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Global HQ
San Francisco, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • France
  • Germany
Investment stages
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Series C
  • Growth
Industries
  • Enterprise Software
  • AI
  • FinTech
  • Supply Chain
  • Automation
  • Real Economy
  • SaaS
  • B2B
About
Base10 is a San Francisco-based VC focused on growth-stage Real Economy technology companies. Their focus spans enterprise software, AI, FinTech, supply chain, automation, and Real Economy automation across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, France, and Germany. The firm supports founders from Series A through Growth.
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$1M
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$15M
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Investment Thesis

Base10 is a growth-stage venture capital firm deploying capital across enterprise software, AI, FinTech, supply chain, and automation sectors with focus on Real Economy companies. They invest in Series A through Growth stage companies automating the largest sectors of the economy with operator-investor support. The firm differentiates itself through its $1.85B AUM as one of the largest Black-led venture capital firms globally, founders Adeyemi Ajao and TJ Nahigian's deep operator-investor expertise, dedicated focus on Real Economy automation thesis, and proprietary advancement initiative supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
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Adeyemi Ajao (Co-Founder & General Partner) co-founded Base10 in 2018 after building and selling Workday Ventures-backed startup Tuenti (acquired by Telefónica for $100M+) and Jobandtalent; he previously co-founded Identified (acquired by Workday) and is one of the most prominent Black-led venture investors globally. TJ Nahigian (Co-Founder & General Partner) co-founded the firm bringing deep operator-investor expertise from his prior roles at Coatue Management and Summit Partners. The firm has built $1.85B AUM as one of the largest Black-led venture capital firms with dedicated Real Economy automation thesis and proprietary HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) advancement initiative.

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Adeyemi Ajao - Co-Founder & Managing Partner

TJ Nahigian - Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Chris Zeoli - Partner

Luci Fonseca - Partner

Caroline Broder - Partner

Jason Kong - Partner

Pareen Lathia - Investment Partner

Rexhi Dollaku - Partner

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