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Because Ventures
Venture capital · Research Triangle Park, NC, United States · North America
Because Ventures is a fund that invests in social impact eCommerce businesses. It supports entrepreneurs launching and scaling brands and technologies tied to sustainability, diversity, and environmental preservation.
Invests inFintechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordssocial impactecommercesustainabilitymarketplacessaasdiversity
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Or find every investor that fitsBecause Ventures lists 11 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Fintech (19%), AI & Machine Learning (19%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (13%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Basecamp Fund, Capital One Ventures and Draft Ventures.
No funding round on record names Because Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Because Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 11. 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 | 19% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 19% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 13% | 6% |
| Consumer | 13% | 3% |
| Legal & Compliance | 6% | 2% |
| Space & Defense | 6% | 3% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 6% | 15% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 6% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Basecamp Fund | 1 |
| Capital One Ventures | 1 |
| Draft Ventures | 1 |
| Golden Ventures | 1 |
| Leap Forward Ventures | 1 |
| Left Lane Capital | 1 |
| Palette Ventures | 1 |
| Pentland Ventures | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 27th | 11 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 | 12th | 19% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 20th | 1 country |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers982%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company218%
- 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 Because Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
11 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composer provides a platform for building, testing, and executing trading algorithms with AI assistance | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Routine sells probiotic supplements for women | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| EcoCart provides end-to-end sustainable shopping experiences with features such as green shipping protection and carbon offsetting for e-commerce businesses. | E-commerce & MarketplacesSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells travel containers and accessories | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells coffee and other products online and in a cafe | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Lola Olivia sells garments, including binders, bandeaus, and bras. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides ecommerce and retail fulfillment services for brands | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Tally provided loans and credit management services. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Miravel activates spaces with indoor gardens, experiences, and community vitality data — helping communities connect and thrive | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | |||
| Thrive Lot designs, installs and maintains gardens and ecosystems for its clients | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 8 Nov 2026- Site
- because.ventures
- Last read
- 8 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 11
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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