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Aurelia Ventures
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Aurelia Ventures is an ultra-early operator VC that provides capital, knowledge, network, and operational capabilities to outlier B2B SaaS founders, backing them earlier than most investors — often at the idea or proof-of-concept (POC) stage — and supporting them through to Series A. The firm primarily targets AI-first companies developing proprietary technology for mid-market, enterprise, government, and security applications across North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Founded in 2019 to break apart the traditional accelerator model, Aurelia Ventures invests through its Inception Fund (first checks at Angel/Pre-Seed) and Follow-on Fund (Pre-Seed to Series A), syndicating deals via AngelList. The firm's Scale Program equips founders with fundraising guidance, B2B sales strategy, and $1.75M+ in partnership benefits — without the equity-heavy, fee-laden structure of legacy accelerators. Portfolio companies have collectively raised $250M+ from partner VCs including Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Greycroft, and Cowboy Ventures.
Notable quotes
“We can invest in them in the pre-seed round. There is no requirement — if they don't like us, they don't need to take our investment. But usually our partners are so thankful, they say: 'Hey cool, you guys are really, really awesome, you helped me already, do you want to participate in the round?' And I was like, yes, sure, obviously we want.”
“Over the past 5 years, we've partnered with visionary entrepreneurs, groundbreaking startups, and incredible partners, fueling innovation and driving growth in the startup ecosystem. 230+ Founders. 140+ Startups. 50+ Operators. Industries: AI/ML (proprietary data science), FinTech, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software.”
“Aurelia Ventures defines how a modern, founder-first operator VC provides value to its founders, from POC/Stealth to Series A. We don't believe it is fair to the founder that the impact of the program might vary greatly, but it still costs the founders 10% of their companies.”
Team
Paulina Szyzdek
Operator — Fundraising & Deep Tech
Peter Kwiatkowski
Strategic Advisor — Defense / Government Sales
Bob Upham
Strategic Advisor
Nemanja Mirkovic
Strategic Advisor — PLG Expert
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnlitenAI | Seed | — | 2025-03 |
| MenuData | Seed | — | 2025-02 |
| DeepSurface | Seed | — | — |
| MissedFits | Seed | — | 2024-10 |
| Altrova | Pre-seed | — | — |
| Devron AI | Pre-seed | — | — |
| Flanksource | Pre-seed | — | — |
| TOGGLE AI | Seed | — | — |
| Lawfully | Seed | — | — |
| Viewst | Seed | — | 2021-10 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Tiger Global | 2 |
| Insight Partners | 2 |
| Greycroft | 2 |
| Cowboy Ventures | 2 |
| Fintech Collective | 1 |
| Floodgate | 1 |
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