What stage does Heroic Ventures invest at?

Heroic Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

What sectors does Heroic Ventures focus on?

Heroic Ventures focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.

Where is Heroic Ventures located?

Heroic Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.

Heroic Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Palo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked

Also known as Heroic Ventures Delta · Heroic Ventures Epsilon · Heroic Ventures Formation · Heroic Ventures Gamma · HEROIC VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC · Heroic Ventures Zeta · OUTPUT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Heroic Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides early-stage funding to entrepreneurs working on solutions in large markets.

Invests inConsumer Enterprise Software Fintech Hardware SaaSPalo AltoUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Jul 28, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Palo Alto, California, US

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2016

Private fund assets

$55.4M

VC funds

Tracked investments

Team · 7 people

from public directories

Andrew Schultz· Partner· Palo Alto, Californiain

Andrew Schultz is Senior Vice President of Global Sales Finance & Pricing at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. He has more than 20 years of experience in finance and executive leadership within the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors, with expertise in strategy, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, and organizational integrations. His background includes financial analysis, stakeholder management, and leadership across multi-functional and geographically diverse teams.

Claire Zhang· Partner· Palo Alto, Californiain

Matt Robinson· Managing Partner· Palo Alto, Californiain

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Michael Fertik· Managing Partner· United Statesin 𝕏

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Itai Maron· Venture Partner· Palo Alto, Californiain 𝕏

Itai Maron is the founder and CEO of Homeland, an intelligence-driven civil defense system addressing digital, narrative, and operational threats. He previously worked as a venture capitalist and company builder at Heroic Ventures and founded Portobel. His background includes operations and business development roles at early-stage technology companies and senior positions in defense systems at Rolls-Royce and Elbit Systems, where he managed defense program P&Ls and service delivery.

Arch H.· Investor· San Francisco Bay Areain

Nicholas Reymond· Investor· Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARin

What they invest in

from 2 of 3 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×2Consumer ×1Deep Tech ×1Mobility & Transportation ×1SaaS ×1Travel & Hospitality ×1

HQs:United States×2France×1

Investments · 3 tracked

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Futurailfuturail.comin✓ verified

Futurail develops a safety-certified autonomy software and hardware stack for self-driving trains, including long-range obstacle detection, localization, and train control, offered as first-mount integration with OEMs or retrofits of existing fleets.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationStrasbourg, FR

Demoflowgondola.aiin

Gondola is an AI-powered travel concierge that helps frequent travelers find the best hotel rates, earn loyalty rewards, and monitor price drops across multiple hotel chains.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaSTravel & HospitalityDenver, US

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San Mateo, US

Jason Pressman(Director)Steve Newman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Heroic Ventures invest at?: Heroic Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Heroic Ventures focus on?: Heroic Ventures focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
Where is Heroic Ventures located?: Heroic Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Heroic Ventures' Michael Fertik on investing in defense: The war machine is back on

CNBC Television · Michael Fertik

The big winner from a TikTok closure in the U.S. is Meta and X: Heroic Ventures' Michael Fertik

Michael Fertik · cnbc.com

A breakup of Google would impact the company more than its users: Heroic Ventures’ Michael Fertik

CNBC Television · Michael Fertik

We are still in the 'hardware' moments of the AI cycle, says Heroic Ventures’ Michael Fertik

CNBC Television · Michael Fertik

Scammers are using generative A.I. to enhance attacks, says Heroic Ventures' Michael Fertik

Michael Fertik · cnbc.com

A.I. offers exciting opportunities as well as risks, says Heroic Ventures' Michael Fertik

CNBC Television · Michael Fertik

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