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Vera Equity

Venture capital

Philadelphia · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Vera Equity invests in early-stage fintech entrepreneurs and ideas, combining capital deployment with operational support and access to executive recruitment expertise. The firm leverages deep industry relationships and its strategic partnership with True to help portfolio companies build leadership teams and expand networks during their formative growth stages. The first fund adopts a US-focused fintech strategy intended as a template for future sector diversification.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Philadelphia, PA, US
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
2

Team · 5 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 2 of 2 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Fintech ×1InsurTech ×1LegalTech ×1SaaS ×1

Investments · 2 tracked

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SimpleClosuresimpleclosure.comin𝕏May 2025 · $15M

SimpleClosure provides a tech-enabled service that helps companies shut down and dissolve, handling filings, communications, and compliance steps through a guided process and dashboard.

FintechLegalTechSaaS

Dori Yona(Founder)in

Co-investorsAnthemis VentureInfinity VenturesLegalTechCartaIVCTTV Capital

Vellum Insurancevelluminsurance.comin

Vellum is an AI-native platform that ingests insurance data from multiple sources, standardizes it through automated validation and normalization, and provides portfolio intelligence to underwriting, claims, and finance teams.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureInsurTech

Julianna Muir(CEO)inJohn Cappiello(CTO)inPaul Toomath(Head of Product and Operations)in

Co-investors1Sharpe VenturesAcrew CapitalFin CapitalFlourish Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does Vera Equity invest at?
Vera Equity invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does Vera Equity focus on?
Vera Equity focuses on Fintech.
Where is Vera Equity located?
Vera Equity is headquartered in Philadelphia, US.

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IVC

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Both backed · 1
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Founder Collective

Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.

Insight Partners

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$120M – $350M
Bain Capital Ventures

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$1M – $100M
First Round Capital

First Round Capital is an early-stage venture firm partnering with founders at the very first stages of company creation, backing companies from angel through seed with hands-on support across GTM, recruiting, and operations.

$100K – $20M
Everywhere Ventures

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$250K
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$1M – $100M
Sapphire Ventures

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$5M – $20M
Streamlined Ventures

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$100K – $1M
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