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Halogen Ventures Fund III

Geography
United States
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
$30M
Focus
EdTech and E-Commerce
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
EdTech
E-Commerce

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
Lauren Wang (Flex): core team partnership feelingwebsite
Zakin & Weisberg (theSkimm): no ask too big/smallwebsite

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

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$30M
Saves0
People

Key People

Jesse Draper, Ashley Balla, Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum

Jesse DraperGeneral Partner
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