Aspect Ventures
Venture Capital Est. 2014
USD 331M
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Palo Alto, CA, United States
- Founded
- 2014
About
Aspect ventures is an early stage venture capital firm based in the United States. We invest primarily at the Series A, and occasionally Seed, stage, and continue to back our entrepreneurs. We have deep investment expertise, having invested and worked alongside entrepreneurs across several market cycles and having backed founders who have created enduring companies and generated billions of dollars of returns. We believe in surrounding an entrepreneurial team with more than one set of insights, experiences, perspectives, and networks to maximize founder success. We are not limited by a particular check size or ownership percentage when we invest in a company. We are focused on getting the right team around the table for our entrepreneurs at every step of their company's growth - from seed to maturity.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Investment Focus
Investment size
USD 1M - USD 5M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
United States
1 known office
Palo Alto, CA, United States (HQ)
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