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Tandem Ventures
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Tandem Ventures is a founder-focused venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies. Founded as 'the brainchild of a Unicorn founder and an institutional investor wanting to find and invest in the next generation of Unicorn founders,' the firm focuses on backing the earliest builders 'architecting the future, fixing the broken, addressing markets, and unlocking human progress.' Tandem emphasizes that founders 'don't need another investor—they need conviction, capital, fast decisions, and real help.' The firm differentiates itself through operational leverage, including 'The Stable'—a network of successful founders who support the next generation of entrepreneurs—and a dedicated focus on driving revenue for portfolio companies. Tandem aims to help founders cross the $10M ARR milestone with operational rigor and high-touch support, reserving significant dry powder for follow-on investments in companies showing early signs of product-market fit.
Notable quotes
“Our $50M Fund I is dedicated to the earliest builders—those architecting the future, fixing the broken, addressing markets, and unlocking human progress. They don't need another investor—they need conviction, capital, fast decisions, and real help. That's us.”
“We closed nearly $4M ARR from Tandem's revenue acceleration efforts in the last 6 months—this uplifts everything in our business and accelerates our progress. Their efforts have opened doors and effectively extended our sales team beyond the walls of our office.”
“It's all about the team.”
Team
Alex Bean
Founding Partner
Mckay Dunn
Founding Partner
Jimmer Fredette
Partner
Zac Kerr
Partner
Noah Jarvis
Senior Associate
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | Seed | $3m | 2024 |
| Callidus Legal AI | Seed | $10m | 2025-07 |
| Speedchain | Series A | $111m | 2024 |
| Enzo Health | Series A | $20m | 2024 |
| Aetos Imaging | Seed | — | 2024 |
| Agility | Series A | $12m | 2023 |
| Applause | Seed | — | 2023 |
| AskElephant | Seed | $6m | 2023 |
| Nursa | Growth | — | 2022 |
| FETCH | Seed | — | 2022 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| RET Ventures | 1 |
| Element Ventures | 1 |
| Convoi Ventures | 1 |
| Cervin Ventures | 1 |
| AI Fund | 1 |
| Myriad Venture Partners | 1 |
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