Wedbush Ventures
Venture capitalLos Angeles · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Wedbush Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies raising $1-3M, seeking visionary founders with strong founder/market fit, deep problem understanding, and a user-centric approach. The firm favors founders addressing industries in transition with the potential to redefine or create markets. It focuses on core areas it knows and can add value in: fintech, the future of commerce and media, the future of work, and the future of healthcare. Software must be central to a company's solution. It avoids CPG and heavily regulated sectors outside its expertise, such as biotech, cannabis, and medical devices. It is backed by Wedbush Capital.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 36 of 45 portfolio companiesSaaS ×16AI & Machine Learning ×13Fintech ×11Healthtech ×7Consumer ×6Enterprise Software ×5Digital Health ×4E-commerce ×4
HQs:United States×17United Kingdom×1
Investments · 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAbett offers a data management platform that integrates, validates, and manages healthcare and benefits data for large employers and health plans.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalGreatPoint VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcSaas Ventures, L.L.C.
AiPrise provides AI-powered compliance and risk management software for KYB/KYC processes, covering fraud prevention and regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Chaitanya Sarda(CEO & co-founder)inRushabh Shah(Founder/Co-CEO)in
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesY CombinatorHeadlineSixThirty Ventures
Aquifer Motion builds facial-capture and animation software that turns phone-recorded performances into cinematic 3D animation.
Austin, US
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsFirst Row PartnersGeekdomLDV CapitalTechstarsWXR Fund
Area is a contractor compliance and qualification platform for construction companies that automates verifications, document collection, and ongoing monitoring of contractor credentials and expiration dates.
Construction TechSaaS
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsRoo CapitalAmplify.LA
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsCosmic Venture PartnersRegeneration.VCMaersk Growth
Loop provides multi-currency business banking, including CAD, USD, EUR, and GBP accounts, FX-free multi-currency corporate credit cards, international transfers, and working capital, with CDIC- and FDIC-insured deposits.
FintechSaaS
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsGood News VenturesGraphite VenturesMistral Venture Partners
Bonfire Analytics provides a healthcare provider intelligence platform that combines provider data, claims, and population health metrics to help commercial and sales teams identify and target high-value U.S. providers.
Data & InfrastructureHealthtechSales Tech
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Breakthru offers a library of 2-minute guided movement and breathing microbreaks designed to reduce stress and musculoskeletal pain while improving focus, energy, and cognitive endurance.
Digital HealthFuture of WorkWellness & Fitness
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsGraham Walker VentureWXR FundFullCircle
Candid Wholesale offers a software platform that helps brands and retailers set up, manage, and grow their wholesale business online, serving companies from small boutiques to established brands.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail TechSaaSPortland, US
Avery Bloom(Founder)
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsFirst Row PartnersLong Way VenturesToba Capital8VCAmplify.LACascade Seed Fund+3 more
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Clyr is an expense and spend management platform that automates receipt capture, transaction coding, employee reimbursements, and accounts payable using AI.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsHetz VenturesMotivate Venture Capital
Dyania Health develops AI and natural language processing technology for clinical research and healthcare applications, serving healthcare systems and clinical trial management.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Eirini Sloser(CEO)Eirini Schlosser(CEO & Founder)in
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsGenesis VenturesHealthX VenturesInnospark VenturesOutsidersTau VenturesTech Square Ventures+1 more
EngineLabs offers an AI-powered full-stack engineering team that builds, tests, and ships SaaS products, including a technical lead for architecture and delegation, backend and frontend engineers, and a QA engineer for testing.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Simon Spurrier(Cofounder)inPetar Besevic(Cofounder)in
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsEntrepreneur First
ENTR is a software platform for food, beverage, and dietary supplement companies that automates product formulation, nutrition labeling, and regulatory compliance.
FoodTechSaaS
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsGlasswing Ventures
Founderpath provides non-dilutive financing, such as revenue-based funding and capital advances, to SaaS startup founders.
FintechSaaS
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Glystn is an AI agent for social intelligence that analyzes real video content from TikTok and Instagram, planning and running research assignments such as trend sizing, creator vetting, competitive analysis, and creative briefs through a chat interface.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Ethan Fassett(Founder)in
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsEniac VenturesFuture Perfect VenturesHannah Grey VenturesPrecursor Ventures
Haven provides virtual, specialist-led treatment for headache and migraine patients, offering initial evaluations, custom attack plans, medication management, IV care, preventive injections, and referrals to in-person care.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Izac(Founder)in
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsMGV.VC
Iconic Hearts develops consumer social apps — including sendit, noteit, starmatch, and linkit — aimed at Gen Alpha users for messaging, sharing, and maintaining friendships.
ConsumerSocial
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementTenOneTen VenturesTrousdale Ventures
Insight Health builds AI clinical agents that handle routine care-delivery tasks — from patient intake and phone triage to clinical documentation, follow-up, and referral management — so clinicians can focus on patient care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechAustin, US
Jaimal(Co-founder)Saran(Co-founder)inJaimal Soni(Founder)
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsEudemian VenturesInvariantes FundKindred Ventures
Joyn is a software product that connects engineering and work tools to give customer-facing teams visibility into product progress.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechBrooklyn, US
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsProject Voice Capital PartnersTechstarsOMERS Ventures
Kept is a COBRA administration service that also provides off-boarding tools and support for departing employees, using attorneys and brokers to handle compliance requirements.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsRecall CapitalTreasuryWonder Ventures
LEAD is a Slack and Teams app that matches employees across teams to run mentorship, onboarding, and knowledge-sharing programs, using organizational network analytics to map how expertise and collaboration flow within a company.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsExpert DOJONewfund Capital
Leeway offers an ICHRA (Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement) platform that lets employers fund pre-tax health wallets so employees can choose individual health plans from major carriers instead of group plans.
HealthtechHR TechInsurTech
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow VenturesStone Mountain Ventures
Mirza is a software platform that automates benefits enrollment and eligibility verification for public assistance programs like Medicaid, SNAP, and childcare subsidies.
ConsumerGovTechHealthtech
Carly WarnerMel FaxonSiran Cao
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investors500 GlobalCartmell VenturesChaos VenturesEmmeline VenturesHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcHeadwater Ventures+2 more
Morty is a discovery app and directory for finding escape rooms, haunted attractions, and other immersive experiences, cataloging over 54,000 venues across 1,000+ cities.
ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
New Range builds NuraOS, an AI-native platform that unifies compliance operations, reporting, and data for capital markets firms such as broker-dealers and clearing firms.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSIrvine, US
Breanna P(Founder)
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsFikaTorch CapitalTreasury
Packsmith provides technology-driven order fulfillment and logistics services for e-commerce brands, offering customizable fulfillment, greater operational transparency, and faster shipping.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsCosmic Venture PartnersEvolution VenturesMPG FundSpacecadet VenturesTrust FundVery Serious Ventures+2 more
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Quarter20 provides software for engineering documentation that auto-updates with design changes and uses a tagging system to turn documents into a queryable database.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRobotics
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsGood Growth CapitalTrucks VC
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Sarna provides cloud-based risk management, trading, and compliance software for clearing firms and broker-dealers, featuring real-time margin calculations, position management, and integrated brokerage infrastructure.
Fintech
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsMotivate Venture Capital
Secludy offers GraphReplica, a containerized tool that detects sensitive PII/PHI entities in enterprise data and replaces them with consistent, realistic synthetic stand-ins across tables, documents, and images while preserving joins and relationships.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Ben Cerchio(Co-founder & CEO)inMingze He(Co-founder & CTO)Mingze He,Ph.D.(Founder)in
Co-investorsScript CapitalHustle FundImpression VenturesMana VenturesPrecursor Ventures
Tin is a mobile browser extension for iPhone (Safari) that automatically finds and applies coupon codes at checkout, including discount codes buried in a user's inbox, across 30,000+ supported retailers.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsAmplify.LA
Short Story designs and sells clothing made specifically for petite women, with sizes tailored to women 5'4" and under.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Samuel Hoffstaetter(Founder)inIsabella Sun(Founder)in
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsY CombinatorHyphen Capital
Spext Labs, based in the United States, runs an online platform for working with recorded audio.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment
Anup Gosavi
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investors500 Global
Uplinq Financial Technologies provides credit decisioning and scoring support for small business lenders, using AI and over 10,000 data sources to help lenders approve more loans while meeting compliance standards.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
BoardDerek Ellington(Former EVP, Head Small Business Banking, Wells Fargo)
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsATX Venture Partners
Valora is a mobile crypto wallet that lets users save stablecoins across multiple chains, send crypto with low-fee instant transactions, swap tokens, and connect to web3 apps.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Vendorflow offers a shared-inbox messaging and VOIP communications hub for operations teams in trucking, logistics, and frontline work, letting fleets, freight brokers, ports, and terminal operators reach drivers via SMS, in-cab tablet, and social messaging without requiring an app install.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsAmplify.LAREFASHIOND Ventures
Verified offers "1-Click Signup," an embeddable SDK that pre-populates verified user data from a phone number to speed up onboarding for financial account signups, including KYC data such as name, address, income, and employment.
CybersecurityFintechSaaS
Liam Hale McCarty(Founder)in
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesEdge Case Capital PartnersTappan Hill Ventures
Vertalo builds compliance infrastructure for tokenized real-world securities, connecting issuance to trading and maintaining the registry/cap-table records that securities issuers are legally required to keep.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSAustin, US
Gautam Gujral(Founder)Dave Hendricks(CEO)in
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsTezos FoundationCollab+CurrencyNaples Technology VenturesNext Coast Ventures
Vested Finance is an investment platform that lets Indian residents and NRIs invest in over 10,000 US stocks and ETFs, including full and fractional shares.
FintechAustin, US
Sourabh Ahuja(Executive Officer)Mike Bruno(Executive Officer)
BoardRussell Geyser(Director)Lorne Abony(Director)
PartnerPetra Griffith· solo GP
Co-investorsCPP InvestmentsMorgan StanleyPremji InvestTA AssociatesThink InvestmentsTiger Global Management+6 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKept · marketscreener.com · Aug 5, 2026
Candid · healthcareittoday.com · Aug 4, 2026
Vested Finance · siliconindia.com · Jun 27, 2026
Short Story · commonwealthfoundation.com · Jun 22, 2026
Secludy · dot.la · May 15, 2026
Aquifer Motion · nasdaqprivatemarket.com · Dec 23, 2025
AiPrise · vctavern.com · Dec 13, 2025
Verified · ventureburn.com · Oct 21, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Wedbush Ventures invest at?
- Wedbush Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Wedbush Ventures's typical check size?
- Wedbush Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.
- What sectors does Wedbush Ventures focus on?
- Wedbush Ventures focuses on Digital Health, E-commerce, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Wedbush Ventures located?
- Wedbush Ventures is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
- Does Wedbush Ventures lead rounds?
- Wedbush Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamSuccess Tips With Wedbush Ventures' Petra Griffith
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