# K9 Ventures: investment profile

Published mandate, cheque sizes and source evidence for K9 Ventures. Sources checked 2026-10-11.

Source: https://12inf.ai/resources/funds/k9-ventures
Updated: 2026-10-14

Palo Alto pre-seed fund that prefers to lead the very first outside round of technology startups, typically Bay Area teams, taking a board seat and backing a handful of companies a year.

## Published mandate

- **Stage:** Pre-seed

- **Cheque:** $250K–$750K

- **Geography:** US

- **Sectors:** Generalist

## Notable investments

- [Row Zero](https://www.siliconlegal.com/?p=22286) — Seed, 2025-05-06

## Sources

Sources checked **2026-10-11**.

Verified on the fund's own site

- [K9 Ventures — Website](https://www.k9ventures.com)

- [K9 Ventures — Criteria](https://www.k9ventures.com/criteria/)

- [K9 Ventures — About](https://www.k9ventures.com/about/)

- [siliconlegal.com — Website](https://www.siliconlegal.com/?p=22286)

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