Strike Ventures

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Strike focuses on Seed and Series A/B stage technology-driven businesses with demonstrable traction (typically $1M+ revenue), strong coachable management teams, reasonable valuations, and 'win-win' partnership structures. They emphasize geographic diversity and are particularly interested in 'uncommon niches' that can benefit from capital and ecosystem resources.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Seed, Series A, Series B

Focus Areas

Enterprise Saas, Data Infrastructure, Healthtech

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Investment Thesis

Strike Ventures invests in overlooked, high-potential ventures where others see commodity opportunities—they describe themselves as seeing ‘diamonds where others see rocks.’ They target technology-enabled businesses built by scrappy, visionary entrepreneurs often located outside traditional VC hubs (particularly mid-America). The firm believes businesses can be built anywhere with the right combination of entrepreneurial vision, talent, and customers. They focus on building long-term partnerships with coachable teams rather than pursuing rapid exits, and have successfully worked with the same entrepreneurs through multiple exits.

What Sets Them Apart

Flyover Focus: Invests in overlooked entrepreneurs often in mid-America rather than concentrating on coastal tech hubs
Proprietary deal-flow through partnership with Venture First (GP and services partner) providing access to 200+ companies annually
Nationwide network of industry executives across Boston, Louisville, Miami, Dallas, Cincinnati, San Francisco providing unique insights and data
Technology-enabled investing approach: supercharges businesses by adding modern technology solutions to scale nationally/globally
Willingness to lead investments despite $25M target fund size; pride themselves as 'strong partners' not shy about leading
Long-term partnership approach rather than transactional investing—experienced multiple successful exits with same entrepreneurs
Young, driven team motivated to create meaningful change and stay current with technological innovation pace