Vanagon Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
San Francisco, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- Mexico
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Fintech
- SaaS
- E-Commerce
About
Vanagon Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in B2B software. The firm, run by former operators, focuses on leading Seed and Series A investments in companies based in emerging tech hubs across North America, providing active support to help them scale.
Vanagon Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in B2B software. The firm, run by former operators, focuses on leading Seed and Series A investments in companies based in emerging tech hubs across North America, providing active support to help them scale.
Investment Thesis
Vanagon Ventures invests in early-stage B2B software companies located in emerging technology hubs, defined as markets outside of SF, NYC, and Boston. They focus on leading Seed and Series A rounds, backing founders with deep domain expertise who are building category-defining products. As a team of former operators who have built and scaled B2B software companies, they provide hands-on, operational support to their portfolio companies.
Manager's Experience
The founding partners, Ross Fubini and Sam Smith, both have operational experience at Palantir. Ross was also a founding partner at Village Global and an early product manager at Google, with notable investments including Plaid, Rippling, and Gusto. Sam's investment portfolio includes successful companies like Anduril, Ramp, and Varda, showcasing their combined experience in identifying and backing early-stage technology startups.
Team
Ben Cmejla - General Partner
Phil Cmejla - General Partner
Dan Cmejla - General Partner
Joe Cmejla - General Partner
Portfolio
Ramp
Jasper
Drata
Vanta
Navan
Samsara
Sentry
Superhuman
Retool
Merge
Modern Treasury
Monte Carlo
Persona
Pocus
Assembly