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Side Door Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingFernandina Beach · Pre-Seed–Series A · 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 29, 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 28 of 30 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×11Fintech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×7Enterprise Software ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6SaaS ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×3Cloud Computing ×3
HQs:United States×13Canada×4Bolivia×1Dominican Republic×1Sweden×1
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 42024 · 12023 · 410 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 Capital
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 VenturesTensor VenturesToken VenturesZAKA VC+3 more
Brevy is a free online platform that helps individuals discover and enroll in Medicaid and Medicare benefits tailored to their eligibility.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechMarketing TechSaaSUS, US
Mohamed Abedelmalik(Founder)inConder Shou(Founder)inAnika Zaman(Founder)inKamil Solecki(Lead Engineer)Christopher Chivetta(Head of Growth)
Co-investorsGreyMatterVoyager CapitalY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesChemistryFuel Capital+6 more
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Candela designs and builds electric hydrofoil vessels that use significantly less energy than traditional boats, serving both private and public transportation markets.
CleantechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationStockholm, SE
Gustav Hasselskog(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesEQT Ventures
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 CapitalCathay InnovationChapter OneCoinFundCollider VenturesDraper Dragon+19 more
Faction develops a hybrid autonomous vehicle platform called DriveLink that combines autonomy with remote human assistance (TeleAssist) for driverless fleet operations.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Ain McKendrick(Founder)inDanish Raza(Founder)Kunal Barman(Founder)Andrea Mariotti(Vice President of Vehicle Engineering)Mike Lowe(Vice President of Mechanical Design Engineering)Andrea Borbely(VIce President Operations \u0026 Finance)
Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalFifty YearsFlucas VenturesKube VCTDK VenturesUncorrelated Ventures+9 more
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Flint connects international and U.S.-based healthcare professionals with hospitals and care organizations offering direct employment and pathways to permanent residency, addressing the critical shortage of nurses in the United States.
HealthtechHR TechVancouver, CA
Kenton Jarvie(Founder)inAnson Kung(Founder)inSimon Green(Head of Engineering)Wonchan Kim(Special Projects)Neil Prigge(Vice President Operations)Olivia Renaud(Head of Product)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAudaciousHaystackMPG FundRhino VenturesForeword+5 more
Humance develops AI products designed to augment human capability and decision-making rather than replace human workers.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTech
Soy Hwang(Founder)inSunny Kim(Founder)inYon Soo Park(Founder)inSJ ChoiJa Young Choi
Co-investorsY CombinatorCoyote VenturesElysium Venture CapitalGolden WokPomifer CapitalTVC Capital+2 more
HyperTrader is a trading platform that provides cryptocurrency traders with tools for executing trades, monitoring positions in real time, and managing their portfolio with encrypted security features.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSAustin, US
Amar Gautam(Founder)inKunal Kumar(Founder)inKaramvir Singh
Co-investorsY CombinatorArgonautic VenturesFenbushi CapitalPioneerR1VRebel Fund+2 more
The page is an online gambling/betting operator ("OK9") targeting Vietnamese players, offering sports betting, online casino, slots, fish-shooting games, lottery, and card games.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechWest Hollywood, US
Neeldev Kunjur(Executive Officer, Director)Karandev Kunjur(Executive Officer, Director)Karan Kunjur(Founder)inNeel Kunjur(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpine Space VenturesAlso CapitalAsymmetric Capital PartnersCapitalGEarthrise VenturesFirst Round Capital+21 more
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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-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Lattice 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 AssociatesDraper Goren BlockchainLBANK LabsManutara VenturesTechstarsTRGC+8 more
Matidor provides location-intelligent project management software that combines GIS mapping with field operations coordination for environmental consulting and oil and gas teams.
Construction TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSVancouver, CA
Vincent Lam(Founder)inSean Huang(Founder)inQueena Wong(Operations Manager)
Co-investorsCathexis VenturesFjor FoundersSpace CapitalSprint VcY CombinatorEqual Opportunity Ventures
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 VenturesHack VCIgloo Inc.MoonPayVerda Ventures
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)inGeorge Danezis(Founder)Kostas Chalkias(Founder)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBasecamp FundBig Brain Holdings+38 more
Orbillion Bio develops cultivated beef using computational optimization and proprietary bioprocess controls to achieve cost-competitive production at scale without genetic modification or expensive growth factors.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Patricia Bubner(Founder)inSamet Yildirim(Founder, COO \u0026 CTO)Gabriel Levesque Tremblay
Co-investorsAt One VenturesBeresford VenturesBig Idea VenturesBrincC3 VenturesEarth Venture Capital+21 more
Sivo enables fintechs and platforms to access affordable credit by financing and trading predictable payment streams from real-world cash flows such as gig economy payouts, digital commerce transactions, invoices, and subscriptions.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechVancouver, CA
Kate Hiscox(Founder)inDani Conejo Rico(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBVP InvestorsEmles Venture PartnersFlucas VenturesImmeasurableMaple VC+9 more
Decentralized blockchain-based gaming application using non-fungible tokens
Matthew Rosen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAGE CryptoAppWorks VenturesChainfir CapitalG1 VenturesIlluminati CapitalTechMeetsTrader+7 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 VentureCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesInnovative Solutions CanadaMavennetDeFi Technologies
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 CapitalTaisu VenturesTRIVEBlockchain Founders FundBoost VC+2 more
TransAstra develops propulsion systems and telescope technology for space operations.
Advanced ManufacturingSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Joel Sercel(Founder)inPhilip Wahl(Head of Engineering)Stanley Love(Director, Board Member)Nicole Shumaker(Vice President of Strategic Partnerships)
Co-investorsJude GomilaSoma CapitalValkyrieY CombinatorAcequia Capital (AceCap)Cathexis Ventures+10 more
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-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)SBI Ven CapitalSerafundV3V VenturesBlockchain Founders FundCadenza+3 more
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
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(Founder)inDelian Asparouhov(Founder)inDaniel Marshall(Founder)Trae Stephens(Director)Josh Wolfe(Director)
Co-investorsAlso CapitalCaffeinated CapitalFounders FundGeneral CatalystKhosla VenturesLux Capital+36 more
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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
Whalesync enables two-way data synchronization between spreadsheet tools (Google Sheets, Airtable, Notion) and vertical SaaS applications (Webflow, Salesforce, HubSpot, Affinity), allowing teams to automate bulk data operations across platforms without manual CSV imports.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSMiami, US
Curtis Fonger(Founder)inMatthew Busel(Founder)inRyder Ziola(Software Engineer)Chris Hoefgen(Software Engineer)
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalOlive Tree CapitalSoma CapitalY CombinatorAscendAvalanche VC+7 more
Wyndly provides personalized allergy treatment through board-certified doctors, delivering clinical immunotherapy and testing directly to patients' homes without requiring office visits.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Aakash Shah(CEO)inManan Shah(Founder)inRecruiter Wyndly(Recruiter)Sophia Carvajal(Recruiting)Sophia Reyes(Executive Assistant)
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcImmeasurableY CombinatorBeagle VenturesGoodwater CapitalUnderdog Labs
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 companiesK2 Space · finsmes.com · Jul 30, 2026
Brevy · brevy.com · Jun 4, 2026
Uniblock · finsmes.com · Mar 31, 2026
Candela · candela.com · Mar 18, 2026
Lulubit · lulubit.app · Aug 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Side Door Ventures made?
- Side Door Ventures has 30 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, 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 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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