Tiferes Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded by Clark Valberg, co-founder and former CEO of InVision. The firm is AI-centric and invests in ambitious enterprise and AI-native technology startups globally, deploying strategic support powered by a world-class network.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Their most common stage is seed (75% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $8.6M (across 11 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
13
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
CV
Clark Valberg
Managing Partner
ZF
Zach Firestone
Principal
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
16 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cusp AI | Series A | — | Sep 2025 |
 Keye | Seed | $5M | Jul 2025 |
 Guidde | Series A | $15M | Feb 2025 |
| Keye | Seed | — | Jan 2025 |
 OurRitual | Seed | $5.2M | Jul 2024 |
| Cusp AI | Seed | $30M | Jun 2024 |
 Fluent Labs | Seed | — | Mar 2024 |
| Guidde | Series A | $11.6M | Oct 2023 |
 Aktivate | Series A | $3.7M | Jul 2023 |
 Capsule | Seed | $4.8M | Jan 2023 |
 Capsule | Seed | $4.8M | Jan 2023 |
 Pulse | Seed | — | — |
 Revcast | Seed | $3M | — |
 Pulse | Seed | — | — |
 Pulse AI | Seed | $3.9M | — |
 Monocle | Seed | $7.5M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Y Combinator5 shared
FJ Labs3 shared
Sequoia Scout Fund3 shared
Liquid 2 Ventures3 shared
Soma Capital3 shared
Swift Ventures2 shared
Human Ventures2 shared
Behind Genius Ventures2 shared
Bloomberg Beta2 shared
Hoxton Ventures2 shared
Working Capital Fund2 shared
Basis Set Ventures2 shared
Giant Ventures2 shared
Northzone2 shared
Phoenix Court Group2 shared
Honeystone Ventures2 shared
Entrée Capital2 shared
Norwest Venture Partners2 shared
97212 Ventures2 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026