TBDC Pivot 1
Try and Buy
Fashion AI / Visual Commerce
Series A ReadyIndia + USA$5–15M USD
Amazon US, Flipkart, Myntra, Rakuten, Coupang as clients. 70+ patents.
Tier 2 — qualified outreach (score 7–10/14)
Radical Ventures
Jordan Jacobs (Managing Partner) — LinkedIn outreach or TBDC warm path. jordan@radical.vc (public)
Tier 2 · 9/14
Gap: India HQ. ARR not disclosed. US funds require warm intro.
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VC | Stage: Seed–Series A | Cheque: $2–15M CAD | Geo: Canada+US | Sectors: Enterprise AI, Deep Tech, Applied ML
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Accel
Rich Wong (General Partner — cloud/SaaS/AI) — LinkedIn. accel.com. Warm intro strongly preferred.
Tier 2 · 9/14
Gap:
~ Sector 2/3✓ Stage 3/3✓ Cheque 2/2✓ Founder 1/1✓ Gap 1/1
VC | Stage: Seed–Series B | Cheque: $1M–$30M USD | Geo: US+Europe+India | Sectors: Enterprise SaaS, AI, Cybersecurity, FinTech
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Kleiner Perkins
Mamoon Hamid (Partner — enterprise SaaS) — LinkedIn. kleinerperkins.com. Warm intro required.
Tier 2 · 9/14
Gap:
~ Sector 2/3✓ Stage 3/3✓ Cheque 2/2✓ Founder 1/1✓ Gap 1/1
VC | Stage: Seed–Series B | Cheque: $2M–$30M USD | Geo: US+Global | Sectors: Enterprise SaaS, AI, Climate, HealthTech
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Inovia Capital
Patrick Pichette (Partner) — TBDC warm path strongly preferred. Cold outreach rarely converts at Inovia.
Tier 2 · 8/14
Gap:
~ Sector 2/3✓ Stage 3/3✓ Cheque 2/2✗ Founder 0/1✓ Gap 1/1
VC | Stage: Seed–Series B | Cheque: $2–20M CAD | Geo: Canada+Global | Sectors: B2B SaaS, Marketplace, FinTech
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Real Ventures
Jean-Sébastien Cournoyer (Managing Partner) — LinkedIn. Strong Quebec ecosystem ties.
Tier 2 · 8/14
Gap:
~ Sector 2/3✓ Stage 3/3~ Cheque 1/2✓ Founder 1/1✓ Gap 1/1
VC | Stage: Pre-seed–Series A | Cheque: $500K–$5M CAD | Geo: Canada (Montreal focus) | Sectors: B2B SaaS, AI, Deep Tech, Marketplace
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Lightspeed Venture Partners
Gaurav Gupta (Partner — enterprise) — LinkedIn. lsvp.com. Warm intro strongly preferred.
Tier 2 · 8/14
Gap:
~ Sector 2/3✓ Stage 3/3✓ Cheque 2/2✗ Founder 0/1✓ Gap 1/1
VC | Stage: Seed–Series B | Cheque: $1M–$30M USD | Geo: US+India+Europe | Sectors: Enterprise SaaS, AI, FinTech, Consumer, HealthTech
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Bessemer Venture Partners
Byron Deeter (Partner — cloud/AI) — LinkedIn. Talia Goldberg (Partner — enterprise/security) — LinkedIn. bvp.com. Warm intro or pitch via bvp.com/contact.
Tier 2 · 8/14
Gap:
~ Sector 1/3✓ Stage 3/3✓ Cheque 2/2✓ Founder 1/1✓ Gap 1/1
VC | Stage: Seed–Series B | Cheque: $2M–$30M USD (seed avg: $5.8M; Series A avg: $15.9M) | Geo: US+Global (Israel, India, Europe) | Sectors: Cloud/SaaS, AI, FinTech, HealthTech, Cybersecurity
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General Catalyst
Hemant Taneja (Managing Director) — LinkedIn. generalcatalyst.com. Has backed Canadian cos.
Tier 2 · 8/14
Gap:
~ Sector 2/3✓ Stage 3/3✓ Cheque 2/2✗ Founder 0/1✓ Gap 1/1
VC | Stage: Seed–Series B | Cheque: $1M–$50M USD | Geo: US+Global | Sectors: Enterprise SaaS, AI, HealthTech, Climate
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Khosla Ventures
Vinod Khosla (Founder) — LinkedIn. khoslaventures.com. Strong cleantech + AI conviction; known for contrarian early bets.
Tier 2 · 8/14
Gap:
~ Sector 1/3✓ Stage 3/3✓ Cheque 2/2✓ Founder 1/1✓ Gap 1/1
VC | Stage: Seed–Series B | Cheque: $500K–$20M USD | Geo: US+Global | Sectors: AI, Deep Tech, Cleantech, HealthTech, FinTech
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New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Rick Yang (General Partner — enterprise tech) — LinkedIn. nea.com. One of largest US VC firms; $25B AUM.
Tier 2 · 8/14
Gap:
~ Sector 2/3✓ Stage 3/3✓ Cheque 2/2✗ Founder 0/1✓ Gap 1/1
VC | Stage: Seed–Series B | Cheque: $1M–$30M USD | Geo: US+India | Sectors: Enterprise SaaS, HealthTech, AI, Developer Tools
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GV (Google Ventures)
David Krane (CEO & Managing Partner) — LinkedIn. gv.com. Google resources and network advantage.
Tier 2 · 8/14
Gap:
~ Sector 2/3✓ Stage 3/3✓ Cheque 2/2✗ Founder 0/1✓ Gap 1/1
Corporate VC | Stage: Seed–Series B | Cheque: $1M–$30M USD | Geo: US+Global | Sectors: AI, Life Sciences, Enterprise SaaS, Cybersecurity
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Salesforce Ventures
John Somorjai (EVP) — LinkedIn. salesforce.com/ventures. Salesforce ecosystem advantage; portfolio receives Salesforce customer access.
Tier 2 · 8/14
Gap:
~ Sector 2/3✓ Stage 3/3✓ Cheque 2/2✗ Founder 0/1✓ Gap 1/1
Corporate VC | Stage: Seed–Series B | Cheque: $2M–$20M USD | Geo: US+Global | Sectors: Enterprise SaaS, AI, CRM-adjacent
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