Venture Lab
About Venture Lab
Crunchbase lists VC Lab as a private, for-profit entity with the legal name VC Lab LP, based in Palo Alto, California, and tagged to the pre-seed stage. The sources I reviewed do not give a founding date. Crunchbase names Damien Berrell as General Partner and Travis Giggy as Head of Product and Technology, but neither listing names an AI investing role. Decile Group describes VC Lab as its training program for emerging managers who launch venture funds, and says it has helped launch 853+ funds with $6.2B in AUM. Those figures cover funds launched by program graduates, not funds raised by this firm, and I could not confirm that Decile's program is the same entity as the Crunchbase listing.
I found no AI companies backed by this firm in the sources reviewed. The AI references tied to VC Lab concern software for fund managers. Decile Group says its Decile Hub platform uses agentic AI to handle deal sourcing, due diligence and LP communications for emerging managers. That describes tools for running a fund, not investments in AI startups.
Crunchbase lists the firm's stage as pre-seed. The sources I reviewed do not publish check sizes or fund sizes for this firm.
Investing activity
Venture Lab is listed on Lounge as a venture capital investor based in USA. The deals desk records Series A and later AI rounds and seeds over $10M, so smaller checks may not show here yet.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Venture Lab
Does Venture Lab invest in AI startups?
The public sources I reviewed do not show AI startup investments by this firm. Crunchbase lists it as a pre-seed investor, and its AI references relate to software for fund managers.
Where is Venture Lab (vc) headquartered?
Crunchbase lists the firm in Palo Alto, California, United States, and tags it as private and pre-seed.
What stage does Venture Lab invest at, and how large are its checks?
Crunchbase tags the firm at the pre-seed stage. Check sizes are not published in the sources I found, so founders should ask the firm directly.
Is VC Lab the same as Penn's Venture Lab?
No. Crunchbase describes Penn's Venture Lab as a competition for Penn student-founded new ventures, based in Philadelphia. It is a separate entity from the Palo Alto firm.
Who leads Venture Lab's investing?
Crunchbase names Damien Berrell as General Partner. No source I found names a partner who leads the firm's AI investing.
Where is Venture Lab based?
Venture Lab is based in USA.
How can founders reach Venture Lab?
Founders on Lounge can see Venture Lab's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Venture Lab to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.