Aperture VC

Aperture VC is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Philadelphia and New York that invests in diverse founders building enterprise, financial technology, and future of work startups. The firm targets seed and Series A stage business-to-business software companies led by Black, Latino, and female entrepreneurs, typically writing initial check sizes ranging from $0 to $500,000. To support its investment strategy, the organization successfully raised a $75 million inaugural fund backed by corporate limited partners including PayPal, Truist Financial, and FIS. The firm deploys this capital to act as a lead or co-lead investor, participating in funding rounds such as an $18 million Series A for the credit-building financial application Altro, while also backing portfolio companies like Planet FWD. Aperture VC was officially founded in 2021 by managing partners William Crowder and Garnet Heraman.