You have revenue.
You still cannot find a lead investor.
You have paying customers and a product that works. Most institutional funds want to see the round half full before they will look. We write the first check that fills it, and we stay close while you figure the rest out.
Mentorship
Work alongside our startup experts to find product market fit.
Funding
We invest $10K to $500K in cash via a founder-friendly SAFE, sized to your next milestone.
Incubation Program
Concept stage. We take 5 percent, you put in no cash, and up to $100K follows on early traction.
Now part of the Microsoft for Startups Investor Network
Henson Venture Partners is proud to join the Microsoft for Startups Investor Network, which expands opportunities for the founders we back. This partnership gives our portfolio companies access to enterprise-grade tools, advanced AI technologies, and up to $250,000 in Azure credits to accelerate growth from idea to impact.
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DRIVEN BY PERFORMANCE
We find awesome companies with founders we like to work with and spend months with them to invest, launch, and guide them to success. During this time, we work on everything from finding product market fit, defining a target market to getting first validation for the company. We are also instrumental in helping companies prepare for fundraising and of course for investor meetings.
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Startups Launched
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Startups Afloat
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Funding Available
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Years' Experience
A clear deal.
Our founder-friendly terms.
$10K to $500K on a founder-friendly SAFE. Most founders do not need $500K. They need $10K or $25K to hit the next proof point, and raising more than that this early costs you ownership you will want back later. We size the check to the milestone.
Ownership comes out of diligence, your revenue, and how much you are raising in total. It does not come out of a first conversation. We show you our work as we go.
Decisions take 2 to 4 weeks. Observer rights at seed, not board seats.
$10K-$500K
first checks
2-4 weeks
to a decision
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT
HENSON VENTURE PARTNERS
They really partner with and mentor business owners to help them scale faster.
Danny Brown
President
AppMeetup
Greg and the team have an invaluable, global network of connections that help drive scale and revenue.
Nyasha
Founder
Real Impact
Greg and team helped us with our product positioning and sales funnel success.
Gabriel Salas
CEO
Bloom Technique
MEET GREGORY SCOTT HENSON,
THE INVESTOR BEHIND HENSON VENTURE PARTNERS
Henson Venture Partners was founded by Gregory Scott Henson, a serial entrepreneur who has built, scaled, and exited companies for over two decades. He knows what the first year feels like because he has lived it. In 2002 he started Henson Group from a one-bedroom New York City apartment and grew it into one of Microsoft's largest global Azure partners — $70M ARR with zero outside funding, ranked #132 on the Inc. 5000 at 2,809% growth. He then merged it into ALIANDO at $120M ARR, where he is Chairman of the Board.
He writes the first check because that is the check he wishes someone had written for him. Most funds wait for traction or a lead investor. Gregory Scott Henson goes first. He writes first checks into companies with early revenue, and works alongside founders on product-market fit, market definition, and validation. Concept-stage founders work with him through the Incubation Program.
Today he is Founder and Managing Partner of Henson Venture Partners. He is also CEO of SocialPost.ai, an AI software company, and Founder and Executive Director of Cloud Veterans, a nonprofit that has trained 1,000+ veterans for cloud careers since 2019. He has backed more than 50 startups as an angel and operator.
Connect with Gregory Scott Henson on LinkedIn or at GregoryScottHenson.com.
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