What Knoll Ventures does

Knoll Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2018 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm invests exclusively in B2B technology-enabled companies at the pre-seed, seed, and post-seed stages — i.e., prior to Series A — leading or co-leading investment rounds of $500,000 to $3,000,000. The firm operates from dedicated funds, having closed a second fund in Spring 2022 to continue supporting founders at the earliest stages of growth, and currently maintains an active portfolio of 30+ companies across verticals including sustainability/construction tech (cove.tool), embedded fintech (Lendflow), MarTech (Tourial), HR/sales tech (RepVue), voice AI for restaurants (ConverseNow), GovTech/computer vision (City Detect), agentic commerce (ReFiBuy), FinOps/cloud cost management (Mavvrik), and AI-native sales tooling (Opine).

The firm is staffed by two General Partners — Andrew Dorman and Richard Fraim — supported by a Business Development Associate (Alessandro Burdisso). There is no proprietary technology stack; Knoll's product is capital plus hands-on post-investment support, including round construction, syndicate alignment, customer and investor introductions, growth strategy execution, and follow-on fundraising. Its go-to-market is community-led and founder-outreach-driven, anchored by the 'Outliers Wanted' outreach campaign, a website contact form, and active engagement with the Atlanta tech community.

Economically, Knoll generates revenue through standard VC mechanics: management fees on committed capital across its funds and carried interest on portfolio exits. Recent notable portfolio milestones include cove.tool's 33M+ tonnes of CO2 offset and $1.2B+ in savings across 20,000+ projects, Lendflow's $100M+ in SMB origination volume, RepVue's 16,000+ rated sales organizations, and ConverseNow's 1,200+ live restaurant locations across 40+ states — evidence of the firm's ability to back companies that achieve material scale from the pre-Series A entry point.

Name

Knoll Ventures

Legal name

Knoll Ventures

Website

https://knollventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Knoll Ventures is an Atlanta-based, early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2018 that leads or co-leads $500K–$3M rounds in B2B technology-enabled companies at the pre-Series A stage, backing 30+ portfolio companies across fintech, sustainability, voice AI, GovTech, and agentic commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital / Private Equity

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Pre-seed venture capital
• Seed-stage investing
• B2B tech startups
• Early-stage funding
• Venture capital firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

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

Revenue model

1. Venture capital fund returns: Knoll Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests from dedicated funds. In Spring 2022 the firm closed its second fund to support founders at the earliest stages. Revenue is generated through standard VC mechanics — management fees on committed capital and carried interest on fund returns — once investments exit. Investments are staged into portfolio companies via priced equity rounds (seed, Series A, Series B, strategic rounds).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Knoll Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that leads or co-leads $500,000 to $3,000,000 equity investment rounds in B2B technology-enabled companies at the pre-seed, seed, and post-seed stages. The firm combines capital deployment with hands-on post-investment support, including round construction, syndicate alignment, growth-strategy execution, strategic introductions to customers and follow-on investors, and follow-on fundraising guidance. As of Spring 2022, the firm manages a second dedicated fund supporting these pre-Series A founders.

Product overview

Knoll Ventures is a venture capital firm, not a software product company. Its core offering is strategic capital investment for early-stage technology companies, primarily at the Pre-Series A stage. The firm leads or co-leads $500,000 to $3,000,000 investment rounds in B2B technology-enabled companies at the pre-seed, seed, and post-seed stages, combined with hands-on post-investment support (round objectives, syndicate construction, growth strategy execution, strategic introductions, and follow-on fundraising). The portfolio showcased on the Knoll Ventures website — including cove.tool (sustainability-focused building design software), Lendflow (embedded credit/lending infrastructure and marketplace), Tourial (product tour platform for demand generation), RepVue (sales organization ratings platform), and ConverseNow (voice AI for restaurant drive-thru and phone ordering) — are independent portfolio companies in which Knoll Ventures is an investor, not Knoll Ventures' own products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Series A Equity Investment (Lead or Co-Lead Rounds) Equity investment rounds of $500,000 to $3,000,000 led or co-led by Knoll Ventures in B2B technology-enabled companies at the pre-seed, seed, and post-seed stages, intended for founders raising capital prior to Series A.
• Knoll Ventures Fund II (Second Dedicated Pre-Series A Fund) Closed-end venture fund dedicated to Pre-Series A, B2B tech-enabled companies that supports founders at the earliest stages of growth through $500K–$3M lead/co-lead rounds; closed in Spring 2022.
• Post-Investment Strategic Support Hands-on strategic support paired with every investment, including round construction, syndicate alignment, growth strategy execution, strategic introductions to customers/partners/advisors/follow-on investors, and guidance on next-round fundraising.

Quantifiable outcome

• cove.tool: 33M+ tonnes of CO2 offset and $1.2B+ in savings across 20,000+ projects; 21,000 cove users
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Y CombinatorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerY Combinator is listed on the cap table of Knoll Ventures' portfolio company Lendflow (Winter 2020 batch), shown alongside Knoll Ventures as a backer. Y Combinator is a startup accelerator.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Atlanta Seed Co: Atlanta-area seed-stage investor participating in rounds alongside regional VCs. Co-invested with Knoll in City Detect; comparable as a regional seed-stage peer.

Direct peers

• Tech Square Ventures: Atlanta-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology companies out of Georgia Tech's ecosystem. Most directly comparable to Knoll given shared Atlanta HQ, early-stage focus, and B2B tech tilt.
• BIP Ventures: Atlanta-based early-stage growth investor focused on high-growth technology companies in the Southeast. Comparable to Knoll on geography, stage, and B2B software focus.
• Engage Ventures: Atlanta-based early-stage VC investing in B2B SaaS companies, often as a lead or co-lead at seed/Series A. Comparable regional specialist competing for similar founder relationships in the Southeast.
• Mucker Capital: Early-stage VC firm focused on seed-stage B2B SaaS companies, often leading $500K–$3M rounds. Comparable to Knoll on check size, stage, and B2B tech-enabled thesis.
• S3 Ventures: Austin-based early-stage VC focused on B2B SaaS and tech-enabled companies. Co-investor with Knoll in Opine and Mavvrik; comparable on stage, ticket size, and B2B focus.
• NewRoad Capital Partners: Early-stage VC investing in retail/commerce and tech-enabled businesses. Led ReFiBuy's seed with Knoll participating; comparable on stage, check size, and B2B commerce focus.
• Prudence Venture Capital: Early-stage VC leading/co-leading rounds in B2B tech companies. Led City Detect's Series A with Knoll participating; directly comparable on stage focus and co-investment behavior.

Broad incumbents

• Y Combinator: Largest global startup accelerator backing thousands of seed-stage companies including Lendflow in Knoll's portfolio. Provides early-stage capital at scale and is a broader incumbent Knoll interacts with as co-investor.
• BMW i Ventures: Corporate venture arm investing in early-to-growth-stage B2B tech. Led Qualytics' Series A with Knoll participating; broader incumbent at the intersection of mobility, sustainability, and enterprise tech.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/knollventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments70 records

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