Armory Square Ventures
Syracuse, NY · Invests in US · Website
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Great companies can emerge from unexpected places. ASV backs visionary B2B SaaS founders building in America's emerging tech hubs — markets overlooked by coastal VCs — pairing conviction and capital with mentorship, governance, and network access.
Likely not a fit for
Consumer apps, hardware-only businesses, and companies based exclusively in traditional VC hubs (SF/NYC) without a geographic differentiation angle
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~1 month
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
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