Avid Ventures Fund II

United States
Seed
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About Avid Ventures Fund II

Avid Ventures Fund II is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Exceptional early-stage fintech/software founders, pre-seed/seed stage, mission-driven

early-stage software & fintech
pre-seed/seed
NYC-based
AI agents & infrastructure
financial inclusion & payments

Bullish Signals

609 intros last year: 111 GTM, 186 talentwebsite
$87M Fund II closed Sep 2024twitter
30+ portfolio companies, 5+ exits/acquisitionswebsite
Portfolio: Rapyd $450M+, Majority growth leaderwebsite
Founder testimonials: above & beyond operatorwebsite
AI agents & infrastructure emerging strengthwebsite
Partner stays midnight caller, real work doerwebsite
Invests pre-incorporation, earliest stage convictionwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Small team = limited bandwidth per founderexternal
Boutique size constrains check sizes, follow-onsexternal
Limited fund size reduces capital availabilitytwitter

Founder Do's

Expect hands-on partner taking midnight calls
Get intro help: GTM, talent, investors
Aim for pre-seed even unfunded ideas
Embrace small-team boutique advantage
Leverage operator-investor model for real work

Founder Don'ts

Expect large fund or follow-ons
Skip relationship with actual GPs
Come without founder conviction

Key GPs & Partners

ALK
Addie Lerner Katz
Founder & Managing Partner
founder-focusedhands-on operatorfintech expert
TM
Tali Miller
Partner
early-stageoperator-mindedNYC
ZC
Zeeza Cole
Partner
new partner 2025early-stageNYC
TJ
Tim Johnson
Partner
early-stageNYC
MG
Max Glik
Analyst/Team
early-stageNYC
PF
Parker Fay
Analyst/Team
early-stageNYC
AD
Allie Danfield
Analyst/Team
early-stageNYC

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$87M
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Key People

Addie Lerner, Tali Vogelstein Miller, Rene Gendelman

Addie Lerner KatzFounder & Managing Partner
Tali MillerPartner
Zeeza ColePartner
Tim JohnsonPartner
Max GlikAnalyst/Team
Parker FayAnalyst/Team
Allie DanfieldAnalyst/Team

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