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Commerce Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 153 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $140M, Mar 2024VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AInsurtechInsuretechRetail

Deploying now
63%of best year20cheques in 12 months, 153 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $5.0MRounds led1 of 153Sole investor11 roundsMostly inUnited States, 84%
Pitch Commerce Ventures

Commerce Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    20 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 55% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $5.0M

What they do

We back entrepreneurs from every background building the infrastructure for tomorrow's industriesFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
InsurtechInsuretechRetail
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first153 appearances

  1. 2026

    16 rounds

  2. Sept
    KastleSeries A · US$24MWith 3 others
  3. Aug
    PieVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  4. Aug
    RallyVenture · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  5. Jul
    Linker FinanceSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  6. Jun
    InterchecksSeries C · US · AlleyWatch$50MLed
  7. Jun
    CarefullVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  8. Jun
    GrailPaySeries A · US$11MWith 2 others
  9. May
    CheckerSeed · TechCabal$8.0MWith 12 others
  10. May
    GreenboardSeries A · US · Ventureburn$16MWith 5 others
  11. May
    ReFiBuySeed · US · TechStartups$14MWith 7 others
  12. Mar
    FuseSeries A · US · TechCrunch$25MWith 4 others
  13. Feb
    EnFiSeries A · US · Unusual Ventures$15MWith 4 others
  14. Feb
    Monark MarketsVenture · US$8.1MWith 2 others
  15. Feb
    CommerceX HoldingsSeries A · JP$11MWith 2 others
  16. Jan
    WeatherPromiseSeries A · US$13MWith 3 others
  17. Jan
    MonnaiVenture · US$12MWith 4 others
  18. 2025

    28 rounds

  19. Dec
    PopIDVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  20. Dec
    me&uVenture · AUUndisclosedWith 2 others
  21. Nov
    PaystandVenture · US$285KWith 5 others
  22. Nov
    Suma WealthVenture · US$5.6MWith 4 others
  23. Oct
    ClerqSeries A · US · Ventureburn$12MWith 6 others
  24. Oct
    LiberateSeries B · US · TechCrunch$50MWith 3 others
  25. Oct
    RulesbasePre-seed · NG · Disrupt Africa$2.1MWith 3 others
  26. Oct
    The BeansSeed · US$5.4MWith 4 others
  27. Oct
    DomuzDebt · JP$659KWith 3 others
  28. Sept
    ExtendVenture · US$20MWith 4 others
  29. Sept
    xxxxneseSeries A · JP$1.0MWith 2 others
  30. Sept
    CardlessSeries C · US$60MWith 6 others
  31. Sept
    Smile IDVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  32. Sept
    Inbox HealthVenture · US$20MWith 3 others
  33. Sept
    RulebasePre-seed · US$2.1MWith 3 others
  34. Aug
    CasapSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$25MWith 4 others
  35. Aug
    RelcuVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  36. Jun
    CanarySeries D · US · TechCrunch$80MWith 5 others
  37. Jun
    GrailPaySeed · US · AlleyWatch$6.7MWith 3 others
  38. Jun
    PayAmigoSeed · US$8.6MSole investor
  39. May
    AutobooksVenture · US$15MSole investor
  40. May
    PortlessSeries A · CA$18MWith 1 other
  41. Apr
    1KontoSeed · US$50KSole investor
  42. Apr
    BloomCreditVenture · US$11MWith 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 registration5 named

DRDan RosenManaging Member of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
DRDaniel RosenManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MNMatt NicholsManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MCMatthew Clark NicholsMemberiForm ADV
YMYsbrant MarcelisManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 12 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

$889Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Commerce Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 167328

What they claim to have backed

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Commerce Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Commerce Ventures in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Commerce Ventures

What does Commerce Ventures invest in?

Commerce Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Insurtech, Insuretech and Retail.

How active is Commerce Ventures?

153 investments on record, 20 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Commerce Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Kastle (Series A, Sept 2026), Pie (Venture, Aug 2026) and Rally (Venture, Aug 2026).

How big are Commerce Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $5.0M.

Does Commerce Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 153 investments on record (1%).

Where does Commerce Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (84%) and Japan (8%).

Is Commerce Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 20 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Commerce Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (22 rounds together), 500 Global (7 rounds together) and Slow Ventures (6 rounds together).

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