Think + Ventures

What Think + Ventures does

Think + Ventures is a Palo Alto-based, early-stage venture capital firm that invests seed through Series A in market-driven founders solving large, recurring pain points. Initial check sizes range from $200,000 to $500,000 with reserved follow-on capital for winners, and the firm manages Fund I and Fund II across a portfolio of more than 60 companies spanning AI/robotics, digital health, FinTech, EdTech, supply chain/logistics, enterprise B2B, SMB optimization, and defense/cybersecurity.

The firm is built around a thesis-led, market-research-driven process emphasizing depth, breadth, and frequency of pain points addressed, with sourcing concentrated in founder networks, warm introductions, and dedicated geographic coverage of the US, Brazil, India, and Europe. Notable portfolio outcomes include ApplyBoard ($3.2B valuation), Signifyd ($1.4B valuation), Serve Robotics (NASDAQ IPO), Tubi.tv ($500M Fox acquisition), Bina Technologies (Roche acquisition), and Nimble VR (Facebook acquisition), providing both return and brand-track-record evidence.

Think + Ventures generates revenue through standard venture fund economics — management fees on committed capital plus carry on successful exits — with the core team comprising founder/managing partner Safa Rashtchy, principal Pourya Moradi, analyst Paul Arora, and an extensive bench of venture partners and advisors (Oracle SVP Cameron Bahar, Benhamou Global Ventures' Eric Benhamou, OVO Fund's Eric Chen, ex-Serve CEO Ali Kashani, Stanford adjunct Narges Baniasadi, J. Goldman's Vik Mehta, and Kaiser Permanente advisor Dr. Chettipally). Distribution and brand are built through the firm website, newsletters, LinkedIn, recurring Palo Alto AI panel events tied to SF Tech Week, and earned media coverage of portfolio milestones.

Name

Think + Ventures

Legal name

Think + Venture, LP

Website

https://thinkplus.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Think + Ventures is a Palo Alto-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests seed to Series A ($200K–$500K checks) in market-driven founders solving large pain points across AI/robotics, digital health, FinTech, EdTech, and supply chain, with Fund I and Fund II backing 60+ portfolio companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

Keywords

• Early-stage venture capital
• Seed-stage investments
• Market-driven founders
• Thesis-based investing
• Portfolio company support

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Fund Management: Returns generated through management fees on committed capital and carry (profit share) from successful portfolio exits. Standard VC fund structure with deployment of Fund I and Fund II capital into early-stage companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Think + Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests $200,000 to $500,000 initial checks (with reserved follow-on capital) into market-driven founders building post-MVP through Series A companies in sectors including supply chain/logistics, AI/robotics, digital health, SMB optimization, and defense/cybersecurity. The firm deploys capital through Fund I and Fund II and provides operational support including strategic guidance, board participation, milestone planning, and investor introductions to portfolio founders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Think + Ventures Fund I Early-stage venture capital fund investing $200,000 to $500,000 initial checks at seed to Series A stages into market-driven founders building companies that solve big market pain points with depth, breadth, and frequency. Invests across sectors including supply chain/logistics, AI/robotics, digital health, FinTech, EdTech, and SMB optimization, with reserved follow-on capital for successful portfolio companies.
• Think + Ventures Fund II Successor venture capital fund to Fund I, actively deploying capital into seed-stage investments including Synthpop (healthcare AI) and Passage (with Drive Capital as lead investor). Maintains the same thesis-based, market-driven investing approach with initial checks in the $200K-$500K range.
• Portfolio Company Operational Support Post-investment support services for Think + Ventures portfolio companies, including strategic guidance, milestone planning toward next funding rounds, investor introductions, board participation by Managing Partner Safa Rashtchy and Operating Partners, and product positioning support across portfolio companies such as Serve Robotics, Contilio, Covu, Tumeke, Boxbot, Kiwidrop, ApplyBoard, and Signifyd.

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Insight Partnerspanel participantStrategic or Co-development PartnerGanesh Bell of Insight Partners participated in Think+ AI panel discussion on user interface and AI applications

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Khosla Ventures:

Direct peers

• Pear VC: Early-stage thesis-driven venture firm investing at pre-seed and seed, with comparable check sizes, a founder-led profile, and a similarly diversified sector focus including AI, healthcare, and consumer. Both firms compete for the same post-MVP founder segment.
• Lerer Hippeau: Seed and Series A venture firm based in New York with comparable check sizes, a thesis-driven approach, and an early-stage portfolio spanning consumer, enterprise, and frontier tech, directly competing for the same founder profiles.
• Precursor Ventures: Seed-focused venture firm with similar small-check, founder-led approach and broad sector exposure, including enterprise, consumer, and AI, making it a direct competitor for early-stage deals and LPs.
• Hustle Fund: Early-stage venture fund writing small initial checks into a broad, thesis-driven portfolio, with a similar founder-led culture and comparable target founder profile.
• Pioneer Fund: Early-stage venture firm investing at seed with comparable check sizes and a broad, founder-friendly investment approach, competing for the same post-MVP deal flow.
• Crosscut Ventures: Early-stage venture firm focused on seed and Series A with similar check-size discipline, broad sector coverage, and a thesis-driven investment approach, making it a direct peer.
• Social Capital: Founder-led, thesis-driven early-stage firm with a comparable focus on technology-enabled businesses and similar small-team dynamic, making it a closely aligned peer in philosophy and approach.
• Felicis Ventures: Early-stage venture firm writing seed and Series A checks with a thesis-driven, founder-first approach and a similar portfolio diversity across enterprise, consumer, and frontier tech.

Broad incumbents

• 500 Global (500 Startups): Global early-stage accelerator and venture firm with a much larger AUM and a comparable seed-stage, founder-first approach; serves as a broader incumbent in the same competitive set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thinkplus.vc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments66 records

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