Why should the coasts have all the fun(ds)?
Launched in 2022, Corridor Ventures had the foresight to recognize the growing investment opportunities in the South. Leveraging our extensive operating, venture, and private equity experience along with strong Southeast networks — we continue to identify capital-efficient founders and strongly positioned companies that are often overlooked by traditional venture capital investors.
Why should the coasts have all the fun(ds)?
Launched in 2022, Corridor Ventures had the foresight to recognize the growing investment opportunities in the South. Leveraging our extensive operating, venture, and private equity experience along with strong Southeast networks — we continue to identify capital-efficient founders and strongly positioned companies that are often overlooked by traditional venture capital investors.
Company Overview
Company Overview
Headquartered In
New Orleans, LA
Investing Since
2023
Investing In
PreSeed – Series A
Initial Check Size
Up to $500k
Investment Themes
Investment Themes
Funds don’t build business, entrepreneurs do.
Funds don’t build business, entrepreneurs do.
Founder-First Sourcing + Investment Advantage
Fundamentals over optics
We source deals with a diverse filter, prioritizing fundamentals over optics — a key competitive advantage.
Scalable Ventures +
Established End Markets
We seek founders that can clearly speak to the future state they are solving for and for positive momentum in executing their strategy.
Proximity to Problem
We’re drawn to founders with firsthand experience of industry inefficiencies and a drive to challenge the status quo.
Capital Efficiency
Founders in the Southeast exemplify capital discipline and the essence of bootstrapping. This positions us to create, co-invest, and lead opportunities that avoid inflated valuations and yield greater returns for all stakeholders.
Lead or Follow
Founders value our experience, expertise, and networks. Combined with our target check size, we have the flexibility to lead, co-lead, or participate in rounds to maximize outcomes.
Get in Early
Entrepreneurship is now the economic development engine of choice throughout the region. Investing early allows us to access competitive deals at their formative stages, addressing the critical gap in early-stage capital.
Why the Southeast, Why Now?
Why the Southeast,
Why Now?
Our nation’s changing landscape is creating new opportunities in infrastructure and business, making it easier to build forward-thinking cities. It’s vital to prioritize investment vehicles now to ensure founders have the funding and readiness to seize these opportunities.
40% growth rate
Population growth in the Southeast has outpaced the country’s overall growth rate by 40%, and home to 10 of the15 fastest-growing large cities.
Record GDP Parity
In 2022, six Southern states had a higher share of U.S. GDP than the entire Northeast, an inversion of historical trends poised to continue.
50% of America’s Top States for Business
The Southeast is home to 5 of CNBC’s top-10 States for Business given relatively low cost and friendly tax and business environment.
