SJF Ventures is a venture capital firm. Based in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Known portfolio companies include Origin, Lōvu Health, Zero Homes, Tradeverifyd, Nuclearn and Authorium, 11 companies in all.
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Who to pitch at SJF Ventures
SJF Ventures portfolio companies (11)
- Origin
- Lōvu Health
- Zero Homes
- Tradeverifyd
- Nuclearn
- Authorium
- Azra AI
- Respondology
- ShipMonk
- Iron Sheepdog
- Take Command Health
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About SJF Ventures
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer, and focus areas Analytics, Clean Energy, Cloud Infrastructure and Design; known deals cluster at Seed, Series A and Series B.
Of the 16 people on file at SJF Ventures, Rick Defieux (Co-founder) and Alan Smith (Chief Executive Officer) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside SJF Ventures, including HSBC Innovation Banking, The Blue Venture Fund and Notion Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is SJF Ventures?
SJF Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Durham, North Carolina, United States, with a known portfolio of 11 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 SJF Ventures invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer; listed focus areas include Analytics, Clean Energy, Cloud Infrastructure and Design. 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 SJF Ventures invest at?
The known deals of SJF Ventures include Seed, Series A and Series B 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 SJF Ventures?
2 of the 16 people on file at SJF Ventures are listed as contacts for the firm. All 16 have their own profile page.
How do I contact SJF Ventures?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 16 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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