Act One Ventures
VC
2016
$147 M
San Francisco, California, United States
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Profile
Act One Ventures invests in extraordinary founders transforming how modern businesses operate and scale in the AI economy. We’re early partners for those rearchitecting the systems behind modern enterprise — across infrastructure, automation, and decision-making.
Founded by two former entrepreneurs, we invest like operators because we’ve been there. That experience — across IPOs, hard pivots, and shutdowns — informs how we help teams navigate the decisions that matter early: pricing, GTM, capital strategy, team design. When that kind of support meets founders who’ve lived the problem, it sets the stage for outsized outcomes like AuditBoard, an early Act One-led Seed investment that became the largest VC-backed software exit in the U.S. in 2024 at $3.15 billion.
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Act One Ventures Funds
| Name | Type |
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Size | AUM | Launch date |
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Act One Ventures Fund I
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Venture Capital (VC)
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Financial Services
Fintech
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
SaaS
Software
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Pre-seed
Seed
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North America
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$5-10 m
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$20 M
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March 2016
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Act One Ventures Fund III
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Venture Capital (VC)
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Financial Services
Fintech
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
Real Estate
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Pre-seed
Seed
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North America
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$5-10 m
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$73 M
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January 2024
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