# Preface Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Preface Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 31 investments on record, 5 in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026.

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# Preface Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 31 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $57M, Sept 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Enterprise

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**71%** of best year **5** **cheques in 12 months**, 31 on record

Since the last cheque **153** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$750K – $2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 31** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 63%**

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## Preface Ventures highlights

- 01 5 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 68% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $2.9M

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2022-07 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $750K – $2.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Enterprise
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **31 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Jun** **[Clario](https://millionrounds.com/company/clario)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Benji](https://millionrounds.com/company/benji)** Seed · US **$6.3M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[ContextQA](https://millionrounds.com/company/contextqa)** Seed · US **$6.2M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[BackChannel](https://millionrounds.com/company/backchannel)** Seed · BR · LatamList **$4.8M** With 8 others
- **2025** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[BackChannel](https://millionrounds.com/company/backchannel)** Seed · BR **$4.7M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Arvo](https://millionrounds.com/company/arvo)** Series A · BR · LatamList **$20M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Qpoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/qpoint)** Seed · US **$9.4M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Barndoor AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/barndoor-ai)** Seed · US **$14M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[CompScience](https://millionrounds.com/company/compscience)** Series B · US **$28M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Mutuus](https://millionrounds.com/company/mutuus)** Seed · MX **$3.2M** With 1 other
- **2024** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[IP Copilot](https://millionrounds.com/company/ip-copilot)** Seed · US **$4.2M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Intus Care](https://millionrounds.com/company/intus-care)** Venture · US **$12M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Opnova](https://millionrounds.com/company/opnova)** Pre-seed · US **$3.8M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Leen](https://millionrounds.com/company/leen)** Pre-seed · US **$2.8M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Knock](https://millionrounds.com/company/knock)** Series A · US **$12M** With 5 others
- **2023** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Nilus](https://millionrounds.com/company/nilus)** Series A · AR **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Loopa Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/loopa-finance)** Venture · ES **$30M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Haystacks.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/haystacks-ai)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[PatchRx](https://millionrounds.com/company/patchrx)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Semantic Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/semantic-health)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[FunnelStory](https://millionrounds.com/company/funnelstory)** Pre-seed · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[dope.security](https://millionrounds.com/company/dope-security)** Series A · US **$16M** With 2 others
- **2022** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[Kibsi](https://millionrounds.com/company/kibsi)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Solvemed Limited](https://millionrounds.com/company/solvemed-limited)** Pre-seed · GB **$935K** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Solvemed Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/solvemed-group)** Seed · GB **$3.6M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Vidia](https://millionrounds.com/company/vidia)** Seed · BR **$1.8M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Dassana](https://millionrounds.com/company/dassana)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[GritWell](https://millionrounds.com/company/gritwell)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 6 others
- **2021** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Redesign Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/redesign-science)** Seed · US **$15M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[Talisman](https://millionrounds.com/company/talisman)** Pre-seed · AU **$400K** With 2 others
- **May** **[Twosense, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/twosense-inc)** Seed **$3.0M** With 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 registration **1 named**

FA **Farooq Abbasi** Sole Member and Chief Compliance Officer i Form 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

**$114M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Humble Ventures LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 306493

New fund on file

**$57M**

raised in Sept 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.9M**

Led 0 of 31 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $750K – $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *16*
- Pre-seed said *5*
- Series A said *5*
- Venture *4*
- Series B said *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 3
- [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) 3
- [B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) 2
- [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) 2
- [Canary](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canary) 2
- [Edward Lando](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) 2

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**MassChallenge** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge)[**B Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital)[**Bossa Invest** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest)[**Canary** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canary)[**Edward Lando** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando)[**IGNIA** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ignia-partners)[**Latitud** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/latitud)[**Norte Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norte-ventures-2)[**Ridge Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures)[**Tensor Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tensor-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Preface Ventures put money into.

[**Clario** $6.0M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clario)[**ContextQA** $6.2M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/contextqa)[**BackChannel** $4.8M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/backchannel)[**Qpoint** $9.4M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/qpoint)[**Barndoor AI** $14M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/barndoor-ai)[**CompScience** $28M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/compscience)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 30 Sept 2026 · 32 min A Neko Health investor on the $700M bet to scan your whole body Mentions [Preface Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/preface-ventures)[Daniel Ek](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-ek)[Farooq Abbasi](https://millionrounds.com/person/farooq-abbasi) Apple Podcasts
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 5 Oct 2020 · 43 min 251. Funding the Misunderstood Technical Founder, Self Evaluation as a Solo Capitalist, and Capital to Underwrite R&D risk vs. S&M risk (Farooq Abbasi) With [Farooq Abbasi](https://millionrounds.com/person/farooq-abbasi) Mentions [Preface Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/preface-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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