Cake Ventures

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2018

AUM

$17 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed

Region of investment

North America Europe

ESG Focus

People of color and other minorities
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Cake Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2018. The firm is led by a small team of professionals who focus on investing in companies that address demographic changes. Cake Ventures is unique in its thematic expertise, investing in sectors that cater to the evolving needs of tomorrow's internet users.

The firm primarily invests in pre-seed and seed stages, with a focus on consumer businesses, B2B, and enterprise companies across North America. Typical check sizes range from $200K to $750K. Cake Ventures manages Cake Ventures Fund I, which has an AUM of $17 million, launched in January 2023.

Notable investments by Cake Ventures include Frame - clinics/outpatient services, NextWork - educational software, Koobz - footwear, EasyMate - business/productivity software, and Eli Health - diagnostic equipment.

Industry

Consumer Products HealthTech AI HRTech Software Media and Entertainment Healthcare Services Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Fashion/Beauty Edtech Education

Cake Ventures Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Cake Ventures Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Edtech
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$17 M
January 2023

Contacts

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Monique Woodard Founding Partner & Managing Director
Founding Partner & Managing Director
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FAQs about Cake Ventures

Cake Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Pre-seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Cake Ventures is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Cake Ventures was founded in 2018.
Cake Ventures invests in companies and startups in Consumer Products, HealthTech, AI, HRTech, Software, Media and Entertainment, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Fashion/Beauty, Edtech, Education.
Cake Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Cake Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed.
Cake Ventures usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Cake Ventures has around $17m assets under management.
Cake Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2023-01-12
Cake Ventures invests and supports People of color and other minorities startups and founders.
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