R7 (R7 Ventures) is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-seed and seed investments, backing technical and product-driven founders building scalable technology companies. R7 typically operates as a first or early institutional investor, with a bias toward capital-efficient execution and clean cap tables.

Pre-Seed: Core focus; frequently invests as first institutional capital.
Seed: Active participation, often alongside other seed funds or strong angel syndicates.
Series A: Selective follow-on participation in breakout portfolio companies.

Typical Check Size: ~$250K–$1M at entry.
Typical Ownership Taken: ~3%–7%.
Target Range (When Leading): Often ~5%+, consistent with early institutional seed participation.
Ownership Style: Minority, non-controlling, but meaningful.
Equity Structure: SAFE or priced equity depending on stage.
Board Seats: Usually no board seat at pre-seed; observer or board role possible at seed if ownership is meaningful.
Control: No control provisions.

Submission Method: Warm introductions preferred; selective inbound via website or founder/operator network.
Lead Behavior: Comfortable leading or co-leading pre-seed rounds; flexible at seed.
Review Cadence: Rolling.

Sector Focus: Broad technology focus including B2B SaaS, developer tools, AI/ML, fintech infrastructure, data platforms, and software-enabled services.
Geography: Primarily U.S.-based startups.
Stage: Pre-seed and seed.
Company Profile: Early companies with strong technical founders and venture-scale ambition.
Team: High preference for technical or deeply product-oriented founders.

Initial Intake: Review of founder background, technical differentiation, and problem selection.
 Partner Diligence: Deep dives on product roadmap, early GTM, and scalability.
 Market Validation: Emphasis on founder insight and early customer signals over heavy metrics.
 Deal Structuring: Ownership sized intentionally to justify early conviction without over-diluting founders.

Strategic Capital: Early institutional funding with disciplined dilution.
 Founder Support: Hands-on guidance on product, early GTM, and fundraising strategy.
 Network Access: Introductions to downstream seed and Series A investors.
 Follow-On Signaling: Strong early institutional signal for later rounds.