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What does PROOF invest in?
PROOF invests most often at Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Foodtech, Frontier Tech and Fintech.
PROOF highlights
- 01
2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02
Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds
What they do
We are a growth-stage firm investing in companies that are ready for their next phase of growth.From their own website
- Type
- VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
- Sectors
- FoodtechFrontier TechFintech
- Based in
- Reston, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances
- 2026
2 rounds
- Aug
- Feb
- 2019
1 round
- May
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 registration14 named
BABryan A CiambellaDirectoriFiling they signed
CACiambella A CiambellaDirectoriFiling they signed
JAJennifer Ann SchretterExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JCJohn C. BackusManaging Member of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
JFJohn F. BurkeGeneral Partner, Managing MemberiFiling they signed
JCJohn C Backus, JrDirectoriFiling they signed
JCJohn C. Backus, Jr.DirectoriFiling they signed
MEMargaret Eileen VaronaChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
MWMichael W ZarlengaGeneral CounseliForm ADV
SSSahej SuriDirectoriFiling they signed
SCScott C. JohnsonManaging Member of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
SPStephen P MullinsDirectoriFiling they signed
TFThanasis F. DelistathisManaging Member of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
TCTodd C. HixonManaging member of the Managing Member.iFiling they signed
We also hold 24 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
$727Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
- Legal name
- Proof Management, LLC
- SEC number
- CRD 285482
What they claim to have backed
From their own portfolio page (on their website)
1 of 1 we have independently watched raise
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.