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Early Light Ventures

10401 Grosvenor Pl, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States

Overview

Disciplined seed-stage investors focused on B2B software companies.

Founded

2019

Deals · 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

20rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
IntelliGRC
Mar 2026Participated
$4 MSeed
FirmPilot
Feb 2026Participated
$22 MSeries A
MagicDoor
Sep 2025Participated
$5 MSeed
Chargezoom
Dec 2024Participated
$12 MSeries A
Protiv
Apr 2024Participated
$2 MSeed
KredosAI
Apr 2024Participated
$2 MOther Equity
FirmPilot
Jan 2024Participated
$2 MSeed
Wove
Nov 2022Participated
$4 MSeed
Pendella
Mar 2022Participated
$5 MSeed
Bark Social
Feb 2022Led
$2 MOther Equity
SkillCycle
Dec 2021Participated
$4 MSeed
UpEquity
Oct 2021Participated
$50 MDebt
IntelliGRC
Mar 2026Participated
$4 MSeed
FirmPilot
Feb 2026Participated
$22 MSeries A
MagicDoor
Sep 2025Participated
$5 MSeed
Chargezoom
Dec 2024Participated
$12 MSeries A
Protiv
Apr 2024Participated
$2 MSeed
KredosAI
Apr 2024Participated
$2 MOther Equity
FirmPilot
Jan 2024Participated
$2 MSeed
Wove
Nov 2022Participated
$4 MSeed
Pendella
Mar 2022Participated
$5 MSeed
Bark Social
Feb 2022Led
$2 MOther Equity
SkillCycle
Dec 2021Participated
$4 MSeed
UpEquity
Oct 2021Participated
$50 MDebt
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Deal Distribution

Early Light Ventures: 20 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Early Light Ventures: 20 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed39
Series A13
Other Equity12
Debt01

Monthly Deal Activity

Early Light Ventures: 20 deals are recorded across 76 months.All available history.
Early Light Ventures: 20 deals are recorded across 76 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Early Light Ventures: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Early Light Ventures: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software7
Fintech7
Professional Services7
AI & Machine Learning6
E-Commerce & Retail4
Marketing & Advertising4
Real Estate & Construction3
Networks, Cloud & Communication3
Health & Life Sciences3
Cybersecurity & Privacy2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Education & Workforce1
Consumer & Lifestyle1
Manufacturing1

Deal Size Distribution

Early Light Ventures: 20 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Early Light Ventures: 20 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M14
$5M-$10M2
$10M-$25M2
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Early Light Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (19 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Early Light Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (19 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States19
Canada1
Early Light Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with SaaS Ventures sharing 7 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Early Light Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with SaaS Ventures sharing 7 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
SaaS Ventures7
Okapi Venture Capital5
Blu Ventures2
Gaingels2
Motley Fool Ventures2
Stout Street Capital2
Valor Ventures2
412 Venture Fund1
Adly1
Aflac Ventures1
Allos Ventures1
Alumni Ventures1
American Family Ventures1
Assurity Ventures1
Baltimore Angels1
Ben Franklin Technology Partners1
Blumberg Capital1
BP Capital Management1
Broom Ventures1
Brown Angel Group1

Investment Strategy

Early Light Ventures: Led accounts for 25% and participating for 75% of round participation.All available history.
Early Light Ventures: Led accounts for 25% and participating for 75% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led525%
Participating1575%
Early Light Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Early Light Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead5100%
Co-led00%

Team

Cal Simmons

Partner

Greg Cangialosi

Venture Partner

Mark Joseph

Partner

Mike Leffer

Principal

Sam Diener

Managing Partner

Scott Garber

Managing Partner