We are forever curious investors fueling ambitious entrepreneurs with seed capital and decades of go-to-market knowledge and experience.

About Us

We are a San Francisco based VC  fund investing in Seed & Series A enterprise software start-ups. We focus on software which brings disruptive AI-native solutions to antiquated industries.

We invest $1M-$5M with an emphasis on speed, conviction and partnership.  We embrace an innovative and flexible funding model which creatively aligns with the needs of our portfolio companies.

Average Monthly Intros Made
54+
Counterpart team making intros for our founders, prospective founders and LPs.
Average Monthly Customer Intros
6+
Counterpart team introducing our founders to customers and partners.

Events Hosted (2024)
18+
Total number of events our team hosted annually.

Founders Met (2024)
320+
Total number of founders & entrepreneurs we met throughout the year.
Overall Event Attendance (2024)
887+
Aggregate number of attendees across Counterpart events throughout the year.
Average Diligence Period
3-4w
This is the average period it takes us to diligence potential investments.

Community Growth
60%
YoY Growth in our Counter Club community.

Subscriber & Community Growth
52%
Total number of events our team hosted annually.

Our Approach
We aim to inject the optimal amount of capital, conscious of founder dilution yet arming founders with the right dry powder to scale their business quickly to the next level. Our funding model is built on the principal that we are aligned on Day

We source for exciting investment opportunities via our trusted networks built over decades of experience. Our CVC Community provides founders unique access to both enterprise customers and upstream capital.

Funding model

We assert that in order to be differentiated from other funds and exist for the long run we must provide a unique method of deploying capital to founders.

01
Contrarian

We do things differently. We do not subscribe to the traditional VC playbook. We aim to inject the optimal capital infusion which is considerate of founder dilution, appropriate capital needs and healthy amount to hit your milestones.

02
Conviction

We aren’t afraid to make the first move. When we have conviction we are all in. We are not reactionary investors. We are not afraid to price and lead deals and more importantly we step up first.

03
Opportunistic

VC is evolving. We see opportunity in the market given the dearth of mid-market funds.

04
Lifecycle Fund

We play in all 4 quarters. We embrace a stage-agnostic model which can flex across the life cycle of a company, offering a wide range of investing sizes across any and all stages, leading and pricing deals.

News
View all
September 26, 2024
The State of Corporate Venture Capital 2024 Report
September 26, 2024
Counter V Highlights: The Premier Gathering of CVCs
February 27, 2025
Digital Product Passports: A Call for Digitization in U.S. Manufacturing
View all

Pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan, Counterpart Ventures II GP, L.L.C., who filed a notification for Specially Permitted Businesses for Qualified Institutional Investors, Etc., is required to make available to the public certain information.  If you would like to obtain such information, please make a request via email to team@counterpart.vc and indicate your name, company name, position and email address, and such information will be sent to you via email promptly after your request.