# BAM Ventures: portfolio, investments and team > BAM Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 96 investments on record, 6 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # BAM Ventures Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 96 cheques on record. Email Deploying now New fund $57M, Feb 2026 VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Consumer B2B Enterprise Follow BAM Ventures and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fbam-ventures) Deploying now **55%** of best year **6** **cheques in 12 months**, 96 on record Since the last cheque **31** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$7.3M** Cheque size, as they say **$50K – $1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 96** Sole investor **7 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 80%** Pitch BAM Ventures ## BAM Ventures highlights - 01 6 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 67% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $2.3M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > BAM Ventures is an early-stage consumer-focused fund based in Los Angeles, CA. From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** $50K – $1.0M as they say - **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Consumer B2B Enterprise - **Based in:** Los Angeles, United States - **Cold pitches:** Accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **96 appearances** - **2026** 6 rounds - **Sept** **[OuterSignal](https://millionrounds.com/company/outersignal)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$22M** With 24 others - **Sept** **[Bird&Be](https://millionrounds.com/company/bird-and-be)** Series A · CA · BetaKit **$13M** With 8 others - **Jul** **[MERIT Beauty](https://millionrounds.com/company/merit-beauty)** Venture · US **$20M** With 1 other - **May** **[Nectar Social](https://millionrounds.com/company/nectar-social)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$30M** With 8 others - **Jan** **[The Realest](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-realest)** Series A · US **$12M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[Good Bacteria](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-bacteria)** Seed · US **$3.2M** With 1 other - **2025** 8 rounds - **Oct** **[Trillion Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/trillion-labs)** Venture · KR **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Oct** **[fuboTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/fubotv)** Debt · US **$145M** With 2 others - **Sept** **[Modern Animal](https://millionrounds.com/company/modern-animal)** Series D · US **$46M** With 4 others - **Aug** **[Welcome Tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/welcome-tech)** US · TechStartups **$7.5M** With 9 others - **Jun** **[Nectar Social](https://millionrounds.com/company/nectar-social)** Seed · US **$11M** With 6 others - **Jan** **[Locker Corp.](https://millionrounds.com/company/locker-corp)** Seed · US **$700K** Sole investor - **Jan** **[NOAT](https://millionrounds.com/company/noat)** Seed · US **$7.0M** With 3 others - **Jan** **[VideaHealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/videahealth)** Series B · US **$40M** With 4 others - **2024** 9 rounds - **Oct** **[Wildfire Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/wildfire-systems)** Series B · US **$16M** With 5 others - **Oct** **[Grin Gaming](https://millionrounds.com/company/grin-gaming)** Seed · US **$658K** Sole investor - **Oct** **[Neuro](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuro)** Venture · US **$200M** With 6 others - **Aug** **[Trillion Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/trillion-labs)** Seed · KR **$4.2M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[InSync](https://millionrounds.com/company/insync)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Mar** **[treet](https://millionrounds.com/company/treet)** Series A · US **$10M** With 4 others - **Jan** **[bodo](https://millionrounds.com/company/bodo)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Arro](https://millionrounds.com/company/arro)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Jan** **[Wthn](https://millionrounds.com/company/wthn)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 3 others - **2023** 10 rounds - **Dec** **[Sway](https://millionrounds.com/company/sway)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 1 other - **Nov** **[Nowsta](https://millionrounds.com/company/nowsta)** Series C · US **$35M** With 4 others - **Oct** **[Sundays for Dogs](https://millionrounds.com/company/sundays-for-dogs)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 3 others - **Oct** **[Nectar AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/nectar-ai)** Pre-seed · US **$1.8M** With 2 others - **Sept** **[SimpleCar](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplecar)** Seed · US **$2.7M** Sole investor - **Aug** **[StartEngine](https://millionrounds.com/company/startengine)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Factored Quality](https://millionrounds.com/company/factored-quality)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Train Fitness](https://millionrounds.com/company/train-fitness)** Seed · CA **$2.5M** With 5 others - **Jun** **[Dashy Dash](https://millionrounds.com/company/dashy-dash)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Giadzy](https://millionrounds.com/company/giadzy)** Seed · US **$5.0M** Sole investor - **2022** 19 rounds - **Nov** **[bodo](https://millionrounds.com/company/bodo)** Pre-seed · GB **$2.3M** Sole investor - **Oct** **[Arro](https://millionrounds.com/company/arro)** Seed · GB **$10M** With 1 other - **Sept** **[Arena Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/arena-club)** Series A · US **$10M** With 2 others - **Sept** **[PathSpot](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathspot)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others - **Jul** **[TomoCredit](https://millionrounds.com/company/tomocredit)** Debt · US **$100M** With 4 others - **Jun** **[Homelister](https://millionrounds.com/company/homelister)** Series A · US **$10M** With 4 others - **May** **[PayEngine](https://millionrounds.com/company/payengine)** Series A · US **$10M** With 4 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 registration **3 named** BS **Brian S. Lee** Managing Director i Filing they signed RC **Richard C. Jun** Managing Director i Filing they signed SR **Shamin Rostami Walsh** Managing Director i Form ADV We also hold **8** 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 **$179M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** BAM Ventures M Anagement, LLC - **SEC number:** CRD 329944 ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **56** of 60 we have independently watched raise [Alchemy43](https://millionrounds.com/company/alchemy-43)[Arena Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/arena-club)[Arsenic](https://millionrounds.com/company/arsenic)[Away](https://millionrounds.com/company/away)[BeTheBeast](https://millionrounds.com/company/bethebeast)[Blueland](https://millionrounds.com/company/blueland)[ClassPass](https://millionrounds.com/company/classpass)[Comparably](https://millionrounds.com/company/comparably)[Cotopaxi](https://millionrounds.com/company/cotopaxi)[Custom Ink](https://millionrounds.com/company/customink)[Daily Harvest](https://millionrounds.com/company/daily-harvest)[Dropoff](https://millionrounds.com/company/dropoff)[Factored Quality](https://millionrounds.com/company/factored-quality)[FuboTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/fubotv)[Gamevice](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamevice)[Giadzy](https://millionrounds.com/company/giadzy)[Good Bacteria](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-bacteria)[Harper Wilde](https://millionrounds.com/company/harper-wilde)[Houwzer](https://millionrounds.com/company/houwzer)[Insent](https://millionrounds.com/company/insent)[Jaanuu](https://millionrounds.com/company/jaanuu)[Korbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/korbit)[Level 2](https://millionrounds.com/company/level2)[Mented Cosmetics](https://millionrounds.com/company/mented-cosmetics)[Merit](https://millionrounds.com/company/merit)[Modern Animal](https://millionrounds.com/company/modern-animal)[Nectar Social](https://millionrounds.com/company/nectar-social)[Nerd Wallet](https://millionrounds.com/company/nerdwallet)[Neuro](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuro)[Noat](https://millionrounds.com/company/noat)[Nowsta](https://millionrounds.com/company/nowsta)[Outdoor Voices](https://millionrounds.com/company/outdoor-voices)[OuterSignal](https://millionrounds.com/company/outersignal)[PayEngine](https://millionrounds.com/company/payengine)[Pretty Litter](https://millionrounds.com/company/pretty-litter)[Rael](https://millionrounds.com/company/rael)[Retention Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/retention-science)[Scopely](https://millionrounds.com/company/scopely)[SensAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensai)[Skubana](https://millionrounds.com/company/skubana)[Snackpass](https://millionrounds.com/company/snackpass)[Start Engine](https://millionrounds.com/company/startengine)[Tala](https://millionrounds.com/company/tala)[The Realest](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-realest)[The Urban Roosters](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-urban-roosters)[Thrive Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrive-market)[TomoCredit](https://millionrounds.com/company/tomocredit)[Treet](https://millionrounds.com/company/treet)[Trillion Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/trillion-labs)[Unblocked Brands](https://millionrounds.com/company/unblocked-brands)[WTHN](https://millionrounds.com/company/wthn)[Wondery](https://millionrounds.com/company/wondery)[Zab's Sauce](https://millionrounds.com/company/zab-s-sauce)[Zipdrug](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipdrug)[Zola](https://millionrounds.com/company/zola)[dot.la](https://millionrounds.com/company/dot-la) Aisle Aliza Technologies Arro Finance Below 60 and 41 more Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[fitmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/fitmob)** Bought by ClassPass **Undisclosed** Apr 2015 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$57M** raised in Feb 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$7.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.3M** Led 0 of 96 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** $50K – $1.0M - **Sole investor:** 7 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *37* - Venture *21* - Series A said *15* - Series B said *8* - Debt *3* - Series D *3* - Pre-seed said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [M Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-ventures) 9 - [Strong Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/strong-ventures) 8 - [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 5 - [CrossCut Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosscut-ventures) 5 - [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) 5 - [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 5 **Pitching BAM Ventures?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as BAM Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**M Ventures** Corporate VC **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m-ventures)[**Strong Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/strong-ventures)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**CrossCut Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosscut-ventures)[**Forerunner Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures)[**Greycroft** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Mucker Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mucker-capital)[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**SV Angel** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Techstars** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) ## Recently backed The latest companies BAM Ventures put money into. [**OuterSignal** $22M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/outersignal)[**The Realest** $12M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-realest)[**Good Bacteria** $3.2M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/good-bacteria)[**Trillion Labs** Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/trillion-labs)[**fuboTV** $145M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/fubotv)[**Welcome Tech** $7.5M · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/welcome-tech) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name BAM Ventures in their description, not their title. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 18 Dec 2025 · 5 min Investor Stories 447: Choosing the Right VC: Understanding Value Add, Assessing Alignment, and Identifying the Best Board Partner (Jiang, Walsh, Saxena) Mentions [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures)[Kevin Jiang](https://millionrounds.com/person/kevin-jiang)[Shashank Saxena](https://millionrounds.com/person/shashank-saxena) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 24 Nov 2025 · 6 min Investor Stories 442. The Habits of Exceptional Founders, From Recruiting Great Teams to Understanding Customers (Walsh, Niehenke, Hilaly) Mentions [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures)[Bain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital)[Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 23 Oct 2025 · 5 min Investor Stories 435. Why Complacency Kills Momentum, The Cost of Over-Diligence, and Accepting the Limits of Control (Walsh, Wang, Hudson) Mentions [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures)[Charles Hudson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charles-hudson)[Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 3 Feb 2025 · 45 min 468. When Product-Market-Fit Isn't Enough: The Hidden Forces Behind Brand Loyalty, Gravity, and Increasing Consumer Spend (Shamin Walsh) Mentions [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about BAM Ventures ### What does BAM Ventures invest in? BAM Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer, B2B and Enterprise. ### How active is BAM Ventures? 96 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026. ### What has BAM Ventures invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: OuterSignal (Series A, Sept 2026), Bird&Be (Series A, Sept 2026) and MERIT Beauty (Venture, Jul 2026). ### How big are BAM Ventures's cheques? The median round it joins is $7.3M. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $1.0M. ### Does BAM Ventures lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 96 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does BAM Ventures invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (80%), the United Kingdom (10%) and Canada (5%). ### Is BAM Ventures investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does BAM Ventures invest alongside? Most often M Ventures (9 rounds together), Strong Ventures (8 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (5 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=bam-ventures) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=bam-ventures)