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Authentic Ventures

Venture capitalUnited Statesauthentic-ventures.comVerified 9 Nov 2026

Authentic Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing primarily at the pre-seed and seed stages, with flexibility for select Series A opportunities. Since 2016, the firm has focused on AI software and AI-native companies while maintaining a generalist approach across sectors.

StagesPre-seed · Seed · Series A

What they invest in

  • We invest in people, not themes. source
  • We partner with founders early, often before there is broad agreement on what they’re building or why it matters. source
  • We make a small number of investments each year, typically at the pre-seed and seed stages, with the flexibility to invest in a select number of Series A opportunities. source

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