Phil Herget, Co-founder and General Partner of Ardent Venture Partners. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Phil Herget, Co-founder and General Partner of Ardent Venture Partners, invests in early-stage (pre-seed to Series A) U.S. companies with check sizes of $250,000–$3,000,000, focusing on AI-native applications, vertical SaaS, and B2B fintech. His distinctive thesis targets the transformation of enterprise software through AI and LLMs, betting on founders building vertical operating systems and embedded finance solutions. Notable portfolio companies he has invested in include Gridline, Swivel, PilotDesk, and e:cue, which leverage AI to automate industry tasks or power data science for go-to-market leaders.
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