1984 Ventures
San Francisco, California · Invests in US; North America; Europe; LATAM · Website
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Back founders with grit, industry insights, and strong engineering cultures to build amazing software that disrupts incumbents. Deliberately invest in unsexy industries and antiquated markets (warehousing, real estate, specialty pharmacy, agriculture) that others overlook, where nimble startups can create tremendous value.
Likely not a fit for
No hot buzzword sectors (crypto, VR, drones) without fundamental business models. No late-stage companies outside seed focus. No founders lacking grit and engineering rigor. No companies in uncertain regulatory environments. Avoid mainstream trendy sectors without unique founder or market advantages.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Leads or follows
- Typical decision
- ~1 week
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Advisor
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
5 contacts on file
Portfolio
We make dev tools that help product engineers build successful products.
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Recent activity
- Apr 2026
Panta Insurance Services
Seed · Investor
- Mar 2026
VoiceBit
Seed · Lead
- Mar 2026
Choice
Pre-Seed · Lead
- Mar 2026
Understood Care
Seed · Investor
- Feb 2026
Orange Slice
Seed · Investor
- Jan 2026
Statusphere
Series A · Participated
- Nov 2025
Stuut Technologies
Series A · Participated
- Oct 2025
Cline
Series A · Participated
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Fortune
Stuut raises $29.5 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz to automate accounts receivable
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Synthio Labs raises $5 mn in seed round led by Elevation Capital
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Flush with cash, Revv to expand car computer diagnostic platform’s capacity
Jun 2025
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Clarium Raises $27 Million in Series A
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AlleyWatch
The 9 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of November 2024
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Yale New Haven Health invests in NY supply chain startup
Aug 2024
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The 8 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of December 2023
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TechCrunch
YC-backed African fintech Cleva, founded by Stripe and AWS alums, raises $1.5M pre-seed
Jan 2024
SportsPro
TeachMe.To raises US$2m in seed funding
Sep 2023
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The Business Journals
Investors including Craft Ventures pour $5.1M more into Charlotte startup StreetFair
May 2023
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Feb 2023
PR Newswire
Pre-Sale Home Renovation Startup Freemodel Raises $19.5M in Series A Funding
Jan 2023
Fortune
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Nov 2022
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Meet the 13 first-time healthcare founders who beat the odds to raise cash from VCs in 2022
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VCs Pour $43M into Software Suite for Builders
May 2022
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ShipBlu Raises $2.4 Million in Seed Funding
Oct 2021
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Startup EXO Freight tackles lack of open-deck marketplaces, closes on seed round
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BetaKit
Properly closes $44 million CAD Series B from key strategics, US investors to tackle Canadian real estate market
Jul 2021
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