Stage Venture Partners is a seed fund in Los Angeles that invests in software startups with defined and creative technology.

We invest around new platforms - new forms of media, new forms of transportation, new ways to analyze and make use of data and new software to solve old problems. We look for companies that already have a minimum viable product and some early customers or users. 

We believe in having a concentrated portfolio so that we can be highly engaged with every one of our companies.

Since launching in early 2016, Stage has invested in the following companies:

Prior Investments

Prior to founding Stage, Rob Vickery and Alex Rubalcava were investors in the following companies:

Chief OPERATING OFFICER

A metrics and process-driven COO to help steer the ship

WhereFor, Inc., is a venture-backed startup that inspires and empowers today’s travelers with a suite of user friendly apps, ranging from the world’s first budget-based search engine, to a business travel tool used by a Fortune 5 company.

Alongside the CEO and CTO, you will manage a portfolio of software products and rapidly growing team. You should have experience growing a B2B or B2C startup, focused on digital product. Travel industry experience is a plus. You will push our team and optimize our operation by spotting our weaknesses, establishing our KPIs, and imposing smart processes. You should be like Andrew Grove. Starting compensation depends on experience, around $125k to $150k, plus benefits and equity.

VP OF ENGINEERING

A senior software engineer to architect and build the products mentioned above, and help scale our core web app.

WhereFor, Inc., is a venture-backed startup that inspires and empowers today’s travelers with a suite of user friendly apps, ranging from the world’s first budget-based search engine, to a business travel tool used by a Fortune 5 company.

You should be strongly experienced in software design and practices such as TDD. Working knowledge of our current technologies is preferred, including PHP (with Laravel), Vue.js and Node.js. Along with the CTO, you will establish our engineering process and help manage our team of ten developers. You will be expected to both write code and strategize. Starting compensation depends on experience, around $120k to $140k, plus benefits and equity.

VP OF PRODUCT

A mid-to- senior level product manager able to move from ideation and requirements to sprint planning for several projects.

WhereFor, Inc., is a venture-backed startup that inspires and empowers today’s travelers with a suite of user friendly apps, ranging from the world’s first budget-based search engine, to a business travel tool used by a Fortune 5 company.

Your first task will be focused on the group booking tool. You will occasionally be required to travel to interview and gather requirements, turn those requirements into wireframes, break them into user stories, lead sprints, establish milestones, and drive the developers towards meeting their deadlines. You must have a working knowledge of agile and lean methodologies, and have built digital products for a startup. Travel industry experience is a plus. You will also help establish the product strategy for the other products. Starting compensation depends on experience, around $100k to $130k, plus benefits and equity.