Money moves in silence. Download 2025 State of Venture Report: a data-driven analysis of active funds, unicorn, and family offices
About usSign in
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Los Angeles, United States
Countries of investment
  • USA
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Netherlands
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Sweden
  • Belgium
  • Austria
  • Luxembourg
  • Ireland
  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Finland
  • Portugal
  • Greece
  • Malta
  • Liechtenstein
  • Monaco
  • San Marino
  • Andorra
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Argentina
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Peru
  • Ecuador
  • Israel
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Egypt
  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
  • India
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
  • New Zealand
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • South Korea
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
Industries
  • RegTech
  • Enterprise Software
  • Service
  • Fintech
About
Act One Ventures invests in extraordinary founders building the next generation of enterprise platforms using AI-native systems with strong data leverage, deep automation, and critical workflow integration. Based in the AI economy era, the firm leads pre-seed and seed rounds, investing $1M-$3M in a focused portfolio. Act One emphasizes supporting outlier founders through conviction-led, deep relationships to scale businesses beyond product-market fit.
Min check size
$1M
Max check size
$3M
Fund size
NPS

Investment Thesis

Active Capital is a US-based venture firm investing primarily in pre-seed business software companies. The firm focuses on founders building at the intersection of software, cloud, and AI, providing early and substantial capital to help startups find product-market fit and scale.
Lead investor
Co Invest
Number of exits
Preferred contact method

Manager's Experience

Act One Ventures invests in extraordinary founders rearchitecting modern enterprise systems using AI-native platforms, focusing on infrastructure, automation, compliance, workflows, and intelligence. They lead pre-seed and seed rounds, investing $1M-$3M in a few companies annually, emphasizing deep relationships and conviction-based investing beyond consensus.

Act One Ventures Contacts Information

Primary contact

Secondary contact

Team

Alejandro Guerrero – General Partner

Michael Silton – General Partner

Gabriela Camilli – Associate

Max Denike – Director of Communications

Meredith Finn – Advisor

Finance

Lara Brooks – Advisor

GTM

Monica Pool Knox – Advisor

HR & Strategy

David Chaiken – Advisor

Technology

Jan-Christopher Nugent – Advisor

Sales & Marketing

Fund number
Vintage Year
Net Internal Rate of Return
Investment Multiple
Capital Allocation
Management Fee
Carried Interest
AUM
Follow-on Investments
Graduation Rate
Write-Off Ratio
Last profile update timestamp