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Page One Ventures

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Page One Ventures is a San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm specializing in pre-seed and seed investments. The firm distinguishes itself by taking a thesis-driven approach, actively seeking out companies that align with their specific areas of interest. They aim to be more than just capital providers, leveraging the operational and investment experience of their founding team to support nascent companies from their earliest stages.

The firm typically writes first checks ranging from $500,000 to $1.5 million, positioning themselves to lead or co-lead funding rounds. This indicates a commitment to taking a significant stake and active role in their portfolio companies. Page One Ventures' investment thesis is sharply focused on three key sectors: the Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), and Developer Tools. This targeted approach allows them to build deep expertise and networks within these high-growth technology domains.

The team behind Page One Ventures comprises seasoned operators and investors who bring a wealth of experience from prominent technology companies and venture firms, including Google, Salesforce, and Andreessen Horowitz. This background provides them with a unique perspective on company building and scaling, which they apply to guide their portfolio companies. Their hands-on approach and sector-specific knowledge are designed to help founders navigate the challenges of early-stage growth and achieve significant milestones.

Investor Profile

Page One Ventures has backed more than 60 startups, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 3 rounds, about 5% of its total and boasts 3 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series B, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Canada, United Kingdom.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology.
  • Typical check size: $500K – $1.5M.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (35%)
  • Series B (22%)
  • Pre Seed (15%)
  • Series Unknown (12%)
  • Series A (8%)
  • Series C (5%)
  • Series G (2%)
  • Angel (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (90%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Switzerland (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Information Technology
  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Fintech
  • Internet
  • Saas
  • Machine Learning
  • Analytics
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Page One Ventures frequently co-invest with?

TH
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 3
Calm/Storm Ventures
Europe, Wien, Austria, Vienna
Co-Investments: 2
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 4
DCM Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
1984 Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Firsthand Alliance
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Andreessen Horowitz
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 4
IF
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Venrock
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
Khosla Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Page One Ventures often collaborate with?

BD
North America, Idaho, United States, Boise
Shared Deals: 2
JJ
North America, New York, United States, Buffalo
Shared Deals: 2
PJ
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
TH
North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia
Shared Deals: 2
SB
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
CP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
MF
North America, Florida, United States, Naples
Shared Deals: 1
MK
North America, California, United States, Stanford
Shared Deals: 2
GT
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
DW
North America, Idaho, United States, Boise
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Page One Ventures?

Snowcap Compute

Palo Alto, California, United States

Snowcap Compute develops AI chips utilizing advanced superconducting technology.

ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductor
SeedJun 23, 2025
Amount Raised: $23,000,000
Sygaldry Technologies

Mountain View, California, United States

Sygaldry Technologies is a tech company building quantum-accelerated AI servers to exponentially speed up AI training and inference.

SeedJun 15, 2025
Ryght AI

Laguna Beach, California, United States

Ryght AI develops an enterprise-scale generative AI platform and applications to accelerate clinical trials.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiopharmaBiotechnologyClinical TrialsDeveloper PlatformGenerative AIHealth CareSoftware
SeedJun 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Everstar

New York, New York, United States

Everstar is an AI platform to streamline the regulatory and operational challenges of nuclear operators.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)EnergyIndustrialInformation Technology
Pre SeedFeb 18, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Portal

Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

Portal is a cell engineering platform company.

Biotechnology
SeedDec 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
Airfold

San Francisco, California, United States

Airfold is the fastest growing data platform powered by the world's most successful data warehouse.

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceData VisualizationDatabaseEnterprise SoftwarePredictive AnalyticsSoftwareText Analytics
SeedAug 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
xAI

Burlingame, California, United States

XAI is an AI company that develops a platform to accelerate human scientific discovery.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Series BMay 26, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,000,000,000
Foundation Health

San Mateo, California, United States

Foundation Health is a telehealth and nationwide pharmacies and diagnostic distribution centre

Health CareHealth DiagnosticsInformation TechnologyInternet
SeedMar 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Stuut

New York, New York, United States

AI for Business needing to generate more money from their customers

FinTechSoftware
Pre SeedFeb 5, 2024
TextQL

San Francisco, California, United States

TextQL is a platform that simplifies the data-to-insight process for organizations.

AnalyticsBig Data
SeedJan 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,100,000