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Long Venture Partners

Venture capital

Mountain View · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Long Venture Partners targets founders with global perspective and ambition driving technology-enabled disruption in fintech, enterprise, and consumer markets. The firm believes the US and China will remain innovation bellwethers, with artificial intelligence and big data driving the next wave of global growth across these sectors. The firm capitalizes on reciprocal growth trends and rapid replacement cycles created by emerging technology companies as business leaders.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Mountain View, CA, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Tracked investments
20

Team · 2 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 8 of 20 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×2Enterprise Software ×2Fintech ×2Marketing Tech ×2Marketplaces ×2Consumer ×1Creator Economy ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1

HQs:United States×6United Kingdom×1

Investments · 20 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2021 · 12019 · 12017 · 24 dated

Amplitudeamplitude.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AMPLMay 2021

Amplitude provides an AI analytics platform that helps companies understand customer behavior and make data-driven product decisions.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Spenser Skates(Founder/CEO)inCurtis Liu(Founder/CTO)inJeffrey Wang(Co-founder)inAndrew Casey(Chief Financial Officer)Nathaniel Crook(Chief Commercial Officer)

BoardPat Grady(Director)in

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsBattery VenturesSequoia Capital91 VenturesBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)Felicis Ventures+14 more

Affinity Hiveaffinityhive.com

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Blacksmsblacksms.info

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Brava Homebrava.com

Brava is a technology company that makes a countertop cooking appliance using its Pure Light Cooking technology to prepare home-cooked meals and snacks quickly.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHardware

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsCowboy VenturesDGNL VenturesNext Coast Ventures

Facerigfacerig.com𝕏

Animaze provides software that lets creators use webcams or iPhones to drive customizable 2D and 3D avatars for streaming and video, with support for OBS, Discord, Zoom, Twitch, YouTube, and other platforms.

Creator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Game Closuregameclosure.com

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsPeterson Ventures

Gfycatgfycat.com

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investors500 Emerging EuropeEdmonton Unlimited

Helloavahelloava.co

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Lighthouselight.house

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Metaversegometa.io

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Numerainumer.ai𝕏

Numerai operates a quantitative global equity market-neutral hedge fund and runs a data science tournament where participants build machine learning models on obfuscated financial data to predict market targets.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Richard Craib(Managing Member of the Issuer.)

BoardAndrew Weissman(Director of the Issuer.)in

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)Air Street CapitalDigital Currency GroupOyster VenturesShine CapitalSora Ventures+2 more

SafeButlersafebutler.comin𝕏

SafeButler is a free price comparison service that aggregates insurance policies from multiple providers and helps users find affordable options.

FintechInsurTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Vincent Wei(Founder)inNan Zhong(Founder)in

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsFoothill VenturesY Combinator

Sail Internetsailinternet.cominJan 2017

Sail Internet is a fiber-based internet service provider serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley since 2015.

Fremont, US

Kevin Fisher(Chief Product Officer)George GinisDana Wayne Tom(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAshmeet Sidana(Director)inClint Korver(Director)in

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcBrainstorm VenturesUlu VenturesV1 VCEngineering Capital

Seatedseatedapp.io

Seated is a customer acquisition platform for restaurants that fills empty seats and drives foot traffic without requiring new technology or staff training, generating revenue through introducing diners to restaurants for dining, takeout, and private events.

MarketplacesRetail Tech

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsFlucas VenturesGMG VenturesMercuri.vcRho VenturesShrug CapitalGreycroft+2 more

Senrevesenreve.com

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsHalogen Ventures Management Company Llc

ShelterLuvshelterluv.com

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsMerus CapitalNewfund Capital

Shipamaxshipamax.comin𝕏Dec 2019Acquired

Shipamax develops technology that automatically processes logistics documents into structured, machine-readable data, helping freight forwarding and supply chain companies reduce manual work across multi-party shipment operations.

Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainLondon, GB

Jenna Brown(Founder/CEO)inFabian Blaicher(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSimon Levene(Director)in

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsMosaic VenturesY CombinatorCherubic VenturesCrane Venture Partners

Verdigrisverdigris.co

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsOyster VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)

Vyrillvyrill.cominAug 2017

Vyrill is an AI platform that analyzes video content from social, mobile, and desktop platforms to provide brand marketers with quantitative and qualitative insights from user-generated and brand videos.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSilicon Valley, US

Ajay Bam(Founder)inDr. Barbara Rosario(Founder)in

PartnerSam Yu· solo GP

Co-investorsBeresford VenturesLightship CapitalNOEMIS Ventures

Exits · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

AmplitudeNASDAQ: AMPL

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Long Venture Partners made?
Long Venture Partners has 20 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does Long Venture Partners invest at?
Long Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Long Venture Partners focus on?
Long Venture Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
Where is Long Venture Partners located?
Long Venture Partners is headquartered in Mountain View, US.
Who does Long Venture Partners co-invest with?
Long Venture Partners most often shares deals with Oyster Ventures, Y Combinator, Flucas Ventures, among 60 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 14

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Benchmark

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Both backed · 1
$15M – $75M
Battery Ventures

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Both backed · 1
$500K – $100M
Streamlined Ventures

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Both backed · 1
Bolt
$100K – $1M
Ulu Ventures

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Both backed · 1
$2M
Ballistic Ventures

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Both backed · 1
Bolt
$1M – $5M
Engineering Capital

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Both backed · 1
$100K – $10M
Founders Fund

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$500K – $5M
Craft Ventures

Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm founded and run by former founders and operators who partner with founders to help build and scale technology companies.

$50K – $50M
UpHonest Capital

UpHonest Capital is a Silicon Valley-based investment firm founded in 2017 that supports cross-border entrepreneurship and investment between China and the United States, and runs media, scout, and incubation programs.

$50K – $1M
CP Ventures

CP Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm run by founders with extensive personal angel and fund investing experience, investing globally in scalable breakthrough technology companies.

$100K – $500K
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