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IA Ventures
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IA Ventures was founded on an 'information arbitrage' thesis — importing quantitative hedge fund pattern recognition and risk management into early-stage venture investing. The firm pioneered the seed-stage 'big data' investing category, backing companies that build proprietary data assets, analytics capabilities, or machine learning advantages to dominate their categories. As the firm states: 'Data is the defensible moat in technology.' IA is a tight-knit, all-partner team that works directly with founders every step of the way, focusing on software businesses ahead of product-market fit across fintech, adtech, healthcare IT, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure.
Notable quotes
“You need a very clear thesis. Clear differentiation is critical. Does the world need another smart, young kid with a generalist tech fund? With access to a network? No. That era is over. You need a take that's novel. And not just for novelty sake. You need to believe you have an edge. And if you don't, then you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.”
“I had a very clear thesis. I had done angel investing, which made me founder referenceable. When LPs called my founders, they would say 'he was super helpful'. You need to be referenceable. It can't just be a story.”
“Data is the defensible moat in technology. We invest in companies that build proprietary data assets, analytics capabilities, or machine learning advantages to dominate their categories.”
Team
Brad Gillespie
General Partner
Roger Ehrenberg
Founding Partner (Emeritus)
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapidata | Seed | $9m | 2026-02-19 |
| Enveda Biosciences | Series D | $150m | 2025-09-01 |
| Evertune | Series A | $15m | 2025-08-01 |
| The Trade Desk | Seed | — | 2010-03-23 |
| Datadog | Series A | — | 2012-11-20 |
| Wise (TransferWise) | Seed | — | 2012-01-27 |
| DigitalOcean | Seed | — | 2013-07-15 |
| Flatiron Health | Seed | — | 2013-01-15 |
| Recorded Future | Seed | — | 2010-01-01 |
| Komodo Health | Seed | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| BoxGroup | 5 |
| Spark Capital | 4 |
| Union Square Ventures | 4 |
| Founder Collective | 3 |
| First Round Capital | 3 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 2 |
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