Avid Ventures
Venture capitalNew York City · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
Avid Ventures positions itself as an extension of a startup's founding team, deliberately staying small so the partner a founder meets is the same person supporting them day-to-day. The firm invests as early as possible, frequently before a company has landed its first design partner, refined its idea, or even incorporated, placing conviction in the founders themselves. Avid emphasizes hands-on operational support across go-to-market, talent recruiting, fundraising, and customer introductions, describing itself as a 'text us day or night' partner. Its investment activity spans fintech, consumer, software, healthcare, and digital health companies across the U.S., Europe, and Israel.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 19 of 48 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×7Fintech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5HR Tech ×5Future of Work ×3Healthtech ×2
HQs:United States×8France×1
Investments · 48 tracked
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Basis builds autonomous AI agents that perform accounting work end-to-end, collaborating with accountants at key decision points to deliver finished accounting deliverables.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Company led by co-founder & CEO Adam Lawrence.
Boom & Bucket operates an online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy construction equipment with nationwide shipping and inspection services.
Construction TechMarketplaces
Ferry provides AI-powered concierge healthcare navigation that finds and schedules appointments for patients, handling provider search, insurance matching, and booking.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Company led by co-founder & CEO Avi Shalel.
HiBob operates Bob, an HR platform that consolidates HR processes and workflows into a single user-centric tool for organizations.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Alloy provides an identity and fraud prevention platform for financial institutions and fintechs to manage fraud, credit, and compliance risk through real-time data orchestration and AI algorithms integrated with over 200 intelligence sources.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Tommy Nicholas(CEO)inLaura Spiekerman(President)inCharles Hearn(CTO)in
Company led by co-founder & CEO Omer Hefets; Avid backed its Seed round.
MAJORITY offers a digital wallet that lets users hold, receive, and send digital U.S. dollars with instant, free transfers.
ConsumerFintech
Company led by founder & CEO Nitin Gupta.
Nova Credit aggregates global credit bureau data, bank transaction data, and payroll information to help lenders assess borrowers and provide fairer access to credit for underserved populations including international newcomers, gig workers, and others traditionally excluded from the financial system.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Misha Esipov(Founder/CEO)inLoek Janssen(Cofounder)
Company led by co-founder & CEO Timothy Wang.
Preql provides AI agents that help enterprises clean, transform, and build semantic layers from messy, siloed data through natural language interaction, eliminating the need for specialized technical expertise.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBrooklyn, US
Gabriella Steele(Executive Officer, Director)Leah Weiss(Executive Officer, Director)
Remesh provides a technology platform for conducting large-scale research conversations that gather insights and aggregate viewpoints across geographically and culturally diverse populations.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York City, US
Gary Ellis(Co-Founder + CEO)Andrew Konya(Co-Founder, Chief Scientist)Aaron Slodov(Executive Officer, Director)
Shift Technology develops AI agents that automate and transform critical insurance workflows, including claims processing and fraud detection.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechParis, FR
Elephant Protocol develops automated real estate products built on normalized national property data.
Data & InfrastructurePropTechPhiladelphia, US
Company led by co-founder & CEO Chris Ellis.
Thatch provides a platform that simplifies health benefits administration for businesses by allowing employers to set a budget and employees to personalize their healthcare choices across insurance, mental health, and fertility benefits.
FintechHealthtechHR Tech
Company led by co-founder & CEO Nicky Goulimis.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesStaircase · femwealth.substack.com · Jul 19, 2026
Chief · whqr.org · Jul 16, 2026
Balance · benzinga.com · Jul 16, 2026
Nava · endpoints.news · Jul 15, 2026
Laura Spiekerman · stainless-steel-world.net · Jul 13, 2026
Odyssey · citybiz.co · Jun 29, 2026
Nova Credit · businesswire.com · Nov 18, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Avid Ventures invest at?
- Avid Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Avid Ventures's typical check size?
- Avid Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $8M.
- What sectors does Avid Ventures focus on?
- Avid Ventures focuses on Consumer, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Avid Ventures located?
- Avid Ventures is headquartered in New York City, US.
- Does Avid Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Avid Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team#37 Addie Lerner of Avid Ventures: My Favorite Books, Tools, Habits, and More | 20 Minute Playbook
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner · Addie Lerner
Addie Lerner of Avid Ventures – De-risking an Opportunity
Outlier Academy · Addie Lerner
Addie Lerner of Avid Ventures – Seeing the Upsides and Downsides of Opportunities
Daniel Scrivner · Addie Lerner
Addie Lerner of Avid Ventures – Imposter Syndrome
Outliers with Daniel Scrivner · Addie Lerner
Former Founder Field Notes | Fireside Chat with Jeff Barg & Justin Bleuel (AI & Product, Clay)
Avid Ventures · youtube.com
The Art of Product Management | Fireside Chat with Saumil Mehta (Former CPO of Square)
Avid Ventures
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Co-investors · 14
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Firms observed investing alongside Avid Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Avid Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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