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Theory Ventures

San Francisco, CA · Invests in US; Global · Website

SeedSeries AB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsData & AnalyticsCybersecuritySales & Marketing TechEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureSecurity & CybersecurityMarketing & AdtechFintech & Payments

Thesis

Thesis-driven firm backing software companies that turn technology discontinuities into durable go-to-market advantages. Core focus: The Decade of Data — AI-native enterprise software, modern data stack evolution, and web3 data infrastructure.

Likely not a fit for

No consumer (without data/AI moat), no hardware, no biotech, no late-stage growth (Series C+) for new positions. Not a spray-and-pray fund — concentrated 12-15 core positions per fund.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~1 month
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$688M
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

6 contacts on file

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Lauren Demeuse

Platform & OpsPartner & COO · Primary contact

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l•••@th•••.com

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Tomasz Tunguz

General PartnerGeneral Partner

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t•••@th•••.com

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Spencer Farrar

PartnerPartner

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Andy Triedman

PartnerPartner

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BB

Bryan Bischof

Head of AI

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KB

Kristin Beach

Platform & OpsCFO

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Portfolio

AlliumEnterprise Software

Allium provides enterprise blockchain data infrastructure, offering on-chain data solutions through various products, including real-time APIs, historical data visualization, and custom dashboards.

BackOpsEnterprise Software

BackOps AI provides innovative solutions that leverage artificial intelligence to optimize supply chain management and redefine work processes.

InitiaEnterprise Software

Initia unites full-stack apps and unlocks value through interwoven infrastructure and aligned economics, utilizing decentralized technologies.

Lance DBEnterprise Software

LanceDB is an AI-native multimodal lakehouse designed to efficiently store, manage, and process multimodal data including text, images, audio, and video. It serves as a unified platform for AI data infrastructure, enabling rapid development and deployment of AI applications.

Maze
MotherduckEnterprise Software

MotherDuck is a serverless data warehouse built on DuckDB, designed to provide analytics solutions for data teams, software engineers, and data scientists, enabling them to query data easily using SQL or natural language.

SuperlinkedEnterprise Software

The data engineer’s solution to turning data into vector embeddings. Building LLM demos is cool, turning 1B user clicks and millions of documents into vectors is cooler.

Tobiko DataEnterprise Software

Tobiko Data specializes in advanced data transformation tools, acquired by Fivetran, offering state-aware cloud solutions for efficient data workflows. Their flagship product, Tobiko Cloud, provides visibility and control over data pipelines, minimizing waste and enhancing collaboration.

Context
DatableConsumer Apps Social

Datable is a company launching a service at http://datable.io/. The service is currently coming soon.

AampeEnterprise Software

Aampe provides agentic infrastructure that automates personalization and optimization of customer engagement through AI-driven insights and real-time adaptation to user behavior.

DossEnterprise Software

Doss is an Adaptive Resource Platform (ARP) that reimagines ERP software for modern operations, providing a flexible, modular, and AI-native solution for enterprises across various industries.

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Theory Ventures — Research Report Overview Theory Ventures is a San Francisco-based, thesis-driven venture capital firm founded in 2023 by Tomasz Tunguz, a former Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures. The firm manages $•• in AUM across two funds — a $•• inaugural fund (April 2023) and a $•• second fund (November 2024) — and deploys concentrated capital into early-stage software companies t

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