# Abstraction Ventures

> Abstraction Ventures is a VC fund in New Orleans backing SaaS and Information Technology. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New Orleans, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2431622
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/AbstractionV
- Website: http://www.abstractionventures.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AbstractionV

Abstraction Ventures is a VC fund in New Orleans focused on SaaS and Information Technology. Abstraction Ventures provides equity funding and guidance to early-stage, high-potential growth companies. They make bets on smart people with great ideas. Their specific focus is on opportunities that require limited initial capital to demonstrate market traction. Most of the companies they support use technology in creative ways to accelerategrowth, improve efficiency, or make new connections in traditional markets. Ultimately, their focus is on finding and supporting great entrepreneurs who need help getting beyond the idea stage.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 40% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| Art | 1 | 20% |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gripnr | Gripnr is a Web3 technology company bringing tabletop games to the blockchain. | $2.5M | Seed | Apr 12, 2022 |  |
| AxoSim | AxoSim is an operator of a biomimetic neuroscience discovery platform used to develop a 3D cell-based platform that looks and acts like a real nerve. The company empowers advancements in human neuroscience and accelerates the drug development process through its drug discovery platforms, NerveSim and BrainSim.AxoSim was founded in 2014 and isbased in New Orleans, Louisiana. |  | Seed | Apr 01, 2017 |  |
| CultureConnect | Acquired by Axiell Group in 2020. All-in-one SaaS platform for creating, publishing, managing and tracking mobile, on-site, and online digital experiences. Our powerful platform is flexible and easy-to-use for museums & cultural organizations. Create interactive experiences - from mobile & tablet to kiosk & touchwall - that areengaging, generate user interaction, and lead to conversion. Better ROI on technology investments that are sustainable and integrate off-the-shelf with other enterprise technologies such as digital asset management, collections management, ticketing/commerce, and CRM/membership software. |  | Seed | May 01, 2014 |  |
| Levelset | Levelset helps contractors and suppliers get payment under control, promoting smooth payments and successful projects. By connecting to Levelset’s cloud-based platform, contractors and suppliers can make payment processes easy and simple. Users can easily exchange payment documents like lien waivers, pay applications, and preliminary notices, theysee a complete picture of who is on their job, and are encouraged with the resources and knowledge they need to be confident in payment. The results are faster payments and fewer surprises. | $450K | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2012 |  |
| Kickboard | Kickboard is a next-generation grade book-as-a-platform. Using Kickboard, teachers collect, analyze and share mission-critical data, including multiple assessments, standards mastery, reading growth, 21st-century skills, parent communication, and, most uniquely, student behavior and character strengths. The platform is built by educators foreducators and offers a simple yet powerful web-based dashboard to increase alignment, consistency, and real-time visibility of student performance across classrooms. |  | Seed | Apr 15, 2011 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [New Orleans Startup Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-orleans-startup-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Better Angels Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-angels-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [better ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/better-ventures-9d06) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Calvert Social Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calvert-social-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [First Light Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-light) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Laconia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laconia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Abstraction Ventures invest in?

Abstraction Ventures invests primarily in SaaS, Information Technology and Art startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Abstraction Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Abstraction Ventures closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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