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GoAhead Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 47 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $99M, Jul 2025

Pre-seedSeedSeries AVoiceContentNanotechnology

Deploying now
78%of best year7cheques in 12 months, 47 on record
Since the last cheque45days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.0MCheque size, as they say$100K – $1.0MRounds led0 of 47Sole investor12 roundsMostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch GoAhead Ventures

GoAhead Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    7 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $830K

What they do

Pre-seed and seed stage venture capital.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
VoiceContentNanotechnology
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first47 appearances

  1. 2026

    7 rounds

  2. Sept
    CorridorSeed · US · Ventureburn$25MWith 2 others
  3. Sept
    Poseidon AerospaceSeries A · US · Ventureburn$60MWith 7 others
  4. Aug
    Aurelius SystemsSeries A · US · Ventureburn$40MWith 9 others
  5. Aug
    MultiplierSeed · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  6. Jul
    Healia HealthSeries A · US$14MWith 3 others
  7. Mar
    GameflipCrowdfunding · US$182KWith 4 others
  8. Jan
    Flyby RoboticsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  9. 2025

    4 rounds

  10. Oct
    Möbius IndustriesPre-seed · US$3.8MWith 5 others
  11. Oct
    Cookiy AIPre-seed · US · Converge VC$7.0MWith 4 others
  12. Sept
    TerranovaSeed · US$7.0MWith 2 others
  13. Sept
    Telo TrucksSeries A · US$20MWith 4 others
  14. 2024

    6 rounds

  15. Oct
    ButlerPre-seed · RU$850KWith 1 other
  16. Jul
    CakeSeed · US$125KWith 4 others
  17. Jun
    UpwordPre-seed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  18. May
    STRATxAISeed · IE$1.6MWith 2 others
  19. Jan
    Roofer.comSeed · US$7.5MWith 5 others
  20. Jan
    MeCo DiagnosticsPre-seed · US$500KWith 1 other
  21. 2023

    10 rounds

  22. Dec
    BRAVE UP!Venture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  23. Oct
    Bigleaf NetworksVenture · US$10MWith 2 others
  24. Sept
    VideoAmpGrowth · US$150MWith 3 others
  25. Aug
    OmnisearchSeed · CA$760KSole investor
  26. Aug
    TextlaPre-seed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  27. Jul
    CollectlySeries A · US$29MWith 4 others
  28. Jun
    Vistim LabsGrant · US$10KWith 2 others
  29. Apr
    Grapefruit HealthPre-seed · US$1.3MWith 4 others
  30. Mar
    Frank InnovationsVenture · US$6.0MSole investor
  31. Mar
    SymbiosisSeed · US$450KWith 1 other
  32. 2022

    8 rounds

  33. Oct
    DataGeniePre-seed · US$60KSole investor
  34. Oct
    NormalPre-seed · US$240KSole investor
  35. Sept
    OnnowVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  36. Aug
    Atmos AISeed · US$1.7MSole investor
  37. Jul
    PathriseSeries B · US$17MWith 4 others
  38. Apr
    BrainScanology IncVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  39. Mar
    BehavidenceSeed · US$4.3MWith 1 other
  40. Feb
    LyridSeed · US$1.1MWith 2 others
  41. 2021

    3 rounds

  42. Dec
    LiistSeed · US$545KSole investor
  43. Oct
    APHRODITEVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  44. Oct
    DufflSeries A · US$12MWith 3 others
  45. 2020

    3 rounds

  46. Sept
    PlanttSeed$1.0MSole investor
  47. Aug
    GiantLeapPre-seed$900KSole investor

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 registration4 named

CSClancey StahrManager of its General PartneriFiling they signed
PBPhil BradyManager of its General PartneriFiling they signed
PCPhilip Charles BradyManaging DirectoriForm ADV
TMTakeshi MoriManager of its General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 4 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

$186Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Goahead MAGE Company, L.L.C.
SEC number
CRD 162072

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Portal

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 GoAhead Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies GoAhead Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about GoAhead Ventures

What does GoAhead Ventures invest in?

GoAhead Ventures invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Voice, Content and Nanotechnology.

How active is GoAhead Ventures?

47 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has GoAhead Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Corridor (Seed, Sept 2026), Poseidon Aerospace (Series A, Sept 2026) and Aurelius Systems (Series A, Aug 2026).

How big are GoAhead Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $1.0M.

Does GoAhead Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 47 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does GoAhead Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%).

Is GoAhead Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does GoAhead Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (6 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (3 rounds together) and Soma Capital (3 rounds together).

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