Venture capital firm

Act One Ventures

Early-stage venture firm running pre-seed and seed rounds in ecommerce infrastructure, vertical SaaS and fintech

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TrustList summary

Act One Ventures is a community-focused venture capital firm. It takes the lead in pre-seed and seed rounds for startups building ecommerce infrastructure, industry-specific software and financial technology.

What Act One Ventures offers

Pre-seed and seed investment: taking the first outside rounds.
Operating advice: guidance from founders who have seen companies succeed and fail.
Community: a network of experienced entrepreneurs and executives offering connections.
Diversity Rider: a clause the firm pushed to change the make-up of investor cap tables.

Customers and markets

Founders from all backgrounds. The firm says over 70 percent of its portfolio is led by women and by under-represented groups. Its portfolio includes AuditBoard, Finix and a delivery-only restaurant business.

Key facts

Origins: more than ten years investing in the UCLA entrepreneurial ecosystem

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Act One Ventures is ranked on 2 TrustList rankings: #40 on 2.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Act One Ventures has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Venture capital firm · 2 rankings

#40of 207
Pre seed
It is one of 3 here listing driving and eCommerce.
Its profile: “It takes the lead in pre-seed and seed rounds for startups building ecommerce infrastructure, industry-specific software and financial technology.”
Of the top 71 here, 37 also cover seed stage and 22 also cover series a; 12 also work in San Francisco and 10 also work in Silicon Valley.
Behind ACCELR8, ahead of Act Venture Partners.
#40of 158
Ai investors
It is one of 4 here listing SaaS and one of 10 here listing pre seed.
Of the top 66 here, 14 also cover SaaS and 12 also cover growth stage; 11 also work in New York City and 7 also work in London.
Behind AC Capital, ahead of Act Venture Partners.