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Quest Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $5.3M, Apr 2023VC firmWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedSeries ARecurringCollaboration ToolsSaaS

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 65 on record
Since the last cheque417days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.3MCheque size, as they say$400K – $3.0MRounds led2 of 65Sole investor7 roundsExits6 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 97%
Pitch Quest Venture Partners

Quest Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    65 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 87% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $700K

  4. 04

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$400K – $3.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
RecurringCollaboration ToolsSaaS
Based in
Palo Alto, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first65 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Sept
    CassidySeries A · US · AlleyWatch$10MWith 5 others
  3. 2019

    2 rounds

  4. Jul
    DataplorUS · TechCrunch$2.0MLed
  5. Jun
    Car IQSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.0MLed
  6. 2018

    1 round

  7. Oct
    Flex CompanyUS · Prnewswire$3.6MWith 3 others
  8. 2015

    6 rounds

  9. Aug
    MapJamSeed · US$950KWith 3 others
  10. Aug
    GameOnSeed · US$1.5MWith 5 others
  11. Aug
    AmplitudeSeries A · US$9.0MWith 5 others
  12. Feb
    Coffee Meets BagelSeries A · US$7.8MWith 4 others
  13. Feb
    BonafideSeed · US$850KWith 3 others
  14. Jan
    SandstormSeed · US$1.3MSole investor
  15. 2014

    16 rounds

  16. Dec
    MindMeldSeries A$13MWith 12 others
  17. Oct
    VastrmDebt · US$650KSole investor
  18. Oct
    MapJamSeed · US$450KWith 1 other
  19. Oct
    BonafideSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  20. Oct
    Fit3DSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  21. Sept
    CrowdFlowerSeries C · US$13MWith 3 others
  22. Aug
    AdStageSeries A · US$6.3MWith 7 others
  23. Aug
    Famo.usSeries B · US$20MWith 4 others
  24. Aug
    Famo.usDebt · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  25. Jul
    PredictionIOSeed$2.5MWith 7 others
  26. Jul
    AmplitudeSeed · US$2.0MWith 6 others
  27. Jun
    The Bouqs CompanySeries A · US$6.0MWith 9 others
  28. May
    Tripping.comSeries A · USUndisclosedWith 7 others
  29. Feb
    AdStageSeed · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  30. Feb
    VidcasterSeries A · US$1.3MWith 2 others
  31. Jan
    Visual.lySeries A · US$8.1MWith 6 others
  32. 2013

    9 rounds

  33. Sept
    AngelListSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$24MWith 31 others
  34. Aug
    VastrmSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.0MWith 7 others
  35. Aug
    PicCollageSeed · pehub.com$2.3MWith 4 others
  36. Aug
    Cardinal Blue SoftwareSeed · US · pevc.dowjones.com$2.3MWith 5 others
  37. Jun
    The Bouqs CompanySeed · US · finsmes.com$1.1MWith 6 others
  38. May
    App.ioSeed · AU · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 6 others
  39. Mar
    RetailigenceSeries B · US · finsmes.com$6.3MWith 3 others
  40. Mar
    AdStageSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.4MWith 12 others
  41. Jan
    VidcasterSeed · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  42. 2012

    5 rounds

  43. Nov
    isocketSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$8.0MWith 6 others
  44. Oct
    MindMeldVenture · US · techcrunch.com$2.4MWith 6 others
  45. Aug
    FaraVenture · US · sec.gov$793KWith 3 others
  46. Aug
    MonogramSeed · US · techcrunch.com$840KWith 1 other
  47. Mar
    DogVacaySeries A · US · dogvacay.com$1.0MWith 12 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 registration5 named

ASAndrew Satoru OgawaManaging Member, Quest Venture Partners GP Fund II, LLCiForm ADV
M'Maarten 't HooftManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MTMaarten T'HooftManaging Member, Quest Venture Partners GP Fund II, LLCiForm ADV
MTMarcus Takeshi OgawaManaging Member, Quest Venture Partners GP Fund II, LLCiForm ADV
TLTing LouieManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

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What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$111Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Quest Venture Partners Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 189515

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

8 of 29 we have independently watched raise

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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

500FriendsBought by MerkleUndisclosedNov 2014
isocketBought by Rubicon ProjectUndisclosedNov 2014
SnapjoyBought by DropboxUndisclosedDec 2012
ViVuBought by PolycomUndisclosedOct 2011
QikBought by Skype$150MJan 2011
TapulousBought by The Walt Disney CompanyUndisclosedJul 2010

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 Quest Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Quest Venture Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Quest Venture Partners

What does Quest Venture Partners invest in?

Quest Venture Partners invests most often at Seed and Series A (87% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Recurring, Collaboration Tools and SaaS.

How active is Quest Venture Partners?

65 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2025.

What has Quest Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Cassidy (Series A, Sept 2025), Dataplor (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019) and Car IQ (Series A, Jun 2019).

How big are Quest Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.3M. It says it writes cheques of $400K to $3.0M.

Does Quest Venture Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 65 investments on record (3%).

Where does Quest Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is Quest Venture Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2025.

Who does Quest Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (12 rounds together), DFJ (6 rounds together) and Freestyle Capital (5 rounds together).

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