Elementum Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco Β· Seed Β· 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
Pre-seed and seed investor backing frontier deep-tech startups with differentiated IP; multi-exit founder-operator GPs provide hands-on operational support, even filling roles like COO, CFO, sales rep, headhunter, or janitor.
Team Β· 3 people
from the firm's website
Ben Chelf co-founded Coverity from his Stanford PhD and led it as CTO/COO to acquisition by Synopsys; now an operator-focused general partner who partners as a peer builder to founders.
Ben Patterson evaluates very early technical teams from an active pre-seed/seed and deepβtech investing perspective, advises other investors, and maintains an unusually open-door policy for founders.
Kurt Keilhacker is a longtime company builder turned investor with degrees from Chicago, Stanford and Harvard across business, humanities and theology, and has invested in 50+ U.S. and European startups.
Investments Β· 5 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathFrequently asked questions
- What stage does Elementum Ventures invest at?
- Elementum Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What is Elementum Ventures's typical check size?
- Elementum Ventures typically writes checks of $250K β $1.5M.
- What sectors does Elementum Ventures focus on?
- Elementum Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware.
- Where is Elementum Ventures located?
- Elementum Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Elementum Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Elementum Ventures leads investment rounds.
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