Dundee Venture Capital

Seed leads for North American technology startups

Technology startups across North America receive seed funding from Dundee Venture Capital, which usually takes the lead role. The firm specializes in pre-seed and seed investing, which it says it has always done and will always do, and it usually takes the lead role in the rounds it backs.

Where it looks

The firm says it invests in every region of North America, not only the coastal startup hubs. It funds entrepreneurs and ecosystems that other venture investors have overlooked, and it believes the most transformational technology companies are being built where customers are, across the whole country.

What it invests in

The current site describes the firm's focus as commerce enablement and supply chain technology, from the website to the warehouse. It says it has invested in the future of commerce for more than a decade and has more than fifty founders across its portfolio. Companies named on the site include Gather AI, Curated for You and Vertical Insure.

How it works with founders

Dundee says it invests early and with conviction, from an idea on a napkin through early product-market fit, and that it leads more than 80 percent of the deals it invests in. It says it prefers founders who see the world differently, who know something others do not, and who are executing quickly on an urgent and valuable problem. The firm also publishes detail about its funds on its website.