At a Glance
IDEO CoLab Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA founded in 2014. Where venture capital meets design. We invest in big ideas and good humans. We partner with visionary founders at the earliest stages to help them create products and protocols that people love. The firm focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ investments across sectors including Aerospace & Defense, Other, Consumer, Fintech, Climate. Notable portfolio companies include OpenIDEO, Luna, Color and Splice. Invests in early-stage companies building technologies that will shape the future, focusing on emerging tech and human-centered design.
“Invests in early-stage companies building technologies that will shape the future, focusing on emerging tech and human-centered design.”
Joe Gerber
Managing Director, IDEO CoLab Ventures
Reuben Bramanathan
General Partner, IDEO CoLab Ventures
IDEO CoLab Ventures primarily invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This means they focus on companies that are at the earliest idea or prototype phase.
IDEO CoLab Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
IDEO CoLab Ventures focuses on investments in Aerospace & Defense, Other, Consumer, Fintech, Climate. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
IDEO CoLab Ventures's typical investment check size ranges from $100K to $10M. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.