Side Door Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingFernandina Beach · Pre-Seed–Growth · 18 people tracked
Also known as SDV MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
SDV is a generalist, globally distributed venture firm backing early-stage founders working at the technological fringe. It operates multiple funds: a flagship generalist seed fund writing first checks up to $500K (half reserved for follow-ons) across frontier tech, life sciences, fintech and SaaS; a Michigan-focused fund leading seed rounds up to $1.5M in manufacturing, advanced mobility, AI/ML, clean energy and deep tech; a digital asset fund writing up to $300K into Web3 and crypto companies; and a growth fund investing up to $5M into fast-scaling Series A+ companies. The team blends founders, biotech scientists, space engineers and growth experts to support ambitious companies as they scale.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 18 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Side Door Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 16 of 18 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×9Fintech ×8Data & Infrastructure ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Cloud Computing ×3Deep Tech ×3Enterprise Software ×3Developer Tools ×2
HQs:United States×5Bolivia×1Canada×1Dominican Republic×1
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 12023 · 39 dated
DataHive provides proprietary, rights-cleared datasets — including multilingual and multi-dialect speech/audio, images, video, and eCommerce product listings and reviews — built for AI/ML training such as speech recognition, TTS, computer vision, and analytics.
AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure
Co-investors6th Man VenturesNural CapitalRace CapitalWAVE
Suyana provides climate insurance to farmers and small businesses in Latin America, leveraging satellite imagery, climate modeling, and AI to achieve high geographic precision.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTechLa Paz, BO
Rodrigo García(CEO)in
Co-investorsInnventure
Blockmate provides crypto infrastructure and compliance tools for banks and fintech companies, including portfolio management, payment integration, and AML compliance features accessible via a single API.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Ivan Hladik(Founder)in
Co-investorsBADideas.fundDEPO VenturesDiaspora VenturesZAKA VCBing VenturesBlockchain Founders Fund+1 more
Stablecorp issues QCAD, a Canadian dollar stablecoin backed 1-to-1 by reserves held at regulated financial institutions and governed by a Canadian prospectus-based regulatory framework.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsBorderless VentureCoinbase VenturesInnovative Solutions CanadaCircle VenturesDeFi Technologies
ether.fi offers non-custodial crypto financial products, including staking, DeFi strategy vaults for ETH, BTC, and stablecoins, and a cashback debit card usable at over 100 million locations with no credit checks.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Rok Kopp(Founder)inMike Silagadze(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalChapter OneCoinFundCollider VenturesDraper DragonFjor Founders+15 more
K2 Space designs and builds satellite hardware and subsystems — including power, propulsion, autonomy, thermal, and structures — for space missions such as multi-orbit constellations, deep space relay, and large-scale observatories.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Karan Kunjur(CEO, Co-Founder)inNeel Kunjur(CTO, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpine Space VenturesCapitalGFirst Round CapitalICONIQKleiner PerkinsLG Technology Ventures+11 more
Lulubit is a mobile app for buying and selling Bitcoin, Ethereum, and over 30 cryptocurrencies, allowing users to deposit local currency from banks and wallets.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsLattice CapitalReverieVarys Capital
LunarCrush analyzes millions of social media posts in real time across networks like X, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and news to produce sentiment and influence metrics for crypto assets, stocks, brands, and people.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechCosta Mesa, US
Joe Vezzani(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesLBANK LabsManutara VenturesTechstarsTRGCWWVentures+5 more
Varda industrializes low Earth orbit by manufacturing pharmaceuticals and other specialized products in space, then returning them to Earth via reusable reentry capsules.
BiotechDeep TechSpace TechEl Segundo, US
Will Bruey(Co-founder)inDelian Asparouhov(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAlso CapitalCaffeinated CapitalFounders FundKhosla VenturesLux CapitalGeneral Catalyst+25 more
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Myriad provides AI-powered compliance automation software that monitors regulatory changes, scans documents for risk, and manages compliance workflows in a centralized platform.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBreakwater VenturesCaesar VenturesEVGHack VCIgloo Inc.MoonPay+1 more
Mysten Labs builds infrastructure and tools for web3, focusing on making decentralized systems secure, reliable, and ready for mass adoption.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Adeniyi Abiodun(Founder)inKostas Kryptos Chalkias(Founder)inSam Blackshear(Founder)inEvan Cheng(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Brain Holdings+21 more
Decentralized blockchain-based gaming application using non-fungible tokens
Matthew Rosen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAGE CryptoAppWorks VenturesChainfir CapitalIlluminati CapitalTechMeetsTraderYoubi Capital+5 more
Torram provides institutional-grade Bitcoin infrastructure developed as an open-source project.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Vakeesan Mahalingam(Co-founder & CEO)inLee Raj(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesSilvermine CapitalTRIVEBlockchain Founders FundBoost VCMH Ventures
Uniblock provides multi-chain RPC infrastructure that aggregates access to blockchain networks through a unified API, offering intelligent routing and automatic failover for teams requiring high uptime and performance.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Kevin Callahan(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsSBI Ven CapitalSerafundV3V VenturesBlockchain Founders FundCadenza
Validation Cloud operates a platform designed to facilitate organizations' integration into Web3 through infrastructure solutions.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsBloccelerate VCBlockwallMetamatic GroupTrue Global VenturesAP CapitalBlockchain Founders Fund+2 more
Way offers a platform for brands to launch, market, and manage customer experiences such as events and reservable resources from a unified dashboard.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSTravel & HospitalityAustin, US
Co-investorsDERIVE VENTURESInsight Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Way · retailtechinnovationhub.com · Sep 11, 2026
Myriad · tickerreport.com · Sep 9, 2026
Validation Cloud · justainews.com · Aug 14, 2026
K2 · technode.global · Aug 12, 2026
Uniblock · finsmes.com · Mar 31, 2026
Splinterlands · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Canada Stablecorp Inc. · investing.com · Sep 25, 2025
Lulubit · lulubit.app · Aug 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Side Door Ventures made?
- Side Door Ventures has 18 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Side Door Ventures invest at?
- Side Door Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Side Door Ventures's typical check size?
- Side Door Ventures typically writes checks of $300K – $5M.
- What sectors does Side Door Ventures focus on?
- Side Door Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Energy, Fintech, Gaming, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is Side Door Ventures located?
- Side Door Ventures is headquartered in Fernandina Beach, US.
- Does Side Door Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Side Door Ventures leads investment rounds.
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