Fresh Ventures is an early-stage venture firm (pre-seed → Series A) rooted in Detroit, focused on underrepresented founders across the Midwest and the markets venture has historically skipped.
The thesis is simple. The talent is everywhere. The capital is not. The firms that learn to discover, evaluate, and back founders outside their existing networks will see what the rest of venture keeps missing.
“We don't optimize for what got funded. We optimize for what should have.”