Companyon Ventures

Companyon Ventures is a Boston-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Firas Raouf and Tom Lazay, specializing in post-seed and early Series A investments in founder-led B2B software startups. The firm's thesis is precise: it targets companies with $1 million to $3 million in ARR growing at three times or more year over year, where the challenge is no longer product validation but building a scalable go-to-market engine. Fund II raised $27.5 million in August 2021; Fund III launched in mid-2024, targeting 14 to 16 companies over its life. Companyon leads rounds and writes checks of $100,000 to $2 million, selecting just four new companies per year to ensure intensive engagement. Across 27 investments, the portfolio includes Flex, Allstacks, Posh, GetHuman, Repsly (acquired by Cuadrilla Capital in early 2025), Squadle, micro1, and Lexop. Five portfolio companies have been acquired to date. Operating Partner Parthib Srivathsan adds GTM data science capability to the team's operator-investor profile. The structural backbone of Companyon's model is its 51 Venture Partners — former founders and operators who are fund LPs and provide direct portfolio support. This network, combined with an immersive Expansion Program that helps companies build sales motions, recruit talent, and plan follow-on financings, reflects a view that early-stage B2B companies need more than capital: they need a playbook and the people to execute it.