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Vermilion Cliffs Ventures is a founder-first venture capital firm, investing early in artificial intelligence, developer tools, infrastructure, and cybersecurity startups. The firm backs technical founders building products for developer-led ecosystems, providing capital and operational support to scale innovative solutions efficiently.
Ashley Smith, an experienced operator who scaled go-to-market strategies at firms like Twilio, Parse, GitHub, and GitLab, founded Vermilion Cliffs Ventures in May 2023. Her insight was to offer technical founders investor partners with direct, practical operating experience, providing strategic guidance beyond mere financial backing.
The firm partners with early-stage startups developing category-defining products. Vermilion Cliffs Ventures empowers innovators by leveraging expertise and network to help deploy AI solutions, address industry challenges, and advance application security and architecture management, fostering the evolution of the global developer ecosystem.
Vermilion Ventures has 1 tracked investment across 1 company. The latest tracked deal is $8.0M Pre-Series A in Trash Warrior in October 2022.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2022 | Trash Warrior | $8.0M Pre-Series A | AltaIR Capital | 500 Startups, Amino Capital, Hyphen Capital, LombardStreet Ventures, Operator Partners, Primavera Capital Group, Sand Hill Angels |
