Stage Venture Partners

Stage Venture Partners, LLC is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2015. The firm specializes in seed and startup investments in software companies, focusing primarily on B2B markets. It targets emerging technologies, particularly in software as a service (SaaS), enterprise software, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision. Stage Venture Partners typically invests between $1 million and $3 million, often acting as the first institutional investor in the funding process. The firm seeks to partner with founders who are tackling significant challenges and are at the forefront of technological innovation. By leveraging their expertise and experience, the team aims to identify and capitalize on investment opportunities across the evolving landscape of enterprise software.

Alex Rubalcava

General Partner

Rob Vickery

Co-Founder and General Partner

Past deals in Los Angeles, CA

GrayMatter Robotics

Series A in 2022
GrayMatter Robotics creates solutions to assist humans in tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks. It develops robotic brains for industrial robots designed to allow them to transform into smart assistants for high-mix low-volume manufacturing applications. It makes AI-brains for robots to make them smart, easy to use and rapidly deployable for complex operations, enabling users to improve their quality of life by leveraging robotics and artificial intelligence. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Abstract

Funding Round in 2022
Increasing Government Transparency

Epsilon3

Seed Round in 2022
Epsilon3 is building the future of spacecraft operations software.

First Resonance

Series A in 2021
First Resonance, Inc. is a software company based in Los Angeles, California, that develops a platform designed to enhance the manufacturing process for hardware companies. Founded in 2018, the company offers a tool called ion, which serves as a factory operating system that helps manufacturers manage and track parts and processes from the prototype stage to full-scale production. This platform is utilized by a diverse range of clients, including startups and large manufacturers, to effectively oversee their product development cycles. Notable projects supported by First Resonance include advanced technologies such as NASA's lunar lander, next-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, and robotic farming systems. The team at First Resonance comprises experienced engineers from leading firms in the manufacturing sector, bringing expertise in hardware, software, and data management to empower clients in their innovative endeavors.

GrayMatter Robotics

Seed Round in 2021
GrayMatter Robotics creates solutions to assist humans in tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks. It develops robotic brains for industrial robots designed to allow them to transform into smart assistants for high-mix low-volume manufacturing applications. It makes AI-brains for robots to make them smart, easy to use and rapidly deployable for complex operations, enabling users to improve their quality of life by leveraging robotics and artificial intelligence. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Unstruk Data

Seed Round in 2021
Unstruk Data is a provider of unstructured data warehouses for autonomous vehicles, sports data, and drone analytics industries. The company also builds an unstructured data warehouse for automating data preparation via metadata enrichment, integrated compute, and graph-based search. Unstruk Data Warehouse provides a secure, scalable repository for the wide variety of captured data formats, and for the growing volume of data captured every day. It also offers a central system to house the various forms of inspection data that they collect, tie that data to assets to track condition over time, and provide a way for their teams to view similar data at other sites. Unstruk Data was founded by Kirk Marple in 2021 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Epsilon3

Seed Round in 2021
Epsilon3 is building the future of spacecraft operations software.

Abstract

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Increasing Government Transparency

First Resonance

Seed Round in 2020
First Resonance, Inc. is a software company based in Los Angeles, California, that develops a platform designed to enhance the manufacturing process for hardware companies. Founded in 2018, the company offers a tool called ion, which serves as a factory operating system that helps manufacturers manage and track parts and processes from the prototype stage to full-scale production. This platform is utilized by a diverse range of clients, including startups and large manufacturers, to effectively oversee their product development cycles. Notable projects supported by First Resonance include advanced technologies such as NASA's lunar lander, next-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, and robotic farming systems. The team at First Resonance comprises experienced engineers from leading firms in the manufacturing sector, bringing expertise in hardware, software, and data management to empower clients in their innovative endeavors.

First Resonance

Seed Round in 2019
First Resonance, Inc. is a software company based in Los Angeles, California, that develops a platform designed to enhance the manufacturing process for hardware companies. Founded in 2018, the company offers a tool called ion, which serves as a factory operating system that helps manufacturers manage and track parts and processes from the prototype stage to full-scale production. This platform is utilized by a diverse range of clients, including startups and large manufacturers, to effectively oversee their product development cycles. Notable projects supported by First Resonance include advanced technologies such as NASA's lunar lander, next-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, and robotic farming systems. The team at First Resonance comprises experienced engineers from leading firms in the manufacturing sector, bringing expertise in hardware, software, and data management to empower clients in their innovative endeavors.

Thankful

Seed Round in 2019
Thankful, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence platform known as Thankful which deflects queries. The platform allows modifying scripts, managing the team, and monitoring thankful's accuracy and impact over time. Its features include questions and answers auto replies, information gathering, ticket routing, e commerce actions, advanced scripts, and team management. Thankful, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Kuona

Venture Round in 2016
Kuona is a technology company based in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, specializing in the development of a mobile application and web platform designed to assist consumers and retailers in optimizing pricing and promotions. The platform utilizes machine learning to provide real-time pricing and promotional information from grocery retailers, enabling users to receive personalized in-store deals based on their profiles and preferences. Additionally, Kuona's technology helps consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and retailers define optimal prices, sales objectives, and inventory levels for each item in their stores. By tracking competitor pricing and notifying users of frequent changes, Kuona aims to enhance profitability and market share for its clients.