Early-Stage Investing
SaraVenture is an early-stage investment partnership backing ambitious founders with conviction, operational discipline, and a relentless commitment to building meaningful businesses.
Angel · Pre-Seed · Seed
Our Approach
We believe exceptional companies start with exceptional people.
We back founders who understand their customers, move decisively, demonstrate real traction, and stay focused on building for the long haul.
We value resilience, intellectual honesty, operational discipline, and the determination to work through difficult challenges.
Having built, scaled, financed, and exited companies ourselves, we know there is no single formula for success.
We believe the best partnerships are grounded in trust, candor, shared conviction, and a commitment to building something meaningful.
"The best partnerships are grounded in trust, candor, and shared conviction."
We invest in founders with vision, integrity, resilience, and an uncommon drive to execute.
We value customer insight, real traction, thoughtful economics, and disciplined progress.
We're drawn to founders who think beyond the next financing round and remain committed to building enduring businesses.
Portfolio
We're proud to back ambitious founders across a range of industries and business models.
Our portfolio reflects a shared belief in exceptional people, compelling opportunities, and the discipline required to turn promising ideas into meaningful businesses.
Track Record
Our investment experience spans companies that have progressed from early stages through strategic transactions and $450M in successful exits.
Drone inspection services for the energy and utility sectors.
Partners
SaraVenture brings together operating experience, investment perspective, and a shared conviction that exceptional founders build exceptional companies.
We value the opportunity to work alongside entrepreneurs who combine ambition with discipline and long-term commitment.
Partner
Sascha Mornell is a serial entrepreneur, early-stage investor, and advisor with extensive experience building, scaling, financing, and exiting companies.
Operating Background
Getmyboat
Co-Founder & Former CEO
Global marketplace · Majority interest acquired by Yanmar, 2022
Phacil
Co-Founder & Former CEO
Bootstrapped technology business · Acquired 2019
Register.com
Early Executive
Built commercial operations through IPO, 2000
Partner
Rafael Collado is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and technologist with more than four decades of experience founding, building, and leading companies across telecommunications, defense technology, aviation, and consumer marketplaces.
Operating Background
Getmyboat
Co-Founder
World's largest boat & water-experience marketplace · Majority interest acquired by Yanmar, 2022
Phacil
Co-Founder, CTO & CEO
Federal IT services grown to $180M revenue · Sold to employees, 2016
Protocom Devices
Founder & CEO
Advanced data communications · Taken public on Nasdaq, 1985
Contact
We're always interested in meeting founders with ambitious ideas, real conviction, and a commitment to building something meaningful.
We welcome thoughtful introductions and conversations.
saschamornell@gmail.com
