Ardent Venture Partners, LLC

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

Website: https://ardent.vc
HQ: DC

Ardent Venture Partners, LLC leads pre-seed and seed rounds for AI-native companies before the market knows to ask for them. CEO Partner Dave Wright is a serial founder who has built and sold three technology companies. Its portfolio includes Sooth, which is building a global forecasting foundation model, Cadrian, a voice AI platform that interviews employees to surface tribal knowledge, and Roe AI, which deploys AI investigators for AML, fraud, and compliance teams.

01 · Says / Does

Tag	Says	Does
Stages	Pre-seed, Seed	Not enough dated deals
Sectors	AI infra, AI applications, Fintech, Consumer, Robotics	Not enough dated deals
Regions	US	Not enough dated deals

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

02 · Fund history

Fund	Year	Size	Status
Ardent Venture Fund II, LP Ardent leads pre-seed and seed rounds for AI-native companies, backing category creators early and staying hands-on after investing. Focus areas include AI-native applications and infrastructure, financial services, service-as-a-software, and robotics. Inferred from the firm's website	approx. 2024	$75M (Form D)	Open, writing first checks
Ardent Venture Fund, LP	approx. 2021	$100M (Form D)	Follow-ons only

03 · People across funds

PHILIP BRONNER, Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer
Ardent Venture Fund II, LP (Named on Form D); Ardent Venture Fund, LP (Named on Form D)
R. HERGET III, Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer
Ardent Venture Fund II, LP (Named on Form D); Ardent Venture Fund, LP (Named on Form D)
Dave Wright, CEO Partner
Ardent Venture Fund II, LP (Team); Ardent Venture Fund, LP (Team)

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

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06 · Sources

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026