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What does Ludlow Ventures invest in?
Ludlow Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Apps and Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR).
Ludlow Ventures highlights
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6 cheques in the last 12 months
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Mostly Seed and Series A: 73% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $13M
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6 exits from the portfolio
What they do
Ludlow Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.From their own website
- Type
- VC firm
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- Pre-seedSeedSeries A
- Sectors
- AI & Machine LearningAppsAugmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
- Based in
- Detroit, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first116 appearances
- 2026
3 rounds
- Oct
- Jul
- Feb
- 2025
15 rounds
- Dec
- Nov
- Nov
- Sept
- Aug
- Jun
- May
- May
- May
- Apr
- Mar
- Mar
- Feb
- Feb
- Jan
- 2024
7 rounds
- Nov
- Oct
- Sept
- Jul
- May
- May
- Apr
- 2023
3 rounds
- Sept
- Aug
- Apr
- 2022
7 rounds
- May
- May
- May
- Mar
- Mar
- Feb
- Jan
- 2021
5 rounds
- Dec
- Nov
- Oct
- Jul
- Feb
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 registration3 named
BRBlake RobbinsA Managing MemberiFiling they signed
BDBrett DeMarraisManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JLJonathon Leigh TriestManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
We also hold 3 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
$446Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
- Legal name
- Ludlow Management Group, LLC
- SEC number
- CRD 283433
What they claim to have backed
From their own portfolio page (on their website)
23 of 32 we have independently watched raise
Airspace LinkAngelListBigscreenCopilotCubbyDeepgramDualEntryHeadoutMay MobilityNotarizePaperspacePoint One NavigationProofProviReplikaRow ZeroScentbirdSignal AdvisorsThe Compression CompanyWabiWingspanZeroClickZeroMarkBackboneBoulevardDensityHoneyLightyearNidusPurePure PokerRunHappy
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 listed6 in all
ScanBought by Snapchat$50MDec 2014
Smart ToyBought by Cartwheel KidsUndisclosedOct 2014
GraphiclyBought by BlurbUndisclosedMay 2014
Creative MarketBought by AutodeskUndisclosedMar 2014
Republic ProjectBought by DG$1.4MOct 2013
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.