All investors$15M$644KQ2 2026Q2 2025
Vertical Venture Partners is a venture capital firm in Palo Alto, CA. It invests at pre-seed to Series A, it backs companies in Fintech, Healthcare and Industrials and it leads or co-leads rounds.
Vertical Venture Partners
Palo Alto, CA
Leads or co-leads pre-seed through Series A rounds for founders building vertical AI, tech-enabled services or deep tech for one industry.Source
At a glance
- Stage
- Pre-seed to Series A
- Industry
- FintechHealthcareIndustrialsEducation
- Lead
- Leads or co-leads
- How to pitch
- By email
What they look for
Backs founders building vertical AI, vertical technology-as-a-service, or vertical deep tech made for one specific industry from day one, concentrated in regulated, relationship-driven industries such as healthcare, financial services, home services, education and logistics. Usually the first institutional check, leading or co-leading pre-seed through Series A rounds.
Portfolio highlights
Alida BiosciencesAmira LearningAutolabBackflipBartiBeyondTrucksConcert HealthContinuum PowdersDelixDomosEdifice HealthEmbrokerHeadgumImplentioInbox HealthMenlo MicroMongooseMudflapONIOnsiteIQPartillion BiosciencePassioRoofrScout
Latest fund
- Fund size
- $60M
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
Board seats2
Barti Software, Inc.
San Francisco, CA · Technology
company round · Q3 2025
Agriculture Scout AI, Inc.
Davis, CA · Technology
company round · Q4 2025
Companies where one of their partners holds a board or officer seat. Typical round: $5M to $20M. Amounts are the company's whole round, not this investor's check.
Named on filings1
David C. Schwab
Executive Officer
Last filed 27 May 2026
Funds
Vertical Venture Partners IV, L.P.
$60M closed of a $100M target
Vertical Venture Partners IV, L.P.
$60M closed of a $100M target
16 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, how they take pitches, what they invest in, the stage they invest at, the one-line description above and what they look for. Checked 23 September 2026.
Told us their logo. Checked 23 September 2026.
Told us their portfolio. Checked 23 September 2026.
Website
Confirmed as theirs on 22 September 2026.
SEC Form D, 2 filings
Funds, partners and board seats. Filed between 27 May 2025 and 27 May 2026.
SEC Form ADV
Firm name, office and fund count. CRD 288845. Last filed 31 March 2026.