Recursive Ventures

www.recursiveventures.com

Recursive Ventures invests in US Pre-seed and Seed Tech Startups disrupting industries through use of Data and Artificial Intelligence, with a geographic focus on the San Francisco Bay Area and global opportunities.

Check Size

$100K - $1M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Enterprise Saas, Data Infrastructure

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Investment Thesis

Recursive Ventures operates as a founder-centric, nimble seed-stage investor that prioritizes speed and founder support over traditional VC bureaucracy. The firm believes in moving decisively to invest in emerging opportunities while remaining highly accessible to founders, leveraging deep operational experience to help companies build momentum and secure subsequent funding rounds.

What Sets Them Apart

Solo Capitalist structure with single decision maker (Itamar Novick) enabling rapid decisions in days rather than weeks
Intentionally avoids leading investments to minimize conflicts with founders, though co-leads Pre-Seed/Seed rounds
Founder-managed firm with partners who are themselves founders, operators, and go-to-market experts
Core expertise in helping companies secure subsequent funding (Series A, Series B) with hands-on support and access to top VC firms globally
Demonstrated track record: 100+ portfolio companies, >$15B in enterprise value created, >$2B raised by portfolio, 2 IPOs, 12 exits