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GoAhead Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Seed · 12 people tracked

Also known as Go Ahead Ventures · GOAHEAD MAGE COMPANY, L.L.C.

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Investment thesis

GoAhead Ventures positions itself as a counterculture to traditional VC, emphasizing speed and direct access to decision-makers. Startups submit a one-way video pitch reviewed by all three managing partners, and the process runs about six days from submission to a potential offer. The firm invests in people rather than polished business scripts and provides signable SAFEs without term sheets, avoiding drawn-out timelines and the requirement to have a lead investor. It offers typical checks of $500K-$1M and maintains an always-on approach with sub-24-hour response times.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$500K – $1M
HQ
Menlo Park, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
Last 12 months
3 investments
AUM
$250M
VC funds
6
Tracked investments
150
Unicorns
2
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
5

Team · 12 people

from public directories
Sean McAvoy· Venture Partnerin

What they invest in

from 109 of 150 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×44SaaS ×36Enterprise Software ×31Healthtech ×20Deep Tech ×15Hardware ×13Marketing Tech ×13Digital Health ×11

HQs:United States×61Canada×3India×3Japan×2China×1Indonesia×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 53 portfolio companies
45%
solo founders
24 of 53 mapped founding teams
46%
repeat founders
of 63 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 11 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×242 founders×113 founders×104+ founders×8

Where their founders studiedfrom 63 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5Stanford University ×4University of California, Berkeley ×4Case Western Reserve University ×2Georgia Institute of Technology ×2Harvard Business School ×2Harvard University ×2National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 64 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×22Engineering ×16Business & Management ×9Economics ×6Life Sciences ×6Finance & Accounting ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×4Medicine ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 63 founders with career history

Google ×3United States Air Force ×33D Systems ×2Addepar ×2CaricatureWall ×2Drift ×2Dropbox ×2Goldman Sachs ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×16Techstars ×2

10 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 67 with degree data)

Investments · 150 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 52023 · 42022 · 42021 · 42020 · 42019 · 12018 · 22017 · 32012 · 133 dated

Liistliist.ccSeed · Apr 2020 · $420K

New York, US

David Friedl(Director)Justin Allan Holmes(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatClancey Stahr· per SEC Form D

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Corbett Drummey(CEO)inSteven Wanderski(Full Stack Web Developer)in

BoardPeter Dolan(Director)

Board seatClancey Stahr· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBeringeaEmery CapitalFusionICCP Venture PartnersLakewest Venture PartnersLofty Ventures+16 more

500Friends500friends.cominMar 2012Acquired

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BoardERIC CHIN(Director)

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Joyce Chiao(Founder)in

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Accsenseaccsense.ioin

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BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Ivana Djuretic(Founder)inAndy Yeung(Drug discovery)inYik Andy Yeung(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

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JOEL MULKEY(Executive Officer, Director)inJOHN DESMOND(Director)BRUCE CHATTERLEY(Director)JEFF BURCHETT(Executive Officer)

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Braveupbraveup.comin𝕏

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Alvaro Carrasco Arriazain

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Butlerbutler.grPre-Seed · Oct 2024 · $850K

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Cakejoincake.com𝕏

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Consumer

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Capablecapable.com𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

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Anish Puri(Founder)in

Collectlycollectly.coinSeed

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Levon Brutyan(CEO)inMax Mizotin(Founder)inTat Ajamyan(Advisor)Andrew Gooding(Senior Director of Client Operations)Jessie Koester(Vice President Revenue Ops)Kevin Lunn(Head of Product)

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Colossal Biosciencescolossal.com𝕏

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Deep TechSector AgnosticAustin, US

Ben Lamm(Founder)inBrian Beard(Executive Officer, Director)inBen Lamm George Church(Founder)George M. Church(Founder)

BoardTom Chi(Director)in

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Consoltoconsolto.comin

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales Tech

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AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Davin(Founder & CEO)

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AI & Machine LearningHR TechInsurTechSaaSNew York, US

Nikhil Aggarwal(CEO & Co-Founder)Jason Dong(COO & Co-Founder)Jackson Wagner(CPO & Co-Founder)Eric Qian(VP of Engineering & Co-Founder)

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Corvus Roboticscorvus-robotics.comin𝕏Seed · Sep 2024

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Jackie Wu(CEO)inKabir Mohammed(Director)inCorvus Robotics. He(Founder)Jackie Wu Kabir Mohammed(Founder)Mohammed Kabir(Founder)Jonathan Sandau(Chief Software Architect)

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Uriah Meadan(Founder)in

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

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Exits · 6

1 IPOs · 5 acquisitions · showing 3

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has GoAhead Ventures made?
GoAhead Ventures has 150 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does GoAhead Ventures invest at?
GoAhead Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is GoAhead Ventures's typical check size?
GoAhead Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
What sectors does GoAhead Ventures focus on?
GoAhead Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is GoAhead Ventures located?
GoAhead Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Does GoAhead Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, GoAhead Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does GoAhead Ventures co-invest with?
GoAhead Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Fusion VC, Alumni Ventures, among 223 tracked co-investors.

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