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Ardent Venture Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Sep 2026, closing $312M. Last cheque observed Jun 2025.

QuietNew fund $312M, Sept 2026VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BRecurringFinanceRegtech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque516days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$15MCheque size, as they say$250K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 5
Pitch Ardent Venture Partners

Ardent Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    5 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 80% of its rounds

What they do

Ardent is a thesis-driven venture firm investing at the pre-seed and seed stage.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
RecurringFinanceRegtech
Based in
Washington, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2025

    2 rounds

  2. Jun
    PallaSeries A · LatamList$15MWith 10 others
  3. Apr
    CruxSeries B · US · Firms' own news pages$50MWith 11 others
  4. 2024

    1 round

  5. Jun
    RainforestSeries A · US · Tech Square Ventures$20MWith 6 others
  6. 2023

    1 round

  7. Oct
    RainforestSeed · US · Tech Square Ventures$8.5MWith 5 others
  8. 2017

    1 round

  9. Oct
    DelivereeSeries A · TH · DealStreetAsia$15MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration9 named

DSDaniel SiegelManaging Director of AFF IV GP, LP, the ""General Partner"" (and sole sponsor) of Issuer, and of AFF Fund Manager, LLC, the ""Advisor""iFiling they signed
DBDror BezalelChief Financial Officer of AFF IV GP, LP, the ""General Partner"" (and sole sponsor) of Issuer, and of AFF Fund Manager, LLC, the ""Advisor""iFiling they signed
MSMatthew ShulmanChief Executive Officer of AFF IV GP, LP, the ""General Partner"" (and sole sponsor) of Issuer, and of AFF Fund Manager, LLC, the ""Advisor""iFiling they signed
PLPhilip Leeroy BronnerManager- Ardent Venture Partners, LLCiForm ADV
RPRichard Philip HergetManager- Ardent Venture Partners, LLCiForm ADV
RSRichard ShulmanChief Executive Officer of ASF I GP, LLC, the ""General Partner""iFiling they signed
RMRoss MehlmanHead of Multifamily Investments for the General Partner and the AdvisoriFiling they signed
TTTodd TerwilligerHead of Residential Real Estate of the General Partner 0f IssueriFiling they signed
TTTodd TerwillingerHead of Residential Real Estate of AFF IV GP, LP, the ""General Partner"" (and sole sponsor) of Issuer, and of AFF Fund Manager, LLC, the ""Advisor""iFiling they signed

We also hold 13 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$106Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Ardent Venture Partners, LLC
SEC number
CRD 317817

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Ardent Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Ardent Venture Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Ardent Venture Partners

What does Ardent Venture Partners invest in?

Ardent Venture Partners invests most often at Series A and Seed (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Recurring, Finance and Regtech.

How active is Ardent Venture Partners?

5 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2025.

What has Ardent Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Palla (Series A, Jun 2025), Crux (Series B, Apr 2025) and Rainforest (Series A, Jun 2024).

How big are Ardent Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $5.0M.

Does Ardent Venture Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Is Ardent Venture Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2025.

Who does Ardent Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Accel (2 rounds together), BoxGroup (2 rounds together) and Infinity Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Ardent Venture Partners?

Ardent Venture Partners is a VC firm based in Washington, United States.

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