Red Beard Ventures

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Jun 1, 2025	Teal	$2.0M Seed	—	ACF Investors, City Light Capital, Conviction VC, Flybridge Capital Partners, Gutter Capital, Pareto Holdings, Playfair Capital, Samaipata, Stage 2 Capital, Torch Capital, Charles Delingpole
Feb 1, 2025	PropHero	$17.0M Series A	—	ACF Investors, AfterWork Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Fifth Wall, Jelix Ventures, Samaipata, Stage 2 Capital, Charles Delingpole
Nov 1, 2024	Wordware	$30.0M Seed	—	10100, 6th Man Ventures, Acton Capital Partners, Adjacent, Albion VC, Alumni Ventures, Amplify Partners, Angel investor, Atomico, Audrey Capital, Blossom Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Broadway Angels, Chalfen Ventures, Climate Capital, Color Capital, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Day One Ventures, Decibel Partners, Divergent Capital, DocuSign, Double Down, DST Global, Embedded Ventures, Emergence Capital, Essence VC, Aniq Kassam, Felicis Ventures, Felix Capital, FirstMark Capital, Flexcap, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Friends & Family Capital, Frontline Ventures, Fusion Fund, Ganas Ventures, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Indicator Ventures, Insight Partners, IVP, Kohala Ventures, La Famiglia, Lakestar, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Listen, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Matrix, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Moxxie Ventures, Jonathan Golden, OpenCapital.vc, Openspace Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Paradox Capital, Partners Resolute, Pioneer Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Radical Ventures, Runa Capital, Scribble Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Shrug Capital, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, SV Angel, Web Smith, Techstars, The Hit Forge, Theory Forge Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trammell Venture Partners, Treble Capital, Tribe Capital, Unlock Venture Partners, Untapped Capital, Valhalla Ventures, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Alex Pattis, Amjad Masad, Andrew Gazdecki, Andrew Gluck, Andrew Steinwold, Azeem Azhar, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Bob Young, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Monro, Elad Gil, Eric Ries, Gina Bianchini, Girish Mathrubootham, Gokul Rajaram, Jaime Schmidt, James Isilay, James Meekings, Jean Charles Samuelian, Jeff Hammerbacher, Jen Rubio Butterfield, Julia DeWahl, Kevin Stumpf, Kevin Weil, Kulveer Taggar, Kyle Vogt, Ligaya Tichy, Mark Chou, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Matt Mickiewicz, Moshe Lifschitz, Nkechi Iregbulem, Noah Sidman-Gale, Paul Graham, Paul Stahura, Peter Hunn, Peter Kazanjy, Ran Makavy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Scott Belsky, Sergei Anikin, Sherry Coutu, Siqi Chen, Spencer Kimball, Stephen Cole, Thijn Lamers, Tim Ferriss, Tony Jamous, Vishal Rao, Will Brooks, Will Martin, Yann LeCun, Zachary Sims, Zach Segal
Jun 1, 2024	Restate	$7.0M Seed	—	8VC, Alumni Ventures, Artisanal Ventures, Atomico, Benchmark, Broadway Angels, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Cusp Capital Partners, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Firstminute Capital, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, March Capital, Next47, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Vibe Capital, Akshay Kothari, Alex Pattis, Ameet Patel, Amit Agarwal, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Bob Wood, Casey Neistat, Chris Schagen, David Peterson, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Guy Fighel, Julia DeWahl, Louis Lehot, Mathilde Collin, Neha Narkhede, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Zachary Sims
Apr 1, 2024	Veremark	$3.0M Series B	—	ACF Investors, Angel Invest, Boost Capital Partners, Goodwater Capital, RTP Global, Samaipata, sequel, Speedinvest, Stage 2 Capital, Target Global, Charles Delingpole, Desigan Chinniah
Mar 1, 2024	Clique	$8.0M Series A	—	Accelr8, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Better Capital, Ali Tamaseb, Hack VC, Majinx Capital, Master Ventures, Master Ventures Investment Management, Ben Huh, Orion Willow Parrott, ParaFi Capital, Polygon, Reciprocal Ventures, Shaan's All Access Fund, SRB Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, Joi Ito
Feb 1, 2024	Truflation	$6.0M Series A	—	Balaji Srinivasan
May 1, 2023	Azteco	$6.0M Seed	—	Lightning ⚡️Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Michael Broome
Feb 1, 2023	Archetype	$3.0M Seed	—	Atomico, Broadway Angels, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Seed Club Ventures, Vibe Capital, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Zachary Sims
Jan 1, 2023	Broadcast	$2.0M Seed	—	AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Atomico, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Broadway Angels, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, DFJ, Elephant Partners, Essence VC, Victor Noguera, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, LGF, Montauk Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Octopus Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Pioneer Square Labs, Polymath Capital Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Prototype Capital, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Shasta Ventures, SRB Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, Vibe Capital, XYZ Venture Capital, Y Combinator, Akshay Kothari, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ashish Agrawal, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Bill Gates, Casey Neistat, Daniel Pourasghar, David Peterson, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Eric Wu, Evan Moore, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Julian Shapiro, Kunal Shah, Mathilde Collin, Mike Vernal, Neil Parikh, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Beck, Peter Kazanjy, Richard Laxer, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Sri Batchu, Zachary Sims
Oct 1, 2022	PropHero	$5.0M Seed	—	ACF Investors, AfterWork Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Fifth Wall, Jelix Ventures, Samaipata, Stage 2 Capital, Charles Delingpole
Jul 1, 2022	Better Stack	$19.0M Series A	—	7percent Ventures, Antler, Atomico, Audrey Capital, Base10 (Base10 Partners), Broadway Angels, C2 Investment, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Creandum, DST Global, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Founders Fund, Ganas Ventures, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Greylock, LGF, One Way Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Passion Capital, Polymath Capital Partners, Positive Sum VC, Prototype Capital, Seed Club Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vibe Capital, Alexandre Scialom, Alex Pattis, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Petersen, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Henry de Zoete, Immad Akhund, John Collison, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Matteo Franceschetti, Nkechi Iregbulem, Oliver Jung, Pedro Franceschi, Peter Kazanjy, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Tanooj Luthra, Tom Blomfield, Tony Jamous, Zehan Wang
Jul 1, 2022	Veremark	$8.0M Series A	—	ACF Investors, RTP Global, Samaipata, Stage 2 Capital, Target Global, Charles Delingpole
Jun 1, 2022	Impossible Metals	$10.0M Seed	—	Emergent Ventures, Fractal Growth Partners, Social Impact Capital, V3 Ventures, Vikas Taneja
Jun 1, 2022	Regie.ai	$5.0M Seed	—	8-Bit Capital, Accomplice VC, Andreessen Horowitz, BootstrapLabs, Catapult Capital, End Partners, Flex Capital, FPV Fund, Fyrefly VC, Hack VC, Hustle Fund, Infinite Niches, iNovia Capital, Kapor Capital, Jonathan Golden, Obvious Ventures, Paradox Capital, SciFi VC, Slow Ventures, SOSV, Team Ignite Ventures, Think + Ventures, Transmedia Capital, Clark Landry, DROdio - Daniel R. Odio, Erik Moore, Greg Kidd, James Hong, Vishal Rao
May 1, 2022	Palette	$6.0M Seed	—	Accel, Alven, Andreessen Horowitz, Anthemis Group, Atomico, Bain Capital Ventures, Ballistic Ventures, Bond, Broadway Angels, Coatue, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, CRV, Emergence Capital, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Founders Fund, Ganas Ventures, Greylock, Karim Faris, Haystack, Hyde Park Venture Partners, Kima Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, LocalGlobe, Luv Ventures, Mango Capital, Aaron Jacobson, Nine Four Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, RTP Global, Sarona Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Seedcamp, Seed Club Ventures, Silicon Valley Connect, Tech Square Ventures, TMV, Transmedia Capital, True Ventures, Twenty Two Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Underscore VC, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Arash Ferdowsi, Armando Mann, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Dheeraj Pandey, Elad Gil, George Hu, Gina Bianchini, Helen Liang, Henry Kravis, Jon Hallett, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Nkechi Iregbulem, Raphael Vullierme, Ron Pragides, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Shishir Mehrotra, Zachary Sims
May 1, 2022	Stationhead	$12.0M Series A	—	—
Apr 1, 2022	Skry	$1.0M Seed	—	040 Capital, 2048 Ventures, LAUNCH, Tealium, John M. Mueller
Apr 1, 2022	Mozart Data	$15.0M Series A	—	Atomico, Broadway Angels, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Saga, Seed Club Ventures, Spark Capital, Vibe Capital, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Zachary Sims
Mar 1, 2022	Arcol	$4.0M Seed	—	Adapt Ventures, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Arrive, Atlantic Bridge University Fund, Atomico, Authentic Ventures, Bennu, Will Wang, BITKRAFT Ventures, BoxGroup, Broadway Angels, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Fifth Wall, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Ganas Ventures, Gigascale Capital, Greylock, Horizon 3 Venture Studio, ICONIQ Capital, Infinite Niches, Kepler Operator’s Fund, LGF, Makers Fund, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Offline Ventures, Operator Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Polymath Capital Partners, Predictive VC, Prototype Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Saga, Scale Venture Partners, Schematic Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Silicon Ventures, SRB Ventures, TenOneTen Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Uncork Capital, Vibe Capital, Aaron Levie, Adam Guild, Alex Pattis, Amy Chang, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, Claire Hughes Johnson, Cory Levy, Curtis Lee, David Peterson, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Elliot Shmukler, Eoghan McCabe, Eric Wei, Eric Wu, Gina Bianchini, Gokul Rajaram, Harris Barton, Hunter Horsley, Joshua Reeves, Julia DeWahl, Kevin Lin, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Matias Woloski, Nkechi Iregbulem, Parker Conrad, Peter Fishman, Peter Kazanjy, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Sam Corcos, Scott Kleper, Scott Ukrop, Scot Wingo, Zachary Sims
Feb 1, 2022	Archetype	$2.0M Seed	—	Atomico, Broadway Angels, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Seed Club Ventures, Vibe Capital, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Elad Gil, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, 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, Neu Venture Capital, North Island Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Paradox Capital, Pillar VC, Polymath Capital Partners, Precursor Ventures, Prototype Capital, 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	Lattice	$180.0M Series F	—	Atomico, Broadway Angels, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Essence VC, Felicis Ventures, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Ganas Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Seed Club Ventures, Vibe Capital, Alex Pattis, Andrew Gazdecki, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Gina Bianchini, Julia DeWahl, Mathilde Collin, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Kazanjy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Zachary Sims
Nov 1, 2021	Blockade Games	$5.0M Seed	—	ACF Investors, Samaipata, Stage 2 Capital, Charles Delingpole
Oct 1, 2021	nameless	$15.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, Altair Capital Management, Animoca Brands, Avalon Ventures, BITKRAFT Ventures, Dream Machine, Forerunner Ventures, General Catalyst, Genoa Ventures, Haun Ventures, Helium-3 Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Kleiner Perkins, Lazerow Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Liquid 2 Ventures, Magnify Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Moonfire Ventures, NFX, Night Ventures, Northpond Ventures, Pelion Venture Partners, Play Ventures, Polychain Capital, Zain Rizavi, Seed Club Ventures, SNR, Social Capital, Sound Ventures, The Hit Forge, Timespan Ventures, Ryan Zurrer, Aleksander Leonard Larsen, Anshu Sharma, Douglas Merritt, Eduardo Haber, Eileen Murray, Hubert Thieblot, Justin Timberlake, Louis Beryl, Marc Benioff, Mark Cuban, Mark Pincus, Matt Bellamy, Sebastien Borget, Sohaib Abbasi, Stacy Brown-Philpot, Thomas Vu

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Leadership Team

Key people at Red Beard Ventures.

Leadership Team

Key people at Red Beard Ventures.

Deep Dive

Red Beard Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in disruptive companies primarily within the Web3, crypto, gaming/VR, and frontier technology sectors. Their mission centers on enabling the future of the Metaverse and advancing frontier tech to positively impact society. They operate a unique ecosystem combining investment funds, AngelList syndicates, Web3 properties, DAOs, and influencer networks to accelerate adoption and growth in the crypto and Web3 space. With over $40 million deployed across more than 100 companies and a network of 3,000+ strategic limited partners (LPs), Red Beard Ventures supports startups from seed to growth stages, emphasizing long-term partnerships and cross-portfolio collaboration[1][4][5].

Founded in 2020 and based in Brooklyn, New York, Red Beard Ventures was established by a team with deep operating and investing experience in technology and crypto. Key partners include Drew Austin (Founding Partner), Deep Gujral (CFO), Elana Dickman (Partner), and Mitchell Wilburn (Venture Partner). The firm evolved from a syndicate model into a formal fund structure, leveraging its syndicate’s brand and network to secure competitive deal flow and provide differentiated support to portfolio companies. This evolution has allowed them to write larger checks and offer co-investment opportunities, enhancing value for both LPs and founders[1][3][6].

Core Differentiators

Integrated Ecosystem: Combines a venture fund, AngelList syndicate, Web3 properties, DAOs, and influencer relationships to create a multifaceted support network.
Investment Model: Flexible capital deployment across all stages with the ability to co-invest alongside syndicate members, enabling larger check sizes.
Network Strength: Access to over 3,000 strategic LPs and relationships with thought leaders in Web3 and frontier tech.
Operating Support: Active facilitation of partnerships and collaborations across portfolio companies to drive growth and innovation.
Brand Cache: Established reputation in the Web3 ecosystem despite being a relatively young fund, leveraging syndicate history and advisory networks[1][5].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Red Beard Ventures is positioned at the intersection of several high-growth trends: the rise of Web3, the expansion of the Metaverse, and the development of frontier technologies. The timing is critical as blockchain and crypto technologies transition from niche to mainstream adoption, creating opportunities for early investors who can provide not just capital but ecosystem participation and strategic support. Their model reflects a broader shift in venture capital toward more integrated, community-driven investment approaches that leverage token economies and decentralized governance structures. By fostering innovation in these emerging sectors, Red Beard Ventures influences the broader ecosystem by accelerating the adoption of crypto-native technologies and supporting the infrastructure that underpins the future digital economy[1][4].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Red Beard Ventures is likely to continue expanding its fund size and syndicate network, deepening its involvement in Web3 infrastructure and Metaverse-related startups. Trends such as increased institutional interest in crypto, regulatory clarity, and technological advancements in blockchain scalability will shape their investment journey. Their influence may grow as they further integrate token-based incentives and DAO governance into their portfolio support, potentially setting new standards for venture capital in the crypto era. This positions Red Beard Ventures not just as a capital provider but as a pivotal ecosystem builder in the evolving frontier tech landscape[1][4][6].

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Core Differentiators

Integrated Ecosystem: Combines a venture fund, AngelList syndicate, Web3 properties, DAOs, and influencer relationships to create a multifaceted support network.
Investment Model: Flexible capital deployment across all stages with the ability to co-invest alongside syndicate members, enabling larger check sizes.
Network Strength: Access to over 3,000 strategic LPs and relationships with thought leaders in Web3 and frontier tech.
Operating Support: Active facilitation of partnerships and collaborations across portfolio companies to drive growth and innovation.
Brand Cache: Established reputation in the Web3 ecosystem despite being a relatively young fund, leveraging syndicate history and advisory networks[1][5].