Halogen Ventures Fund III

United States
Pre Seed
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About Halogen Ventures Fund III

Halogen Ventures Fund III is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in E-Commerce, Digital Education Consumer, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Digital Education Consumer
Ecommerce

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Female-founded early-stage consumer tech with scale ambition

female-led founders
consumer tech
early stage
LA-based
B2C

Bullish Signals

100+ portfolio cos, $15B+ market valueexternal
100% female-led portfolio companiesexternal
Notable exits: Babylist, Trust & Will, theSkimmexternal
HOP Fellowship — founder pipeline programwebsite
Portfolio: LiveTinted, Flex, HopSkipDrive, Brellawebsite
Founders cite roadblock removal + door openingwebsite
Tea Drops, AllVoices added to portfoliowebsite
Flex founder: Jesse fuels growth, strategic guidancewebsite
theSkimm founders: best-in-class partner supportwebsite
Committed to brand + values alignmentwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Gender-gated deal flow — women onlyexternal
LA-centric, niche consumer focusexternal

Founder Do's

Be a woman-led founding team
Build consumer tech product
Show brand + values alignment
Seek hands-on operational support
Target billion-dollar market

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch B2B or deep tech
Don't expect passive capital only
Don't come without consumer angle

Key GPs & Partners

JD
Jesse Draper
General Partner
founder-supportivehands-onbrand-builder

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$30M
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Key People

Jesse Draper, Ashley Balla, Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum

Jesse DraperGeneral Partner

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