Purple Sage Ventures

Purple Sage Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in seed-round technology companies. Its stated investment themes are grouped under three headings - people, planet and productivity - spanning sustainability technology, impact technology and productivity technology. Beyond the initial seed cheque, the firm commits to follow-on investment in portfolio companies and provides strategic and practical support alongside the capital.

The firm is led by Liz Leahy, Founder and Managing Partner, whose background spans entrepreneurship, investing and advisory work. Team members have themselves been founders and operators, a fact the firm cites as the basis for how it works with portfolio companies: support is described as hands-on and covers investment selection, portfolio stewardship, operations and communications. Purple Sage characterises its founder relationships as long-term, noting both the best and hardest moments of the entrepreneurial journey.

In evaluating founders, the firm looks for what it describes as intentionality and integrity, together with grit, tenacity and a figure-it-out mentality. Purple Sage Ventures publishes at https://www.purplesageventures.com/. Details including fund size, typical cheque size, founding year and team composition are not disclosed in the material reviewed.