Ludlow Ventures

Ludlow Ventures is a Detroit-based venture capital firm founded by Jonathon Triest and Brett deMarrais that focuses on seed and early-stage investments across technology and consumer-focused startups in the United States.

The firm emphasizes long-term founder relationships and a customer-service, hands-on approach—helping with product testing, network introductions, and early conviction investing—positioning itself as “VC without ego.”

Ludlow has raised multiple funds since founding (including funds in the $45M–$65M range) and has backed notable portfolio companies such as Honey, Product Hunt, StockX, Backbone, Density, Notarize, and Copilot Money while targeting investments typically at very early stages and with check sizes in the seed/pre-seed range.