f7 Ventures
About f7 Ventures
f7 Ventures is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm located in San Francisco, California, with additional operations in New York. Founded in 2018 by seven senior female operators from Facebook/Meta, the firm manages a $50 million institutional fund. It focuses on investing in early-stage founders who are shaping the future of work and consumer utility, supporting over 100 founders across various portfolios.
The firm emphasizes hands-on mentorship and strategic guidance, leveraging its team's extensive operational expertise in areas such as product, engineering, sales, and marketing. f7 Ve
f7 Ventures dates to 2018. Its two best-known leaders are Kelly Graziadei and Joanna Lee Shevelenko, who are listed as founders and general partners on Crunchbase and VC Sheet. f4.fund says they met in the early days at Facebook. Kirthiga Reddy is listed as a co-founder. Third-party profiles also name Cecilia Mao and Erin Corn among the team. f4.fund counted 29 people as of February 2026, including executives in residence. LinkedIn lists the firm as a partnership founded in 2018. Its fund size is $50 million (see the existing profile). f4.fund also reports a second vehicle, the Perplexity F7 Fund, announced in February 2025 as a $50 million pre-seed and seed fund backed by Perplexity AI and managed by Graziadei and Shevelenko. That comes from one secondary source, so check it with the firm.
f7 does not describe itself as an AI-only fund. VC Sheet lists AI alongside SaaS, fintech and health. The firm's own LinkedIn page has highlighted women founders building in AI, including Bestever AI, an AI advertising product. f4.fund says the firm backs operators leaving senior roles to found companies, and it describes the Perplexity F7 Fund as aimed at AI/ML applications and enterprise software. Its AI deals so far are mostly applied products: meeting assistants, sales coaching, legal time tracking, influencer marketing and customer-support tooling. PitchBook lists recent deals in Traversal (March 2026), Adversa AI (November 2025) and Forum AI (October 2025). Deal sizes for those are not shown. The Lounge deals desk lists two recent AI rounds that include f7: Clueso (Series A, $10M, October 2026) and OptimizeGEO.ai (Seed, $80M, October 2026).
f7 invests at pre-seed and seed. VC Sheet and f4.fund also list Series A. f7 has not published a check size. Third-party estimates vary: VC Sheet and f4.fund give $10,000 to $5 million, f4.fund says most checks fall in the $1M to $3M seed range, and Unicorn Nest gives $50K to $750K. f4.fund says f7 often leads rounds and decides in about a week. VC Sheet describes the firm as sourcing deals through operators. Treat these figures as estimates and not as the firm's stated policy.
- Fireflies.ai: AI voice assistant for meetings; PitchBook shows an f7 deal dated June 2025
- Clueso: generative AI product; Seedtable lists an f7 seed round of $1.4M in April 2024, and the Lounge desk lists a $10M Series A in October 2026
- Billables AI: AI legal time tracking; seed round of $3.9M in October 2024 per Seedtable
- Bestever: AI solutions for advertising, highlighted on f7's LinkedIn
- Checkmate: AI-driven revenue targeting for brands
- Aircover: real-time sales coaching in virtual meetings
- 1stCollab: AI-powered influencer marketing platform
- Traversal: PitchBook lists an early-stage deal in March 2026
- Forum AI and Adversa AI: PitchBook lists deals in October and November 2025
- OptimizeGEO.ai: Seed round of $80M listed on the Lounge deals desk, October 2026
Investing activity
f7 Ventures appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $90M. The rounds are mostly Series A and Seed, with a median round size of $80M. The most recent are Clueso (Series A, $10M, Oct 2026) and OptimizeGEO.ai (Seed, $80M, Oct 2026).
f7 Ventures most often invests alongside Dharana Capital, Neotribe Ventures, Founders Future and Y Combinator, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI video agents and AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about f7 Ventures
Does f7 Ventures invest in AI startups?
Yes. Its portfolio includes Fireflies.ai, Clueso, Billables AI, Bestever and Checkmate. AI is one of several sectors it lists, alongside SaaS, fintech and health.
What stage does f7 Ventures invest in?
Mainly pre-seed and seed. VC Sheet and f4.fund also list Series A.
How large are f7 Ventures' checks?
f7 has not published a check size. Third-party estimates run from $10,000 to $5 million, and most are described as $1M to $3M at seed.
Who leads AI investing at f7 Ventures?
f7 does not name a separate AI lead. Kelly Graziadei and Joanna Lee Shevelenko are the founders and general partners, and they manage the Perplexity-backed fund reported by f4.fund.
Does f7 Ventures lead rounds?
f4.fund says f7 leads rounds, and Seedtable marks it as lead on Clueso's 2024 seed and Alinea's 2024 seed. Confirm lead and follow preferences with the firm.
What AI companies has f7 Ventures invested in?
f7 Ventures's AI investments include Clueso and OptimizeGEO.ai. The 2 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is f7 Ventures based?
f7 Ventures is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does f7 Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, f7 Ventures has invested at Series A and Seed, with a median round of $80M.
Who does f7 Ventures co-invest with?
f7 Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Dharana Capital (1 deal), Neotribe Ventures (1 deal), Founders Future (1 deal), Y Combinator (1 deal) and Young Capital (1 deal).
How can founders reach f7 Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see f7 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 f7 Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.