LOI Venture
San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
Seed-stage investor led by Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes and angel Manny Padda, targeting founders under 30, typically supporting tech-product startups participating in the LOI Program.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's websiteManny Padda built a multi-million company by 26 and draws on 5,000+ interviews across 35+ countries to provide data-driven leadership insight and a mission to educate one million young people.
Ryan Holmes, venture investor and Hootsuite founder, actively codes and prototypes while mentoring teen and early‑20s founders through AMAs, pitch reviews and educational content, providing hands‑on product and go‑to‑market expertise.
What they invest in
from 3 of 32 portfolio companiesData & Infrastructure ×2SaaS ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Consumer ×1Developer Tools ×1Enterprise Software ×1Fintech ×1Healthtech ×1
HQs:Canada×1
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathUnified.to provides a real-time unified API platform that enables SaaS companies to integrate with customer data sources quickly and without extensive engineering overhead.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSToronto, CA
Roy Pereira(CEO & co-founder)Alexey Adamsky(CTO & co-founder)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does LOI Venture invest at?
- LOI Venture invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is LOI Venture's typical check size?
- LOI Venture typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does LOI Venture focus on?
- LOI Venture focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Healthtech, SaaS, Social.
- Where is LOI Venture located?
- LOI Venture is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does LOI Venture lead rounds?
- Yes, LOI Venture leads investment rounds.
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