All investorsQ3 2025Q3 2024
GoAhead Ventures is a venture capital firm in San Mateo, CA. It invests at pre-seed to seed, it leads, co-leads or follows and its latest fund is $99M.
GoAhead Ventures
San Mateo, CA
A pre-seed and seed venture firm investing across all technology sectors and geographies, known for a roughly six day decision process after a one-way video pitch.Source
At a glance
- Stage
- Pre-seed to Seed
- Industry
- Generalist
- Lead
- Any position
- How to pitch
- Application form
What they look for
Backs pre-seed and seed stage startups across all technology sectors and geographies, investing in people rather than screening polished pitches. Flexible on deal structure, willing to lead, co-lead or follow, and open to companies slightly outside its stated parameters.
Portfolio highlights
Colossal BiosciencesValar AtomicsTeloVideoAmpStarpathTextlaCollectlyPoseidonAureliusHackerrankAgora
Latest fund
- Fund size
- $99M
Their largest fund closed in the last two years, per SEC filings. This is the fund's size, not a check size.
From SEC filings
Named on filings3
Phil Brady
Director
Last filed 17 July 2025
Takeshi Mori
Director
Last filed 17 July 2025
Clancey Stahr
Director
Last filed 17 July 2025
Funds
GoAhead Ventures III, L.P.
$99M closed from their investors
GoAhead Ventures III, L.P.
$38M closed from their investors
6 venture funds in total. Shown here are the ones that filed in the last two years.
Fund filings by quarter
Q3 2024Q2 2026
SourcesLast updated 29 September 2026
Told us whether they lead, their logo, how they take pitches, how to apply, what they invest in, the stage they invest at, the one-line description above, what they look for, what kind of investor they are and their website. Checked 24 September 2026.
Told us their portfolio. Checked 24 September 2026.
Website
Confirmed as theirs on 23 September 2026.
SEC Form D, 2 filings
Funds, partners and board seats. Filed between 24 July 2024 and 17 July 2025.
SEC Form ADV
Firm name, office and fund count. CRD 162072. Last filed 22 May 2026.