Access Venture Partners
Venture capitalWestminster · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 10 people tracked
Also known as ACCESS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
Investment thesis
Access Venture Partners seeks innovative startups in the enterprise, cybersecurity, and new marketplace model categories. The firm concentrates on a select set of evolving subsectors and technologies in which it has developed domain expertise, aiming to back companies where its knowledge can add differentiated value.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 31 of 72 portfolio companiesSaaS ×13AI & Machine Learning ×10Cybersecurity ×9Enterprise Software ×9HR Tech ×4Marketing Tech ×4Semiconductors ×3Cloud Computing ×2
HQs:United States×22United Kingdom×1
Investments · 72 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 32024 · 12023 · 12019 · 12016 · 28 dated
Smith+Nephew is a medical technology company that develops products for the repair, regeneration, and replacement of soft and hard tissue, serving orthopedic and sports medicine patients.
HealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB
Sterling, US
W Daniel Hall(Director)Frank Mendicino(Director)Brian Beyer(CEO)
BoardAlan Taetle(Director)
Board seatFrank Mendicino III· per SEC Form D
San Francisco, US
Adam Levin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatAlex Houghtalin· per SEC Form D · $6.2M raise · filed Feb 2026
Digistar develops planetarium software that enables immersive learning experiences and live collaborative content for planetariums and educational institutions worldwide.
EdTech
Ascent360 is an AI-powered Customer Data Platform (CDP) designed for the hospitality industry that unifies guest data from multiple sources and enables omnichannel marketing automation to drive direct bookings and reduce dependency on online travel agencies.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSGolden, US
Scott Buelter(President and Chief Executive Officer)
Rithum is a commerce platform that helps brands and retailers manage product listings, inventory, orders, and marketing across 600+ marketplaces and sales channels.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceSaaS
Cloud Campaign is a social media management platform for digital marketing agencies that enables scheduling, client approvals, analytics, and AI-driven content creation across major social platforms with white-labeling capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSBoulder, US
Ryan Born(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ross Gray(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Kirby(Director)Jason Burby(Director)
BoardKirk Holland(Director)
Denver, US
Frank Medicino(Director)Joseph R. Zell(Director)John Steward(Director)Paul J. Ironside(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Smalley(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKyle Lefkoff(Director)
Dapple Security provides data security and privacy features for businesses, built on encryption and data governance technologies.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechCentennial, US
Gadalia Montoya Weinberg O'Brian(Founder/CEO)Gadalia Montoya Weinberg O'Bryan(Founder and CEO)Keith Bucher(Co-Founder and CTO)William Ackerly(Director)Gadalia O'Bryan(Executive Officer, Director)
Cisco provides networking devices and infrastructure software for data centers, workplaces, and security operations.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
GoodBuy Gear is an online marketplace selling quality-checked secondhand and open-box baby and kids' gear, including strollers, car seats, high chairs, carriers, and bassinets.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces
Hydden provides an AI-powered identity data layer that discovers and monitors all human and machine identities across enterprise infrastructure—including cloud, on-premises, and SaaS systems—and automates access governance and compliance tasks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Intertrust provides digital trust and secure communication infrastructure for decentralized networks, serving energy and media ecosystems with IoT connectivity, rights management, and data exchange solutions.
CybersecurityEnergyIoTSunnyvale, US
Gen Isayama(Director)Florian Kolb(Director)Mark Khalil(Director)Stephanie van Wermeskerken(Director)Cameron Briggs(Director)Talal Shamoon(Executive Officer, Director)
Exabeam provides AI-driven security operations software that combines behavioral analytics and intelligent agents to detect, investigate, and respond to threats across human and AI agent activity.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareBoulder, US
Dick Williams(Director)Andrew S Grolnick(Executive Officer, Director)Mark C Vellequette(Executive Officer)V Frank Mendicino III(Director)Robert F Lentz(Director)Chris Petersen(Executive Officer, Director)
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareLongmont, US
Jeremy Goeckeritz(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardYoav Lurie(Director)
Nivati offers holistic mental health and wellbeing programs for employees, delivered as a workplace wellness solution.
HealthtechHR TechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSouth Jordan, US
Amelia Wilcox(Founder)Pamela Stevenson(Director)Cydni Tetro(Director)Dan Tyre(Director)Adam Slovik(Director)
Boulder, US
Kirk Holland(Board of Director)Eli Gild(Chief Technology Officer)Promise Phelon(Chief Executive Officer)Frank Sette(Chief Revenue Officer)Lawson DeVries(Board of Director)Rustin Banks(Chief Product Officer)
Rambus designs chips and silicon intellectual property for data center infrastructure, enabling high-speed memory and connectivity for applications including generative AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSemiconductors
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioIntel,NASDAQ: INTCSmith+NephewNYSE: SNN
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesrebit · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Tidal · esgtoday.com · May 29, 2026
Dapple Security · dapplesecurity.com · Nov 17, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Access Venture Partners invest at?
- Access Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What is Access Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Access Venture Partners typically writes checks of $500K – $4M.
- What sectors does Access Venture Partners focus on?
- Access Venture Partners focuses on Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Access Venture Partners located?
- Access Venture Partners is headquartered in Westminster, US.
- Does Access Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Access Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
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