BDMI
Corporate VCNew York · Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
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Investment thesis
New York-based venture firm specializing in digital media technologies, products, and distribution channels.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
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What they invest in
from 21 of 34 portfolio companiesSaaS ×12AI & Machine Learning ×10Marketing Tech ×9Enterprise Software ×7Cybersecurity ×5Media & Entertainment ×5Data & Infrastructure ×3Consumer ×2
HQs:United States×21United Kingdom×1
Investments · 34 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 72022 · 42020 · 52019 · 12018 · 12017 · 22015 · 12014 · 123 dated
Sotto is a phygital engagement platform that connects physical store visits to digital customer identity via NFC hardware devices, enabling brands to recognize visitors and conduct one-to-one SMS conversations.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSNew York, US
Joshua Bowen(Co-founder, CEO)inPaul Juckiewicz(Co-founder, CTO)inLindsey Buxman(President)in
Co-investorsSuperAngel.FundHannah Grey Ventures
Sotto provides an identity and customer recognition platform for physical retail and hospitality businesses, enabling brands to identify, connect with, and build loyalty relationships with customers in real-world locations.
HardwareMarketing TechPropTechRetail TechSaaSNew York, US
Joshua Bowen(Co-founder, CEO)inPaul Juckiewicz(Co-founder, CTO)inLindsey Buxman(President)in
Co-investorsSuperAngel.FundArray Ventures Management LlcBAM VenturesHannah Grey Ventures
Food52 is a food, home and lifestyle digital media and e-commerce platform sold in a 2026 Chapter 11 auction.
New York, US
Merrill Stubbs(Executive Officer, Director)Amanda Hesser(Executive Officer, Director)inAlex Zubillaga(Director)in
BoardArt Berliner(Director)in
Board seatSim Blaustein· per SEC Form D · $4.3M raise · filed Jul 2017
Co-investorsThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)14WWalden Venture Capital
Tenovos offers an AI-enriched digital asset management and content intelligence platform that unifies content from multiple sources into a single visual layer for teams to find, govern, and activate assets.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Selim M. Hakimi(Executive Officer, Director)John Shackleton(Director)D. Scott Bowen(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrea Pulcini(Director)
BoardAdriaan D. Zur Muhlen(Director)in
Board seatKeith Titan· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsLevel EquityProgress VenturesS4S Ventures
New York, US
Leighton Welch(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Vaynerchuk(Director)Jeffrey Nicholson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatKeith Titan· per SEC Form D · $19M raise · filed Feb 2023
Co-investorsProgress Ventures
Breef helps brands and startups find and connect with marketing agencies through a digital platform that streamlines the agency selection process.
B2B MarketplacesMarketing Tech
George Raptis(Founder)in
Co-investorsGreycroftRackhouse Venture Management LpUpHonest CapitalHouseTouch Ventures
Certa provides a no-code platform for third-party vendor management, helping organizations onboard vendors and manage their risk, compliance, and ESG profiles.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSaratoga, US
Jagmeet Lamba(CEO)in
Co-investorsMantis CapitalPoint72 VenturesTechstarsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Aglae VenturesFin Capital+3 more
Certa is an enterprise platform for third-party risk, compliance, ESG and procurement orchestration across the vendor lifecycle.
Co-investorsKae CapitalAglae VenturesFin CapitalGoat CapitalMantis CapitalPoint72 Ventures+2 more
Certa provides a no-code platform for third-party lifecycle management, automating vendor and supplier onboarding along with risk, compliance, and ESG profiling.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAglae VenturesFin CapitalGoat CapitalMantis CapitalPoint72 VenturesTru Arrow Technology Partners+1 more
Platform to manage third parties globally, customizable via a no-code studio with 120+ integrations.
Co-investorsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Aglae VenturesFin CapitalGoat CapitalMantis CapitalPoint72 Ventures+1 more
Hellosaurus provides software and a distribution platform that enables children's content creators to produce interactive video shows where kids participate actively rather than passively watch.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
James Ruben(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGeneral CatalystGSV VenturesShrug Capital
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Journey provides a proactive workplace mental health program designed to identify and address employee mental health risks earlier than traditional employee assistance programs, reducing costs and preventing escalation.
HR TechMental HealthNew York, US
Stephen Sokoler(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBrendan Dickinson(Director)inJoshua Siegel(Director)
Co-investors37 AngelsBetaworksCanaan PartnersNelstone VenturesNew York Venture PartnersThe Fund
Journey Health is a healthcare company that delivers digital health services and support for vulnerable patients and underserved communities.
Digital HealthHealthtechOakland, US
Co-investorsJ4 VenturesBetaworks
Knockri builds AI-powered, skills-based assessment tools that measure candidates' skills to reduce bias and improve fairness in hiring for organizations.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSToronto
Jahanzaib Ansari(CEO)inFaisal Ahmed(Executive Officer, Director)Murtaza Rana(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAmplify CapitalDifferential VenturesGrand VenturesGreen Egg Ventures
Letterhead is a newsletter operating platform that gives content teams tools for email production, audience management, analytics, built-in monetization, deliverability, and AI agents to automate content curation and sends.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSMiami, US
Bruce Pinchbeck(Founder)in
Co-investorsConnetic VenturesKrillion VenturesLas Olas Venture CapitalReign VenturesPeakSpan Capital Partners
Marfeel offers a placement optimization tool that uses predictive analytics to help publishers identify high-performing stories and position them effectively on their homepages.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsNauta CapitalSeedRocketElaiaWayra
Memorable develops technology that frames AI agent reasoning as a graph search problem.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Nikhil Krishnaswamy(Founder/CEO)inAdvaiyt Sane(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAperiamVenturesLDV CapitalTenOneTen Ventures
London-based AI dubbing company whose synthetic-speech technology translated video into other languages; IP acquired by RWS in 2025.
Jesse Shemen(Founder)in
Co-investorsGMG VenturesMercuri.vcOctopus VenturesEntrepreneur FirstSands Capital Ventures
Podsights (now Spotify Ad Analytics) provides advertisers with measurement and analytics tools to track the performance of audio ad campaigns across Spotify's music and podcasts as well as off-platform digital audio, offering real-time insights and lift reporting in a centralized dashboard.
AdTechMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsGreycroftNVP CapitalSupernode GlobalBetaworksBetaworks Ventures Management, Llc
Sensity AI develops deepfake detection technology that identifies synthetically generated or manipulated images, videos, and audio by using deep learning to detect pixel-level and acoustic artifacts left by generative AI.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechGovTech
Giorgio Patrini(Co-founder)inFrancesco Cavalliin
Co-investorsBetaworksGMG VenturesMercuri.vcBetaworks Ventures Management, Llc
Spikerz provides social media security software for PR and communications teams, offering account takeover protection, AI comment moderation, permissions management, and impersonator takedown.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMarketing TechSaaS
Ron Azogui(Founder)inRon Storfer(Founder)in
Co-investorsDisruptive AIHorizon CapitalOryzn CapitalStorytime Capital
The page presents insights tools for evaluating story and character appeal in media production, highlighting cost savings across development, reshoot, production, and marketing phases.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentAustin, US
Monica Landers(CEO)in
Co-investorsFf Venture CapitalTechstarsRefinery Venture
Tracer is an AI-based brand protection platform that monitors digital channels, removes infringing content, and maps brand abuse networks using patented graph technology and machine vision.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSMiddleburg, US
Peter Hayes(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsMultiplier CapitalOrigin VenturesS4S VenturesNewRoad Capital Partners, LLCProgress VenturesThirty Five Ventures
Tracer is an enterprise analytics platform that consolidates data from multiple sources and automates reporting workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Jeffrey Nicholson(Founder)inLeighton Welch(Founder)in
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpProgress VenturesRSE VenturesService Provider CapitalNewRoad Capital Partners, LLCS4S Ventures+1 more
Tracer is a research lab building Echo, an inference system that coordinates open-weight models behind a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint for chat, code, and agent workloads.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsY CombinatorVela PartnersNewRoad Capital Partners, LLCProgress VenturesS4S VenturesThirty Five Ventures
West Hollywood, US
Hernan Lopez(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAndrea Link(Executive Officer)Jason Nazar(Director)Blake Hyde(Director)Brady Hyde(Director)Travis Kruegar(Director)
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalBAM VenturesBullishGreycroftPowerhouse CapitalWaverley Capital+2 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
7hops.com, Inc.BoostrCrowdtapIR Media VenturesJukin MediaLemonada MediaVisionary VR
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMemorable · ycombinator.com · Sep 17, 2026
Papercup · techmarketview.com · Aug 18, 2026
Tracer · ycombinator.com · Jul 31, 2026
Sensity · biometricupdate.com · Jul 17, 2026
Satago · marketscreener.com · Jul 2, 2026
Food52 · aol.com · Dec 31, 2025
Knockri · knockri.com · Dec 16, 2025
Tenovos · aws.amazon.com · Nov 12, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has BDMI made?
- BDMI has 34 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does BDMI invest at?
- BDMI invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is BDMI's typical check size?
- BDMI typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What sectors does BDMI focus on?
- BDMI focuses on Crypto & Web3, SaaS.
- Where is BDMI located?
- BDMI is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does BDMI lead rounds?
- BDMI typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInvestor Interview Series + Networking | Sim Blaustein Partner at BDMI
Entre · Sim Blaustein
Bothsides TV Episode 3 with Urs Cete, Managing Director of BDMI
Bothsides TV · Urs Cete
Urs Cete explains why BDMI is focused on online video
Bothsides TV · Urs Cete
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Co-investors · 14
S4S Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology companies disrupting the marketing, media, and advertising value chain. Backed by S4 Capital and Stanhope Capital Group, the firm leverages deep domain expertise and a network of over 7,000 industry professionals to support portfolio companies.
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.
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, emphasizing investing in companies before they gain wider recognition.
Tribeca Venture Partners is a New York-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders using emerging technologies to build category-defining companies.
Primetime Partners is an early-stage venture capital fund that incubates and invests in companies transforming the quality of living for older adults, focused on the longevity economy.
Watertower Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that leads and co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds, backing founders with hands-on operational support in revenue generation and follow-on fundraising.
Trinity Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in mission-driven entrepreneurs and their companies.
DCM Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that leads rounds and partners with a small number of companies each year, backing innovative founders with a global, cross-border team.
Primary Venture Partners is a seed-stage venture fund that backs founders at the earliest moments, combining deep sector specialization with a large operating team that provides hands-on support.
Coelius Capital provides entrepreneurial early-stage capital to technology startups, generally investing in B2B or B2B2C companies.
ForgePoint Capital is a thesis-driven venture firm investing in early-stage companies in cybersecurity, AI, and infrastructure software.
Alpha Edison is an early-stage venture firm that partners with entrepreneurs using technology to unlock latent demand in markets where consumer and business behaviors are shifting.
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