Fundraising FoxNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
Also known as LACONIA ADVISORY SERVICES LLC
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Investment thesis
Laconia focuses exclusively on early-stage investing, backing serious founders building 'must have' technology for enduring industries. Rather than treating seed as a pipeline for later growth rounds, the firm has stayed dedicated to the earliest days of company building, where it believes discipline, judgment, and hands-on support matter most. The firm concentrates on pre-seed and seed B2B software companies and draws on its partners' operating experience to help founders with sales acceleration, operational execution, and capital strategy. This early-stage discipline has guided the firm for over a decade.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 16 of 20 portfolio companiesSaaS ×12AI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×7Fintech ×4Marketing Tech ×3Cloud Computing ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Healthtech ×2
HQs:United States×17
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12022 · 32021 · 12020 · 12019 · 12018 · 32017 · 12015 · 12014 · 12013 · 114 dated
Upland Software is an enterprise software company integrating artificial intelligence into its product portfolio and internal operations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSAustin, US
S. Christopher Ney(Executive Officer, Promoter)John T. McDonald(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Michael Hill(Executive Officer)Sean Nathaniel(Chief Executive Officer and President)inJennifer Simon(Chief Financial Officer)inDan Doman(Chief Product Officer)
Co-investorsActivant CapitalBantam GroupEniac VenturesHGGCProgress VenturesRaptor Group+4 more
Ocrolus provides cash flow analytics and document processing tools for lenders and financial institutions to make funding decisions for small businesses.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNew York, US
Sam Bobley(Founder)inPeter Bobley(Founder)
BoardNick Adams(Director)in
Board seatDavid Arcara· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsARC Angel FundBoro CapitalBullpen CapitalCohen CircleDifferential VenturesElevate Innovation Partners+10 more
Acorns provides automated investment services that allow users to invest in diversified portfolios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) composed of stocks and bonds, with options including Bitcoin-linked ETFs.
FintechIrvine, US
Jeff Cruttenden(Founder)inWalter Cruttenden(Founder)inMark Dru(Founder)inMichael Bloch(Founder)
BoardJim Caccavo(Director)Jay Fishman(Director)
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAnsa CapitalBain Capital VenturesBlack Jays VenturesComcast VenturesConnetic Ventures+18 more
AutoFi provides a sales platform for automotive retailers that integrates financing, incentives, and deal structuring into a unified AI-powered online and in-store experience.
AI & Machine LearningFintechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Michael Mignano(Founder & CEO)Jonathan Palan(Founder)inKevin Singerman(Founder)inMandar Gokhale(Founder)in
BoardDavid Silverman(Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalBMW i VenturesCrosslink CapitalEniac VenturesFJ LabsLerer Hippeau+8 more
Bluefish is an enterprise marketing platform that helps large brands monitor, optimize, and measure their visibility and reputation across AI-driven channels such as AI search and agentic commerce.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Jing Feng(Founder)inAndrei Dunca(Founder)inAlex Sherman(CEO and co-founder)in
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaCrane Venture PartnersEvolution VC PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Salesforce VenturesSwift Ventures+3 more
Marlborough, US
Vasudevan Ramanathan(Executive Officer, Director)Caleb Costa(Executive Officer, Director)inJoe Moriarty(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFrank Smith(Director)inDonald Bossi(Director)Dominic Endicott(Director)
Co-investorsAIFAllos VenturesMassVenturesNauta CapitalTechnology Venture Partners
New York, US
Colin Beirne(Director)Adam Simowitz-Price(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jeffrey Silverman(Director)in
Co-investorsAlpine MeridianFJ LabsLerer HippeauRSE VenturesTwo Sigma Ventures
LeagueApps provides a youth sports management platform that handles registration, payments, scheduling, communications, reporting, facilities, and website design for clubs, camps, tournaments, and leagues.
SaaSSports TechNew York, US
Jeremy Goldberg(President)inBrian Litvack(CEO & Co-Founder)inSteve Parker(CTO & Co-Founder)inLinda Wang(Chief of Staff)inLeigh Hartman(Vice President, People)inPaul Cusick(Vice President, Sales)in
Co-investors3Spoke Capital645 VenturesAccel-KKRContour Venture PartnersR/GA VenturesScout Ventures+5 more
HealthtechHoboken, US
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Frontier Venture CapitalRunway Venture PartnersTechstarsDraper AssociatesFrontier Ventures+1 more
Paloma builds operations management software for companies in manufacturing, logistics, and agriculture.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nazli Danis(CEO)inAlex Avnit(CRO)inNazli Danis Alex Avnit(Founder)Kaiwen Song
Co-investorsActivant CapitalEight CapitalY Combinator468 CapitalAera VCBerkocorp+4 more
Sightly, based in Silicon Valley, makes software for planning and analyzing video advertising campaigns.
FintechMedia & EntertainmentSilicon Valley, US
Adam KatzinJeff TagliabueRalph MackinJohn Zdanowski(Executive Officer, Director)John McIntyre(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalPlug and Play VenturesRapha Capital Management, LLCWestern Technology InvestmentBullpen CapitalFloodgate+1 more
StrongDM provides privileged access management and identity governance for infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Elizabeth Joy Zalman(Executive Officer, Director)Justin McCarthy(Founder)inSchuyler Chapin Brown(Executive Officer, Director)inElizabeth Zalman(Founder)Schuyler Brown(Founder)
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaCisco InvestmentsDCVC (Data Collective)Frontline VenturesGolub GrowthGV (Google Ventures)+7 more
Boston, US
Adam Demos(Executive Officer, Director)Jack Klinck(Director)inDan Hurwitz(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesHyperplane Venture CapitalVestigo Ventures
Trestle is a vendor management platform that gives construction and preconstruction teams real-time visibility into vendor capacity, contract exposure, qualifications, and performance in one place.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCamber CreekFortySix Venture CapitalLegalTechMetaPropMetaProp Ventures+2 more
Wavy makes augmented reality experiences centered on music and visual art content.
ConsumerSan Francisco, US
Hammad Bashir(Founder)inSonia Sharma(Founder)inColde(Founder)Neha Verchand
Co-investorsTwo Small Fish VenturesY CombinatorArchangelBackbone AngelsGarage CapitalVenture Investment Associates
Wavy is a management software for hair salons, barbershops, and beauty institutes, offering point-of-sale, online booking, a branded website, digital marketing, inventory management, and a secure client database.
Marketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Shawn Hewat(Founder)in
Co-investorsWind VentureArchangelBackbone AngelsGarage CapitalTwo Small Fish Ventures
Wethos is an all-in-one software platform that helps freelancers and small creative studios manage their businesses through tools for pricing, proposal creation, invoicing, and payments.
Creator EconomyFuture of WorkSaaS
Summer Lambert(Founder)Rachel Renock(Founder)in
Co-investors27V (Twenty Seven Ventures)Backbone AngelsClocktower VenturesDeepwater Asset ManagementFlybridge Capital PartnersGaingels+14 more
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xtraCHEF provides accounting, financial management, and operations software for restaurants and food service businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSNew York, US
Andy Schwartz(Co-Founder / CEO)inBhavik Patel(Co-Founder & CTO)inChaz Brown(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsBeresford VenturesConnectivity VenturesValuestream Ventures
Yuvo Health provides software and business services to help community health centers operate more effectively within value-based care models.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew York, US
Cesar Herrera(Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder)inJanel Sia(Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder)Stephanie Hudson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFatima Husain(Director)inBrenton Fargnoli(Director)inJoseph Mayer(Director)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAV8 VenturesGreyMatterHLM Investment PartnersLifeX VenturesMastry+5 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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.
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1UplandNASDAQ: UPLD
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBluefish · finsmes.com · Apr 14, 2026
Paloma · ycombinator.com · Aug 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Laconia made?
- Laconia has 20 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Laconia invest at?
- Laconia invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Laconia's typical check size?
- Laconia typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
- What sectors does Laconia focus on?
- Laconia focuses on Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Laconia located?
- Laconia is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Laconia lead rounds?
- Yes, Laconia leads investment rounds.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Recent posts profile a portfolio founder (AutoFi's Kevin Singerman), announce Bluefish's $43M Series B for AI-driven agentic marketing, and explain Laconia's human-first, pre-seed/seed sourcing strategy amid a noisy AI-heavy early-stage market. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInvestor Connect- Episode 93- David Arcara of Laconia Capital Group
Hall Martin · David Arcara
Geri Kirilova, Managing Partner at Laconia - The VentureFizz Podcast
VentureFizz · Geri Kirilova
Meet The VC: Geri Kirilova of Laconia Capital
Early Growth · Geri Kirilova
001 The Formation of Laconia Capital Group with Jeffrey Silverman
Funding & Disrupting Podcast with Keith Herman · Jeffrey Silverman · youtube.com
Jeffrey Silverman of Laconia Capital
Gordon Platt · Jeffrey Silverman
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Co-investors · 18
ValueStream Ventures is an early-stage venture fund focused on B2B platforms built around valuable proprietary data.
Bullpen Capital is an early-stage venture firm that has funded over 100 companies, focusing on businesses that have found product-market fit but are overlooked by other investors.
Comcast Ventures is the venture capital arm of Comcast NBCUniversal, backing early- to growth-stage companies in sectors relevant to Comcast's future, and offering portfolio companies access to Comcast NBCUniversal's expertise, scale, network, and resources.
QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.
AlleyCorp is an early-stage investor and incubator based in New York that builds and backs companies across enterprise, consumer, healthcare, and deep tech sectors.
Javelin Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in unique ideas, people and business models across companies it would personally want to join.
Frontier is an early-stage technology investor backing entrepreneurs building innovative technologies aimed at improving joy, well-being, safety and productivity worldwide.
VamosVentures is a mission-driven venture firm backing early-stage founders building disruptive technology solutions, with an emphasis on diverse, Latinx, female, and immigrant/first-gen-led companies.
Third Prime is a venture capital firm that invests in companies operating in financial technology, real estate technology, and cryptocurrency sectors.
Differential Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund founded by data scientists and entrepreneurs to back data-focused, B2B startups working in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that writes pre-seed checks and is backed by a community of founder and operator LPs.
▶6 more co-investors
Inovia Capital2048 VenturesIlluminate VenturesMusha VenturesConvergence VenturesTwenty Seven Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Laconia, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Laconia's recorded portfolio.
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