Bart Lorang is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of v1.vc. See contact routes.
Bart Lorang is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of v1.vc, an early-stage venture capital firm he launched in 2015 with a $5M seed fund after founding and scaling multiple high-growth technology companies over 30+ years. He primarily invests in seed-stage B2B software and enterprise technology companies, focusing on sectors like data infrastructure, artificial intelligence, machine learning, enterprise SaaS, and developer tools across North America. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not explicitly detailed in available sources, v1.vc operates as a seed-stage firm with tracked deals ranging up to $10M Series A, such as their investment in Zed Industries. Notable portfolio companies include FullContact, a contact management platform Lorang founded that raised over $45M, and Zed Industries, which received v1.vc’s latest tracked deal. Lorang distinguishes himself by emphasizing the dual perspective of being both a founder and investor, advocating for emotional vulnerability and empathy in entrepreneurship during public interviews like the 20VC podcast. He has not published distinctive public writing beyond podcast appearances and in
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