2.12 Angels

General contacts
Investor type

VC

Founded

2021

AUM

$6 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 30 August, 2026

Profile

2.12 Angels is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2021. The firm operates with a fintech approach, leveraging AI technology across its operations to source and vet investment opportunities. Co-founded by Ben Orthlieb, who also serves as a General Partner, the firm focuses on providing scalable support to founders through AI-driven tools and services.

The firm invests $200,000 in seed-stage companies, primarily in the B2B/Enterprise sector, including Infrastructure, Cloud, Developer Tools, AI, SaaS, Cybersecurity, and B2B Fintech. 2.12 Angels focuses its investments in North America and co-invests alongside top lead investors. The firm manages the 2.12 Angels Fund I, which closed in 2021.

Notable portfolio companies include DevRev - conversational AI for work, Mercor - AI for talent matching, Boardy - social AI for introductions, Keep - compensation solutions, and Databento - financial market data accessibility.

Industry

Developer Tools Cybersecurity Cloud Infrastructure AI Financial Services Fintech SaaS Security Software Marketing and Advertising Real Estate

2.12 Angels Funds

Name Type
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
2.12 Angels Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Marketing and Advertising
Real Estate
SaaS
Security
Software
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$6 M
November 2021
AI-Powered Seed Fund
SaaS
AI
Infrastructure
Cloud
Cybersecurity
Developer Tools
Seed
North America
$0-1 m
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September 2026

Contacts

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Benjamin Orthlieb Co-Founder & GP - Fund II
Co-Founder & GP - Fund II
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Bo Huang Partner
Partner
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LinkedIn
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FAQs about 2.12 Angels

2.12 Angels is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed and Seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
2.12 Angels is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
2.12 Angels was founded in 2021.
2.12 Angels invests in companies and startups in Developer Tools, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Infrastructure, AI, Financial Services, Fintech, SaaS, Security, Software, Marketing and Advertising, Real Estate.
2.12 Angels invests in companies and startups in North America.
2.12 Angels invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed.
2.12 Angels usually invests $0-1 m on average.
2.12 Angels has around $6m assets under management.
2.12 Angels last fund was created/launched in 2021-11-10
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