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Preface Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 31 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $57M, Sept 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterprise

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71%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 31 on record
Since the last cheque153days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MCheque size, as they say$750K – $2.0MRounds led0 of 31Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 63%
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Preface Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $2.9M

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2022-07From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$750K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Enterprise
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first31 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Jun
    ClarioSeed · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  3. May
    BenjiSeed · US$6.3MWith 2 others
  4. Apr
    ContextQASeed · US$6.2MWith 2 others
  5. Mar
    BackChannelSeed · BR · LatamList$4.8MWith 8 others
  6. 2025

    6 rounds

  7. Nov
    BackChannelSeed · BR$4.7MWith 4 others
  8. Sept
    ArvoSeries A · BR · LatamList$20MWith 6 others
  9. Jul
    QpointSeed · US$9.4MWith 4 others
  10. May
    Barndoor AISeed · US$14MWith 3 others
  11. Feb
    CompScienceSeries B · US$28MWith 5 others
  12. Jan
    MutuusSeed · MX$3.2MWith 1 other
  13. 2024

    5 rounds

  14. Dec
    IP CopilotSeed · US$4.2MWith 2 others
  15. Nov
    Intus CareVenture · US$12MWith 5 others
  16. Sept
    OpnovaPre-seed · US$3.8MWith 3 others
  17. Mar
    LeenPre-seed · US$2.8MSole investor
  18. Feb
    KnockSeries A · US$12MWith 5 others
  19. 2023

    7 rounds

  20. Dec
    NilusSeries A · AR$5.0MWith 3 others
  21. Nov
    Loopa FinanceVenture · ES$30MWith 4 others
  22. Sept
    Haystacks.AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  23. Aug
    PatchRxSeries A · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  24. Jul
    Semantic HealthVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 5 others
  25. Apr
    FunnelStoryPre-seed · US$3.0MSole investor
  26. Mar
    dope.securitySeries A · US$16MWith 2 others
  27. 2022

    6 rounds

  28. Dec
    KibsiSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  29. Dec
    Solvemed LimitedPre-seed · GB$935KWith 1 other
  30. Oct
    Solvemed GroupSeed · GB$3.6MWith 2 others
  31. Sept
    VidiaSeed · BR$1.8MWith 2 others
  32. Apr
    DassanaSeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  33. Feb
    GritWellSeed · US$2.5MWith 6 others
  34. 2021

    3 rounds

  35. Dec
    Redesign ScienceSeed · US$15MWith 5 others
  36. Nov
    TalismanPre-seed · AU$400KWith 2 others
  37. May
    Twosense, Inc.Seed$3.0MWith 1 other

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 registration1 named

FAFarooq AbbasiSole Member and Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV

We also hold 1 person 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

$114Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Humble Ventures LLC
SEC number
CRD 306493

Who they invest alongside

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

Alumni VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherMassChallengeAccelerator3rounds togetherB CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherBossa InvestVC firm2rounds togetherCanaryVC firm2rounds togetherEdward LandoAngel2rounds togetherIGNIAVC firm2rounds togetherLatitudVC firm2rounds togetherNorte VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherRidge VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherTensor VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Preface Ventures put money into.

Clario$6.0M · Jun 2026ContextQA$6.2M · Apr 2026BackChannel$4.8M · Mar 2026Qpoint$9.4M · Jul 2025Barndoor AI$14M · May 2025CompScience$28M · Feb 2025

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Preface Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Preface Ventures

What does Preface Ventures invest in?

Preface Ventures invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise.

How active is Preface Ventures?

31 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Preface Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Clario (Seed, Jun 2026), Benji (Seed, May 2026) and ContextQA (Seed, Apr 2026).

How big are Preface Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M. It says it writes cheques of $750K to $2.0M.

Does Preface Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 31 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Preface Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (63%), Brazil (13%) and the United Kingdom (7%).

Is Preface Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Preface Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (3 rounds together), MassChallenge (3 rounds together) and B Capital (2 rounds together).

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