Act One Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Los Angeles, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
Industries
- Enterprise Software
- Fintech
About
Act One Ventures is a community-focused, early-stage venture capital firm investing primarily in pre-seed and seed rounds. They back extraordinary founders transforming how modern businesses operate and scale in the AI economy by investing in companies building next-generation enterprise platforms with AI-native systems, strong data leverage, and deep automation.
Act One Ventures is a community-focused, early-stage venture capital firm investing primarily in pre-seed and seed rounds. They back extraordinary founders transforming how modern businesses operate and scale in the AI economy by investing in companies building next-generation enterprise platforms with AI-native systems, strong data leverage, and deep automation.
Investment Thesis
Act One Ventures focuses on early-stage investments, leading in pre-seed and seed rounds for extraordinary founders transforming enterprise systems with AI-native, deeply automated infrastructure and workflow companies.
Manager's Experience
Led by Michael Silton and Alejandro Guerrero, both former operators with deep experience in scaling businesses through the messy middle phase. They have navigated IPOs, pivots, and shutdowns, bringing hands-on operational experience to backing early-stage startups in the AI economy. Supported by advisors with expertise in HR, technology, finance, and go-to-market strategies.
Team
Alejandro Guerrero – General Partner
Michael Silton – General Partner
Gabriela Camilli – Associate
Max Denike – Director of Communications
Meredith Finn – Advisor
Finance
Lara Brooks – Advisor
Portfolio
Clifton
Nearfleet
TrackChain
Chord
Metatate
Optimal AI
KayN
GAIL
GetGenAI
Latii
Agent Herbie
Time Study
TakeOne
Storepath
Qless
Veryfi
Tapcart
Worknet
Sora
Social Native
Xilo
XStereotype
Repeat
Silversheet
Jelou
Finix
Howl
Kriptos
GroWrk
Heard
Paloma
Glitzi
Lapzo
Cartwheel
Branch
ControlHub
BOH
Blutag
Camlist
Dragonboat
AuditBoard
Afterparty
Bloomlife
Aiva
Blaze