Preface Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Also known as HUMBLE VENTURES LLC
Investment thesis
Preface Ventures invests at the earliest stages, writing meaningful pre-seed and seed checks of $750K to $2M. The firm targets what it calls the 'Frontier Enterprise' — technology that improves how work gets done — and prefers to partner with founders very early, often before a company bank account exists and frequently as the first check into a round. It emphasizes building long-term trust and supporting founders through the ups and downs of company creation.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 26 of 44 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16SaaS ×10Cybersecurity ×9Enterprise Software ×8Healthtech ×7Developer Tools ×6Cloud Computing ×4Digital Health ×3
HQs:United States×13Argentina×1Brazil×1Canada×1
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathIP Copilot is an AI platform that captures inventions across a team's tools and documents, generates review-ready disclosures, runs prior art and FTO/infringement searches across 120+ million documents and major patent offices, and manages IP portfolios with competitor and market monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSColumbia, US
Austin Walters(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJason Harrier(Director)
Board seatFarooq Abbasi· per SEC Form D
PartnerFarooq Abbasi· led
Ambient.ai develops an AI-powered platform using computer vision to automate physical security monitoring and threat detection for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Areti Health provides an AI patient coordinator that engages, pre-screens, schedules, and follows up with patients across SMS, email, web, and voice in 22 languages to support clinical trial recruitment and enrollment.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Arvo uses AI to audit medical bills, analyzing 100% of claims by cross-referencing data, business rules, and exceptions to detect atypical patterns and fraud risk.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechInsurTech
IntusCare provides a technology platform for PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) organizations, including tools like CareHub for operations and compliance, PRISM for population health and utilization management, and IRIS for risk adjustment.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Endor Labs provides application security tooling to identify, prioritize, and fix vulnerabilities in software development, with particular focus on securing AI-generated code and open-source dependencies.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Varun Badhwar(Founder & Co-founder)inDimitri Stiliadis(Founder & Co-founder)
Feroot discovers and monitors third-party scripts, tags, and trackers on websites to detect malicious or unwanted code and block threats.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSToronto, CA
HumanLayer is an AI coding IDE and collaboration platform that lets engineering teams run and orchestrate multiple AI agent sessions, manage tasks and artifacts, and review design docs across the software development lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Lively provides AI-powered customer service and support for the benefits administration industry, combining intelligent technology with human representatives to resolve employee and customer inquiries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Cyriac(Founder/CEO)inShobin Uralil(Founder/COO)
Memo provides article readership data and analytics for corporate communications teams, enabling PR professionals to measure press coverage impact and make data-driven media strategy decisions.
Marketing TechSaaS
Charu Sharma(Cofounder)
Qpoint provides a platform that gives operators visibility and control over their applications' external API and service dependencies, helping them inventory, monitor, audit, and secure third-party interactions to improve reliability, troubleshooting, cloud cost, and security.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsWindermere, US
Tyler Flint(Founder)Mark Parson(Co-founder)Andrew Valencia(Leadership Team)Kevin Romani(Executive Officer)Marc Berry(Executive Officer)Jon(Head of Engineering)
Software platform to improve drug discovery
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechNew York, US
David William Rooklin(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Tucker Avorn(Corporate Secretary)Haotian Li(Director)
Remitly is an international money transfer service that enables customers to send money across borders to multiple countries.
FintechSeattle, US
Matthew B Oppenheimer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Hilton Hewitt(Executive Officer)William Bryant(Director)Andrew Larson(Executive Officer)Joshua Hug(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Charles Stonecipher(Director)
Strata provides identity orchestration software that secures human and agent identities across multiple cloud environments and identity providers without vendor lock-in or application refactoring.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNiwot, US
Eric Olden(Founder)Carl Eric Leach(Founder)Christopher Marie(Founder)Rohit Gupta(Director)
Ten8 builds AI agents that handle carrier sales and track-and-trace for freight logistics providers, automating carrier calls, rate negotiation, carrier verification, load board posting, and follow-ups across voice, email, and TMS integrations.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Ivan Tsybaev(Founder)
Rocket Money (formerly Truebill) is a personal finance application that helps users manage subscriptions, set budgets, and track savings goals.
ConsumerFintechSilver Spring, US
Yahya Mokhtarzada(Founder/CEO)inHaroon Mokhtarzada(Founder)inIdris Mokhtarzada(Founder/CTO)inCesar Lee(Director)
Twosense uses passive biometrics and machine learning for continuous user authentication in enterprise environments, eliminating the need for passwords and physical tokens.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechBrooklyn, US
Dawud Gordon(CEO)John Tanios(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Wake(Director)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Preface Ventures invest at?
- Preface Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Preface Ventures's typical check size?
- Preface Ventures typically writes checks of $750K – $2M.
- What sectors does Preface Ventures focus on?
- Preface Ventures focuses on Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Preface Ventures located?
- Preface Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Preface Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Preface Ventures leads investment rounds.
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