# Ludlow Ventures

> Ludlow Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 164 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Detroit, United States
- Total investments: 164
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jtriest
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jtriest
- Website: http://www.ludlowventures.com

Ludlow Ventures is a VC fund in Detroit focused on Software and Information Technology. We believe in VC without ego. We wear our hearts on our sleeves, avoiding the puffery and posturing that gives venture capital a bad name. We invest in authentic friendships that go beyond work. Successful companies rely on trust and there is no greater way to foster that than by becoming real friends. We invest with insane conviction, movingquickly and backing teams when others think it's too early. You make our dream jobs possible and we're forever thankful for that.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$6.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $1M–$4.6M |
| Series A | $2.4M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 39 | 24% |
| Information Technology | 15 | 9% |
| SaaS | 13 | 8% |
| FinTech | 12 | 7% |
| Internet | 12 | 7% |

219 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 86 | 52% |
| Series A | 34 | 21% |
| Pre-Seed | 15 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 4% |
| Series B | 6 | 4% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 119 | 73% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blake Lindblad | Summer Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blake-lindblad |
| Brett deMarrais | Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brett-demarrais |
| Jonathon Triest | Founder & Managing Partner | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathon-triest |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pure | Pure Poker is a privately held fintech and software company that develops a legal, compliant, rake-free real-money online poker platform. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company replaces the traditional casino "house" model with a trusted, identity-verified social gaming network. | $8M | Seed | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| Artemis | Powered by AI, Mona Lee is the fastest, most efficient way for homeowners to go solar. Through a direct-to-consumer approach, Mona Lee’s AI-powered self-serve platform transforms the solar buying experience by eliminating non-stop solicitation calls, lengthy design and evaluation processes, and back-and-forth price negotiations that can take up toweeks. With Mona Lee, customers go from quote to scheduling their installation in minutes. Feel free to visit our website to read customer testimonials and Mona Lee solar reviews.Mona Lee was founded by a group of serial entrepreneurs with decades of experience in clean energy. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA and is proud to serve homeowners nationwide. | $6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 04, 2026 |  |
| The Compression Company | The Compression Company allows operators to send more useable data, save money on storage and transmission, and deliver information more quickly by directly reducing file sizes on the satellite without sacrificing accuracy or usability. | $3.4M | Pre-Seed | Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| Channel3 | Channel3 provides a universal, API-driven product catalog that enables developers to search, deduplicate, and monetize product data. | $6M | Seed | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Wabi | Wabi engages as a social platform where anyone can quickly create tiny apps using instructions. | $20M | Pre-Seed | Nov 05, 2025 |  |
| ZeroClick | ZeroClick weaves paid context directly into AI’s thinking to enrich answers. For AI developers – unlock monetization without breaking user trust. For advertisers – reach AI users with context that resonates. | $55M | Series A | Aug 20, 2025 |  |
| Boulevard | Boulevard is the premier salon and spa management platform designed to streamline operations, increase sales, and delight customers. Developed in collaboration with industry-leading owners and operators, the company’s all-in-one platform includes client self-scheduling, CRM, marketing, custom reporting, and integrated payment processing. Boulevarddelivers an intuitive, modern SaaS solution to an industry traditionally underserved by technology, helping them unlock their full potential. Boulevard is based in Los Angeles and was founded in 2016 by Matt Danna and Sean Stavropoulos. | $80M | Series D | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| Row Zero | Row Zero provides a self-serve big data analytics platform. Users can connect directly to data sources, analyze and model data in a spreadsheet interface, build dashboards, and share insights across teams. The platform aims to simplify data analysis and enable users to perform complex analytics without extensive technical knowledge. Row Zerosupports various integrations and offers features for data enablement and last-mile analytics. | $10M | Seed | May 06, 2025 |  |
| Stable Sea | Stable Sea provides seamless, compliant, cost-effective stablecoin offramping solutions, enabling businesses to bridge the gap between digital and traditional finance and unlock new opportunities. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| Keebler Health | AI-Enabled Coding for Medical Billing Teams | $6M | Seed | Feb 18, 2025 |  |

10 of 164 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Detroit Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/detroit-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Shrug Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shrug-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Ludlow Ventures invest in?

Ludlow Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 164 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ludlow Ventures's check size?

Ludlow Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$6.5M at Seed, $1M–$4.6M at Pre-Seed and $2.4M–$14M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ludlow Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Ludlow Ventures?

Public channels for Ludlow Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Ludlow Ventures?

The team at Ludlow Ventures includes Blake Lindblad (Summer Associate), Brett deMarrais (Partner) and Jonathon Triest (Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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