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Golden Seeds

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 110 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $245K, Dec 2025Angel network

Pre-seedSeedSeries ALife ScienceProteinArtificial Intelligence

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67%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 110 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.6MCheque size, as they say$13K – $10MRounds led0 of 110Sole investor20 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Golden Seeds

Golden Seeds highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Venture: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 20 rounds, median $1.6M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Golden Seeds was founded in 2004 to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs. What began as a visionary idea has become a national angel investment networkFrom their own website
Type
Angel network (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$13K – $10M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Life ScienceProteinArtificial Intelligence
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first110 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Sept
    Locus LockSeed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  3. Jul
    Cooler HeadsSeries A · US$3.3MWith 1 other
  4. Jul
    Forge IndustriesSeed · US$3.9MSole investor
  5. Jul
    Kind DesignsSeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  6. Jul
    Materna MedicalSeries B · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  7. Apr
    OsteoboostSeries A · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  8. Mar
    Chromatic 3D MaterialsUS$750KWith 2 others
  9. Jan
    Language I/OVenture · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  10. 2025

    13 rounds

  11. Dec
    ChippinVenture · US$245KWith 1 other
  12. Dec
    Tivic HealthUS$18MWith 2 others
  13. Oct
    Every Body EatVenture · US$237KWith 1 other
  14. Aug
    Nullspace Inc.Seed · US$2.5MSole investor
  15. Aug
    Grasshopper BankGrowth · US$47MSole investor
  16. Jul
    Oh Norman!Venture · US · AlleyWatch$2.1MWith 6 others
  17. Jul
    Cooler HeadsSeries A · US$11MWith 1 other
  18. Jul
    NanoPattern TechnologiesVenture · US$223KWith 1 other
  19. Jun
    Strategikon PharmaDebt · US$2.3MWith 4 others
  20. Jun
    On The GogaSeed · US$300KWith 1 other
  21. Jun
    Amplified SciencesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  22. Jun
    Work Truck SolutionsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  23. Mar
    Nalu BioVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  24. 2024

    10 rounds

  25. Dec
    JoyluxVenture · US$4.5MWith 2 others
  26. Nov
    Amplified SciencesSeed · US$2.6MWith 2 others
  27. Nov
    WrippleVenture · US$963KWith 1 other
  28. Oct
    Cadenza InnovationDebt · US$2.8MWith 1 other
  29. Sept
    Concerto BiosciencesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  30. Aug
    Chromatic 3D MaterialsVenture · US$5.8MWith 2 others
  31. Jul
    UNCAGED InnovationsSeed · US$5.6MWith 1 other
  32. May
    OculogicaVenture · US$7.6MWith 1 other
  33. May
    Materna MedicalSeries B · US$20MWith 1 other
  34. Jan
    Princeton IdentityVenture · US$155KSole investor
  35. 2023

    6 rounds

  36. Nov
    Senscio SystemsVenture · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  37. Nov
    ReSutureSeed · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  38. Sept
    Jurata Thin FilmVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  39. May
    KinnosSeries B · US$15MWith 1 other
  40. Mar
    NanodropperVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  41. Jan
    OtoNexus Medical Technologies Inc.Venture · US$1.4MWith 4 others
  42. 2022

    3 rounds

  43. Sept
    Session AISeries C · US$28MWith 3 others
  44. Sept
    AnaOnoSeed · US$1.1MSole investor
  45. Aug
    Kuli KuliDebt · US$1.3MWith 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 registration4 named

DKDeb KemperManaging MemberiFiling they signed
JNJeremy NeilsonManaging Director of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
JAJo Ann CorkranManaging Director of General PartneriFiling they signed
RTRichard ThomsOfficer of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 61 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

11 of 23 we have independently watched raise

AlcatrazAnaonoBreinifyCadenzainnovationCoolerheadsCoraviemedicalDiesellabsEliseaiFindmineInclusivvOsteoboostAvisitechBairitoneBluearcherC3dmaterialsCanvasChromistechnologiesConcertobioCuebricEverybodyeatingGrasshopperMycnotePadsonaroll

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 listed1 in all

LearnVestBought by Northwestern Mutual$250MMar 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

National Science FoundationGovernment8rounds togetherPortfoliaVC firm8rounds togetherTech Coast AngelsVC firm8rounds togetherNew York AngelsAngel network6rounds togetherAstia AngelsAngel network4rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherBand of AngelsAngel network3rounds togetherConnecticut InnovationsGovernment3rounds togetherGreat Oaks Venture CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherLaunchPad VentureAngel network3rounds togetherNewchip AcceleratorAccelerator3rounds togetherSand Hill AngelsAngel network3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Golden Seeds put money into.

Locus Lock$1.5M · Sept 2026Forge Industries$3.9M · Jul 2026Kind Designs$10M · Jul 2026Materna Medical$5.0M · Jul 2026Chromatic 3D Materials$750K · Mar 2026Chippin$245K · Dec 2025

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Golden Seeds in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Golden Seeds

What does Golden Seeds invest in?

Golden Seeds invests most often at Series A and Venture (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Life Science, Protein and Artificial Intelligence.

How active is Golden Seeds?

110 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Golden Seeds invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Locus Lock (Seed, Sept 2026), Cooler Heads (Series A, Jul 2026) and Forge Industries (Seed, Jul 2026).

How big are Golden Seeds's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.6M. It says it writes cheques of $13K to $10M.

Does Golden Seeds lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 110 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Golden Seeds invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Golden Seeds investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Golden Seeds invest alongside?

Most often National Science Foundation (8 rounds together), Portfolia (8 rounds together) and Tech Coast Angels (8 rounds together).

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