Venture Guides is a Boston-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2023. The firm specializes in backing infrastructure software companies and employs a team-based, data-informed investment model. Its approach emphasizes “active guiding,” offering hands-on support to founders in areas like go-to-market strategy, recruiting, finance, and business operations. Venture Guides prioritizes long-term partnerships and supports founders from the earliest stages of growth.
Venture Guides invests in early-stage startups, primarily at the seed and Series A stages, within the infrastructure software sector.
The firm is particularly interested in capital-efficient, high-potential companies that align with its domain expertise and collaborative strategy model.
Venture Guides’ latest vehicle, Fund II, closed in April 2025 at $262.5 million, representing a 21% increase over its $216.5 million Fund I. The fund was fully subscribed within eight weeks and includes participation from returning family offices as well as new institutional investors and large family offices. General Partners committed 11% of the total fund, up from 10% in Fund I.
Fund II maintains the firm’s focus on early-stage infrastructure software startups, with an emphasis on capital-efficient, high-potential companies. The firm has already invested in 11 core portfolio companies under Fund II, with 10 of them co-located at Venture Guides’ Boston headquarters. The firm continues to emphasize a hands-on investment model, supported by its in-house sales training program, VG Sales, and a team-based, data-informed strategy.
Leadership
The firm is led by Managing Partner Benjamin Nye, who brings decades of leadership and investing experience in the enterprise software space.
Investment Strategy
Venture Guides follows a “team-based investing” approach, combining data frameworks with seasoned operator insight. The firm is known for its active role in supporting founders beyond capital, providing deep operational guidance and strategic input throughout the startup lifecycle.
Notable Investments
While specific company names under Venture Guides itself are not publicly listed, the firm’s team has previously been involved with companies like DynaTrace, DocuSign, LinkedIn, Rapid7, SolarWinds, Sysdig, Turbonomic, and Archer Technologies.
