Operate Ventures is an accelerator and venture capital firm. Based in Newport Beach, California, United States. The known portfolio counts 10 companies, including Knit, Souq G-Commerce, Mustard, Bevz, Bonus Homes and Grin Gaming.
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Who to pitch at Operate Ventures
Operate Ventures portfolio companies (10)
- Knit
- Souq G-Commerce
- Mustard
- Bevz
- Bonus Homes
- Grin Gaming
- Kitchen Data Systems
- Torpago
- Ramped
- Short Story
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About Operate Ventures
The firm's listing covers sectors Commerce, Consumer, Education and FinTech, and focus areas Crypto, E-Commerce, EdTech and Employee Benefits; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed and Seed.
Of the 4 people on file at Operate Ventures, Carey Ransom (Founder & Managing Partner), Lou Sokolovskiy (Managing Partner) and Jason Whitt (General Partner) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Operate Ventures shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Tiller Partners, Massive and Perpetual.
Frequently asked questions
What is Operate Ventures?
Operate Ventures is an accelerator and venture capital firm based in Newport Beach, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 10 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Operate Ventures invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, Consumer, Education and FinTech; listed focus areas include Crypto, E-Commerce, EdTech and Employee Benefits. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Operate Ventures invest at?
The known deals of Operate Ventures include Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Operate Ventures?
3 of the 4 people on file at Operate Ventures are listed as contacts for the firm. All 4 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Operate Ventures?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 4 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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