Quest Venture Partners
Venture capitalMenlo Park · Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Also known as QUEST VENTURE PARTNERS MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Quest Venture Partners focuses on early-stage companies, aiming to be the first institutional investor in a startup. The firm emphasizes backing exceptional founding teams as much as the quality of the underlying idea. It typically writes checks between $100k and $1.5mm, with a sweet spot around $500k, and concentrates on seed and Series A rounds. The team helps early-stage companies navigate their growth path, drawing on operating and investing experience across areas such as digital media, mobile, video, automotive, and procurement.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 14 of 69 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×6SaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×4Consumer ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Developer Tools ×3Marketing Tech ×3E-commerce ×2
HQs:United States×13France×1
Investments · 69 tracked
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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)Erica Schultz(Director)Ron Gill(Director)Somesh Dash(Board Observer)
500Friends, now part of Merkle Loyalty Solutions, provides strategy, software, and analytics services to help customer-facing businesses design and manage loyalty programs that increase retention and revenue.
Enterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Hong Hu(Founder)inJustin Yoshimura(Founder)
AngelList's investor management platform provides tools for venture capital and private equity firms to streamline LP interactions, automate fund operations, and deliver reporting and portfolio updates through a branded digital experience.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Avlok Kohli(CEO)
San Francisco, US
Ahreum Kang(Executive Officer, Director)Osuke Honda(Director)Da Woon Kang(Executive Officer, Director)
AgTechOakland, US
Clifford Pollard(CEO and Manager of the Issuer)Charlie Brown(Director of Finance of the Issuer)
Hidden Level develops advanced RF (radio frequency) sensing technology for defense, aviation, and intelligence applications.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechGovTechHardwareSyracuse, US
Brad Garber(Executive Officer)Suzanne Spaulding(Director)Gary Dominicos(Executive Officer)Tim Graham(Executive Officer)Randy Glein(Director)Buddy Arnheim(Director)
ifeelgoods operates a platform for digital gift card programs, offering an API, bulk-sending tools, and white-label loyalty shops that connect businesses to a catalog of over 350-450 retailer brands.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Autonomous driving integrated platform development (acquired by Harbinger)
Relimetrics offers ReliVision, a no-code platform for building, deploying, and maintaining AI-based visual quality inspection solutions on the factory shop floor.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Diagnostics, labs, and digital health platform for accessible detection and care at enterprise scale.
Spellbrush is a platform for generating anime and portrait artwork using AI.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSan Francisco, US
Mobile games & applications; acquired by Disney.
Testmunk provides remote access to a cloud-based collection of physical Android and iOS devices for mobile app testing across different operating system versions and device types.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareCA, US
Martin Poschenrieder(Founder/CEO)inMarkus Jura(Founder/CTO)
FlexFits produces menstrual products and advocates for accessible period care.
ConsumerFemTechLos Angeles, US
Lauren Schulte Wang(Founder/CEO)inPanpan Wang(CFO & Cofounder)in
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Quest Venture Partners invest at?
- Quest Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Quest Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Quest Venture Partners typically writes checks of $100K – $1.5M.
- What sectors does Quest Venture Partners focus on?
- Quest Venture Partners focuses on Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Quest Venture Partners located?
- Quest Venture Partners is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Does Quest Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Quest Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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