New York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 12 people tracked
Also known as BBG VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
BBG Ventures argues that every platform shift creates noise, with most capital clustering in the 'commodity middle' on incremental, easily replicated ideas. Instead, the firm invests at the edges of the innovation spectrum. On one side, it backs deep technology leverage — software that drives new behavior and value. On the other, it invests in 'deep humanity' companies serving emotional, social, and physical needs that AI cannot address, such as care, identity, trust, and belonging. These businesses build moats through vastly better products, community, trust, or physical presence, becoming more valuable as the world automates. The firm avoids thin wrappers, point solutions, and products lacking durable advantage.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 29 of 87 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×8Consumer ×6Digital Health ×5EdTech ×4Healthtech ×4Media & Entertainment ×4Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:United States×24Mexico×1
Investments · 87 tracked
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San Mateo, US
Board seatSusan Lyne· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Mar 2026
Ox converts static warehouse layouts into 3D, data-rich digital twins to give operators visibility into product storage and layout utilization, with AI-driven slotting, task orchestration, and labor optimization.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSBentonville, US
Tanner Green(CEO & Co-Founder)Charu Thomas(Founder & Board Chair)Stephen Ashmore(Head of Engineering)Matthew Hill(Head of Business Operations)Mitch Marshall(Head of Customer Success)
Co-investorsMaC Venture CapitalAtento CapitalCadron Capital PartnersCortado VenturesFlorida FundersIron Prairie+2 more
New York, US
Joan Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatNisha Dua· per SEC Form D · $7.1M raise · filed Jan 2024
San Francisco, US
BRIT MORIN(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFRED HARMAN(Director)LISA LAMBERT(Director)TINA SHARKEY(Director)
Board seatSusan Lyne· per SEC Form D · $20.2M raise · filed Dec 2017
Co-investorsOak Investment Partners
Canela Media operates a streaming platform and media network serving U.S.
AdTechMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Isabel Rafferty(Executive Officer)Isabel Rafferty Zavala(Founder)in
BoardLuis Guttierez(Director)Michael Rafferty(Director)inRodrigo Garcia(Director)
Board seatSusan Lyne· per SEC Form D · filed Jul 2022
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalBascom VenturesLink VenturesMighty CapitalPortfoliaReinventure Capital+1 more
Fiveable provides AI-powered exam preparation for AP classes, offering practice questions with automated scoring and personalized study tools for high school students.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechMilwaukee, US
BoardAmanda DoAmaral(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inCraig Schedler(Director)
Board seatNisha Dua· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsOwl VenturesSerena VenturesSwell PartnersUnion Square Ventures (USV)27V (Twenty Seven Ventures)Beta Boom+2 more
Bentonville, US
Board seatSusan Lyne· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Jul 2025
Co-investorsMaC Venture Capital
Brooklyn, US
Frederique Harrel(CEO, President)
Board seatNisha Dua· per SEC Form D · $2.3M raise · filed Jan 2020
Co-investorsFemale FoundersThe Perkins Fund
New York, US
Board seatSusan Lyne· per SEC Form D · $4.3M raise · filed Dec 2022
Co-investorsAlleyCorp
New York, US
Julie Zhang(Executive Officer)Jonathan Chin(Executive Officer)Daphne Kwon(Director)
BoardJohn Borthwick(Executive Officer, Director)in
Board seatNisha Dua· per SEC Form D · $3.5M raise · filed Mar 2018
Co-investorsBetaworks Ventures Management, Llc
Anthill AI provides an automation platform for workforce management that recruits, onboards, manages, and retains frontline workers across 75 languages.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechChicago, US
Young-Jae Kim(Executive Officer, Director)Muriel Clauson(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Lofty VenturesTechstarsOrigin VenturesRethink Capital Partners
Arise offered outpatient eating disorder services, which are being paused; the page now directs individuals and families to the Monte Nido team for evidence-based treatment and recovery support.
Digital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBluestein VenturesFTW VenturesVery Serious VenturesWireframe VenturesInflect Health
Blip sells FDA-approved nicotine replacement products via direct-to-consumer subscription, with discounts for recurring orders.
Direct to ConsumerHealthtech
Co-investorsFourward VenturesMaveron
Blueland manufactures sustainable household cleaning products packaged in refillable, plastic-free formats.
Circular EconomyCleantechConsumer
Sarah Paiji Yoo(Co-Founder + CEO)John A. Mascari(Founder)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersBabel VenturesBAM VenturesComcast VenturesTrust Fund468 Capital+3 more
Canela.TV is a free, Spanish-language streaming platform offering movies, series, telenovelas, and original content.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Isabel Rafferty Zavala(Founder)in
Co-investors125 VenturesCerity Partners Ventures
Evvy is an AI-powered precision medicine platform using vaginal microbiome testing and analysis to diagnose and treat women's health conditions including vaginal health, fertility, and menopause.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Priyanka Jain(Founder)inLaine Bruzek(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesForeground CapitalIngeborg InvestmentsLeft Lane CapitalVirtue VenturesG9 Ventures+3 more
Fork & Good develops cultivated meat technology using a hydroponic system approach that integrates cell biology with farming principles to produce real meat from cells at scale.
BiotechDeep TechFoodTechNutley, US
Gabor Forgacs(Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder)Andras Forgacs(Partner and co-founder)Niya Sharma(Co-founder)Niyati Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLauren Loktev(Director)
Co-investorsAIR CapitalCollaborative FundMindshift CapitalThe Venture CollectiveLeaps by BayerStarlight Ventures+1 more
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersDorm RoomGraph VenturesSemperVirens Venture CapitalUlu Ventures
goTenna builds mesh networking hardware and software for off-grid connectivity in mission-critical operations.
Defense TechHardwareIoTBrooklyn, US
Daniela Perdomo(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLarry Marcus(Director)John Levy(Director)
Co-investorsCadron Capital PartnersComcast VenturesIronGate Capital AdvisorsLifeX VenturesMarque VenturesNew Leaf Invest+11 more
Co-investorsMaveron
HopSkipDrive operates a marketplace and software platform connecting students and other individuals needing support to vetted caregivers for transportation, while providing school districts with tools like RouteWise AI to optimize their transportation operations.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSLos Angeles, US
Carolyn Yashari Becher(Executive Officer)Joanna McFarland(Executive Officer, Director)inJanelle McGlothlin(Executive Officer)
BoardGreg Bettinelli(Director)in
Co-investors1843 CapitalBascom VenturesBuilders + BackersEnergy Impact PartnersFirstMark CapitalGreycroft+7 more
Icon provides a portable retirement plan (PRP) that enables small and midsize businesses to offer retirement savings benefits to employees without sponsorship or compliance burden.
Fintech
Co-investorsIngeborg InvestmentsPortland Seed FundRethink ImpactTTV Capital
KiwiCo creates hands-on creative project kits for children, helping families spend time building, exploring, and creating together.
ConsumerCreator EconomyEdTech
SandraSandra Oh LinYael Pasternak ValekYu Pan
Co-investors500 GlobalBrighter CapitalComcast VenturesFelicis VenturesForerunner VenturesGrace Beauty Capital+2 more
Co-investorsHomebrewCoalition OperatorsTakeda Ventures
Co-investorsFikaFour Acres Capital
Mighty Networks builds a platform for community management, courses, and events that helps community leaders and entrepreneurs build engaged member bases and generate revenue.
Creator EconomySaaSPalo Alto, US
Gina Bianchini(CEO & Co-Founder)Tim Herby(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)Thomas Aaron(Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder)inDAVID GALE(PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
BoardNANCY BERGLASS(Director)
Co-investorsCowboy VenturesFloodgateFounder CollectiveGeek VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalOwl Ventures+4 more
Millie is a maternity and women's health clinic offering midwifery-led care backed by OB-GYNs and specialists, covering pregnancy, birth, postpartum, gynecology, and hormonal/menopause care.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesCoyote VenturesForeground CapitalIngeborg InvestmentsJoyance PartnersTMV+2 more
Naya Homes by Casago operates a curated portfolio of vacation rental properties and luxury beachfront accommodations across Mexico's Pacific coast destinations, including Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit.
MarketplacesTravel & HospitalityPuerto Vallarta, MX
Co-investorsCarao VenturesClocktower VenturesDERIVE VENTURESFlybridge Capital PartnersPrimary Venture Partners
Oova offers a clinical-grade at-home hormone test that pairs with an AI-powered app to measure LH, estrogen (E3G), and progesterone (PdG) levels from urine, scanned via a smartphone camera.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFemTech
Amy Divaraniya(Founder & CEO)Aparna (Amy) Divaraniya, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsKluz VenturesSamsung NextSpero VenturesHelm
Personal AI builds user-owned personal language models and AI personas trained on an individual's own data and memories.
San Francisco, US
Sharon Zhang(Founder)
Co-investorsBDev VenturesBeni Venture CapitalDifferential VenturesGood FriendsSupernode Global
OverAI provides a platform for building custom internal tools using prebuilt modules and AI-powered automations, targeting enterprise teams seeking production-ready applications without technical debt.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US
Mollie Breen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBarmak Meftah(Director)in
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersBallistic VenturesOutsiders
PlanetFWD offers a sustainability management platform that measures carbon footprints across Scopes 1, 2, and 3, automates life cycle assessments, and helps companies model emissions reduction strategies.
CleantechClimate TechSaaS
Julia Collins(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersBackstage CapitalBeacon VCCity LightCleo CapitalCongruent Ventures+11 more
Spoon University is a food and dining media platform for college students that publishes content on food trends, recipes, dining hall reviews, and food-related pop culture, written by a network of student contributors across over 100 campuses nationwide.
ConsumerEdTechMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
MackenzieSarah
Co-investorsTechstarsUncork Capital
Spring Health is an AI-native platform delivering personalized mental health support through self-guided tools, coaching, therapy, medication management, and specialty care for employers, health plans, and individuals.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMental Health
April Koh(Founder)in
Co-investorsAble PartnersEQUIAMGingerbread CapitalKicker VenturesKinnevikNorthzone+4 more
Starface is a skincare brand known for its pimple patches and other acne-focused products aimed at consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAble PartnersFourward VenturesGingerbread CapitalSugar Capital
SuperCircle is a technology and reverse logistics platform that helps retail brands launch trade-in programs and manage excess inventory to reduce textile waste.
Circular EconomyLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Chloe Marie Songer(Founder)inStuart Ahlum(Founder)in
Co-investorsFab Co-Creation Studio VenturesFoundryRareBreed VenturesStarting LineUlu VenturesWireframe Ventures+2 more
Symbium builds an instant permitting service for residential decarbonization projects such as solar panels, energy storage, and heat pumps, letting homeowners and contractors understand what is possible on a property and submit and manage permit applications.
Climate TechGovTechPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Abhijeet Mohapatra(Executive Officer, Director)Leila Banijamali(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Genesereth(Co-founder & Professor of Artificial Intelligence)
BoardMitchell Kertzman(Director)
Co-investorsAspenwood
TOGETHXR is a media and commerce brand focused on women's sports, producing stories about athletes and selling branded apparel through collaborations with organizations like the WNBPA and LOVB.
E-commerceMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsIngeborg InvestmentsLocker Room CapitalR/GA Ventures
Topline Pro provides AI-powered tools to help local service professionals like roofers, landscapers, and contractors get discovered online, manage customer relationships, and grow their businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Nick Ornitz(Founder)inShannon Kay(Founder)in
Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalBonfire VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersForerunner VenturesNorthzoneY Combinator
A Platform-as-a-Service company helping cities and developers reduce costs and complexity in deploying last-mile infrastructure.
Co-investorsBackstage CapitalCoPeace CapitalAndreessen HorowitzKapor CapitalWocstar Capital
Upwage builds an AI-powered job marketplace that uses AI interviewing agents to reduce bias and increase fairness in hiring for jobseekers, employers, and workers displaced by AI.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechPowell, US
Diana Tsai(Co-Founder and CEO)inGreg Call(Co-Founder and COO)inSantiago Leon(Product Manager and Founding Member)Nate Babbel(CTO and Founding Member)Elliot Manson(Head of Marketing and Founding Member)
BoardTanya Beja(Director)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpCore Venture CapitalJ4 VenturesMoai CapitalAlley Robotics VenturesBloomberg Beta
Co-investorsMetaProp VenturesMetaProp
Zola provides online wedding planning tools and resources that guide couples from engagement through marriage, including save-the-date creation, gift registration, and wedding etiquette guidance.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesNew York, US
Shan-Lyn Ma(Founder & CEO)Nobu Nakaguchi(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua Kushner(Director)
BoardKevin Ryan(Director)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAnsa CapitalBAM VenturesCanvas VenturesComcast VenturesFemale Founders+5 more
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioGoPro, Inc.NASDAQ: GPROAnthillacq. by Humanly
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Evvy · insider.fitt.co · Jul 16, 2026
Zola · fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026
Uncharted · autonews.gasgoo.com · May 11, 2026
Symbium · symbium.medium.com · May 6, 2026
Anthill · geekwire.com · Apr 14, 2026
Upwage · trysignalbase.com · Mar 23, 2026
Blueland · entrepreneur.com · Nov 24, 2025
goTenna · finsmes.com · Nov 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has BBG Ventures made?
- BBG Ventures has 42 tracked investments.
- What stage does BBG Ventures invest at?
- BBG Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is BBG Ventures's typical check size?
- BBG Ventures typically writes checks of $350K – $1.5M.
- What sectors does BBG Ventures focus on?
- BBG Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech.
- Where is BBG Ventures located?
- BBG Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does BBG Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, BBG Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamHow I Raised It with Nisha Dua of BBG Ventures
Foundersuite & Fundingstack: How To Raise Capital · Nisha Dua
Susan Lyne: Managing Partner BBG Ventures - Investing in the Workplace Revolution
Jack Hammer Global - Executive Search · Susan Lyne
Big Tech regulation inevitable, says BBG Ventures' Susan Lyne
CNBC Television · Susan Lyne
Susan Lyne, BBG Ventures on the Rise of Women CEO's
IAB - Interactive Advertising Bureau · Susan Lyne
'We’re close' —BBG Ventures President Susan Lyne on the future of women-led startups | Mashable
Susan Lyne · mashable.com
Nisha Dua, BBG Ventures - Grace Hopper Celebration 2016 - #GHC16 - #theCUBE
SiliconANGLE theCUBE · Nisha Dua
Co-investors · 49
Maveron is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs across web-enabled consumer services, education, and wellness sectors.
Forerunner Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs companies redefining consumer behavior, health, commerce, fintech, and AI-native products.
AlleyCorp is an early-stage investor and incubator based in New York that builds and backs companies across enterprise, consumer, healthcare, and deep tech sectors.
BAM Ventures is an early-stage investment firm made up of experienced entrepreneurs based in Southern California, backing founders building consumer-focused technologies, products, and services that transform commerce.
Northzone is a technology-focused venture capital firm investing across AI and deep tech on both sides of the Atlantic, backing companies from early stage through growth.
MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that partners closely with founders, offering a multidisciplinary team, an extensive network spanning Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Washington DC, and emerging markets, and hands-on growth support.
Bloomberg Beta is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments and is backed by Bloomberg L.P. The firm invests in technology companies across various sectors.
Backstage Capital is an investment firm focused on supporting underrepresented founders. It publishes a weekly newsletter, The Mixtape, sharing news, opportunities, and stories for these founders.
Female Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in female-founded companies building category-defining businesses across sectors, backed by a strong founder community.
Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based early-stage investor that partners with founders at the earliest stages of company building across the United States.
Bonfire Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that backs founders reinventing how business operates, leading seed rounds in AI-native B2B software.
Foundry invests in early-stage startups and venture funds across multiple sectors. The firm builds a portfolio-based network connecting portfolio companies with other investors and entrepreneurs.
▶37 more co-investors
Origin VenturesTMVCarao VenturesSoGal VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersNotable CapitalBoxGroupEverywhere VenturesPrecursor VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersRed Swan VenturesRevolutionBanana CapitalInitialized CapitalGSV AccelerationCausalNext Play VenturesInspired CapitalTeamworthy VenturesTarget GlobalHighland Capital Partnersxfactor venturesTet VenturesVista Venture PartnersPatronAda VenturesSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALCore Innovation CapitalDefine VenturesFeenix Venture Partners LLCPritzker Group Venture CapitalConteur Capital PartnersTwenty Seven VenturesRethink EducationBronze InvestmentsK50 VenturesVillage Capital
Firms observed investing alongside BBG Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with BBG Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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