Granite Ventures

Granite Ventures, LLC is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1992 that specializes in pre-revenue and early-stage technology companies. The firm primarily invests in seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds, focusing on sectors such as audio and video equipment, multimedia software, enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, mobility, and internet applications. It particularly emphasizes investments in communications, network security, and digital media. Granite Ventures typically invests between $0.5 million and $4 million in initial funding, with the potential for total investments reaching up to $10 million over the life of each company. While the firm predominantly targets U.S.-based companies, it is open to select international opportunities. Granite Ventures usually leads its investments and prefers to secure a board seat in its portfolio companies. Over its history, the firm has invested over $1 billion in more than 90 private companies, partnering with entrepreneurs to help them establish competitive advantages and achieve market leadership.