Fundraising FoxThree Tree Ventures
Venture capitalFalls Church · Seed · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Three Tree Ventures backs seed-stage startups that apply technology to disrupt markets which have historically lagged in technical innovation. The firm looks for companies capable of scaling rapidly and led by passionate entrepreneurs. It has a particular interest in evaluating opportunities from U.S. military veteran-led startups. Investments take the form of equity, with checks ranging from $10,000 up to $1,000,000.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 14 of 21 portfolio companiesCybersecurity ×7SaaS ×6Enterprise Software ×5AI & Machine Learning ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2Consumer ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Fintech ×2
HQs:United States×10
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×13 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
DePaul University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×4Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×2Design & Architecture ×2Economics ×2Law ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
McAfee ×2
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2017 · 12015 · 12014 · 13 dated
American Express operates a global payments network and card-issuing business serving consumers, small businesses, and large corporations through credit and charge cards, merchant acquiring services, and point-of-sale solutions, generating revenue primarily from card spending, interest income, and merchant discount fees.
William FargoHenry WellsJohn Warren Butterfield
Compass is a real estate brokerage that uses technology to help consumers find homes.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechSaaSManhattan, US
Robert Reffkin(Founder & CEO)inOri Allon(Founder & Chief Strategist)Brad Serwin(Executive Officer)Kalani Reelitz(Executive Officer)Ethan Glass(Executive Officer)inScott Wahlers(Executive Officer)
Co-investors.406 VenturesAdvance Venture PartnersAlpaca VCCorigin VenturesDirlangoEntropy Industrial Capital+6 more
ActEV Motors manufactures smart electric go-karts for children ages 5-9 that combine recreational fun with advanced safety features including parental controls, GPS geo-fencing, and collision detection.
ConsumerHardwareIoTMobility & Transportation
AI-driven network traffic analysis and network detection & response
CybersecuritySanta Clara, US
Michael Callahan(Co-Founder & CEO)inKeith Amidon(Co-Founder)inDebabrata Dash(Co-Founder)Gary Golomb(Co-Founder; Head of Threat Intelligence, Research & Detection)Rahul Kashyap(President & CEO)Rudolph Araujo(VP, Security Product Strategy, Marketing & Business Development)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesEvolution Equity PartnersGreylock Partners
Efflux provides asset intelligence by scanning and mapping the assets, networks, and services of organizations, offering raw data alongside formatted insights with full transparency into how findings were discovered.
CybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsGranite Hill
GroupSense develops patented cyber reconnaissance and threat intelligence technology to help organizations manage the volume of threat intelligence data.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArlington, US
Kurtis Minder(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKelly Milan(Executive Officer, Director)Deborah Pearce(Executive Officer)Tom Richards(Executive Officer)Michael Kostoff(Director)Adam Bregenzer(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsIrishAngelsStoneMill Ventures
HAAS Alert operates a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) platform that delivers real-time safety alerts to drivers about roadway hazards, emergency vehicles, and roadside workers.
AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSChicago, US
Cory Hohs(Co-founder & CEO)inNoah Levens(Co-founder)inJigar Patel(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsDoon CapitalJHH vcMichigan Capital NetworkStacked CapitalTechstarsVolition Capital+4 more
HUMAN is a cybersecurity company focused on detecting and stopping automated bot attacks and digital fraud.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US
Ashur Kalb(Executive Officer)Tamer Hassan(Co-founder)inMichael Tiffany(Co-founder)inDan Kaminsky(Co-founder)Ash Kalb(Co-founder)in
BoardSteven Fredrick(Director)
Co-investors11.2 CapitalCanaan PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Evolution VC PartnersGrit Capital PartnersGula Tech Adventures+7 more
Lettrs is a social messaging network and platform for certified digital signatures and authenticated mobile letters.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecuritySaaSSocial
Drew Bartkiewicz(Founder)
PeerNova offers Cuneiform, a data quality product that assesses the health of Salesforce data and metadata to support business objectives.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Jose, US
Gangesh Ganesan(Founder and President)inHoward Mergelkamp(Chief Executive Officer)inChris Mausler(Chief Financial Officer)inMehmet Orun(Chief Strategy Officer)inAbraham Lloyd(Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardJonathan Johnson(Director)
Co-investorsGefinor CapitalMosaik Partners
Privateer provides financial services, investment capital, and strategic consulting to established business owners and entrepreneurs.
FintechSeattle, US
Christian Groh(Executive Officer, Director)Brendan Kennedy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMichael Blue(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Auerbach(Director)
BoardJeff Wechsler(Director)
Co-investorsFounders Fund
Rumi Spice sells premium Afghan spices, saffron, and seasoned salt blends directly to consumers, sourcing sustainably harvested products used by Michelin-star chefs.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechBoston, US
Kimberly Jung(Chief Executive Officer)Emily Miller(Director)Keith Alaniz(CEO)
BoardBen Bines(Director)James Keith Alaniz(Director)
Co-investorsGolden Seeds
Stealth Worker is a marketplace platform connecting cybersecurity professionals with enterprises that need temporary or contract security expertise, including penetration testers, data protection officers, cloud security specialists, and sales engineers.
B2B MarketplacesCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Ken Baylor(Founder)in
Co-investors408 VenturesY Combinator
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Agentherorealtyby Cisco Systems 6.2014InAuthRideScout
Exits · 4
3 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 3American ExpressNYSE: AXPCompass (NYSE:COMP)NYSE: COMPDaimler AGOTC: MBGAF
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Three Tree Ventures made?
- Three Tree Ventures has 21 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited.
- What stage does Three Tree Ventures invest at?
- Three Tree Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
- What is Three Tree Ventures's typical check size?
- Three Tree Ventures typically writes checks of $10K – $1M.
- What sectors does Three Tree Ventures focus on?
- Three Tree Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Three Tree Ventures located?
- Three Tree Ventures is headquartered in Falls Church, US.
- Who does Three Tree Ventures co-invest with?
- Three Tree Ventures most often shares deals with Corigin Ventures, Evolution Equity Partners, Greylock Partners, among 29 tracked co-investors.
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