Papa Bear Ventures was founded by 5x founder and arch global startup mentor Josh Futterman to provide groundbreaking founding teams just after launch with key capital and the business, fundraising and personal support necessary to excel during the toughest period of the founder journey.

Mostly vertical agnostic, we seek capital efficient B2B software startups and Tech Enabled Services with the potential to bring joy or relief to those they impact..

We’re often a first commit at early seed (modest revenue and a pathway to scale). Our goal is to help passionate, powerful founding teams (our Cubs) find true product-market fit and carry them from close to their next round in 9-12 months.

We especially like platforms, tools, marketplaces and infrastructure. At this point, we do not invest in Future of Work, Web3, EdTech, HR/Recruitment or Music Tech startups. We’re open to other B2B software.