Criteria for investment
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Teams with at least one Co-Founder from an underrepresented group.
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Teams who have traction as defined by revenue, customer pipeline, product build, and/or successful fundraising.
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Teams raising a Seed or Series A round. Pre-Seed and Post Series A companies are considered on a case-by-case basis.
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Companies must align to our thesis areas within the aforementioned industries (Health & Wellness, Future of Work, FinTech, and Sustainability). If a company is not squarely in one of these industries, we will take a look and consider on a case-by-case basis.
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Companies based in and incorporated in the U.S.
We invest in teams composed of committed, passionate, thoughtful, and curious entrepreneurs. We are impressed with teams who really know their market, customer, product, and have been able to generate strategic insights from the time they’ve been building their company.
We strive for transparency in our process and what we look for.
Quick Passes
- We do not invest in companies that have a long regulatory path, and/or companies that are not tech-enabled.
- We do not invest in Hardware, Consumer Products, Cannabis, Web 3, Crypto.
- We do not invest in companies based outside of the U.S.
What happens next?
Once you submit the Founders Form, someone on our team will get back to you within 2 weeks. The first step in our process is meeting the team for an introductory call where we’ll share more about VamosVentures and the rest of our process.
Resources
While we can’t invest in every company we meet, we still want to be a resource on your founding journey.
Check out our compilation of resources for founders.