VC firm
Frontier Ventures
Also known as Lateral Frontier Ventures
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- United States
- Check size
- We usually provide funding of up to $5 million per company, typically over several rounds.Source (opens in a new tab)
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About
Frontier Ventures is a venture capital fund investing in early-stage Artificial Intelligence companies with network effects, primarily in the United States.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We invest in early stage Artificial Intelligence companies with network effects serving the U.S. market. We believe that network effects create the strongest barriers to entry for technology businesses.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Eligibility
- We are looking to invest in startups which meet all or most of the following criteria: The business addresses a large multi-billion-dollar total addressable market. This may mean addressing a large existing market or a market which will likely become large in the next 10 years. It is ok to start with a smaller market segment if there is a credible strategy to expand The business has raised a Pre-seed, Seed, or Series A round but has not yet raised a Series B. We can invest in priced rounds, SAFEs, and convertible notes. The business is primarily focused on serving the United States market The business has actual or potential network effects in its business model. We believe that network effects create strong barriers to entry for competition in technology companies The founding team has relevant experience and respect for investors’ capital We can invest in pre-revenue businesses with strong user growth, engagement and retention We do not in invest in capital-intensive businesses and in the following industries: e-commerce, payments, cybersecurity, gaming, e-sports, advertising technology, defense, or hardware (except for non-capital-intensive business models)
- Traction requirement
- We can invest in pre-revenue businesses with strong user growth, engagement and retention
- Investing status notes
- We invest in early stage Artificial Intelligence companies with network effects serving the U.S. market.
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