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TQ Ventures
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TQ Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that invests from first principles and commits deeply to founders. The firm is industry-agnostic with a focus on backing exceptional founders building category-defining businesses. TQ rejects thematic or sector-first investing in favor of backing exceptional founding teams with unique, compelling market visions. They believe that the best companies are built by founders who deeply understand their market and have the conviction to pursue unconventional paths. The firm emphasizes independent thinking and avoids consensus-driven investing, which allows them to back contrarian bets across sectors. TQ describes themselves as founder-first investors who invest in people before ideas, and prefer founders who are category creators rather than incremental improvers. They built TQ from first principles around the simple question: how do we identify, partner with, and support the world's most promising founders?
Notable quotes
“We didn't build TQ to look like a typical VC firm. In fact, we deliberately designed it as a counterpoint because we've seen that the traditional playbook doesn't always serve founders best.”
“With an unusually deep love for investing, they built TQ from first principles around the simple question: how do we identify, partner with, and support the world's most promising founders?”
“We don't sit back and wait for investments. We actively pursue the right ones. We don't default to what the industry says is hot. We study the fundamentals and make our own calls. And, we treat founders as partners, not bets.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luron AI | Seed | $1m | 2026-02-18 |
| Lawhive | Series A | $40m | 2026-02-05 |
| Linq | Series A | $20m | 2026-02-02 |
| Railway | Series A | — | 2025-12-19 |
| Augmodo | Seed | — | 2025 |
| Plenful | Series B | $50m | 2025-04-30 |
| nsave | Series A | $18m | 2025-01-10 |
| Pathway | Seed | $10m | 2024-12-06 |
| Modern Treasury | Series A | — | 2020 |
| Ro | Early Stage | — | 2018 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Sequoia Capital | 6 |
| Ludlow Ventures | 5 |
| Revolution | 4 |
| Mucker Capital | 3 |
| SV Angel | 3 |
| Founder Collective | 3 |
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