about
our story.
II Ventures was built on a simple belief: capital alone is not enough.
We saw the same pattern repeatedly, exceptional companies with strong ideas, but constrained access to capital, limited operating infrastructure, and insufficient strategic support to scale successfully.
So we built a platform designed differently: one that integrates real assets, capital, and execution from day one.
Our venture fund deploys disciplined capital across Series A-C companies, co-investments, and secondaries, backing businesses with proven traction and the potential to scale.
Powered by Core our real estate foundation and Illuminate Consult our advisory and venture studio, we don't sit on the sidelines of the work. We partner with portfolio companies, providing infrastructure needed to endure.
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a letter from our CEO
why we built the III Ventures platform
Some of the world's most valuable companies were built on venture capital and still, too many of the right founders missed their opportunity.
I've led as a CEO, operated across industries, and sat in boardrooms. I've been the youngest, I've been the only woman in the room, more times than I can count. I watched brilliant founders, diverse voices, unconventional backgrounds, undeniable ideas, get passed over. Misread. Underfunded.
Not because they weren't ready. The system simply wasn't built for them.
We built III Ventures to be the partner we wished we had in the room. Founders with great ideas need capital. Investors with capital need founders who execute.
We don't just write checks. We embed. We advocate. We show up early and often, with capital, operational guidance, and the executive partnership it takes to scale with real discipline.
We invest in the founders and ideas that will scale. The most important companies of the next decade won't look like the ones that came before.
Whether you're at your first raise, fifth, ready to merge or exit, the gap between capital and execution is the same.
If you're building with conviction and need a team to guide you, we see you.
If you're investing in the future, let's partner.
With conviction and gratitude,
Kristin
Kristin Wood, Ph.D.
CEO + Founding Partner
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