January Ventures

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Wellesley Hills, MAEst. 2017$30M AUMUpdated Sep 13, 2026Is this your firm? Suggest a correction

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At a Glance

Check Size: $250K – $750K
Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+
AUM: $30M
Sectors: Aerospace & Defense, Digital Health, Other +2
Founded: 2017
HQ: Wellesley Hills, MA

About January Ventures

January Ventures is a pre-seed venture firm founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, investing in early-stage companies led by underrepresented teams. It invests at pre-seed and seed and follows into Series A and later rounds, with a sector range spanning consumer, fintech and digital health, and a stated concentration in B2B software digitally transforming traditional industries.

The firm's organizing premise is access rather than sector. Its managing partners describe founding it to rewrite the networks in venture capital and to back the most ambitious teams regardless of pedigree, network or prior access, which in practice means an open pitch process rather than warm-introduction sourcing. It has invested in roughly 60 companies to date and positions itself as a company builder's fund: the partners' own backgrounds are operating and scaling businesses, and the firm's stated contribution is helping portfolio companies find early customers and reach scale.

Two structures support that. An Operator Network gives portfolio companies access to functional experts, and a Venture Fellows program has run rotating cohorts of emerging investors, including Daisy Wolf, Alline Akintore, Mona Alsubaei and Whitney Hazard. The firm also publishes original research and a blog aimed at demystifying venture for management teams and prospective investors, consistent with a thesis that information asymmetry rather than capital scarcity is what keeps teams out of the asset class. January Ventures was originally launched as Jane VC, the name that still appears as promoter on its Fund II offering filing.

Investment Thesis

“Invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies led by underrepresented founders.”

Sector Focus

Aerospace & Defense Digital HealthOtherConsumer Fintech

Investment Stage

Pre-Seed Seed Series A Series B+

Fund History

January Ventures' SEC record starts under its original name.
The Form D for January Ventures Fund II, LP, filed in March 2020, names Jane VC, L.L.C. as promoter; the entity was formed in 2019 and recorded a first sale on May 7, 2020.
Amendments filed in November 2021 show a $35 million target against $15,272,500 actually sold across 85 investors.
Fund III, formed in 2025, filed in April 2025 and recorded a first sale on April 10; an amendment in June 2026 shows $15,125,000 sold to 26 investors, with Jennifer Neundorfer and Maren Bannon named as directors.
The two vintages are nearly identical in size but structurally different in investor base: Fund II drew 85 commitments averaging under $180,000, the signature of a fund raised from individuals and operators, while Fund III raised the same total from 26, indicating a shift toward larger institutional checks.
Combined, the two funds account for the $30 million carried in this record.

SEC Fund Filings

Vehicles filed, last 24 months: 1
Latest filing: Apr 7, 2025

January Ventures filed a Form D for 1 fund vehicle between Sep 30, 2024 and Sep 29, 2026.

Fund vehicle	Source
January Ventures Fund III, LP	SEC Form D, filed Apr 7, 2025

A Form D is the notice a fund files with the SEC when it raises money in a private offering. Feeder funds, parallel funds and SPVs each file their own, so the count measures filing activity, not the number of flagship funds.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings for pooled investment funds, original filings only (amendments excluded). Our filing data starts Jul 1, 2024. Vehicles are matched to January Ventures by fund name and checked against the sponsor address and named principals on each filing; offering amounts are not shown. Each “SEC Form D” link opens an EDGAR full-text search for that vehicle’s exact name, where the filing itself is listed. See every new fund filing on the Form D Radar.

Team (1)

Jennifer Keiser Neundorfer

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, January Ventures

Frequently Asked Questions

What stage does January Ventures invest at?

January 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.

Where is January Ventures located?

January Ventures is headquartered in Wellesley Hills, MA. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.

What sectors does January Ventures focus on?

January Ventures focuses on investments in Aerospace & Defense, Digital Health, Other, Consumer, Fintech. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.

What is January Ventures's typical check size?

January Ventures's typical investment check size ranges from $250K to $750K. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.

How much does January Ventures have under management?

January Ventures manages approximately $30M in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.

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