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Backstage Capital Found 200 Companies. The Hard Part Was Funding Itself.
Arlan Hamilton built a venture firm around founders other investors overlooked. Its next test is making that investment thesis support an enduring business.
The Healthcare Fund Betting the Best Founders Are the Ones Venture Capital Missed
Seae Ventures was built by healthcare insiders who saw two blind spots at once: patients the system underserved and founders the funding system overlooked. Its answer is a portfolio designed around access, outcomes and the practical machinery of care.
The Small-Portfolio Bet Behind Mendoza Ventures
The Boston firm is trying to prove that a venture fund can stay institutional, stay hands-on and still widen the door. Its method is unusually finite: three technical sectors, a 12-to-15-company portfolio and more contact than a quarterly board meeting.
Artemis Goes Hunting in the Markets Other VCs Call Uncomfortable
Stephanie Campbell and Diana Murakhovskaya built a $36 million fund on a plain bet: the founders and problems most investors skip - elder care, divorce, food trucks, lactation - are where the overlooked returns hide.
The Fund That Runs Your Marketing Before It Writes You a Check
Fiat Ventures started as a fintech growth shop, not a checkbook. That order - consulting first, capital second - is the whole pitch, and it is why founders let the firm into the room before the term sheet.
The AI Fund Hunting in One Square Mile
milemark•capital is making a concentrated bet: the next useful AI companies will come from founders who know an industry’s pain intimately - and from research hubs that can turn difficult science into durable businesses.
The Firm Indiana Built to Fund Its Own Future
For 15 years, Elevate Ventures has written the first check for Indiana startups from Gary to Evansville. In 2025, the state that helped create it started asking hard questions about the books.