Morado Ventures
Venture capitalLos Altos · Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Morado Ventures partners with passionate, technically expert entrepreneurs at the seed stage who tackle complex problems using both software and hardware. The firm targets early-stage, data-fueled companies with potential to disrupt industries, concentrating on AI, data infrastructure, industrial IoT, robotics and autonomy, computer vision, and health tech. It positions itself as a hands-on partner, collaborating closely with founders to shape and execute strategies aimed at transforming their industries.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 10 of 13 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×5SaaS ×4Data & Infrastructure ×2Fintech ×2AgTech ×1Digital Health ×1Future of Work ×1
HQs:United States×8Colombia×1India×1
Investments · 13 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22023 · 12015 · 12014 · 17 dated
Bolto combines AI-powered screening with a network of local recruiters to help companies hire global talent faster.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mrinal Singh(Founder)inJake Johnson(Founder)inMilan Bhandari(Founder)Mern Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsStandard CapitalY CombinatorAlumni VenturesAmino CapitalGeneral Catalyst
Boostable provides advertising tools that enable sellers and brands to promote listings on marketplaces while collecting performance data.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Selcuk Atli(Founder/CEO)inAlex Chang(Founder/CTO)inAlexander ChangNeil Scott Rafer(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalScrum VenturesY CombinatorDigital GarageOmidyar NetworkSV Angel+1 more
Morado provides fully digital credit and financing products—such as inventory/equipment loans and invoice factoring for working capital—aimed at women entrepreneurs and small businesses in Colombia.
FintechBogotá, CO
Angela Acosta(Founder)
Co-investorsFEMSA VenturesLatin LeapLatitud VenturesNido VenturesNorte VenturesRoosh Ventures+2 more
Openbucks operates a payment platform that lets online merchants accept prepaid, cash-based payments from consumers without bank accounts or credit cards, offering a no-chargeback guarantee.
FintechGamingSan Jose, US
Marc Rochman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardSumant Mandal(Director)Ryan Gilbert(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsInspiration VenturesMucker CapitalGreycroft Partners
Quill provides a suite of tools for building customer-facing dashboards, including a React library, API, and management platform.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Shawn Magee(Founder)inRishi Raman(Founder)in
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesY Combinator500 GlobalAME Cloud VenturesIndex VenturesSmedvig Capital
Scribe provides an AI-powered sales assistant that automates prospecting, email personalization, objection handling, and meeting scheduling for inside sales teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechBengaluru, IN
Sachin Bhat(Founder)inRutika Muchhala(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersRedpoint VenturesY CombinatorAmplify Partners CVNew York Life VenturesTiger Global Management
Scribe automatically captures and documents work processes, converting institutional knowledge into accessible workflows that teams and AI agents can reference.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Aaron Podolny(Founder)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersNew NormalNew York Life VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalAmplify Partners CVGeneral Partnership+3 more
Company using AI to change how organizations adopt AI; raised $75 million.
Tensorfield builds AI-powered robotic systems that identify and eliminate weeds in crops with high precision using heated vegetable oil instead of chemicals or manual labor, offered as a service.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsCathexis VenturesEmerging Ventures
TigerGraph provides a graph analytics platform designed to reveal relationships and connections across data that traditional analytics tools miss, supporting deep multi-hop queries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMilpitas, US
Co-investors11.2 CapitalBlack Opal VenturesCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Eastlink Capital Partners+5 more
Vena Vitals develops a noninvasive, continuous blood pressure monitoring device using patented sensor technology placed on the skin over an artery.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesIrvine, US
Ray Liu(Founder)inMichelle Khine(Founder)inJosh Kim(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoundersPi CampusSamsung NextY Combinator
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioOpenbucksacq. by Paysafe
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesScribe · bioxconomy.com · Jul 27, 2026
Scribe · biospace.com · Jul 6, 2026
Bolto · bizjournals.com · Jun 24, 2026
TigerGraph · tigergraph.com · Mar 3, 2026
Quill · finsmes.com · Feb 25, 2026
Vena Vitals · leadsontrees.com · May 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Morado Ventures invest at?
- Morado Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Morado Ventures's typical check size?
- Morado Ventures typically writes checks of $150K.
- What sectors does Morado Ventures focus on?
- Morado Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Morado Ventures located?
- Morado Ventures is headquartered in Los Altos, US.
- Does Morado Ventures lead rounds?
- Morado Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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