Scribble Ventures
About Scribble Ventures
Early-stage fund.
Scribble Ventures was founded in 2020 and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Crunchbase lists Elizabeth Weil as founder and managing director, and NFX Signal lists her as managing partner. NFX Signal also lists John Smothers and Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor as partners. PitchBook shows three professionals at the firm. Fund III closed at $80 million in May 2025, and Cooley advised on the close. Sizes for the earlier funds are not public in the sources found. The firm's portfolio page includes quotes from founders such as Whatnot's co-founder.
Cooley describes Scribble as an early-stage firm that invests in pre-seed AI companies. It says Fund III will back early financings for AI companies building next-generation applications. PitchBook says the firm seeks to invest in artificial intelligence. Seedtable tags 22 of the firm's recorded deals as Artificial Intelligence and 7 as Developer Tools. The firm's own site says it helps portfolio companies with growth, recruiting and future fundraising through its network of operators, executives and investors. Recent AI rounds on the Lounge deals desk are Scuba (pre-seed and seed, $34M, 2026-10), Gamow Labs (seed, $3.5M, 2026-08), Lance (seed, $5M, 2026-04) and Core Automation (seed, $100M, 2026-04, listed as led).
Scribble says it focuses on pre-seed through Series A. NFX Signal reports initial checks of $300K to $750K, with a $500K sweet spot, and says this lets the firm co-invest with angels and seed funds. Seedtable's recorded deals show most entries at seed (20) and Series A (16), with 4 at pre-seed. Some deals were later rounds that the firm joined. Reserve policy and ownership targets are not public.
- Core Automation: AI company that raised a $100M seed round in 2026, which the Lounge deals desk lists as led by Scribble.
- Gamow Labs: raised a $3.5M seed round in 2026.
- Lance: raised a $5M seed round in 2026.
- Scuba: raised a $34M pre-seed and seed round in 2026.
- Baseten: AI inference company. Seedtable lists Scribble in its Series D (2025) and Series E (2026).
- Poolside: software development AI company. PitchBook records a Scribble Ventures I deal in August 2023.
- Hostie: AI company with a $12M Series A recorded by Seedtable in 2026.
- scribble.vc/portfolio
- cooley.com/news/coverage/2025/2025-05-21-scribble-ventures-closes-80-m
- signal.nfx.com/firms/scribble-ventures
- crunchbase.com/organization/scribble-ventures/profiles_and_contacts
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/438080-68
- pitchbook.com/profiles/fund/17989-75F
- seedtable.com/investors/scribble-ventures
Investing activity
Scribble Ventures appears in 6 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $276M, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, Series B and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $34M and the largest at $108M. The most recent are Town (Series B, $108M, Oct 2026), Scuba (Seed, $34M, Oct 2026) and Scuba (Pre-seed + seed, $34M, Oct 2026).
Scribble Ventures most often invests alongside Accel, IVP, Conviction and Homebrew, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI, AI assistants and AI agents / team context.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Scribble Ventures
What stage does Scribble Ventures invest in?
Scribble describes itself as an early-stage fund focused on pre-seed through Series A. Seedtable's recorded deals are mostly seed and Series A.
How much does Scribble Ventures invest per company?
NFX Signal lists initial checks of $300K to $750K, with a $500K sweet spot. The firm has not published reserve or follow-on terms.
How big is Scribble Ventures' latest fund?
Fund III closed at $80 million in May 2025, according to Cooley, which advised on the close. It is meant for early financings of AI application companies.
Who are the partners at Scribble Ventures?
NFX Signal lists Elizabeth Weil (managing partner), John Smothers (partner) and Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor (partner). Crunchbase lists Weil as founder and managing director.
What AI companies has Scribble Ventures backed?
Recent AI rounds include Core Automation, Gamow Labs, Lance and Scuba in 2026. Earlier or later-stage entries include Baseten and Poolside.
What AI companies has Scribble Ventures invested in?
Scribble Ventures's AI investments include Town, Scuba, Gamow Labs, Lance and Core Automation. The 6 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Scribble Ventures based?
Scribble Ventures is based in San Francisco, US.
What stage does Scribble Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Scribble Ventures has invested at Seed, Series B and Pre-seed, with a median round of $34M. Scribble Ventures led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Scribble Ventures co-invest with?
Scribble Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Accel (3 deals), IVP (2 deals), Conviction (2 deals), Homebrew (2 deals) and BoxGroup (2 deals).
How can founders reach Scribble Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Scribble 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 Scribble Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.