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Las Olas Venture Capital
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Las Olas Venture Capital backs founders building AI and software applications that modernize outdated business workflows, driving ROI and efficiency. The firm focuses exclusively on early-stage B2B companies under the thesis of the 'Intelligent Enterprise,' investing $1.5–$3M per deal at seed stage with a high-conviction, low-frequency approach of 4–6 investments per year. All partners are former B2B founders who lead rounds, take board seats, and provide hands-on operational support to help founders scale product-market fit.
Notable quotes
“We prefer b2b or b2b2c. We really like companies with more of an enterprise sales feel rather than a b2c marketing approach. That's just what we know. We care a lot about the team … that's probably the most important factor, finding teams that can execute.”
“We look at about 1,000 deals a year. Some come in through cold emails, though we prefer warm introductions from our network. It's really more art than science. We have our bullseye of what we'd like and the reality is nothing ever comes out a perfect match to that, otherwise it would be too easy.”
“Government contracting is one of the largest procurement markets in the world, yet the underlying workflows remain highly fragmented and manual. CLEATUS is modernizing this process through AI-powered workflow automation … delivering immediate ROI to procurement teams operating in complex markets.”
Team
Dean Hatton
Founding Partner
Nate Vasel
General Partner
Scotty Lefkowitz
Principal
Elvia Perez
Associate
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEATUS AI | Seed | $4m | 2025-05 |
| Drivepoint | Series A | $9m | 2025-08 |
| BusRight | Series B | $30m | 2024-11 |
| Davinci Micro Fulfillment | Seed | — | 2023-11 |
| OneRail | Seed | $6m | 2020-02 |
| CarePredict | Seed | — | 2017-03 |
| Leasecake | Seed | — | — |
| SmartHop | Seed | — | 2018-08 |
| LendingFront | Seed | — | 2017-02 |
| AvoMD | Seed | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Chicago Ventures | 2 |
| Alpine Meridian Ventures | 2 |
| Revo Capital | 1 |
| Bling Capital | 1 |
| Industry Ventures | 1 |
| Reign Ventures | 1 |
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