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fama Ventures, LLC

Venture capital

Boston · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

fama Ventures focuses on early-stage seed investments in technology companies and venture funds. Drawing on the fama PR founders' background in helping emerging technology entrepreneurs position, launch, and scale their businesses, the firm combines seed funding with access to capital and strategic counsel around storytelling and positioning. It aims to help portfolio companies reach the audiences that matter most at each stage, from attracting early customers to raising institutional funding from top-tier venture capital firms.

Invests inSector AgnosticBoston

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Boston, MA, US
Instruments
Equity
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
23
Unicorns
2

Team · 2 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 14 of 23 portfolio companies

Cybersecurity ×8Enterprise Software ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4SaaS ×4Crypto & Web3 ×2Fintech ×2Hardware ×2

HQs:United States×12

Who they back

founder profiles across 10 portfolio companies
40%
solo founders
4 of 10 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×42 founders×54+ founders×1

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2

Investments · 23 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12021 · 32015 · 26 dated

AtScaleatscale.comin𝕏

AtScale provides a semantic data platform that helps enterprises establish a unified, trusted source of truth for analytics and AI across cloud platforms and BI tools.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Mateo, US

Dave Mariani(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inDavid Mariani(Director)inChristopher Lynch(Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman)inChris Lynch(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardRoseann Palmieri(Director)inMichael Egan(Director)

Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesComcast VenturesStorm VenturesUMC CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersXSeed Capital

Cygilantcygilant.comin

SilverSky provides managed security services for regulated and audit-driven organizations, including advisory/assessment, managed security controls (MSP/MSSP), and 24x7 managed extended detection and response (MxDR).

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsArrowroot Capital

DataRobotdatarobot.comin𝕏

DataRobot develops an AI and machine learning platform that automates model development and deployment for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Jeremy Achin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inTom de Godoy(Co-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer)in

BoardHarry Weller(Director)Christopher Lynch(Director)in

Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBallistic VenturesCisco InvestmentsConnetic Ventures+41 more

EVPassportevpassport.cominMar 2021

EVPassport provides EV charging infrastructure and technology for enterprise customers, positioning itself around hardware quality, value, and deployment operations.

CleantechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationBrooklyn, US

Hooman Shahidi(Executive Officer)Mohammen Mehrabani(Executive Officer)Aaron Fisher(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsNorthleaf Capital Partners

JASK Autonomous Security Platformjask.comin𝕏Dec 2015

Provides an AI-powered SIEM and security analytics platform that automates alert triage, threat detection, and incident investigation through log analytics.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureAustin, US

Gregory Martin(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsDnx VenturesKleiner PerkinsTen ElevenDell Technologies CapitalNightDragon

Obsidianobsidiansecurity.cominJul 2026

Obsidian Security provides visibility, controls, and threat detection for SaaS applications and AI tools across enterprise environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNewport Beach, US

Matt W.(Founder)inGlenn Chisholm(Co-Founder; former CEO, now Chairman & Chief Product Officer)inBen Johnson(Co-Founder & CTO)inMatt Wolff(Co-Founder & Chief AI Officer)inHasan Imam(Chief Executive Officer)inXinran Wang(Chief Technology Officer (formerly EVP of Engineering))in

Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesCraft VenturesCRESCENT COVE CAPITALDnx VenturesGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)+5 more

PropSwappropswap.comJul 2015 · $2M

Peer-to-peer marketplace enabling U.S. bettors to buy and sell legal sports wagers at self-determined prices.

Las Vegas, US

Ian Charles Epstein(Executive Officer)Luke Anthony Pergande(Executive Officer)

Query Aiquery.aiin𝕏

Query.ai offers a federated search platform that lets security teams search and normalize data across multiple sources — including SIEMs, data lakes, cloud storage, EDR, identity, and threat intelligence tools — from a single search bar without writing complex queries.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrookings, US

Dhiraj Sharan(Chief Scientist & Founder)inMatt Eberhart(CEO)inAndrew Maloney(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJay Leek(Director)

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsClearSkyHomegrown CapitalSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcTech Square Ventures

Randorirandori.com

Randori provides security threat detection and prevention services.

CybersecurityPalo Alto, US

Co-investors.406 VenturesHarmony Partners

RealOpenrealopen.comin𝕏

RealOpen converts cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins into fiat to fund traditional real estate closings, wiring dollars to escrow so buyers appear as cash buyers to sellers and agents.

B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3FintechPropTech

Christian Dumontet(Founder & CEO)inChristine Quinn(Founder & CMO)

SageSpotsagespot.com

Social platform where creators convert their followers into paid subscribers and build dedicated fan communities.

Co-investorsKhosla Ventures

Sevcosevcosecurity.comin𝕏Jul 2021 · $15M

Sevco Security, now part of Arctic Wolf, provides an exposure management platform (branded Aurora) that discovers an organization's full attack surface, prioritizes vulnerabilities and misconfigurations by risk, and guides remediation.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US

Jeffrey Guy(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Viscuso(Director)Kevin Cunningham(Director)Lori Fitzpatrick(Executive Officer)Greg Fitzgerald(Director)

BoardGreg Dracon(Director)in

Co-investors.406 VenturesSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcAccomplice

STRIVEstrive.techin𝕏

Strive develops smart apparel and a hardware-software ecosystem that captures muscle and motion data to deliver performance insights for elite athletes, teams, and the U.S.

HardwareHealthtechSports Tech

Josh Shiller(Founder)in

Co-investorsSeaChange

Teamcode Xteamcode-x.com

Code-X develops cybersecurity technology aimed at reducing attack surfaces and vulnerable methodologies.

Cybersecurity

Threat Stackthreatstack.comin

CybersecurityBoston, US

Jennifer M. Andre(Executive Officer)Dustin Webber(Director)Brian Ahern(Executive Officer, Director)inDoug Cahill(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardChristopher P. Lynch(Director)Maria Cirino(Director)in

Co-investors.406 VenturesF-Prime CapitalScale Venture PartnersTechstarsAccompliceEight Roads Ventures

Zelcorezelcore.ioin𝕏

Zelcore is a non-custodial, multi-chain crypto wallet available on desktop, mobile, and as a browser extension, letting users buy, sell, send, receive, and swap digital assets from one interface.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Code-XSpiroSpirohqWearstriveYofumoYofumo TechnologiesZeroNorth

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has fama Ventures, LLC made?
fama Ventures, LLC has 23 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does fama Ventures, LLC invest at?
fama Ventures, LLC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does fama Ventures, LLC focus on?
fama Ventures, LLC focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is fama Ventures, LLC located?
fama Ventures, LLC is headquartered in Boston, US.
Who does fama Ventures, LLC co-invest with?
fama Ventures, LLC most often shares deals with .406 Ventures, Syn Ventures Seed Management Llc, Dnx Ventures, among 60 tracked co-investors.

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