Benji Stern

Investing Profile

Sweet spot: $150K Range: $100K–$300K

Stratus Ventures thesis

Stratus Ventures is an early-stage investment firm. We back the visionaries shaping our future. Our Focus We partner with exceptional founders at pre-seed and seed. Agentic AI Infrastructure Physical AI Modern Enterprise Consumer We write $100K-$200K checks and are founder-first investors. We back teams with an unfair edge: lived experience, real distribution, or insight others don’t have. If you're building something you're uniquely positioned to win, let's talk. Investment Highlights Backing exceptional founders from day one. Our Approach We partner with founders at their earliest stage. We

Sector and stage focus

  • Seed: AR/VR, Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer Health, AI, Consumer Internet, Enterprise Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, Generative Tech/AI, Marketplaces, Enterprise
  • general: Diverse Investors, Investors who were founders, Investors who invested in female founders, Investors who invested in diverse founders, San Francisco Bay Area
  • Pre-seed: AR/VR, Enterprise Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, Consumer Health, AI, Marketplaces, Consumer Internet, Enterprise, Generative Tech/AI

Recent investments by Benji Stern

Benji Stern has 2 named past investments in the public record. The most recent:

Company Stage Date Round size
Grit Seed Aug 2023
Sweetgreen Series A Apr 2010 $5M

Frequent co-investors

Benji Stern has co-invested with: Bobby Yazdani, Steve Case.

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