Authentic Ventures Investment Manager, LLC

Authentic Ventures provides investment advisory services to private funds organized as limited partnerships and limited liability companies, managing pooled venture capital vehicles with regulatory assets under management of $201,179,040 as of December 31, 2025. Its funds invest primarily from Pre‑Seed through Series B in B2B enterprise software companies, with a stated emphasis on AI and machine-learning applications that drive automation and capital efficiency.

The firm pursues a relatively concentrated program, making roughly six to eight new investments per year and taking a hands‑on approach with portfolio companies, typically favoring founders with technical or product backgrounds. Because investments are mostly private and illiquid, Authentic Ventures employs a three‑level fair value hierarchy—initially valuing at cost and adjusting based on financings, observable transactions, and material developments—and relies on periodic monitoring and audited fund reporting to support valuation and oversight.

Distinctive features include its specific sector focus on AI/ML-enabled enterprise automation and a small, selective deal cadence combined with multiple affiliated entities that serve as general partners or managers under common control. These structural arrangements can create potential conflicts of interest (addressed through governing documents and compliance policies), and the firm typically relies on PCAOB‑audited annual financial statements and applicable custody exemptions for many private holdings rather than traditional qualified custodians.