Morado Ventures
Venture capitalLos Altos · Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
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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 Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 17 of 25 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×8SaaS ×8Fintech ×3Future of Work ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2Gaming ×2Healthtech ×2
HQs:United States×16Colombia×1
Investments · 25 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12024 · 12023 · 12022 · 12021 · 32020 · 22018 · 12017 · 12015 · 22014 · 116 dated
BiotechDavis, US
Steven Watkins(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Carlito Lebrilla(Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesiSelect FundAcre Venture PartnersCollaborative FundLeaps by BayerMitsui & Co+1 more
Betable provides an integrated iGaming platform designed as a single system for casino and sportsbook operators, eliminating the need to stitch together legacy vendors.
Enterprise SoftwareGamingSaaS
Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedBullpen CapitalCrunchFundFounders FundGreylock PartnersTekton Ventures+1 more
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)inMern Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsStandard CapitalY CombinatorAlumni VenturesAmino CapitalGeneral Catalyst
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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)inNeil Scott Rafer(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalScrum VenturesY CombinatorDigital GarageOmidyar NetworkSV Angel+1 more
DataTorrent operates a blog focused on Instagram growth and social media marketing, publishing reviews of Instagram bots and third-party growth services.
Santa Clara, US
Phu Hoang(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAugust CapitalAME Cloud VenturesGE VenturesSingTel Innov8 Pte Ltd.
DigiSure provides a Protection-as-a-Service platform that helps transportation, OEM, and shared economy companies optimize their insurance programs through data alignment and process automation.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesTop Corner CapitalXplorer CapitalMorado Venture PartnersTrue North Cos.Valor Equity Partners
EverestLabs builds RecycleOS, an AI-powered operating system for recycling plants that uses computer vision, AI, and robotics to identify and sort recyclable materials in Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs).
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social GoodRoboticsFremont, US
JD Ambati(Founder/Chief Strategy Officer)inR Paul Singh(CEO)
Co-investorsSierra VenturesTransLink CapitalUnanimous CapitalXplorer CapitalBenhamou Global VenturesBGV+1 more
No-code application-building platform (formerly Archetype) that lets business users create internal tools from process and policy.
Media, US
Dan Lievens(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Erin Lievens(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsTwelve BelowVoLo Earth VenturesGradient Ventures
Co-investorsAccel
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)in
Co-investorsFEMSA VenturesLatin LeapLatitud VenturesNido VenturesNorte VenturesRoosh Ventures+3 more
Openbucks operates a payment platform that lets online shoppers pay with cash-backed retailer gift cards and point-of-sale credits, aimed at consumers without bank accounts or credit cards or who prefer to pay cash.
E-commerceFintechGamingSan Jose, US
Marc Rochman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardSumant Mandal(Director)Ryan Gilbert(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsInspiration VenturesMucker CapitalGreycroft Partners
Portfolio Pilot provides AI-powered financial advisory tools for individual investors to manage portfolios, optimize tax strategies, and plan for retirement and estate matters.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Alexander Harmsen(CEO)in
Co-investorsAtland VenturesUnpopular Ventures
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 VenturesIndex VenturesY Combinator500 GlobalAME Cloud VenturesSmedvig Capital
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)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersNew NormalNew York Life VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalAmplify Partners CVGeneral Partnership+3 more
Scribe provides AI automation teams with workflow discovery and centralization software that captures business processes across applications to feed context into AI agents and automation tools.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsIncubate USAmplify Partners CVNew York Life VenturesRedpoint VenturesTiger Global Management
Scribe is a knowledge base platform designed to address scalability challenges in knowledge transfer within organizations, offering tools for creating, managing, and collaborating on content across teams of any size.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Francesco Lanciana
Co-investorsMelbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)Amplify Partners CVNew York Life VenturesRedpoint VenturesTiger Global Management
Spect provides automated retinal screening to detect conditions like diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma in primary care settings, reducing the need for manual assessment by eye specialists.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Ankur Gupta(Founder/CEO)inRishab Gargeya(Founder)inTed Leng(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Physicians FundTaver CapitalY Combinator
Tensorfield Agriculture develops advanced agricultural machinery designed for specialty row crop farming.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsBay Area, US
Sandeep Mirchandani(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathexis VenturesEmerging VenturesSOSV
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+6 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 CombinatorLocus Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Global PredictionsHyphenShoCardZipline
Exits · 2
2 acquisitions · showing 1Openbucksacq. by Paysafe
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPortfolioPilot · lacuna.tiptreesystems.com · Sep 11, 2026
Scribe · stocktitan.net · Sep 2, 2026
Scribe · stocktitan.net · Sep 2, 2026
Scribe · bioxconomy.com · Jul 27, 2026
Bolto · bizjournals.com · Jun 24, 2026
TigerGraph · tigergraph.com · Mar 3, 2026
Quill · finsmes.com · Feb 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Morado Ventures made?
- Morado Ventures has 25 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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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