Neu Venture Capital

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Sep 1, 2025	Fluidize	$500K Seed	—	CRV, Founder Collective, SV Angel, The Finger Group, Y Combinator, Roger Ehrenberg
Sep 1, 2025	Simple	$35.0M Series B	—	The General Partnership, Roger Ehrenberg, Sean Flynn
Dec 1, 2024	Corsmed	$4.0M Seed	—	Alpha Edison, Altair Capital Management, BoxGroup, Brainchild, Cherry Ventures, Cota Capital, Giza Polish Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Jonathan Becker, Luminar Ventures, NFX, Obvious Ventures, Techstars, Vayner RSE, Elad Kushnir, Joe Greenstein
Sep 1, 2024	Sandgarden	$5.0M Seed	—	1776, AirAngels, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Buckley Ventures, City Light Capital, Coughdrop Capital, Gutter Capital, Lampros Capital Partners, Logos Labs, Sequoia Capital, SRB Ventures, Emily Kramer, Greg Isenberg, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc McCabe, Mike Hudack, Russell Smith, Sam Corcos, Sam Parr, Steve Schlafman, Zachary Sims
Aug 1, 2024	Walnut Insurance	$3.0M Series A	—	BDC Venture Capital, FJ Labs, Harvest Venture Partners, Highline Beta Inc., High Line Venture Partners, N49P Ventures, Valar Ventures, Jared Kopf, Kevin Swan
Mar 1, 2024	Stayf	$700K Seed	—	Alpha Edison, Altair Capital Management, BoxGroup, Brainchild, Cherry Ventures, Cota Capital, Giza Polish Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Jonathan Becker, Luminar Ventures, NFX, Obvious Ventures, Techstars, Vayner RSE, Elad Kushnir, Joe Greenstein
Oct 1, 2023	Escalate USA	$1.0M Seed	—	Techstars
Jun 1, 2023	Paro	$25.0M Series C	—	Boldstart Ventures, Carao Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Madrona Ventures, Mango Capital, Next47, PS Investments, Qualcomm Ventures, Revolution, Sierra Ventures, Sutter Hill Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Touchdown Ventures, WestWave Capital, Anne Wojcicki
Apr 1, 2023	Rise	$4.0M Seed	—	1776, ACME Capital, AirAngels, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Buckley Ventures, Catapult Capital, City Light Capital, Connect Ventures, Coughdrop Capital, CRV, Double Prime LLP, Earlybird Venture Capital, Generative Ventures, Gutter Capital, Lampros Capital Partners, Logos Labs, Passion Capital, Sequoia Capital, SRB Ventures, Techstars, The Fintech Fund, Turing Capital, Vayner RSE, Balaji Srinivasan, Dileep Thazhmon, Eddie Lou, Emily Kramer, Eric Demuth, Francesco Simoneschi, Greg Isenberg, James Beshara, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc McCabe, Mike Hudack, Sam Corcos, Sam Parr, Shervin Pishevar, Steve Schlafman, Trevor McFedries, William Mougayar, Zachary Sims
Mar 1, 2023	ClimateChoice	$2.0M Seed	—	1776, AirAngels, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Buckley Ventures, City Light Capital, Coughdrop Capital, Gutter Capital, Lampros Capital Partners, Logos Labs, Sequoia Capital, SRB Ventures, Emily Kramer, Greg Isenberg, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc McCabe, Mike Hudack, Russell Smith, Sam Corcos, Sam Parr, Steve Schlafman, Zachary Sims
Dec 1, 2022	Walnut Insurance	$3.0M Seed	—	ATX Venture Partners, BDC Venture Capital, Cambrian Ventures, FJ Labs, Harvest Venture Partners, Highline Beta Inc., High Line Venture Partners, N49P Ventures, Next Coast Ventures, RTP Seed, Valar Ventures, Jared Kopf, Kevin Swan
Nov 1, 2022	Escalate USA	$120K Seed	—	Techstars
Oct 1, 2022	Forsea Foods	$5.0M Seed	—	Alpha Edison, Altair Capital Management, BoxGroup, Brainchild, Cherry Ventures, Cota Capital, Giza Polish Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Jonathan Becker, Luminar Ventures, NFX, Obvious Ventures, Techstars, Vayner RSE, Elad Kushnir, Joe Greenstein
Jul 1, 2022	Tesorio	$17.0M Series B	—	Accomplice VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Carao Ventures, Earlybird Venture Capital, Madrona Ventures, Mango Capital, Maverick Capital, Next47, Prototype Capital, Revolution, Sutter Hill Ventures, The Hit Forge, Jake Zeller, Matias Woloski
May 1, 2022	Outverse	$1.0M Seed	—	1776, AirAngels, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Atomico, Banana Capital, Buckley Ventures, Cherry Ventures, City Light Capital, Coughdrop Capital, Double Down, Encomenda Smart Capital, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Gutter Capital, Lampros Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Logos Labs, Makers Fund, Northzone, Passion Capital, Point Nine Capital, Seedcamp, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, SRB Ventures, Sweet Capital, YLEM, Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Emily Kramer, Greg Isenberg, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Michael Pennington, Mike Hudack, Peter Sellis, Russell Smith, Sam Corcos, Sam Parr, Steve Schlafman, Zachary Sims
May 1, 2022	CHEQ	$2.0M Seed	—	1776, AirAngels, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Breega, Buckley Ventures, City Light Capital, Connect Ventures, Coughdrop Capital, Gutter Capital, Lampros Capital Partners, Logos Labs, Sequoia Capital, SRB Ventures, Ameet Patel, Emily Kramer, Greg Isenberg, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc McCabe, Russell Smith, Sam Corcos, Sam Parr, Steve Schlafman, Zachary Sims
Feb 1, 2022	3Box	$30.0M Series A	—	1776, 75 & Sunny, Kevin Hartz, AirAngels, Allegory, Altos Ventures, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Battery Ventures, BITKRAFT Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Canary Ventures, City Light Capital, Climate Capital, Coatue, CoinFund, Convective Capital, Coughdrop Capital, CRV, Daft Capital, Decibel Partners, Divergence Ventures, Draft Ventures, Dux Capital, Flex Capital, FounderPartners, Founders Fund, Framework Ventures, Leslie T., Gerdau Next Ventures, Goat Capital, Graph Ventures, Gutter Capital, Iluminar Ventures, Infinite Niches, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Invariantes Fund, i/o Ventures, Jetstream, KRM Interests LLC, Lampros Capital Partners, Latitud, Logos Labs, Magma Partners, MATR Ventures, MS&AD Ventures, Northzone, Otherwise Fund, ParaFi Capital, Pareto Holdings, Pioneer Fund, Polychain Capital, Robot Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SID Venture Partners, Solana Ventures, SRB Ventures, SV Latam Fund, Symbolic Capital, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Tokai Ventures, Tribe Capital, True Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Variant, Y Combinator, YOBE Ventures, Ahmed Chaudhary, Alexander Salnikov, Andre Iguodala, Andrew Steinwold, Artia Moghbel, Bob Bickel, Bob Pasker, Bradley Horowitz, Daniel Raynaud, Emily Kramer, Erik Blachford, Greg Isenberg, Jonathan Swanson, Jorge Faraj, Jorge Uribe, Joshua Reeves, Joshua Webster, Julia Hartz, Karl Peterson, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Manolo Atala, Marc McCabe, Mike Hudack, Ricardo Weder, Russell Smith, Ryan Shea, Sacha Labourey, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Sam Parr, Santiago Aldana, Scott Belsky, Shayne Coplan, Stani Kulechov, Stefan George, Steve Schlafman, Suhail Doshi, Tegan Kline, Tono Mandly, Tony Sheng, Tyler Scott Ward, Will Szczerbiak, Zachary Sims
Feb 1, 2022	Commsor	$50.0M Series B	—	1776, Active Capital, Advisors Fund LLC, AirAngels, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Asylum Ventures, Atomico, Awesome People Ventures, Backstage Capital, Banana Capital, Bedrock Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Broadway Angels, Buckley Ventures, Bungalow Capital, CapitalX, City Light Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Collaborative Seed & Growth Partners, Color Capital, Cool Climate Collective, Coughdrop Capital, Craft Ventures, Cultivation Capital, Cyphr VC, Ali Tamaseb, Digital Currency Group, Electric Capital, Essence VC, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Felicis Ventures, Fenway Summer, First Star Ventures, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Gaingels, Ganas Ventures, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, Gradient Ventures, GreaterGoodSociety, Gutter Capital, Hoxton Ventures, Infinite Niches, Khosla Ventures, Kickstart Fund, Lampros Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LocalGlobe, Logos Labs, LOI Venture, Long Journey Ventures, North Island Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Paradox Capital, Pillar VC, Polymath Capital Partners, Precursor Ventures, Prototype Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Gil Penchina, Rising Tide Partners, SaaSholic Fund, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Shaan's All Access Fund, Social Capital, SRB Ventures, The Club, The Community Fund, The Hit Forge, Valar Ventures, Vibe Capital, Weekend Fund, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Alex Lieberman, Alex Pattis, Amit Mital, Andrew Gazdecki, Andy Coravos, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, Cecilia Stallsmith, Charlie Feng, Chris Herd, David Peterson, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Emily Kramer, Esther Dyson, Gaurav Munjal, Gina Bianchini, Greg Isenberg, Immad Akhund, Jaime Schmidt, Jen Rubio Butterfield, Julia DeWahl, Julian Shapiro, Justin Welsh, Kunal Shah, Kyle York, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc McCabe, Marco Palladino, Mathilde Collin, Mike Hudack, Moshe Lifschitz, Musaab Hakami, Nkechi Iregbulem, Paul Yacoubian, Peter Kazanjy, Pierre-Yves Ricau, Preetha Parthasarathy, Russell Smith, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Sam Palmisano, Sam Parr, Scott Belsky, Steve Schlafman, Surahbi Gupta, Tikhon Bernstam, Tonio DeSorrento, Tuomas Artman, Tyler Willis, Ty Smith, Zachary Sims, Zack Kanter
Jan 1, 2022	Placer.ai	$100.0M Series C	—	1776, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Ascension Ventures, Banana Capital, Buckley Ventures, City Light Capital, Climate Capital, Comcast Ventures, Coughdrop Capital, CP Ventures, Endeavor8, Gutter Capital, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Lampros Capital Partners, Left Lane Capital, LGF, Logos Labs, Newlin, Not Boring Capital, Origin Ventures, OurCrowd, Section 32, Sequoia Capital, SRB Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Vibe Capital, Emily Kramer, Gordon Segal, Grant Newlin, Greg Isenberg, Harry Hurst, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc McCabe, Mike Hudack, Oliver Cameron, Paul Sims, Russell Smith, Sam Corcos, Sam Parr, Scott Belsky, Steve Schlafman, Zachary Sims
Jan 1, 2022	Softr	$14.0M Series A	—	1776, 468 Capital, 500 Global, Accel, Acrew Capital, Advisors Fund LLC, Aglae Ventures, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList Syndicator, Jana Messerschmidt, Asylum Ventures, Atomico, Bond, Bonfire Ventures, Buckley Ventures, Bungalow Capital, C2 Investment, CapitalX, City Light Capital, Coalition Operators, Collaborative Seed & Growth Partners, Coughdrop Capital, Cultivation Capital, Curie.Bio, Digital Currency Group, Earl Grey Capital, ENIAC Ventures, Essence VC, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Fenway Summer, FirstMark Capital, Flex Capital, Footwork, Founder Collective, Founders' Co-op, Framework Ventures, Freestyle Capital, Freigeist, Gaingels, General Catalyst, GreaterGoodSociety, Gutter Capital, Homebrew, Hyper, Index Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, K2 Global, Kearny Jackson, Khosla Ventures, Kickstart Fund, KRM Interests LLC, Lampros Capital Partners, Lerer Hippeau, LocalGlobe, Logos Labs, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Mexican.vc, North Island Ventures, Northzone, Glenn Solomon, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Pareto Holdings, Peterson Ventures, Pillar VC, Pitchdrive, Placeholder, Plaid, Plug & Play Ventures, Prototype Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Roosh Ventures, Sarona Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Shaan's All Access Fund, SignalFire, Slack Fund, Social Capital, Spero Ventures, SRB Ventures, The Hit Forge, TQ Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vibe Capital, VMG Partners, Volt Capital, Weekend Fund, WorkLife Ventures, Y Combinator, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Davenport, Ben Porterfield, Bradley Horowitz, Casey Neistat, Charlie Cheever, Christian Reber, Claire Hughes Johnson, Clint Smith, Cristina Cordova, David Hoffman, DROdio - Daniel R. Odio, Emily Kramer, Esther Dyson, Fareed Mosavat, Fernando Martinelli, Florian Huber, Fredrik Hjelm, Gabriel Jarrosson, Gokul Rajaram, Greg Isenberg, James Beshara, Jan Deepen, Jeff Chang, Jeremy Cai, Job Van Der Voort, Johnny Boufarhat, Julian Shapiro, Julius Genachowski, Kenny Van Zant, Kevin Lee, Koen Bok, Liu Jiang, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc Baghadjian, Marc McCabe, Mark Cuban, Mathilde Collin, Mike Hudack, Niklas Jansen, Ott Kaukver, Paul Yacoubian, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Rob Veres, Romain Lapeyre, Russell Smith, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Sam Palmisano, Sam Parr, Scott Belsky, Stefan Jeschonnek, Steve Schlafman, Thomas Dohmke, Tobias Lutke, Varsha Rao, Youcef Es-skouri, Zachary Sims
Jan 1, 2022	Wrangle	$2.0M Seed	—	3VC, AAF Management Ltd., Accomplice VC, AirAngels, Alumni Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Combustion Ventures, CRV, Flex Capital, Kearny Jackson, Musha Ventures, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Aaron Levie, Gokul Rajaram, Jack Chou, Mathias Biilmann Christensen, Shay Banon, Uri Boness
Dec 1, 2021	Consensus	$1.0M Seed	—	1776, AirAngels, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Buckley Ventures, City Light Capital, Coughdrop Capital, Gutter Capital, Lampros Capital Partners, Logos Labs, Sequoia Capital, SRB Ventures, Emily Kramer, Greg Isenberg, Kat Cole, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc McCabe, Mike Hudack, Russell Smith, Sam Corcos, Steve Schlafman, Zachary Sims
Dec 1, 2021	Tazah Technologies	$5.0M Seed	—	1776, Active Capital, AirAngels, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Buckley Ventures, City Light Capital, Coughdrop Capital, Gutter Capital, Lampros Capital Partners, Logos Labs, Paradigm, Sequoia Capital, SNR, SRB Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Charlie Cheever, Emily Kramer, Greg Isenberg, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc McCabe, Mike Hudack, Russell Smith, Sam Corcos, Sam Parr, Steve Schlafman, Zachary Sims
Nov 1, 2021	Writer	$21.0M Series A	—	1776, Kevin Hartz, Addition, Afore Capital, AirAngels, Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund, Alt Capital, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Array Ventures, Atomico, Awesome People Ventures, Balderton Capital, bloom venture partners, Buckley Ventures, C2 Investment, Chaotic Capital, Cherry Ventures, Citi Ventures, City Light Capital, Collab+Currency, Coughdrop Capital, Creandum, Earl Grey Capital, Energize Ventures, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Floodgate, Footwork, Goat Capital, Gradient Ventures, Greylock, Gutter Capital, HV Capital, ICONIQ Capital, Insight Partners, InterWest, KFund, Lampros Capital Partners, Logos Labs, Magma Partners, Mayfield, Nexus Venture Partners, Nonlinear, Not Boring Capital, Operator Ventures, Outrun Ventures, Paradigm, Pareto Holdings, Placeholder, Pro Founders Capital, Punch Capital, Radical Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Saga, Scale Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, SRB Ventures, Supercharge.vc, Teamworthy Ventures, Techstars, Thirty Five Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, Tucker Seed Fund LLC, Two Sigma Ventures, Uncork Capital, Vibe Capital, Volt Capital, Y Combinator, Abhinav Asthana, Akshay Kothari, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Avi Meir, Bradley Horowitz, Chris Murphy, Christian Reber, Colin Carrier, Dennis Crowley, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Ed Baker, Emily Kramer, Eric Wu, Felipe Navio, Greg Isenberg, Ingo Uytdehaage, Jacqueline Reses, James Beshara, John Collison, John Riccitiello, Joshua Reeves, Juan Urdiales, Julia Hartz, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Leore Avidar, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc McCabe, Mario Götze, Maximilian Tayenthal, Max Mullen, Mike Hudack, Moshe Lifschitz, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Rohini Pandhi, Russell Smith, Sam Altman, Sam Corcos, Sam Parr, Scott Belsky, Steve Schlafman, Zachary Sims, Zack Kanter
Nov 1, 2021	Sandbox VR	$37.0M Series B	—	1776, AirAngels, Ambush Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Buckley Ventures, City Light Capital, Coughdrop Capital, Gutter Capital, Lampros Capital Partners, Logos Labs, Sequoia Capital, SRB Ventures, Emily Kramer, Greg Isenberg, Loic Le Meur, Manik Gupta, Marc McCabe, Mike Hudack, Russell Smith, Sam Corcos, Sam Parr, Steve Schlafman, Zachary Sims

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Leadership Team

Key people at Neu Venture Capital.

Jerry Neumann

Investor

Leadership Team

Key people at Neu Venture Capital.

Jerry Neumann

Investor

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Neu Venture Capital is a New York City-based venture capital firm specializing primarily in seed-stage investments across North America. Its investment philosophy centers on supporting early-stage startups, particularly in sectors such as advertising, financial services, telecom, television, analytics, big data, and enterprise software. The firm typically invests in rounds ranging from $1 million to $5 million and prefers startups that have been operating for 2-3 years with smaller founding teams. Neu Venture Capital plays a significant role in the startup ecosystem by providing early capital and ongoing support through multiple funding rounds, helping startups scale from seed to later stages[1][2][3][8].

Origin Story

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York, Neu Venture Capital began investing in May of that year. Since inception, it has made 86 investments across 39 companies, adding about five to six new portfolio companies annually. The firm’s founding partners and detailed evolution of focus are not explicitly documented in the available data, but its consistent activity and portfolio growth reflect a steady commitment to seed-stage ventures, especially in technology-driven sectors like real-time persistent connectivity and data analytics[2][3][5][6][7].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Focuses on seed-stage investments with follow-on participation up to Series C, maintaining involvement as long as founders find it useful, which supports sustained growth.
Network Strength: Collaborates frequently with co-investors such as RRE Ventures, IA Ventures, and First Round Capital, enhancing deal flow and syndication opportunities.
Track Record: Portfolio includes notable companies like Datadog, The Trade Desk, and PlaceIQ, demonstrating successful exits and strong market presence.
Operating Support: Provides ongoing engagement beyond initial investment, helping startups navigate early growth challenges and subsequent funding rounds[2][5].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Neu Venture Capital rides the wave of increasing demand for data-driven advertising, financial technology innovation, and real-time connectivity solutions. The timing aligns with the growing importance of analytics, big data, and SaaS platforms in transforming traditional industries. By focusing on early-stage companies in these sectors, Neu VC influences the broader ecosystem by enabling innovation that drives digital transformation and connectivity enhancements. Its investments support startups that address market needs for persistent connectivity and data intelligence, which are critical trends shaping the future of enterprise and consumer technology[1][2][6][8].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Neu Venture Capital is likely to continue leveraging its seed-stage expertise to back startups at the forefront of real-time connectivity, analytics, and financial services innovation. Trends such as AI-driven data analytics, 5G-enabled telecom advancements, and evolving digital advertising models will shape its investment focus. As the startup ecosystem matures, Neu VC’s influence may grow through deeper operational support and strategic partnerships, potentially expanding into later-stage rounds or new emerging sectors aligned with persistent connectivity and data intelligence. This trajectory ties back to its foundational mission of fostering early innovation that scales into impactful market leaders[2][5][6][7].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Focuses on seed-stage investments with follow-on participation up to Series C, maintaining involvement as long as founders find it useful, which supports sustained growth.
Network Strength: Collaborates frequently with co-investors such as RRE Ventures, IA Ventures, and First Round Capital, enhancing deal flow and syndication opportunities.
Track Record: Portfolio includes notable companies like Datadog, The Trade Desk, and PlaceIQ, demonstrating successful exits and strong market presence.
Operating Support: Provides ongoing engagement beyond initial investment, helping startups navigate early growth challenges and subsequent funding rounds[2][5].