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    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.

    30% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months vs 5 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (43% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $24.1M (across 40 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    39

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    9

    Team

    Brendan Mathews

    Brendan Mathews

    Managing Partner

    John Keeling

    John Keeling

    Venture Partner

    Kristine Harjes

    Kristine Harjes

    Partner

    Lawrence Greenberg

    Lawrence Greenberg

    Venture Partner

    Rob Runett

    Rob Runett

    Partner

    Jennifer Kasse

    Jennifer Kasse

    Director of Events and Investor Relations

    Mary Kate Pennington

    Mary Kate Pennington

    Director of Finance

    Abigail Malin

    Abigail Malin

    Senior Associate

    Natalie Poston

    Natalie Poston

    Senior Associate

    Maggie Dorn

    Maggie Dorn

    Investor

    Mike MacCombie

    Mike MacCombie

    Investor

    Sophia Samutin

    Sophia Samutin

    Investor

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    44 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Bidbus logoBidbusSeries A$3.3MJul 2026
    Kredos AI logoKredos AISeries A—Jul 2026
    Cleatus logoCleatusSeed$4MMay 2026
    Edvisorly logoEdvisorlySeries A$13.3MJan 2026
    FFirestorm LabsSeries B$82MJan 2026
    Quickture logoQuicktureSeed$4.5MJan 2026
    Cleatus logoCleatusSeed$4MJan 2026
    KKredosAISeries A—Jan 2026
    TransCrypts logoTransCryptsSeed$15MOct 2025
    MagicDoor logoMagicDoorSeed$4.5MSep 2025
    Swivel logoSwivelSeries A$5.8MApr 2025
    PPilotDeskSeries A$5.8MApr 2025
    ALT Sports Data logoALT Sports DataSeed$5MApr 2025
    ChargeZoom logoChargeZoomSeries A$11.5MDec 2024
    Fondo logoFondoSeed$7MNov 2024
    Sunnyside logoSunnysideSeries A$11.5MNov 2023
    iink logoiinkSeries A$12MOct 2023
    Passthrough logoPassthroughSeries A$10MFeb 2023
    LegalMation logoLegalMationSeries A$15MJan 2023
    Caribou logoCaribouSeries C$115MMay 2022
    Karlsgate logoKarlsgateSeed$4MMar 2022
    Bamboo logoBambooSeries A$15MJan 2022
    Karlsgate logoKarlsgateSeed$4MJan 2022
    Republic logoRepublicSeries B$150MOct 2021
    MMotoRefiSeries B$45MMay 2021
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    Top Co-Investors

    Y Combinator4 shared
    Alumni Ventures4 shared
    Okapi Venture Capital4 shared
    Tribe Capital3 shared
    The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.3 shared
    Stout Street Capital3 shared
    Tribeca Venture Partners2 shared
    Ardent Venture Partners2 shared
    Norwest Venture Partners2 shared
    Gaingels2 shared
    SWaN & Legend Venture Partners2 shared
    Accomplice2 shared
    Moderne Ventures2 shared
    CMFG Ventures Discovery Fund2 shared
    Twenty Two Ventures2 shared
    Operator Collective2 shared
    Redpoint Ventures2 shared
    Fifth Down Capital2 shared
    Trousdale Ventures2 shared
    Cross Creek2 shared

    Last updated: 9 September 2026