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Base Ventures
Venture capital · Berkeley, CA, United States · North America
Base Ventures is an early-stage investment firm that began investing in 2013. It backs founders at the seed and pre-seed stage and describes itself as a generalist with interests in modern consumer and enterprise industrial technology.
Invests inFintech
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Or find every investor that fitsBase Ventures lists 70 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Fintech (15%), AI & Machine Learning (14%) and Healthcare & Biotech (11%). 85% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, Catapult VC and Canaan.
No funding round on record names Base Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Base Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 70. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 15% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 14% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 11% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 8% | 6% |
| Consumer | 6% | 3% |
| Education | 6% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 13 |
| Catapult VC | 5 |
| Canaan | 4 |
| FundersClub | 4 |
| MaC Venture Capital | 4 |
| Western Technology Investment | 4 |
| Expansion Venture Capital | 3 |
| Hemisphere Ventures | 3 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 91th | 70 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 3th | 15% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers6289%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company811%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Base Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
70 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| AlphaLit automates the vetting process to deliver high-quality cases to attorneys and legal access to plaintiffs. | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| AngelList is a portfolio of businesses that move capital through private markets. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Apozy provides a browser defense platform that protects against dangerous websites and online activities using native browser isolation and phishing detection. | CybersecuritySpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Aptible provides secure cloud infrastructure for digital health teams to deploy apps, databases, and AI with security and compliance enforced by default | Healthcare & BiotechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Astonishing Labs is commercializing science that challenges dogma to usher in the future of medicine. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Avochato provides business text messaging software with features such as shared inbox, text messaging, and live chat. | Healthcare & BiotechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
EducationFintech | Portfolio page | |||
| Quad delivers a better marketing experience end-to-end, offering a full suite of marketing solutions from creative to production to media | Media & EntertainmentConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| BlackJet provides private jet cards and jet card programs for private air travel | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cafe X provides robotic coffee bars | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Cleanify provides email verification services to help companies validate email addresses and improve deliverability | CybersecuritySpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Welly provides an engagement platform for organisations to keep members coming back through challenges and rewards | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
AI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | |||
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | |||
| Cuenca provides financial services, including account management and money transfers, through its application | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops a free AI dash cam app for iPhone and Android devices. | Mobility & LogisticsAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| EarnUp provides a platform that automates savings and debt paydown activities for consumers | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Frank Darling designs and sells custom engagement rings and other jewelry | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- base.ventures
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 70
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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