Adverb Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
Also known as ADVERB VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Adverb Ventures focuses on a company's earliest stages, writing checks between $500k and $5M. The firm invests in and advises founders who bring unique insight about a market, an audience, or a problem space and who have the drive to fully realize their vision at the largest possible scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 8 people
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What they invest in
from 20 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13Consumer ×5SaaS ×5Enterprise Software ×3Biotech ×2Creator Economy ×2Deep Tech ×2Developer Tools ×2
HQs:United States×8
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSan Francisco, US
Board seatJessica Verrilli· per SEC Form D · $74.4M raise · filed Aug 2020
Accend is an AI platform for financial institutions to automate business underwriting, onboarding, and risk assessment.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Pranjal Daga(Founder)inYutong Pei(Founder)inJoseph Zhou(Founder)Mario F. Spinella(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Scott Szorik(Executive Officer)
Alpaca Health connects families of children with developmental differences to a network of independent ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapy providers for in-home, school, or virtual sessions.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Cambio provides a platform for sustainability compliance, reporting, and retrofit planning across commercial real estate portfolios.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSan Francisco, US
Leia de Guzman(Founder)inStephanie Grayson(Founder)inLeon(Head of Engineering)in
Casa provides homeowners with a dedicated team that manages home maintenance and repairs, handling vendor coordination and home care decisions aligned with the homeowner's interests rather than vendor profits.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerPropTechSan Francisco, US
Michael York(Co-founder & CEO)
Foundation Farms operates a members-only private farm collection accessible by invitation.
AgTechConsumer
Foundational is building a network of AI-native, autonomous factories to reshore manufacturing of critical supply chains, aiming to let companies produce high-quality products domestically at competitive cost.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Hypernatural is an AI-powered video creation tool aimed at making video production accessible to creators without technical expertise.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentElm Grove, US
Chris Kolbe(Executive Officer, Director)
Prasso provides an engineering intelligence platform that automatically tracks changes across an engineering organization, offers AI-based code review, and includes an agent that answers questions and performs actions.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Outset is an AI-powered research platform that combines conversational AI, behavioral intelligence, and emotional analysis to conduct moderated research interviews and synthesize consumer insights at scale across multiple languages and countries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Player2 is an AI interface for games and mods, giving players access to free AI models plus daily credits for frontier models.
AI & Machine LearningGaming
Untold is a voice-first journaling app that lets users speak or type their thoughts, then asks optional guiding questions and responds with personalized insights, themes, and patterns over time.
AI & Machine LearningMental HealthWellness & Fitness
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Adverb Ventures invest at?
- Adverb Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Adverb Ventures's typical check size?
- Adverb Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What sectors does Adverb Ventures focus on?
- Adverb Ventures focuses on E-commerce, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- Where is Adverb Ventures located?
- Adverb Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamHypergrowth 101 with April Underwood from Adverb Ventures | Next Gen Builders, Ep. 16
Amplitude · April Underwood
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