01 412 Venture Fund · Pittsburgh
Early-stage capital and a deep Pittsburgh network for founders who already have product in the market — and are ready to scale.
02 The 412 Span
Every company we back crosses the same bridge — supported by four stations of structural help. Each rivet on the deck is a portfolio company.
03 Portfolio
Product already in market. Customers already paying. Screened from more than 300 companies nationwide — every one with a Pittsburgh connection.
04 How 412 works
We're not passengers on the cap table. Every company gets structural support at four load-bearing points — and a spec sheet worth reading before you pitch.
$250K–$1M first checks, up to $2M total — structured around the milestones that matter next, not vanity rounds.
Introductions that turn a deep Pittsburgh network into a revenue pipeline — enterprise doors that actually open.
Operators, advisors and first key hires drawn from a regional bench that has built and shipped real things.
Positioning for acquisition from the first check, not the last. One crossing complete; 23 in transit.
05 About · The crew
Before writing checks, this team ran factories, shipped hardware and scaled companies. The industrial roots aren't branding — they're résumés.
Entrepreneur turned investor; steers the fund day-to-day and runs the founder network.
Ran Dormont Manufacturing — the world's largest maker of flexible stainless-steel gas connectors.
Works hands-on with portfolio teams — from first check through every station on the span.
Carnegie Mellon mechanical engineer; founder-operator.
Founder-operator; opens doors across Pittsburgh business.
Runs diligence across the 300+ companies screened.
The steel is literal. One cofounder ran the world's largest flexible stainless-steel connector plant; another holds a CMU mechanical-engineering degree. When 412 says "Forging the Future," it's not a metaphor they borrowed — it's one they earned.
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07 Contact
We write $250K–$1M first checks into companies with product already in market. Send us what you've shipped and who's paying for it.
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