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January Ventures
January Ventures is a pre‑seed firm focused on B2B startups that are digitally transforming traditional industries. The firm has invested in 60 companies to...
January Ventures
January Ventures is a pre‑seed firm focused on B2B startups that are digitally transforming traditional industries. The firm has invested in 60 companies to date. It is led by Co-Founders and Managing Partners Maren Bannon and Jennifer Neundorfer.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2017
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Boston
Corporate office
Boston, MA, United States
Principals
Jennifer Neundorfer
Co-Founder & General Partner
Maren Bannon
Co-Founder & General Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at January Ventures?
Co-founders and General Partners Jennifer Neundorfer and Maren Bannon lead all investment decisions. Neundorfer brings operating experience from a Y Combinator-backed startup and the StartX fund, while Bannon previously led emerging-market partnerships at Google. The two-person general partnership structure concentrates decision-making authority.
How does January Ventures source proprietary deal flow?
The firm maintains a public open-application portal on its website, allowing any founder to submit a pitch without a warm introduction. This is complemented by a distributed network of connectors and scouts across non-coastal US cities. Between its first two funds, January evaluated over 15,000 companies through this combined pipeline, per the firm's published data.
Which sectors does January Ventures prioritize?
January Ventures focuses on enterprise software, digital health, fintech, and applied artificial intelligence. The firm seeks technically defensible business models where founders outside major tech hubs can build capital-efficient companies before raising institutional capital. It does not actively invest in consumer social, hardware, or biotech.
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