Base Venture Partners, LLC

Profile

Base Venture Partners is a venture capital firm headquartered in the United States, founded in 2010 by Erik Moore. The firm is recognized for its emphasis on relationships and unique perspectives, harnessing a vast network of founders, celebrities, and political figures. With a team focused on providing resourceful support to their portfolio companies, they value growth and strategic moves over short-term gains.

The firm invests primarily at the Seed and Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on technology-driven sectors such as Modern Consumer and Enterprise. Their investment strategy involves leveraging technology to enhance production, distribution, and market processes. Base Ventures has raised three funds and invested in over 100 startups. They have notable collaborations with major venture firms like NEA, Bain Capital, Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Sequoia.

Among their significant portfolio companies are Zappos, Space Perspective, Pigeonly, Mos, and Mayvenn. Base was an early investor in Zappos, which was sold to Amazon for $1.2 billion, and Plangrid, acquired by Autodesk for $875 million. The firm has a track record of backing non-traditional and visionary founders, aiming to turn access into opportunity for diverse thinkers.