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MGV.VC

Venture capital

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked

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Investment thesis

MGV is an early-stage enterprise technology venture fund that backs extraordinary founders at the earliest stages, believing every company will become a technology company and that enterprise spending will grow substantially by 2032. The firm invests where conviction precedes trends and low entry valuations enable outsized returns. Beyond capital, MGV distinguishes itself through hands-on sales support, teaching, training, and mentoring founders using proven sales methodologies to help them bring technologies to market and scale. With roots in San Francisco and New York, the team combines go-to-market operators, technical experts, and specialists across fintech, insurtech, and areas like manufacturing, logistics, and defense.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$500K
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Tracked investments
77

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & public directories
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What they invest in

from 57 of 77 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×28SaaS ×26Enterprise Software ×21InsurTech ×12Fintech ×9Healthtech ×9Developer Tools ×5Digital Health ×5

HQs:United States×30Canada×2Mexico×2Chile×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 39 portfolio companies
46%
solo founders
18 of 39 mapped founding teams
61%
repeat founders
of 31 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×182 founders×123 founders×74+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with education data

Harvard University ×3Columbia University ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2Rutgers University ×2The Johns Hopkins University ×2University of Washington ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 31 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×3PwC ×3Hippo Insurance ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×9Techstars ×3

2 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 32 with degree data)

Investments · 77 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12024 · 12022 · 12021 · 25 dated

10Clear10clear.com

10clear provides secure document management and compliance solutions for financial statements, with enterprise-grade security, encryption, and access controls.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Bhav Bhela(Founder)in

Co-investorsAltari VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)

Adapt Insuranceadaptinsurance.comin

Adapt automates document retrieval and processing for insurance agencies, capturing carrier notifications and endorsements directly into agency management systems.

Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS

Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesIA Seed Ventures

Alkemialkemi.aiJul 2024

Alkemi is a data analytics platform that enables users to query databases and spreadsheets in natural language without SQL, generating insights, charts, and automated reports across enterprise data warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery, and Databricks.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSnohomish, US

Connor Folley(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Maxwell Folley(Director)

Co-investorsAlkemi Growth Capital

Ascenduseascend.comin

Ascend is a financial operations platform purpose-built for insurance agencies, wholesalers, MGAs, and carriers, combining AI-powered accounting automation, payments, and premium financing.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS

Praveen Chekuri(Founder)in

Co-investorsBoxGroupDistributed VenturesFinancial Venture StudioNFPNycaNyca Partners+3 more

Asephaasepha.aiin

Asepha provides AI-powered automation solutions for pharmacies to automate routine administrative tasks like patient calls, prescription intake, and prior authorization workflows.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechToronto, CA

Can Uncu(Cofounder)inEunice Wu(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsCore Venture CapitalFront Row VenturesGlasswing VenturesPanache VenturesRedbud VCTechstars+2 more

Attentionattention.techin

Attention provides AI-driven meeting analytics and coaching for sales teams, with direct integration into Microsoft Teams for recording, transcription, and performance analysis of sales conversations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Anis Bennaceur(Founder)inMatthias Wickenburg(Founder)in

Co-investorsFrstAglae VenturesAlvenRTP Global

Authenticinsauthenticins.comin

Authentic provides infrastructure and software for insurance brokers to design and manage specialized insurance programs efficiently.

InsurTechSaaS

Aviary Healthaviaryhealth.comin

Aviary Health provides virtual and hybrid clinical programs — including cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, and chronic care management — combining AI-powered workflows with clinical teams.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Abhi Chandra(Co-Founder & CEO)inEd Wu, MD(Co-Founder & COO)Vivek Vishwanath(Co-Founder & CGO)in

Co-investors2048 Ventures

BalkanIDbalkan.idin𝕏Aug 2021

BalkanID provides an intelligent identity governance and administration (IGA) platform that discovers, prioritizes, and remediates access risks across human, non-human, and AI identities for cloud-native and legacy systems.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US

Subramanian Rama(Executive Officer, Director)Sameer Sait(Executive Officer, Director)inJeremy Patton(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAsia2G CapitalFairhaven Capital PartnersUncommon

Bemappybemappy.ioin

Mappy provides geospatial mapping and analytics tools for venue operators, including digital twin GIS maps, analytics dashboards, and developer tools.

Data & InfrastructureSaaSSector Agnostic

Buildstockbuildstock.com

Kathryn Thiele AIA CSI(Founder)in

Co-investorsBrighter CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersREFASHIOND Ventures

Buzzlebuzzle.aiinDefunct

Buzzle analyzes recorded sales and customer success calls to extract trends and metrics that inform product marketing, competitive positioning, and feature demand assessment.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPhiladelphia, US

Bhairav Mehta(Founder)inAdithya Ramanathan(Founder)inMichael Staunton(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Cambercamber.healthin𝕏

Camber provides revenue cycle management infrastructure for specialty care practices, leveraging claims data and automation to reduce billing denials and accelerate reimbursement.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US

Christophe Rimann(Founder)inCelina Qi(Founder)inNathan Lee(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzACME CapitalCraft VenturesY CombinatorZigg Capital

Cascade Spacecascade.spacein𝕏

Cascade is building modern ground-station infrastructure to provide deep space communication capacity for commercial space missions, using arrays of smaller dishes rather than single large antennas.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US

Jacob Portukalian(Founder)in

Co-investorsAurelia FoundryHAWKTAILTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Undeterred CapitalY Combinator

Coviecovie.ioin𝕏

Covie provides a platform that enables consumers to securely share and connect their insurance policy data with third-party applications and services.

Data & InfrastructureInsurTechSaaS

culina healthculinahealth.comin

Culina Health connects patients with registered dietitians for personalized, virtual nutrition care that is in-network with major insurance plans.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew Jersey, US

Vanessa Rissetto(Co-founder)Tamar Samuels(Co-founder)

Co-investorsCake VenturesGraham Walker VentureREDO VenturesRethink ImpactTensility Venture PartnersVamosVentures+1 more

Digital Asset Researchdigitalassetresearch.comin𝕏

Digital Asset Research provides vetted crypto market data, pricing, benchmarks, blockchain and staking data, and asset diligence reports for institutional clients making digital asset decisions.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsPlaceholder VC

District Cover

Uses AI-driven crime models to provide affordable urban business insurance.

Districtcoverdistrictcover.comin

District Cover is an MGU providing flexible commercial insurance coverage for urban businesses such as restaurants, retailers, landlords, and multi-location operators, distributed through brokers.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech

Co-investorsMastryMosaic General Partnership, LLC

Downstreamdownstreamimpact.comin

Seattle, US

SALIM HAMED(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)CONNOR FOLLEY(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investors9Mile LabsCurious CapitalTechstarsUnlock Venture PartnersBrick Mortar VenturesFJ Labs+1 more

Emergent Layer

Cross-chain crypto wallet for seamless multi-blockchain asset management.

Emergentlayeremergentlayer.com

Emergent Layer is a strategic communications firm offering media and analyst relations along with social strategy to help businesses gain press coverage.

Marketing TechMedia & Entertainment

Enderender.com

Ender builds automation systems to solve complex problems in real estate at scale, leveraging talent from Addepar, Amazon, Robinhood, and VC funds.

Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS

Jon Lonsdale(Co-founder & CEO)Jonathan Lonsdale(Founder)in

Co-investorsUnanimous CapitalGlobal Founders Capital

Envoyenvoy.comin𝕏

Envoy provides a unified workplace platform that integrates visitor management, emergency management, digital signage, mailroom management, and space planning tools for organizations operating across multiple locations.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBrighter CapitalGraph VenturesHeartfelt CapitalMenlo VenturesCatalyst Investors+1 more

Epochepochapp.comin

Epoch is a platform for managing company-wide events including town halls, all-hands meetings, and employee gatherings.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Jade Choy(Cofounder)inKeith Choy(Cofounder)Mike Miller(Cofounder)

Co-investorsPrecursor Venturesm]x[v CapitalRally Ventures Management, LlcWaterloo Accelerator CentreAlphemy CapitalLongHash Ventures

Essentialwithessential.comin

Essential is an AI-powered, all-in-one software platform for fire protection and life safety contractors, handling inspections, scheduling, invoicing, quotes, and compliance reporting.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

ETHOSethos.comin𝕏

Ethos provides online life insurance that customers can purchase entirely through a digital platform without the traditional lengthy application process.

FintechInsurTech

Lingke Wang(Co-founder)Peter Colis(Co-founder)Lingke W.(Founder)in

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersFounders Circle CapitalMS&AD VenturesSoftBank Vision FundSoundproof VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+4 more

Genus AIgenus.aiin𝕏

Genus.ai provides an AI tool for e-commerce brands to import their product catalogs (via feed URL, file upload, or Shopify) and generate customized product feeds for advertising channels such as Facebook, Instagram, Google, Pinterest, TikTok, X, Reddit, Snap, and Criteo.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechBrentwood, US

Tadas Jucikas, PhD(Founder)inBrent Clickard(Co-Founder)Tobias Kloepper(Co-Founder)Viktoras Jucikas(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsChaos VenturesPICUS CAPITALSpring CapitalAvalanche VCScout FundTransamerica Ventures

Glideglide.comin𝕏Acquired

Glide builds software to manage residential real estate transactions, starting with property disclosures and later expanding to cover the full buying and selling process with a TurboTax-style guided approach.

PropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Sebastian Tonkin(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)Henry Liu(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsGlobal Founders CapitalSecond Century VenturesThomvest VenturesBenchmarkSV AngelY Combinator

Globe

Health insurance intelligence platform for workforce benefits optimization.

Globelivingglobeliving.com
Glowglow.co

Glow offers workers' compensation and accident insurance for businesses, covering employees both at work and off-the-clock.

InsurTech

Samad Wahedi(Founder)in

Co-investorsAV8 VenturesCota CapitalIndex VenturesSequoia CapitalAndreessen HorowitzCyberstarts+1 more

Godelagodela.aiin

Godela develops AI models that learn the laws of physics from simulation data to predict system behavior with solver-level accuracy in seconds.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSan Francisco, US

Cinnamon Sipper(Founder)inAbhijit Pranav Pamarty(Founder)in

Co-investorsAera VCImagination CapitalSwell PartnersY CombinatorCLAI VenturesNetwork VC

Halluminatehalluminate.aiin𝕏

Halluminate provides reinforcement learning environments for financial services firms to train frontier AI models on workflows in investment banking, private equity, and consulting.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Jerry Wu(Founder)inWyatt Marshall(Founder)in

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator

Havenheadachehavenheadache.comin

Haven provides virtual, specialist-led treatment for headache and migraine patients, offering initial evaluations, custom attack plans, medication management, IV care, preventive injections, and referrals to in-person care.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Izac(Founder)in

Co-investorsWedbush Ventures

HeyDoctorheydoctor.co

Virtual healthcare service providing affordable online doctor consultations.

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Jam FundPear VC

Joinsalutjoinsalut.com
KarmaCheckkarmacheck.cominJan 2022

KarmaCheck provides technology-based background checks, credentialing, and compliance solutions for staffing and healthcare companies, with emphasis on speed and candidate experience.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Eric Ly(Co-founder & CEO)inMark Lieberwitz(Founder)in

BoardMichael Lazerow(Director)

Co-investorsNextView VenturesParameter VenturesAAF Management Ltd.One Way VenturesPruVen Capital PartnersRKKVC+2 more

Kolorskolors.comin

Kolors offers premium economy intercity bus travel in Mexico, with online booking and payment by card or cash on boarding, pickup/drop-off at designated Kolors points, 24/7 customer support, and a rewards program.

ConsumerMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality

Rodrigo Martínez(Founder & CEO)Anca Gardea(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrunchFundManiv MobilityTuesday CapitalAMPLIFICABling CapitalBrainstorm Ventures+8 more

Kolorskolors.com.mxin

Kolors operates a digital bus travel service in Mexico, offering premium economy intercity trips that passengers can book and pay for online or in cash on boarding.

ConsumerMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality

Rodrigo Martínez(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsAmplifica CapitalBling CapitalK50 VenturesNorte VenturesUP PartnersWestern Technology Investment+10 more

Layrwithlayr.comin

Layr provides technology and licensed support that standardizes servicing of small commercial property and casualty insurance accounts for insurance brokerages.

FintechInsurTechSaaS

Phillip Naples(Founder)Mark Hara(CEO)John Fasano(Chief Financial Officer)Mike Gruen(VP Engineering)

Co-investorsCota CapitalFlyover Capital

Leap Insight-driven retail platformleapinc.comin

Leap operates a platform that launches and manages retail stores for consumer brands, providing location selection, store design, operations management, and data analytics to reduce expansion risk and cost.

B2B MarketplacesRetail Tech

Co-investorsDnx VenturesEqual VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersSugar Capital

Leap Retail

Retail-as-a-service solution enabling e-commerce brands to enter brick-and-mortar.

Mappy

SDK for creating interactive venue-specific maps and navigation experiences.

Honolulu, US

KRISTIN DUIN(Executive Officer, Director)KARYN NOLAN(Executive Officer, Director)

Matchariskmatcharisk.comin

MatchaRisk is a team of AI researchers building risk infrastructure software for emerging technology sectors including data centers, autonomous vehicles, and robotics.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software

Matefertilitymatefertility.com

Co-investorsRosecliff Ventures

Meteorbrowse.devin𝕏

Meteor is an agentic browser that combines traditional browsing functionality with intelligent task automation to execute actions on behalf of users.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Pranav Madhukar(Founder)inFarhan Khan(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzMatrix

Mineral Forecastmineralforecast.comin

Mineral Forecast develops an AI platform for mining exploration that analyzes geoscience data to help identify promising mineral claims and optimize drilling operations.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechSantiago, CL

Javier Muñoz González(Founder)in

Co-investorsTechstarsThin Line Capital

Modern Healthmodernhealth.comin𝕏

Modern Health provides mental health support solutions for employers with over 100 employees.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechMental HealthSan Francisco, US

Alyson Watson(Founder/CEO)inErica Johnson(Director)Alyson Friedensohn(Executive Officer, Director)Alyson (Friedensohn) Watson(Founder)in

Co-investors01 AdvisorsKleiner PerkinsNecessary VenturesRefactor CapitalY CombinatorFounders Fund

Nimbus

Digital platform monitoring and coaching for inhaler adherence in respiratory patients.

Nimbus Healthnimbushealth.comin

Nimbus acquires and consolidates pulmonary care practices across the United States, unifying them under standardized clinical protocols and connecting patients to care through its own technology platform.

HealthtechMedical DevicesPhoenix, US

Sharvil Patel(Founder)in

Co-investors2048 Ventures8VC

Observe.AIobserve.aiin𝕏

Observe.AI builds an AI agent platform that enables businesses to deploy specialized autonomous agents to handle customer conversations, support frontline teams, and optimize contact center operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Swapnil Jain(Founder/CEO)inJithendra Vepa(Founder)

Co-investorsMenlo VenturesScale Venture PartnersNexus Venture Partners01 AdvisorsCommon OceanEMERGENT VENTURES+7 more

Onto Health

Franchise model expanding affordable fertility care in underserved U.S. communities.

OraClaimoraclaim.com

OraClaim provides claims management software for defense lawyers and insurers, using data analysis and structured information to streamline the handling of litigation claims.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechLegalTechSaaS

Mark(Co-founder)Andy Anderson(Co-founder & Head of Sales)Ali Khan(Co-founder & Head of Engineering)Mark Tepper(Founder)in

Co-investorsNewfund CapitalRoo Capital

Originuseorigin.comin𝕏

Origin collaborates with People/HR teams to guide employees through personal financial matters including compensation, benefits, and equity.

AI & Machine LearningFintechHR TechPropTech

Matt Watson(Founder)inErin James CollardEugene MarinelliMatthew WatsonNima GhamsariRosco Hill

Co-investors500 GlobalAbstract VenturesCoatue ManagementFelicis VenturesMerus CapitalOperator Collective+1 more

OutPointoutpoint.appin𝕏

OutPoint provides automated media mix modeling (MMM) software that uses machine learning to help advertisers decide how to allocate ad spend across online and offline channels.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsFjor FoundersTuesday Capital

Palmgetpalm.comin

Palm provides an identity verification and management platform for business identity verification and compliance.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesGrand VenturesPath Ventures

Percentpercent.comin𝕏

Percent operates a software marketplace and platform suite that provides accredited investors with access to private credit investment opportunities, including asset-based financing, corporate loans, and venture capital deals.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSaaS

Nelson Chu(Founder)in

Co-investorsAltai VenturesB Capital GroupB4 Capitalblue 9 capitalChaos VenturesCoinbase Ventures+8 more

Playonrayplayonray.com𝕏

Ray is a browser that learns user preferences and anticipates their needs by reading open tabs and searching the web to curate personalized content and build custom tools.

Consumer

Co-investorsSamsung NextPlay Ventures

Pocketletspocket.com

Pocket is an AI-powered administrative platform for therapy and chiropractic clinics that automates front-office tasks including insurance verification, patient onboarding, intake, and scheduling.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS

Co-investors2048 VenturesAccelY Combinator

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has MGV.VC made?
MGV.VC has 76 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does MGV.VC invest at?
MGV.VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is MGV.VC's typical check size?
MGV.VC typically writes checks of $500K.
What sectors does MGV.VC focus on?
MGV.VC focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
Where is MGV.VC located?
MGV.VC is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Who does MGV.VC co-invest with?
MGV.VC most often shares deals with Y Combinator, 2048 Ventures, Menlo Ventures, among 132 tracked co-investors.

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