Cake Ventures
Cake Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2018 by Monique Woodard. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage investments, targeting startups that are addressing significant demographic changes. Cake Ventures aims to support founders building technology companies for the future, particularly those creating products for the next generation of internet users. The firm has a unique investment thesis centered on demographic shifts, including aging and longevity, the increased spending power of women, the transition to a majority-minority nation, and t
Investing activity
Cake Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $4M. The most recent is NextWork (Seed, $4.5M, Mar 2026).
Cake Ventures most often invests alongside SHAKTI, Icehouse Ventures, Blackbird and Alexey Mitko, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Cake Ventures
What AI companies has Cake Ventures invested in?
Cake Ventures's AI investments include NextWork. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Cake Ventures based?
Cake Ventures is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does Cake Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Cake Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Cake Ventures co-invest with?
Cake Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are SHAKTI (1 deal), Icehouse Ventures (1 deal), Blackbird (1 deal), Alexey Mitko (1 deal) and Phase One Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Cake Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Cake Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Cake Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.