Ardent Venture Partners

Founded in 2020, Ardent Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Washington D.C. It invests in early-stage technology companies focused on AI-native applications, vertical SaaS, and B2B fintech across the Mid-Atlantic region, Georgia, and Colorado.

Philip Bronner JD

General Partner and Co-Founder

Mikkey Clarke

Analyst

Philip Herget III

General Partner and Co-Founder

dan preiss

Vice President

Michael Shehan

CEO and Partner

Past deals in Leisure

Pickleheads

Seed Round in 2025
Pickleheads is a digital platform for pickleball players that helps users find courts, plan sessions, join leagues, reserve lessons, and track their ratings. It enables users to form groups, schedule playing times, access game guidance, and manage playing kits, creating a community where players can connect, organize events, and discover courts and activities in a single, integrated service.

Pickleheads

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pickleheads is a digital platform for pickleball players that helps users find courts, plan sessions, join leagues, reserve lessons, and track their ratings. It enables users to form groups, schedule playing times, access game guidance, and manage playing kits, creating a community where players can connect, organize events, and discover courts and activities in a single, integrated service.
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