Wildcat Venture Partners

Investment decisions sit with the four founding partners: Bruce Cleveland, Geoffrey Moore, Bryan Stolle, and Jennifer Vancini. All four were previously involved at InterWest Partners, and Moore brings the intellectual property behind the firm's Traction Gap framework. The firm operates with a flat partnership structure rather than a single managing-partner hierarchy.

The Traction Gap framework, developed by founding partner Geoffrey Moore, identifies the critical milestones between achieving a minimum viable product and building a repeatable, scalable sales motion. Wildcat uses it as both a screening lens and a portfolio operations playbook. Companies in the portfolio receive hands-on support across product management, pricing, demand generation, and sales execution — not just board advice — to navigate the gap before raising growth capital.

Wildcat typically targets lead or co-lead positions in seed and Series A rounds. The firm's operating model assumes a high-touch engagement style that is difficult to deliver as a passive minority participant. Its fund documents suggest check sizes sufficient to hold meaningful ownership stakes in early-stage enterprise deals.

Wildcat invests primarily in enterprise technology: SaaS, applied machine learning and AI, digital health platforms with regulatory clearance pathways, and IoT infrastructure. The firm targets B2B companies where the Traction Gap framework is most relevant — businesses selling complex products to organizational buyers. Consumer internet and pure biotech have not been part of its known deal flow.

The difference is embedded operating support. Wildcat deploys partners and a venture platform team to work inside portfolio companies on go-to-market execution: product management, pricing architecture, marketing, and sales operations. Most early-stage funds offer board stewardship and network access; Wildcat treats post-investment operations as a core deliverable, structured around a published, repeatable methodology.

Wildcat co-invests frequently with other early-stage enterprise funds. Specific co-investor names vary by deal, but the firm's Peninsula location and InterWest lineage place it within the broader Sand Hill Road ecosystem. The firm does not operate a closed club or require exclusivity; its model allows portfolio companies to bring in additional institutional capital as they scale.

Wildcat has not publicly disclosed total assets under management. Its most recent known vehicle, Wildcat Venture Partners II, closed on $100 million in February 2020, according to SEC Form D filings. The firm's strategy targets concentrated portfolios — roughly 20 positions per fund — implying a deliberate, high-conviction deployment pace rather than a high-volume seed spray.