We built Dundee VC after sitting across the table pitching funds in glitzy offices on Sand Hill Road and Wall Street. We found ourselves guessing what each firm was looking for, clueless on how to navigate from that first pitch to a perfect partnership.

Shaped by those experiences, we built this list of the questions we wanted answers to from each potential capital partner.

Summary

<aside> 💡 Dundee is a seed VC managing ~$100M across 3 funds (launched in 2012, 2016, 2020). From 2010 through 2025, we led more than 65 pre-seed and seed investments in category defining brands and the infrastructure powering them. We are no longer actively investing in new companies, but continue to support our incredible founders as they build enduring, massively valuable companies. See our full portfolio here.

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• What stage(s) do you invest in?

• What industries do you focus on?

• Where (geographically) do you invest?

• Are you actively investing right now?

Portfolio Demographics & Stats

<aside> 📊 We track and publish key portfolio metrics to hold ourselves accountable and ensure we execute on our mission.

Key questions we wanted to answer transparently through this data:

• Are we investing in the best founders period, with portfolio demographics that reflect the demographics of the world around us rather than the world of VC and startups?
• Are we staying true to our roots and leading with conviction as investors of record?
• Are we acting as true believers investing before clear proof points exist, as part of a company’s first institutional round of capital?
• Are we helping to fill the capital gap we faced as entrepreneurs raising capital outside of SF/NY/Boston/LA?

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• Investments founded by women & minority founders, by fund

• Investments as Lead/Co-Lead vs. Follow-On, by fund