Goahead Mage Company, L.L.C.
Emerging managerSEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.GOAHEADVC.COM
- HQ
- CA
Goahead Mage Company, L.L.C. invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies across all technology sectors and geographies. Clancey Stahr and Phil Brady are people associated with the firm. They met in 2014 while sitting next to each other in class at Stanford.
01 · Says / Does
| Tag | Says | Does | Historically (to 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stages | Pre-seed, Seed | Not enough dated deals | Seed, Series A, Series B |
| Sectors | Not stated | Not enough dated deals | Media, Ecommerce, Hardware, Edtech, Enterprise SaaS, Gaming, Marketplaces |
| Regions | Global | Not enough dated deals | CA, NY, IL |
Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.
Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
| Year | Deals | Top sectors |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | Media |
| 2015 | 2 | Media, Ecommerce, Gaming |
| 2016 | 1 | Edtech |
| 2017 | 7 | Media, Ecommerce, Enterprise SaaS |
| 2018 | 6 | Hardware, Consumer, Ecommerce |
| 2019 | 1 | Edtech, HR and future of work |
| 2020 | 2 | AI applications, Data analytics, HR and future of work |
Stage mix over time
- Pre-seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Growth
| Year | Pre-seed | Seed | Series A | Series B | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
02 · Fund history
| Fund | Year | Size | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoAhead Ventures III, L.P. Invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies across all technology sectors. Inferred from the firm's website | 2023 | $98.7M (Form D) | Open, writing first checks |
03 · People across funds
- Clancey Stahr
GoAhead Ventures III, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- Phil Brady
GoAhead Ventures III, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- Takeshi Mori, Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer
GoAhead Ventures III, L.P. (Named on Form D)
04 · Recent deals
No dated deals found yet.
05 · Latest from the firm
No news from the firm's website yet.
06 · Sources
- HTTP://WWW.GOAHEADVC.COM
- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgZY7ZO4jnyLXNvoBUd0oERppinTuJ-TSVQHkgLInzkp1SEg/viewform?gxids=7628
- https://www.goaheadvc.com/en/team
- https://www.goaheadvc.com/en
Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.
Last verified: Oct 28, 2026