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Side Door Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 45 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $1.2M, Sept 2025VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASoftwareLife SciencesFrontier Tech

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25%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 45 on record
Since the last cheque23days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.8MRounds led0 of 45Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited States, 54%
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Side Door Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $3.6M

What they do

Side Door Ventures is a global venture capital firm investing in audacious foundersFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Up to $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
SoftwareLife SciencesFrontier Tech
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first45 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    FortastraSeries A · US · Ventureburn$30MWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    HIFISeries A · US · Ventureburn$37MWith 9 others
  4. Mar
    UniblockVenture · CA$5.2MWith 4 others
  5. 2025

    13 rounds

  6. Dec
    DeepNode AIVenture$3.0MWith 2 others
  7. Nov
    ScorbitSeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  8. Oct
    AudioshakeSeries A · US$14MWith 5 others
  9. Oct
    WalkwayPre-seed · US$1.6MSole investor
  10. Sept
    DataHive AISeed · EE$3.5MWith 3 others
  11. Sept
    Bitlight LabsSeed · US$9.6MWith 3 others
  12. Sept
    TransAstraVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  13. Sept
    StablecorpVenture · CA$3.6MWith 3 others
  14. Mar
    Autoverse StudiosVenture · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  15. Mar
    Validation CloudSeries A · CH$15MWith 2 others
  16. Jan
    CanopySeed · US$1.2MWith 3 others
  17. Jan
    ScriptionSeed · CA$7.8MWith 3 others
  18. Jan
    Pell NetworkSeed · SG$3.5MWith 2 others
  19. 2024

    17 rounds

  20. Dec
    Yei FinanceSeed · HK$2.0MWith 4 others
  21. Dec
    BioSapienSeed · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  22. Nov
    KernelVenture · US$10MWith 3 others
  23. Nov
    Torram LabsPre-seed · US$710KWith 5 others
  24. Oct
    Pell NetworkPre-seed · GB · TechStartups$3.0MWith 14 others
  25. Oct
    bitSmileyVenture · SG$10MWith 6 others
  26. Jul
    Orion BiotechnologyVenture · CA$6.8MWith 4 others
  27. Jul
    LiquidiumSeed · US$2.8MWith 1 other
  28. Jun
    Asymmetry FinanceVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  29. May
    Satoshi ProtocolSeed$2.0MWith 1 other
  30. May
    MateraSeed · FR$3.6MSole investor
  31. May
    Kelp DAOToken sale$9.0MWith 2 others
  32. Apr
    SoftdriveVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  33. Mar
    BitBrandSeed · US$500KWith 2 others
  34. Mar
    Prescient AISeries A · US$10MWith 2 others
  35. Feb
    Blue WireVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  36. Feb
    OmegaSeed · US$6.0MWith 5 others
  37. 2023

    7 rounds

  38. Nov
    UniblockSeed · CA$2.3MWith 3 others
  39. Oct
    FinmileSeed · GB$6.0MWith 3 others
  40. Sept
    Farther FarmsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  41. Aug
    ConfiAbogadoSeed · MX$1.6MWith 4 others
  42. Aug
    Ryu GamesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  43. Jul
    LunarCrushSeries A · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  44. Jul
    FoxquiltSeries B · CA$12MSole investor

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

ADAndrew Durbin BateyManaging Member of SDV GP, LLC, the Fund's ManageriFiling they signed
JNJeremy NeilsonManaging Director of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
RTRichard ThomsOfficer of the Issuer's Administrative ManageriFiling 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

$97Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
SDV Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 333188

Who they invest alongside

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

Blockchain Founders FundVC firm10rounds togetherFounders FundVC firm10rounds together500 GlobalAngel4rounds togetherHustle FundVC firm4rounds togetherDelta Blockchain FundVC firm3rounds togetherGSRVC firm3rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherBorderless CapitalAccelerator2rounds togetherCogitent VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherCoinbase VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherDanish ChaudhryAngel2rounds togetherDraper AssociatesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Side Door Ventures put money into.

Fortastra$30M · Oct 2026HIFI$37M · Sept 2026Uniblock$5.2M · Mar 2026Scorbit$5.0M · Nov 2025Audioshake$14M · Oct 2025Walkway$1.6M · Oct 2025

Quick answers about Side Door Ventures

What does Side Door Ventures invest in?

Side Door Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Software, Life Sciences and Frontier Tech.

How active is Side Door Ventures?

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

What has Side Door Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fortastra (Series A, Oct 2026), HIFI (Series A, Sept 2026) and Uniblock (Venture, Mar 2026).

How big are Side Door Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.8M.

Does Side Door Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 45 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Side Door Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (54%), Canada (19%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

Is Side Door Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Side Door Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Blockchain Founders Fund (10 rounds together), Founders Fund (10 rounds together) and 500 Global (4 rounds together).

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