# Stage 1 Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Stage 1 Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 34 investments on record, latest Jul 2024. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/stage-1-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Stage 1 Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2024. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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VC firm Quiet

Pre-seed Seed Series A Ev Car Electric Car

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 34 on record

Since the last cheque **827** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$9.8M** Rounds led **0 of 34** Sole investor **8 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 97%**

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## Stage 1 Ventures highlights

- 01 34 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 73% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $1.5M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Our focus is to invest in disruptive Deep Tech and Science companies. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Ev Car Electric Car
- **Based in:** Miami, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **34 appearances**

- **2024** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Gigpro](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigpro)** Series A · US · Foundry Group **$16M** With 3 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Elementus](https://millionrounds.com/company/elementus)** US · Cointelegraph **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **2018** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Akumina](https://millionrounds.com/company/akumina)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$7.5M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Trace Genomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/trace-genomics)** Series A · US · Forbes **$13M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Gravyty](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravyty)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **2017** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[ViralGains](https://millionrounds.com/company/viralgains)** Debt · US · FinSMEs **$14M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Commerce Signaps](https://millionrounds.com/company/commerce-signaps)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$12M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Chaos Sumo](https://millionrounds.com/company/chaos-sumo)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **2015** 6 rounds
- **Aug** **[Vivoom](https://millionrounds.com/company/vivoom)** Seed · US **$4.7M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Mobee](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobee)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Visage Payroll](https://millionrounds.com/company/visage-payroll)** Seed · US **$600K** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[ReferralMob, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/referralmob-inc)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Deep Information Sciences, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/deep-information-sciences-inc)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[TriLumina Corp.](https://millionrounds.com/company/trilumina-corp)** Series B · US **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **May** **[LivBlends](https://millionrounds.com/company/livblends)** Seed · US **$745K** With 22 others
- **Feb** **[TriLumina Corp.](https://millionrounds.com/company/trilumina-corp)** Series A · US **$8.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Luvo](https://millionrounds.com/company/luvo)** Series A · US **$3.6M** With 3 others
- **2013** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[PureCars](https://millionrounds.com/company/purecars)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Openbay](https://millionrounds.com/company/openbay)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Paydiant](https://millionrounds.com/company/paydiant)** Series C · US · finsmes.com **$15M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[dondeEsta™](https://millionrounds.com/company/dondeestatm)** ES **$50K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[SiteWit](https://millionrounds.com/company/sitewit)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Dashbell](https://millionrounds.com/company/dashbell)** Seed · US **$363K** With 15 others
- **Mar** **[Marxent](https://millionrounds.com/company/marxent)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$800K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[PureCars](https://millionrounds.com/company/purecars)** Series A · US · prnewswire.com **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Promoboxx](https://millionrounds.com/company/promoboxx)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.4M** With 12 others
- **Jul** **[Paydiant](https://millionrounds.com/company/paydiant)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$12M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Maple Farm Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/maple-farm-media)** Seed · US **$500K** Sole investor
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Marxent](https://millionrounds.com/company/marxent)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Marxent](https://millionrounds.com/company/marxent)** US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Veloxum Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/veloxum-corporation)** Series A · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Delfigo Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/delfigo-security)** Series A · US **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[HipLogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/hiplogic)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[InStream Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/instream-media)** Series A · US · instreamglobal.com **Undisclosed** 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**

DW **David W. Baum** Managing Director i Form ADV

We also hold **18** 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

**$181M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

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

- **Legal name:** Stage 1 Managers LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 313429

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**26** of 49 we have independently watched raise

[3D Cloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/3d-cloud)[Actasys](https://millionrounds.com/company/actasys)[Aimi](https://millionrounds.com/company/aimi)[Akumina](https://millionrounds.com/company/akumina)[Artlifting](https://millionrounds.com/company/artlifting)[CLIPr](https://millionrounds.com/company/clipr)[Cadence](https://millionrounds.com/company/cadence)[Chaos Search](https://millionrounds.com/company/chaossearch)[Cloudtruth](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudtruth)[Coherent Path](https://millionrounds.com/company/coherent-path)[FourGrowers](https://millionrounds.com/company/four-growers)[JumpCloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/jumpcloud)[Klear](https://millionrounds.com/company/klear)[Landtrust](https://millionrounds.com/company/landtrust)[OnePIN](https://millionrounds.com/company/onepin)[Performance Drone Works](https://millionrounds.com/company/performance-drone-works)[Psionic](https://millionrounds.com/company/psionic)[PureCars](https://millionrounds.com/company/purecars)[Qwick](https://millionrounds.com/company/qwick)[TERION](https://millionrounds.com/company/terion)[True Anomaly](https://millionrounds.com/company/true-anomaly)[Valkyrie](https://millionrounds.com/company/valkyrie)[ViralGains](https://millionrounds.com/company/viralgains)[Wyebot](https://millionrounds.com/company/wyebot)[XY Retail](https://millionrounds.com/company/xy-retail)[Zeno Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeno-power) AAI Solutions AliasWire EcoSmart Solution Evolve Wireless FarmTrace Invaio Investor Portal Kliken MagLev Aero Magnetic Mobile Ondas Holdings Resolute Grid Reticare Sail Biomedicines ShiftOps Six Minute Mile Sworkit Talkmap Templates Thrive Agrifood Tiberius Trive Fantasy Wealththramp

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 listed **3 in all**

**[PureCars](https://millionrounds.com/company/purecars)** Bought by Raycom Media **$125M** Oct 2015

**[Paydiant](https://millionrounds.com/company/paydiant)** Bought by PayPal **$280M** Mar 2015

**[HipLogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/hiplogic)** Bought by Zynga **Undisclosed** Aug 2011

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$9.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M**

Led 0 of 34 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 8 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2024
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *12*
- Seed said *10*
- Series B said *5*
- Venture *2*
- Debt *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [LaunchCapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchcapital) 3
- [Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture) 2
- [Beck Besecker](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beck-besecker) 2
- [Boston Seed Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boston-seed-capital) 2
- [Common Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/common-angels) 2
- [Cottonwood Technology Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cottonwood-technology-fund) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Stage 1 Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**LaunchCapital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchcapital)[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)[**Beck Besecker** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beck-besecker)[**Boston Seed Capital** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boston-seed-capital)[**Common Angels** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/common-angels)[**Cottonwood Technology Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cottonwood-technology-fund)[**Detroit Venture Partners LP** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/detroit-venture-partners-lp)[**Gemini Investors** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gemini-investors)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Michael Dornbrook** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-dornbrook)[**North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-bridge-venture-partners-and-growth-equity)[**Sands Capital Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands-capital-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Stage 1 Ventures put money into.

[**Elementus** $3.5M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/elementus)[**Akumina** $7.5M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/akumina)[**Trace Genomics** $13M · Nov 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/trace-genomics)[**Gravyty** $2.0M · May 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravyty)[**ViralGains** $14M · Sept 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/viralgains)

## Quick answers about Stage 1 Ventures

### What does Stage 1 Ventures invest in?

Stage 1 Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ev, Car and Electric Car.

### How active is Stage 1 Ventures?

34 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2024.

### What has Stage 1 Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Gigpro (Series A, Jul 2024), Elementus (Undisclosed round, Sept 2019) and Akumina (Series A, Dec 2018).

### How big are Stage 1 Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.8M.

### Does Stage 1 Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 34 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Stage 1 Ventures invest?

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

### Is Stage 1 Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2024.

### Who does Stage 1 Ventures invest alongside?

Most often LaunchCapital (3 rounds together), Atlas Venture (2 rounds together) and Beck Besecker (2 rounds together).

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