Pentas Ventures

We’re an early-stage venture capital fund backing founders building the future of commerce and technology. Our focus is on helping founders create essential products and services for the next generation, including consumer products and platforms. We’re based in Los Angeles, California, and our portfolio includes companies such as Blank Street, MILE, One Off, SKYLRK, and Telly.

We are a group of entrepreneurs with experience as founding-team operators and early investors, and we bring that perspective to working with companies from idea to growth. Our website presents a portfolio of 23 companies and highlights a small team led by co-founders Emir Dereli and Emir Talu, alongside venture partner Bobby Maylack. We invest at an early stage across commerce and technology, with a particular interest in consumer businesses and platforms.