Our Approach
We believe in the transformative power of young companies
At Lombardstreet Ventures, we are dedicated to investing in pre-seed and seed-stage companies based in the US, with a preference for founding teams in Silicon Valley. We seek out companies with some level of traction in the US market and are excited about the potential for growth and innovation in B2B SaaS, dev tools, infrastructure software, open source, low code tools, and security. We are sector agnostic and open to opportunities outside these areas if the team is exceptional and their vision aligns with ours. We support the next wave of tech leaders to help shape the future.
Silicon Valley Investors since
2010
Funds
3
Portfolio Companies
70+
Market Cap of Portfolio (current and former)
$69B+
We work with entrepreneurs as much as we can, because Pre-Seed investment is not just providing connections: it ‘s working, sweating and struggling hand to hand with founders.
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3 Lessons for Building Long-Lasting Successful Companies
Life is hard. Everyone who’s been in this world for years knows that. For most of us, life is not hard because we have bad luck or wrong ...
Dec 04, 2023 / Read More
The OpenAI Drama Review for Pre-Seed Investors
The news of the week(end) is the OpenAI epopea and Sam Altman being fired by his board of directors out of the blue. Since when, on Frida...
Nov 20, 2023 / Read More
4 Reasons Why Pre-Seed VC Firms and Startups Are So Much Alike
We decided to become full-time investors and created Lombardstreet Ventures because we have been founders for our entire life, and, over ...
Nov 08, 2023 / Read More
The Ron Conway’s Way
I’m 55 years old, and I’ve been passionate about software since high school. Maybe it was because my father worked with mainframe compute...
Oct 25, 2023 / Read More
4 Indicators of Potential Success in a Pre-Seed Startup Team
When we talk about investing in a startup, everybody thinks about growth signals. Another way to put this is that growth, especially grow...
Oct 09, 2023 / Read More
The 2023 Startup Market Trends Seen by an Emerging Fund Manager of a Micro VC
As we approach the second half of 2023, it may be helpful to consider what could happen in the world of startups. By gathering insights f...
Jul 26, 2023 / Read More
What is the most critical talent to master for great technical founders?
When I first landed in San Francisco in 2008, I fell in love with the area’s energy and the importance assigned to technical people. It w...
May 24, 2023 / Read More
YC W23: trends, thoughts, investments
YC’s demo day is one of the most critical events for pre-seed and seed investors worldwide — even for those who don’t want to invest in t...
Apr 14, 2023 / Read More
Pitching to Pre-Seed Investors: What You Need to Know to be Prepared
When a company or team is still in the pre-product stage, often called the Idea Stage, it’s perfectly acceptable for them to start reachi...
Mar 01, 2023 / Read More
2023 Venture Capital Predictions: what to invest in?
The end of the year is — usually — a time for resolutions.
Dec 28, 2022 / Read More