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Mainsail Partners VII

Geography: United States
Stage: Series A
Fund size: $1535M
Focus: AI/ML and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Mainsail Partners VII

Mainsail Partners VII is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Series A 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 StageSeries A

Industry Focus

AI/ML

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Bootstrapped B2B SaaS founder ready for growth equity

B2B SaaS

Growth Equity

Bootstrapped

AI-enabled software

Founder-led

Bullish Signals

100+ software companies worked withexternal

$84M deal: Steelhead Technologiesexternal

Dedicated AI & Growth operator teamexternal

Strong bootstrapped founder testimonialsexternal

2025 milestones: growth & AI innovationexternal

Multi-vertical portfolio: landscaping, vet, MFGexternal

AI Launch Labs: fully agentic supportwebsite

Helps founders scale talent & culturewebsite

Portfolio: ResMan, JobNimbus, ProShop, Instinctwebsite

Portfolio founder quotes: talent, culture, GTMwebsite

2026 Talent Summit: culture + AI adoptionwebsite

Inn-Flow acquisition: AI-driven innovation winswebsite

Founder testimonials: capital + expertise fitwebsite

Portfolio: SmartMoving, Nexus, Fexa, ServiceCorewebsite

AI-First product strategy guides portfoliowebsite

Mainsail AI Labs: year-one learnings publicwebsite

Inc. 5000 2026: 8 portfolio companies rankedwebsite

Founder-friendly: culture obsessed, values-alignedwebsite

Mainsail AI Labs podcast: AI agents org strategywebsite

Portfolio: Inspect Point, Aspire, Skimmer expansionwebsite

Paul Van Metre ProShop: capital + expertise sweet spotwebsite

Mark Tipton Aspire: talent recruitment instrumentalwebsite

Elizabeth Francisco ResMan: anticipate growth challengeswebsite

Jennifer Doyle Inspect Point: culture + innovation focuswebsite

Caleb Frankel Instinct: founder-friendly long-term supportwebsite

Skimmer pool software: acquisitions Pool Builder Geekwebsite

Founder-led sales to scalable GTM podcastwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Concentrated portfolio — selective accessexternal

Bootstrap-only thesis limits pipelineexternal

GTM readiness required pre-AI launchwebsite

Founder Do's

Be bootstrapped & founder-led

Show B2B software focus

Align on culture & values

Have clear market leadership path

Embrace AI in product

Founder Don'ts

Don't come pre-VC-backed

Don't pitch consumer or non-software

Don't overlook culture fit

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$1535M

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Website

People

Key People

Gavin Turner, Jason Ayne

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