Ladder Ventures

Overview

Ladder Ventures is a Los Angeles-based family office-backed evergreen venture fund investing in early-stage technology companies. Founded in 2020, the firm focuses on providing initial capital to promising seed-to-A stage companies, with the flexibility to participate in subsequent funding rounds through exit. They are not constrained by fund size, concentration limits, or artificial time limits to return capital to LPs. Their initial check size ranges from $100k-$500k, with the expectation of significantly larger follow-on funding as the company grows. The firm seeks strong, trustworthy teams with deep backgrounds capable of making necessary pivots as the business evolves. They look for companies with at least $25k in monthly revenue and a defined medium-term milestone or inflection point that will increase valuation for the next round of funding. While they take a generalist approach to investing, they tend to focus more on spaces they know, such as Software, Internet, Tech, Energy, and Finance, and less on areas like Crypto, Medical, Food/Beverage, and Hardware. Ladder Ventures emphasizes being active partners with their portfolio companies, offering support when needed and space when not. With a deep network of industry contacts, they are happy to connect partners or sponsors with anyone in their rolodex. Their team is always available when called upon and is active in supporting companies as they continue to take their business to higher levels.

Investment Focus

• Strong, trustworthy teams with deep backgrounds
• At least $25k in monthly revenue
• Defined medium-term milestone or inflection point
• Focus on Software, Internet, Tech, Energy, and Finance sectors