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Counterpart Ventures Fund III

Geography
United States
Stage
Seed
Fund size
$132M
Focus
AI/ML and SaaS
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N°01 / About

About Counterpart Ventures Fund III

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

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Seed/Series A AI-native deep tech founders disrupting legacy

CVC
enterprise AI
deep tech
seed & Series A
antiquated industries

Bullish Signals

300+ corporates in Japan in 2 monthsexternal
Global CVC community: London, NYC, Tokyoexternal
3rd annual Counter London eventexternal
$132M Fund III freshly announcedexternal
600 corporate investors at Counter VIexternal
White House OSTP director keynoted eventexternal
CVC Week: 16+ events, SF Sept 8–12external
Portfolio co Oxide raised $200M Series Cexternal
Counter VII Sept 30: Khosla, Gil, Peyronel keynotesrecent_social
CVC Week 2024: 30+ events, SF Bay Arearecent_social
Founder x CVC matchmaking Sept 29 partnershiprecent_social
Michael Kratsios AI Action Plan discussion 500+ CVCsrecent_social
CVC Week 2024: 20+ events, 1000+ attendeesnew_content
8 Industry Night dinners: Healthcare, AI, Energy, Defensenew_content
Platform Day: first CVC portfolio summit dedicatednew_content
Counter Club partners: AWS, SVB, DLA Piper, PitchBooknew_content
Shoko Kanehara flying in from Japan HQ expansionnew_content
Counter VII 1,500+ CVC investors, VCs, founders, LPslatest_social
25 adjacent events + flagship Counter VII Sept 28-Oct 2latest_social
Deep Tech theme 2024: Khosla, Gil, Cantrill, Ovitzlatest_social
Platinum partners: AWS, DLA Piper, SVB, PitchBook, Adurolatest_social
San Francisco flagship event: never left the citylatest_social
Speaker lineup: Khosla, Gil, Cantrill, Michael/Chris Ovitznew_content
1,500+ attendees; 25 adjacent events; Deep Tech focus 2024new_content
Sept 30 Counter VII: Swildens, Hoffman, Banse, Min confirmednew_content

Contrarian Signals

CVC-heavy network may limit pure VC dealsexternal
Narrow focus: enterprise AI + deep tech onlyexternal

Founder Do's

Build AI-native enterprise software
Target antiquated/critical industries
Have CVC or corporate partnership angle
Engage with Counter Club community
Pitch at Counter VII or CVC Week events

Founder Don'ts

Avoid pure B2C without corporate fit
Don't skip community engagement
No late-stage or non-enterprise plays

43 signals on Counterpart Ventures Fund III

25 bullish · 2 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 8 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$132M
Saves0
People

Key People

Atrick Eggen, Joe Saijo

Patrick EggenGeneral Partner
Mikey KailisPartner
Abbie WolfPartner
Tanvi NarainPartner
Joe SaijoPartner
Nathalie ThibaultPartner
Emile ShahPartner
Jadee LinPartner
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