Motley Fool Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund powered by The Motley Fool's brand, investing approach, and communities. Founded in 2018 and based in Alexandria, Virginia, the firm invests in technology-driven companies, typically at the Series A stage, leveraging technology as a strategic asset to drive scale, efficiency, and access in large industries.
32% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Their most common stage is series-a (42% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $24.5M (across 54 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
41
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
5
Team
Brendan Mathews
Managing Partner
John Keeling
Venture Partner
Lawrence Greenberg
Venture Partner
Rob Runett
Partner
Mary Kate Pennington
Director of Finance
Maggie Dorn
Investor
Mike MacCombie
Investor
Sophia Samutin
Investor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bidbus | Series A | $3.3M | Jul 2026 |
 KredosAI | Series A | $7M | Jul 2026 |
 Cleatus | Seed | $4M | May 2026 |
 Edvisorly | Series A | $13.3M | Jan 2026 |
 Firestorm | Series B | $82M | Jan 2026 |
 Quickture | Seed | $4.5M | Jan 2026 |
| Cleatus | Seed | $4M | Jan 2026 |
| KredosAI | Series A | — | Jan 2026 |
 TransCrypts | Seed | $15M | Oct 2025 |
 MagicDoor | Seed | $4.5M | Sep 2025 |
 Swivel | Series A | $5.8M | Apr 2025 |
| PPilotDesk | Series A | $5.8M | Apr 2025 |
 ALT Sports Data | Seed | $5M | Apr 2025 |
 Chargezoom | Series A | $11.5M | Dec 2024 |
 Fondo | Seed | $7M | Nov 2024 |
 Ketos | Series B | $10M | May 2024 |
 NewRetirement | Series A | $20M | Jan 2024 |
 Sunnyside | Series A | $11.5M | Nov 2023 |
 Legalmation | Series A | $15M | Oct 2023 |
 iink | Series A | $12M | Oct 2023 |
 Passthrough | Series A | $10M | Feb 2023 |
| Legalmation | Series A | $15M | Jan 2023 |
 Bitwise Industries | Growth | $80M | Jan 2023 |
| Sunnyside | Series A | $11.5M | Jan 2023 |
 Caribou | Series C | $115M | May 2022 |
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Last updated: 27 September 2026