GoAhead Ventures
Menlo Park, California · Invests in Global; North America; Asia; MENA; Europe · Website
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We invest in people, not business scripts. We believe exceptional founders can come from anywhere. Our open video-pitch funnel replaces traditional warm intros with meritocratic founder access. We want to see and hear you—your passion, vision, and commitment matter more than a polished deck.
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We avoid gatekeeping, exclusive networks, and founder discrimination. We explicitly welcome founders from all backgrounds and geographies.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~1 week
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $250M
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
4 contacts on file
Portfolio
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Cookiy AI transforms intrusive research into open conversation, acting as your dedicated AI UX researcher on demand, delivering consumer satisfaction research insights rapidly and efficiently.
Aurelius Systems focuses on AI research and development, emphasizing ethical practices and practical applications. It offers insights on AI integration, large language models, and MLOps.
Skribe Medical focuses on innovative wearable technology for health monitoring, particularly in cancer care, aiming to improve data quality and patient experience.
Sequent is the world’s first online voting platform to ensure the highest level of confidence in elections for voters, election managers, and auditors, providing end-to-end verifiable and transparent online voting solutions.
OnNow is an initiative aimed at creating PCs and peripherals that are instantly ready to operate at all times, improving power management and usability for consumers.
Textla provides affordable mass texting solutions for businesses, enabling them to engage customers through bulk messaging, personalized communication, and real-time analytics.
Recent activity
- Dec 2025
Material
Series A · Lead
- Nov 2025
Poseidon
Seed · Lead
- Oct 2025
Mobius Industries
Pre-Seed · Lead
- Oct 2025
Pathrise
Pre-Seed · Lead
- Feb 2025
FreeHit Fantasy
Series A · Lead
GoAhead Ventures in the news
pulse2.com
Multiplier Raises $6 Million Seed Funding To Build AI Operating System For Asset Managers
10 days ago
Business Wire
Multiplier Raises $6M Seed Financing to Build AI for Asset Managers
12 days ago
Ohio Tech News
Healia launches with $18 million to cut healthcare costs for dual-income families
1 month ago
Moomoo
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Subsidiary, GoAhead Ventures Launch Startup Pitch Platform
1 month ago
marketscreener.com
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Subsidiary, GoAhead Ventures Launch Startup Pitch Platform
1 month ago
Asian Banking & Finance
SMBC to launch new startup video pitch platform as deal flow source
7 months ago
Refresh Miami
MATERIAL raises $7.1M to reshape how batteries are made
7 months ago
AI Insider
Terranova Raises $7 Million in Seed Round Led by Outlander & Congruent Ventures to Bring Terraforming Robots to Market
9 months ago
techbuzz.ai
Terranova Raises $7M to Lift Cities with Terraforming Robots
10 months ago
TechCrunch
Telo bets U.S. is ready for tiny electric pickup trucks
Jun 2023
TechCrunch
How this investor widens the net by refusing warm intros
May 2023
techcouver.com
Vancouver’s Omnisearch Secures Seed Round For Search Tool
Oct 2021
YourStory.com
[Funding alert] DigiSparsh raises seed round from GoAhead Ventures
Jun 2021
WSJ
GoAhead Ventures Raises $39 Million Toward Second Fund
Nov 2018
GeekWire
Seattle startup Rainway raises $1.5M to pursue vision of streaming games to any device
Aug 2018
Variety
Ad-Optimization Startup VideoAmp Raises $21.4 Million Led by Mediaocean
Aug 2017
Tubefilter
Cross-Screen Ad Software Startup VideoAmp Closes $21.4 Million Funding Round
Aug 2017
FinTech Global
Collectly secures $1.9m investment led by GoAhead Venture
Jul 2017
TechCrunch
Collectly raises $1.9 million to move debt collection online
Jul 2017
The Seattle Times
20-somethings managing millions: How venture capital is changing
Jun 2017
The Mercury News
20-somethings managing millions: How venture capital is changing
May 2017
Forbes
GoAhead Ventures
Jan 2017
FinSMEs
GoAhead Ventures Closes First Fund, at $55M
Dec 2016
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Early-stage investor that backs customer-obsessed companies and spearheads their communications.
A founder-focused investor targeting culturally resonant tech and aspirational consumer companies, bridging elite venture ecosystems and historically excluded communities through mentorship and access for non-traditional talent.
Early-stage fund run by active founders and operators still building companies, with 300+ teams invested, nine unicorns, multiple IPOs/M&A, 70% diverse, and over a third outside the U.S.
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