# Llama Ventures

> Source: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/companies/llama-ventures | Publisher: Dating Industry Insights (High Intent Media Inc) | Last checked: 2026-10-20


**In short:** Llama Ventures is a San Francisco venture firm that invests early in AI-native companies, with typical cheque sizes of $500,000 to $5 million. It lists the iMessage matchmaking service Ditto in its portfolio. Dating Industry Insights named it among the seed investors in Ditto's $9.2 million round in February 2026.

## Key facts

- Type: Investor
- Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
- Website: llamaventures.vc
- LinkedIn: LinkedIn profile
- Fact: Llama Ventures says it invests early in AI-native companies, with typical cheques of $500,000 to $5 million (2026) [source](https://www.llamaventures.vc/)
- Headquarters: Llama Ventures lists its address as 39 Tehama Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 (2026) [source](https://www.llamaventures.vc/about)
- Fact: Llama Ventures' portfolio page lists Ditto AI (2026) [source](https://www.llamaventures.vc/portfolio)
- Funding: Llama Venture was named among the investors in Ditto's $9.2 million seed round, led by Peak XV Partners (2026-02) [source](https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/ditto-raises-imessage-college-matchmaking)

## About

Llama Ventures is a venture capital firm that, according to its website, invests early in AI-native companies across the full intelligence stack, from infrastructure to vertical applications. It describes its typical cheque size as $500,000 to $5 million and its typical stage as pre-seed to Series A and beyond. The site also states that the firm has a direct investing fund of more than $300 million and a fund of funds of more than $600 million. These figures are the firm's own. Its address is 39 Tehama Street, San Francisco, and it says it primarily invests in US-based startups while working with founders building global businesses. The firm's portfolio page lists Ditto AI among its companies. Ditto is a Berkeley-born dating service that works entirely through iMessage and focuses on college students. Dating Industry Insights reported in February 2026 that Ditto raised $9.2 million in seed funding from Peak XV Partners, Gradient, Scribble Ventures, Alumni Ventures and Llama Venture. Ditto later passed 200,000 sign-ups, according to a September 2026 DII report. A third-party database lists a different headquarters city and a founding year for the firm, which could not be matched to its own website, so only details published by the firm itself are used here.



## Questions



**What does Llama Ventures invest in?** Early-stage AI-native companies, with typical cheques of $500,000 to $5 million, according to its website.

**Which dating companies has Llama Ventures backed?** Its portfolio lists Ditto AI, and Dating Industry Insights named it as an investor in Ditto's $9.2 million seed round.

**Where is Llama Ventures based?** It lists a San Francisco address on its website.

**What does Llama Ventures do?** Llama Ventures is a San Francisco venture firm that invests early in AI-native companies, with typical cheque sizes of $500,000 to $5 million. It lists the iMessage matchmaking service Ditto in its portfolio. Dating Industry Insights named it among the seed investors in Ditto's $9.2 million round in February 2026.


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