Serac Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Oklahoma, founded by Kevin Moore with a focused investment thesis in fintech, SaaS, AI, and future of work technologies. The firm has over 16 years of combined investment experience across private markets and venture capital, positioning itself as an operator-focused investor with deep sector expertise. Serac typically invests at the seed stage, writing checks between $500,000 and $750,000 per investment round. As of September 2025, the firm has invested in 8 companies with 2 new investments in the last 12 months, demonstrating consistent deal flow and deployment activity within its target sectors.
The fund emphasizes a hands-on, value-add approach that extends well beyond capital provision. Serac has built a proprietary support framework called the Serac Ventures Guild to complement their core investment activities. This Guild model provides portfolio companies with strategic guidance and access to a curated network of experienced professionals. The firm was founded with a unique metaphor: helping founders overcome the 'seracs,' which are large ice formations on high-altitude mountains that present significant obstacles to mountaineers. This analogy reflects the firm's philosophy of supporting entrepreneurs through the most difficult challenges they face while building their businesses.
Kevin Moore, the Founder and Managing Partner, brings substantial venture experience and a proven track record of identifying promising early-stage opportunities. Before founding Serac, Moore served as a Partner at Spur Capital Partners, where he led investments into top-tier early-stage venture capital fund managers and curated select co-investment and direct investment opportunities. Prior to Spur, he was the Director of Angel Investments and Venture Advisor at i2E, a seed-stage investment firm where he sourced, conducted due diligence, and led investments across biotech, materials, consumer, and SaaS sectors. Moore also brings a combined eight years of direct investment experience from his roles as a Bank Examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank and as a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley and Northwestern Mutual. Beyond his investment activities, Moore is an author and thought leader, having written Starting Your Own Venture Investment: A How to Guide and maintaining active blogs on TheJCurve and Medium where he regularly discusses startups and venture capital trends.
The firm has assembled a highly credentialed and operationally experienced advisory network through its Guild model. Guild members include Brandi Coates with over 20 years of finance experience at JP Morgan Chase and the Federal Reserve Bank; Michael Katz, a seasoned executive with 20+ years leading marketplace and SaaS businesses at StockX and StubHub; Madeline Mitchell with 17+ years in technology and AI strategy leadership at Deloitte; Garland Moore with 15+ years in application security and cloud management; and Jonah Zahnd, an academic researcher and former VC currently leading the Project on Impact Investments at Harvard Business School.
The investment team includes Devin Brown, an Associate bringing extensive background in venture capital and management consulting, with prior experience at TechNexus Venture Collaborative leading end-to-end deal execution across vertical SaaS, fintech marketplaces, and deeptech. Brown also spent time as an M&A consultant at West Monroe Partners and Deloitte Consulting serving private equity firms. Chris Tsakalakis serves as Venture Partner, bringing 25+ years of technology leadership experience as CEO, advisor and board member at platforms including Kiva, Vivino, and StubHub, plus strategy consulting experience from Bain & Company.
Serac targets non-traditional and underrepresented founders building differentiated solutions to real problems in their core verticals. The firm emphasizes diversity and inclusion, with team members actively involved in community initiatives like Chicago:Blend and BLCK VC Chicago to increase diverse representation within the venture capital industry. Portfolio companies mentioned in public sources include SoLo, GreenLyne, and Mappa, spanning the financial services ecosystem. The investment thesis aligns with major technology trends including fintech innovation and regulation, enterprise software modernization driven by AI, cloud adoption, and remote-first work transformation. With a combination of deep operational expertise, extensive venture experience, and a robust advisory network, Serac Ventures positions itself as a differentiated early-stage investor focused on founder success, hands-on value creation, and sector-specific expertise.