Monta Vista Capital Launches $48M Fund for B2B Startups

Monta Vista Capital, a Mountain View, CA-based seed-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B startups, launched its third fund at $48 million – its largest to date.

The fund provides company founders with access to capital, as well as agility and experience needed to deliver on their visions.

The firm invests typically at the riskiest pre-revenue stage with portfolio companies including Aviatrix (secure cloud networking), Cequence Security (API security), and Tekion (first end-to-end cloud-native automotive platform).

Founded by Venktesh Shukla, Monta Vista Capital does not raise money from institutional investors but instead taps a large network of individual investors who are highly successful professionals in Silicon Valley.

“We believe in the saying that the investors who have not experienced the startup journey firsthand have not earned the right to advise the founders. Knowing when to step in and when to hold back is a fine balance, and we do not offer help just to check the ‘I am helpful box’,” said Shukla.

Monta Vista Capital has raised $72.8 million across three funds.