About Us

Tradebot Ventures helps entrepreneurs build explosive growth companies.

We focus on:

• companies located in Kansas City
• startup and early stage investments
• the software, internet, and financial services industries
• businesses that can scale quickly with 10 to 100 employees
• investments between $50,000 and $5 million

We've been on your side of the table. We are serial entrepreneurs ourselves. We've launched 2 explosive growth companies, Tradebot Systems and BATS Trading, in the past 10 years.

We love to brainstorm. We place more emphasis on the people than the initial idea. We like to look at "napkin drawings" before they are fully fleshed out.

Execution is everything. Ideas alone are worthless.

-Dave Cummings

We believe "execution is everything," and ideas alone are worthless. It takes a top-notch team to build a solid business. We care more about aptitude than experience.

We are aggressive, nimble, and make quick decisions. We have strong opinions, and are not afraid to be direct. "Tough love" and "honest debates" are more productive than cordial nicety followed by lengthy indecision.

We prefer to maintain focus and work toward dominating a niche. We are not afraid to take on incumbents with ultra-aggressive pricing.

We believe entrepreneurs should be paid a fair wage while they are pursuing their dreams. We prefer annual cash bonuses rather than over-reliance on stock option lottery tickets.

We do not invest in businesses we would not be proud to own. We look for companies that treat their customers well. We create good, high paying jobs.

We are not the cheapest source of capital. On many deals, we expect to make big bucks or lose our full investment. We believe our participation greatly increases the odds that an entrepreneur will succeed.

Do you have what it takes? If so, check out our submission process or career opportunities.