1414 Ventures
Venture capitalBoston · Pre-Seed–Seed · 14 people tracked
Investment thesis
1414 Ventures focuses exclusively on pre-seed and seed-stage founders pioneering digital trust solutions. The firm sees identity, security, and compliance shifting from manual processes to embedded software and networks, accelerated by autonomous AI systems, increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, proliferating digital assets, and expanding global regulation. It invests along a horizontal thesis targeting the foundational trust layer of the digital, data, and AI economy — spanning agentic AI and authentication for human and non-human identities, trust and security infrastructure, and data privacy and governance. The firm views digital trust as evolving from a back-office function into core infrastructure for the AI economy.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 14 people
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What they invest in
from 1 of 11 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×1Enterprise Software ×1SaaS ×1
Investments · 11 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBlockchain-based fraud prevention and risk management platform
Credit scoring and identity verification service
Fraud prevention and business verification solutions
Fraud prevention and identity theft protection platform
Device identity and access management technology
Identity governance and administration software
Multistreaming, Data Privacy, and Encryption Technology
Multistreaming with integrated data privacy and encryption
Physical security and identity access management system
Ping Identity provides identity management and access solutions designed to enable secure, scalable digital growth.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Andre Durand(Founder & CEO)in
Verifiable credentials and customer authentication platform
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does 1414 Ventures invest at?
- 1414 Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does 1414 Ventures focus on?
- 1414 Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure.
- Where is 1414 Ventures located?
- 1414 Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamJackie Shoback, Co-Founder & Managing Director at 1414 Ventures
MGMT Boston - The Lantern · Jackie Shoback
Co-investors · 1
Consult Hyperion is a consulting firm, not an investment fund, specializing in payment systems, smart mobility, and digital identity. Together with its sister brand Fime, it provides strategic and technical advisory work along with test platforms and testing services for clients in those domains.
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