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Venture Guides

Venture Guides

Boston, Massachusettsventureguides.com

Overview

Venture Guides is a venture capital firm offering a team-based investing and operating approach that accelerates early-stage portfolio startups with business management and go-to-market strategies in the software infrastructure market. The firm's deep domain expertise and active guiding delivers entrepreneurs consistent yield and strong profit performance.

Year Founded

2022

Portfolio Companies

17

Investments

Venture Guides investments
CompanyDateStageLead
BlitzyJun 2026Growth EquityCo-investor
MemcycoJan 2026Series ACo-investor
CompylJun 2025Series ALead
ZiggizMar 2026Series ACo-investor
ZymtraceMar 2026SeedLead
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Key People

Benjamin Nye

Venture Guide, Managing Partner

Anton Simunovic

Partner

Nishkam Prabodh

Principal

Bear Brofft

Investor

Chibuikem Uche

Investor

Josh Valentine

Investor

Marquist Allen

Investor

Murphy Vandervelde

Investor

Reed Kuivila

Investor

Sage Nye

Investor

Will Schnoor

Investor

Ali Grogan

Investor Relations And Operations

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Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

Yearly cadence, pace, and funding raised over time.

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2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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FAQ

Where is Venture Guides based?

Venture Guides is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

When was Venture Guides founded?

Venture Guides was founded in 2022.

How many portfolio companies does Venture Guides have?

Venture Guides has 17 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in Venture Guides's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include Blitzy, Memcyco, Compyl, Ziggiz, Zymtrace.

What was Venture Guides's most recent investment shown here?

Venture Guides's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in Blitzy in 2026.

What sectors does Venture Guides focus on?

Venture Guides focuses on Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software.

What company stages does Venture Guides focus on?

Venture Guides typically invests at the Early stage.

What is Venture Guides's AUM?

Venture Guides's assets under management are estimated between $250.0M and $500.0M.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts
Year Founded2022

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