarian approach that does not subscribe to traditional VC playbook
Average of 54+ monthly intros for founders and 6+ monthly customer intros from Counterpart team