2045 Ventures

Name

2045 Ventures

Legal name

2045 Ventures

Website

https://2045vc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Pre-seed investing
• Seed-stage funding
• Early-stage startups
• Technology investments

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns: 2045 Ventures generates returns through equity ownership in portfolio companies. They acquire 5-7% initial ownership through pre-seed and seed-stage investments of $250-500k in first rounds under $1.5 million. Returns are realized through portfolio company exits, acquisitions, or IPOs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

2045 Ventures is a venture capital firm providing pre-seed and seed-stage equity investments to early-stage US technology startups. The firm typically invests $250,000–$500,000 in first rounds under $1.5 million to secure 5–7% initial ownership, with a sector focus on FinTech, HealthTech, and ClimateTech.

Product overview

2045 Ventures operates as a single unified venture capital investment offering, providing early-stage funding, expertise, and network access to pre-seed and seed-stage technology startups. The firm focuses on FinTech, HealthTech, and ClimateTech sectors, typically investing $250-500k to secure 5-7% ownership in first funding rounds. Their investment approach combines capital deployment with operational support tailored to founder needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venture Capital Investment Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Backstage Capital: A pre-seed and seed-stage VC firm based in Los Angeles that invests in underrepresented founders across technology sectors, with check sizes in the low-hundreds-of-thousands range. Directly comparable to 2045 Ventures in stage, geography, check size, and founder-focused outreach.
• Techstars Ventures: A globally recognized accelerator and early-stage investor that backs founders through pre-seed and seed rounds with typical checks in similar low-million ranges. Comparable to 2045 Ventures in stage focus, founder-first philosophy, and cross-vertical technology thesis.
• Founders First Capital Partners: A seed-stage venture fund focused on diverse founders building B2B and B2C technology companies. Comparable to 2045 Ventures in check size, founder-focused thesis, and use of direct pitch submission as primary sourcing channel.
• Base Ventures: An early-stage seed fund based in LA that invests $250-500k in pre-seed and seed rounds across vertical software, FinTech, and consumer technology. Almost identical check size, stage, and investment thesis to 2045 Ventures, with comparable geographic concentration.
• MaC Venture Capital: A Los Angeles-based seed-stage venture capital firm investing $250k-$1M in technology companies with diverse founder teams. Highly comparable to 2045 Ventures in location, stage, check size range, and founder-focused mission.
• Yes VC: An LA-based pre-seed and seed fund writing small initial checks to technology founders with diverse backgrounds. Comparable stage focus, ticket size, and founder-first GTM motion to 2045 Ventures.
• Crosscut Ventures: Los Angeles-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm investing in emerging technology and consumer companies with checks of $250k-$2M. Directly comparable in location, stage, and check size to 2045 Ventures.
• Western Technology Investment: A venture debt provider serving early-stage technology companies, comparable in stage focus (pre-seed through Series A) and LA presence. Directly comparable in serving early-stage technology founders but operates via debt rather than equity.

Broad incumbents

• Clearlake Capital: A large, established Los Angeles-based investment firm operating across venture, growth, and private equity with FinTech and ClimateTech exposure. Comparable in vertical focus areas but operates at fundamentally larger scale and later stages than 2045 Ventures.
• Idealab Studio: A long-standing Pasadena-based startup studio and seed-stage technology investor with deep LA ecosystem presence. Operates broadly in similar early-stage technology investing but with a studio model rather than purely fund-based deployment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments5 records

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