Marcy Venture Partners

Marcy Venture Partners is a venture capital firm investing in consumer, culture, and positive impact.

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Updated: Feb 17, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Apr 1, 2025	Thatch	$40.0M Series B	—	2.12 Angels, AAF Management Ltd., Kevin Hartz, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Brainchild, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Digital Currency Group, Dimension Capital, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Hardware Club, Shawn Modarresi, Kindred Ventures, Locus Ventures, LombardStreet Ventures, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Pantera Capital, South Park Commons, The General Partnership, The Hit Forge, Third Kind Ventures, Uncork Capital, Verified Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Davenport, Chris Kelly, George Burke, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, John Hennessy, Kaushik Subramanian, Mo El-Bibany, Shervin Pishevar
Feb 1, 2025	Hidden Level	$65.0M Series C	—	2.12 Angels, Kevin Hartz, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Founders Fund, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Hardware Club, Shawn Modarresi, Locus Ventures, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, Pantera Capital, South Park Commons, The Hit Forge, Uncork Capital, Verified Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Chris Kelly, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, John Hennessy, Shervin Pishevar
Sep 1, 2024	Thatch	$38.0M Series A	—	2.12 Angels, AAF Management Ltd., Kevin Hartz, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Brainchild, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Digital Currency Group, Dimension Capital, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Hardware Club, Shawn Modarresi, Kindred Ventures, Locus Ventures, LombardStreet Ventures, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Pantera Capital, South Park Commons, The General Partnership, The Hit Forge, Third Kind Ventures, Uncork Capital, Verified Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Davenport, Chris Kelly, George Burke, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, John Hennessy, Kaushik Subramanian, Mo El-Bibany, Shervin Pishevar
Dec 1, 2023	Kyron Learning	$15.0M Series A	—	GSV Acceleration, Sahin Boydas
Sep 1, 2023	Kindo	$7.0M Seed	—	1435 Capital Management, Blockchain Capital, C2 Investment, Crosscut Ventures, Crystal Huang, Shawn Modarresi, Marlinspike, Rebel Fund, Root Ventures, Slack Fund, Suli, Sunset Ventures, Sweater Ventures, TQ Ventures, Y Combinator, Ben Porterfield, Furqan Rydhan, Gabriel Jarrosson, Hubert Thieblot, Jay Z, Kulveer Taggar
Jun 1, 2023	SiMa.ai	$13.0M Series B	—	2.12 Angels, Kevin Hartz, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Founders Fund, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Hardware Club, Shawn Modarresi, Locus Ventures, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, Pantera Capital, South Park Commons, The Hit Forge, Uncork Capital, Verified Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Chris Kelly, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, John Hennessy, Shervin Pishevar
Mar 1, 2023	Cart.com	$69.0M Series B	—	GSV Acceleration
Feb 1, 2023	Thatch	$6.0M Seed	—	2.12 Angels, Kevin Hartz, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Founders Fund, FPV Fund, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, GV, Hardware Club, Shawn Modarresi, Locus Ventures, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, Pantera Capital, South Park Commons, The Hit Forge, Uncork Capital, Verified Capital, Ayman AlAbdallah, Balaji Srinivasan, Chris Kelly, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, John Hennessy, Shervin Pishevar
Feb 1, 2023	GlacierGrid	$19.0M Series A	—	Deciens Capital, Gradient Ventures, H/L Ventures, Lazerow Ventures, Vine Ventures LP, Zero Infinity Partners, James Loftus
Jan 1, 2023	Wristcheck	$8.0M Seed	—	Shawn Modarresi, Jay Z
Jan 1, 2023	Spatial Labs	$10.0M Seed	—	305 Ventures, Accelerator Ventures, American Express Ventures, Arbor Ventures, B Capital Group, Blockchain Capital, Company Capital, Digital Currency Group, Future Perfect Ventures, IGNIA Partners, Shawn Modarresi, Jungle Ventures, LAUNCH, NKM Capital, Parallax Ventures, Recursive Ventures, RRE Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, TQ Ventures, Jay Z, Kevin Hart, LeBron James, Odell Beckham Jr., Saad AlSogair, Steve Stoute
May 1, 2022	Altro (fka Perch)	$18.0M Series A	—	Craft Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, GSV Acceleration, Maveron, NewView Capital, Red Swan Ventures, Science, Nils Johnson, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Steve Chen
Apr 1, 2022	One More Game	$22.0M Series A	—	2.12 Angels, Kevin Hartz, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Founders Fund, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Griffin Gaming Partners, Hardware Club, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Shawn Modarresi, Locus Ventures, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, Pantera Capital, South Park Commons, The Hit Forge, Uncork Capital, Verified Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Chris Kelly, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, John Hennessy, Kristian Segerstrale, Ryan Wyatt, Shervin Pishevar, Thomas Vu
Apr 1, 2022	Madison Reed	$33.0M Series G	—	125 Ventures, Comcast Ventures, GenNx360, Norwest Venture Partners, Peterson Ventures, Runway Growth Capital, True Ventures, Pete McCormick
Apr 1, 2022	Bubble Goods	$1.0M Seed	—	Active Capital, Backstage Capital, Banana Capital, Bedrock Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, CapitalX, Color Capital, Craft Ventures, Cross Culture Ventures, Cyphr VC, Founders Fund, Shawn Modarresi, Klossy, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LOI Venture, Long Journey Ventures, Paradox Capital, Prototype Capital, Rising Tide Partners, RX3 Growth Partners, SaaSholic Fund, Shaan's All Access Fund, The Club, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, Vibe Capital, Weekend Fund, Y Combinator, Alex Lieberman, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Tossell, Chris Herd, Dharmesh Shah, Eric Ries, Greg Isenberg, Immad Akhund, Jaime Schmidt, Jay Z, Julian Shapiro, Justin Timberlake, Justin Welsh, Kat Cole, Kyle York, Moshe Lifschitz, Musaab Hakami, Pau Gasol, Paul Yacoubian, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Sahil Lavingia, Sam Parr, Tim Ferriss, Troy Carter, Zack Kanter
Mar 1, 2022	Syndicate	$6.0M Venture Round	—	2.12 Angels, Kevin Hartz, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Founders Fund, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Hardware Club, Shawn Modarresi, Locus Ventures, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, Pantera Capital, South Park Commons, The Hit Forge, Uncork Capital, Verified Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Chris Kelly, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, John Hennessy, Shervin Pishevar
Jan 1, 2022	Savage X Fenty	$130.0M Series C	—	H/L Ventures
Dec 1, 2021	Andie	$19.0M Series B	—	Climate Insiders, Cross Culture Ventures, H/L Ventures, Shawn Modarresi, Klossy, RX3 Growth Partners, Thirty Five Ventures, Gabriel Jarrosson, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake, Kat Cole, Pau Gasol, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Troy Carter
Dec 1, 2021	Multis	$7.0M Series A	—	2.12 Angels, Kevin Hartz, Alchemy Ventures, Ambush Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Awesome People Ventures, Batalion Capital, Bond, Bridge Latam, Broadstone, Capital Factory, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Forerunner Ventures, Form Capital, Founders Fund, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Hack VC, Hardware Club, Haun Ventures, HawksHead Capital, IDEO CoLab Ventures, Investo, Shawn Modarresi, Latitud, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Locus Ventures, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Off the Grid Ventures, Ben Huh, Pantera Capital, Pharos Capital Group, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Scalar Capital, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Soma Capital, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tusk Venture Partners, Uncork Capital, Union Square Ventures, Verified Capital, Alfonso De los Rios, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Chris Kelly, Chris Kurdziel, Courtney Guertin, Ethan Beard, Fernando Martinelli, Itamar Lesuisse, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, Jess Sloss, Joe Stump, John Hennessy, Michael Dunworth, Mike Hennessey, Narendra Rocherolle, Paul Stamatiou, Reggie James, Ricky Engelberg, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky, Shervin Pishevar, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Tegan Kline, William Boebel
Oct 1, 2021	Spatial Labs	$4.0M Seed	—	Blockchain Capital, Evolution VC Partners, Firstminute Capital, Flucas Ventures, Shawn Modarresi, Motley Fool Ventures, TQ Ventures, Jay Z, Kevin Hart, Seth Goldman
Oct 1, 2021	World	$25.0M Series A	—	2.12 Angels, Kevin Hartz, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Dispersion Capital, Dreamers VC, Founders Fund, FTX Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Hardware Club, Shawn Modarresi, Locus Ventures, Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, Pantera Capital, South Park Commons, The Hit Forge, Uncork Capital, Verified Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Chris Kelly, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Seibert, John Hennessy, Shervin Pishevar
Sep 1, 2021	HUNGRY	$21.0M Series C	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Big Idea Ventures, Evolution VC Partners, Insight Partners, Shawn Modarresi, Mayfield, Motley Fool Ventures, Liza Landsman, SOSV, Jay Z, Ning Sung
Aug 1, 2021	Kreatures of habit	$2.0M Seed	—	Blueberry Ventures, Klossy, Samsung NEXT Ventures, SLVC, Vayner RSE, Ryan Tedder
Aug 1, 2021	Bright	$15.0M Venture Round	—	7BC Venture Capital, AIX Ventures, Alpha Edison, Andreessen Horowitz, Blueberry Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Cantos Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Coughdrop Capital, Curious Capital, CVS Health, Dreamers VC, IVP, Klossy, LAUNCH, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Operator Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Rubicon VC, Saga, Samsung NEXT Ventures, SJF Ventures, SLVC, Sound Ventures, Surface Ventures, The House Fund, Thirty Five Ventures, Triatomic Capital, Vayner RSE, Yes VC, Zelkova Ventures, Akhil Paul, Akshay Sriprasad, Arianna Huffington, Austin Walters, Drew Houston, Jason Citron, Jeff Seibert, Joanne Bradford, Paul George, Ricardo Marino, Samvit Ramadurgam, Scott Belsky, Wayne Chang
Aug 1, 2021	Syndicate	$20.0M Series A	—	01 Advisors, 20VC, 2.12 Angels, Kevin Hartz, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angelic Ventures, Animo Ventures, Archetype, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Audacity, Awesome People Ventures, Banana Capital, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, C2 Investment, Caffeinated Capital, Chapter One Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, CoinFund, Craft Ventures, Curious Capital, Matt Ocko, DFJ, Dispersion Capital, Divergence Ventures, Dreamers VC, Electric Ant, Electric Capital, EQT Ventures, Ethereal Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Footprint Coalition, Forefront Venture Partners, Tanguy Chau, Founders Co-op, Founders Fund, Framework Venture Partners, Future Perfect Ventures, General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Griffin Gaming Partners, Joe Kraus, Hack VC, Hardware Club, Harrison Metal, Hashed, Heretic Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Shawn Modarresi, Kearny Jackson, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Locus Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, M34 Capital, Makers Fund, Maveron, Mayfield, Mechanism Capital, Menlo Ventures, Monarch Collective, Musha Ventures, Nascent, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Off the Grid Ventures, OMERS Ventures, Otherwise Fund, OurCrowd, Paladin Capital Group, Pantera Capital, Pareto Holdings, Plug & Play Ventures, Propeller VC, Rebel Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Robot Ventures, Roosh Ventures, RRE Ventures, Saga, SciFi VC, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, SID Venture Partners, Social Capital, Solana Ventures, Sorenson Ventures, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Stellar Capital, The Hit Forge, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Top Tier Capital Partners, TQ Ventures, Uncork Capital, Unusual Ventures, Verified Capital, Version One Ventures, Village Global, Alex Rodriguez, Weekend Fund, Winklevoss Capital, WorkLife Ventures, WPP Ventures, Y Combinator, Adam Jackson, Alex Pack, Aliaksandr Hudzilin, Alice Lloyd George, Anastasia Andrianova, Andrew Steinwold, Anthony Pompliano, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Bangaly Kaba, Baron Davis, Ben Lang, Biz Stone, Bo Shao, Brad Holden, Chris Kelly, Chris Smoak, David Nage, Do Kwon, Dylan Field, Eric Wu, Fidji Simo, Hadi Partovi, Imran Khan, James Hong, Jared Leto, Jay Z, Jeff Morris, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Yap, Jess Sloss, John Collison, John Fontein, John Hennessy, Kathryn Minshew, Kenny Van Zant, Kevin Lin, Luis Cuende, Manuel Bronstein, Marc Benioff, Mark Cuban, Mathilde Collin, Mattia Astori, Max Mullen, Mike Krieger, Mike Vernal, Nathaniel Whittemore, Parker Conrad, Peter Kazanjy, Prescott Watson, Regan Bozman, Rene Reinsberg, Sahil Lavingia, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Shervin Pishevar, Sina Habibi, Stani Kulechov, Steve Chen, Steve Weinstein, Tegan Kline, Trevor McFedries, Trevor Wright, Tyler Scott Ward, Yvonne Wassenaar

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Leadership Team

Key people at Marcy Venture Partners.

Leadership Team

Key people at Marcy Venture Partners.

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Marcy Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage companies primarily within the consumer, culture, and positive impact sectors. Their mission centers on supporting innovative businesses that shape consumer experiences and cultural trends while driving social and environmental impact. The firm targets investments that blend commercial success with meaningful societal contributions, emphasizing consumer products, communications technology, and social impact ventures. By backing companies at the intersection of culture and commerce, Marcy Venture Partners plays a significant role in nurturing startups that influence lifestyle, entertainment, and sustainability ecosystems[1][2][3].

Origin Story

Founded in 2020, Marcy Venture Partners was co-founded by Larry Marcus, Jay Brown, and Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter, blending expertise from venture capital, entertainment, and culture. The founders leveraged their diverse backgrounds—Marcus and Brown with investment and entrepreneurial experience, and JAY-Z with deep cultural influence and business acumen—to create a firm that uniquely integrates cultural insight with capital. This origin story reflects a deliberate evolution toward investing in companies that resonate culturally and commercially, aiming to empower founders who are shaping modern consumer and cultural landscapes[3][4].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Combines traditional venture capital rigor with cultural insight and influence, enabling access to networks and markets often overlooked by conventional firms.
Network Strength: Leverages the founders’ extensive connections in entertainment, culture, and business to provide portfolio companies with strategic partnerships and brand-building opportunities.
Track Record: With 55 investments and 5 portfolio exits, the firm demonstrates a growing history of identifying and scaling impactful startups.
Operating Support: Offers hands-on guidance beyond capital, including marketing, brand strategy, and cultural positioning, helping startups navigate consumer trends and social impact goals[3][1].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Marcy Venture Partners rides the trend of culturally driven consumer innovation and the increasing demand for socially responsible business models. The timing is significant as consumers, especially younger demographics, prioritize brands that reflect their values and cultural identities. Market forces such as the rise of digital media, social commerce, and sustainability initiatives align with Marcy’s investment focus. By bridging culture and capital, the firm influences the broader ecosystem by enabling startups to scale with authenticity and impact, fostering a new generation of consumer brands that are both profitable and purposeful[2][3].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Marcy Venture Partners is poised to deepen its influence by continuing to back startups that integrate culture, consumer innovation, and positive social impact. Trends such as the circular economy, digital-native brands, and inclusive cultural representation will likely shape their investment trajectory. As the firm expands its portfolio and operational support, it may become a leading force in defining how venture capital can drive both financial returns and cultural transformation, reinforcing its founding vision of investing at the nexus of consumer, culture, and impact[3][1].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Combines traditional venture capital rigor with cultural insight and influence, enabling access to networks and markets often overlooked by conventional firms.
Network Strength: Leverages the founders’ extensive connections in entertainment, culture, and business to provide portfolio companies with strategic partnerships and brand-building opportunities.
Track Record: With 55 investments and 5 portfolio exits, the firm demonstrates a growing history of identifying and scaling impactful startups.
Operating Support: Offers hands-on guidance beyond capital, including marketing, brand strategy, and cultural positioning, helping startups navigate consumer trends and social impact goals[3][1].