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Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 9 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Betaworks Ventures Management is a seed-stage venture capital firm with offices in New York City and San Francisco that concentrates on product-oriented companies.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 30 of 36 portfolio companiesConsumer ×12AI & Machine Learning ×10Media & Entertainment ×9Developer Tools ×7Enterprise Software ×7Creator Economy ×5Gaming ×4AdTech ×3
HQs:United States×24Germany×1United Kingdom×1Poland×1
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12022 · 22020 · 32019 · 22018 · 42017 · 12015 · 32014 · 119 dated
GIPHY is a platform for discovering, creating, and sharing animated GIFs and stickers.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Alex Chung(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Brad Zeff(Executive Officer)Joshua Auerbach(Executive Officer)Jonathan Chin(Executive Officer)
BoardJeremy Liew(Director)in
Board seatJohn Borthwick· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBetaworksGlynn Capital ManagementGV (Google Ventures)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lightspeed Venture PartnersDFJ+5 more
Apportable provides tools for developers to compile Objective-C and C++ applications to Android, enabling them to publish to Android without rewriting code in Java.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsHeavybitY Combinator11.2 CapitalACE & CompanyAME Cloud VenturesGV (Google Ventures)+4 more
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Beep manufactures long-battery wireless sensors that transmit data from remote locations to cloud platforms, with built-in environmental sensing and extensible ports for additional sensor types.
Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Daniel Conrad(Founder/CEO)inShawn Lewis(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorElefundFuel CapitalFundersClubInitialized CapitalLin, Bill | A10 Ventures+3 more
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Bezi is an AI agent that operates within Unity to assist game developers with code generation, scene building, debugging, and automation tasks.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGamingOakland, US
Cecilia Uhr(Co-founder and Chief Product Officer / Founding Designer)inJulian Park(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inDenys Bastov(Co-founder and technical/security leader)in
BoardChetan Puttagunta(Director)inSusan Liu(Director / investor representative)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersDesigner FundUncork Capital2.12 Angels8VCAdverb Ventures+16 more
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Breaker is an app for discovering and listening to podcasts, with plans to offer exclusive premium audio content on a paid subscription basis to listeners and provide publishers with analytics and community engagement tools.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Leah Culver(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersMain Sequence VenturesY CombinatorACE & CompanyArena VenturesEmles Advisors+7 more
Maker of Caira, an intelligent interchangeable-lens camera that captures, edits, and shares content with integrated on-camera AI processing and MagSafe iPhone connectivity.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware
Co-investorsAscensionBetaworks7percent VenturesF4 Fund
Couple.me is an AI-powered chat application that lets users create and interact with customizable virtual AI characters, including AI girlfriends and boyfriends, for entertainment and companionship.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocialSan Francisco, US
Oleg Kostour(Founder)inAnton Krutiansky(Founder)inMichael Petrov(Founder)inAswinkumar Rajendiran(Founder)inJamie Murai(Founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorFounder CollectiveInitialized CapitalLerer HippeauSam AltmanSlow Ventures+7 more
Culture Genesis is a media and creator company that uses agentic AI to package creator-led video into brand-safe ad inventory, route deals to agencies, verify campaigns, and pay creators automatically.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCreator Economy
Co-investorsBetaworksMucker Capital
Embedly provides an API and tools that enable developers and publishers to embed rich media content from over 1,000 providers into websites, along with image optimization and link insights.
AdTechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US
Sean Creeley(Founder)inArthur Gibson(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorLowercase CapitalSocial LeverageSV Angel
Estimote develops Ultra Wideband (UWB) tags and proximity sensors for precise indoor and outdoor location tracking, automation, and asset management across warehousing, logistics, healthcare, retail, and hospitality.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainKraków, PL
Jakub Krzych(Founder/CEO)inLukasz Kostka(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesHomebrewJavelin Venture PartnersY CombinatorAccelerate FundActivant Capital+10 more
Flower develops collaborative AI infrastructure and tools, including federated learning platforms, AI agents, and language models that enable organizations to build and deploy AI networks while maintaining data privacy and control.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHamburg, DE
Daniel J. Beutel(Founder)inNic Lane(Founder)inTaner Topal(Founder)inNicholas Lane(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetaworksFelicis VenturesFirst Spark Ventures, LlcMozilla VenturesPioneerY Combinator+2 more
Genius is a crowdsourced music encyclopedia where a community of contributors annotates and discusses song lyrics, artist information, and music culture across all genres.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialNew York City, US
Tom Lehman(Founder/CEO)inIlan Zechory(Founder)in
BoardJacob Cohen(Director)Steve Stoute(Director)Ben Horowitz(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCollaborative FundTransmedia CapitalY CombinatorLerer HippeauPegasus Tech Ventures+5 more
Ghost Commander builds interactivity tools for live streaming, enabling viewers to make predictions, join raffles, earn and spend virtual currency on stream-affecting items, appear as on-screen characters, and display trending chat emotes as overlays.
Creator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
Keenan Mosimann(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Lauren Liedel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Homebrew is a venture capital firm that provides pre-seed and seed funding (typically $100k–$500k, with select larger investments) along with hands-on counsel to mission-driven, early-stage founders.
Sector Agnostic
Satya Patel(Founder)in
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaFoundryCapitalX
Hugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsBrooklyn, US
Julien Chaumond(Executive Officer, Director)inClement Delange(Executive Officer, Director)Clément Delangue(Co-founder & CEO)inThomas Wolf(Co-founder & CSO)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAIX VenturesBetaworksCoatue ManagementConnetic VenturesFelicis Ventures+26 more
Journey is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that combines predictive analytics, personalized outreach, and a clinical network — powered by its Journey Signal AI engine — to detect employee mental health risk early and provide proactive care.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMental HealthNew York, US
Stephen Sokoler(Founder & CEO)inSue Zbikowski(Chief Clinical Officer)in
BoardBrendan Dickinson(Director)inJoshua Siegel(Director)
Co-investors37 AngelsAlumni VenturesBetaworksCanaan PartnersCity LightCourtside Ventures+9 more
Mbodi develops AI-powered robots that can learn new tasks through natural language instructions and demonstration, eliminating the need for reprogramming when processes change.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsNew York City, US
Xavier (Tianhao) Chi(Founder)inSebastian Peralta(Founder)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesBetaworksFoundersX VenturesFuel Venture CapitalImagination Capital+18 more
Midsummer Studios is an independent game studio developing a next-generation life simulation game that lets players create and share their own stories.
GamingBaltimore, US
Jacob Solomon(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)William Miller(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nelsie Birch(Executive Officer, Promoter)in
BoardShanti Bergel(Director)in
Co-investorsBetaworksTIRTA VenturesTRANSCENDF4 FundKrafton
OMGPOP develops multiplayer games distributed across social networks, mobile platforms, and its own website.
ConsumerGamingNew York City, US
Charles Forman(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersTrebuchet PartnersY CombinatorSpark Capital
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 GlobalBDMIBetaworks
Product Hunt runs an online platform where users submit, browse, vote on, and comment on new tech products such as mobile apps, websites, and hardware projects.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Ryan Hoover(Founder)inRajiv Ayyangar(CEO)in
BoardSteven Sinofsky(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCowboy VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Y CombinatorGreylock PartnersInitialized Capital+8 more
Rownd AI manufactures fully autonomous drones equipped with edge-based intelligence and satellite/cellular redundancy to remove operator dependency, currently deployed with U.S.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsRaleigh, US
Robert Thelen(Founder)inMatt Hamann(Founder)Rachel Orrino(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorACADEMY INVESTORAlumni VenturesAsymmetry VenturesFriends Family CapitalGaingels+10 more
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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.vcMI.TO TechnologyBDMI
Songkick is a platform that helps music fans track their favorite artists and discover live concerts, providing personalized alerts and ticket purchasing options.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentTravel & HospitalityEngland, GB
Ian Hogarth(Founder/CEO)inPete Finlay (né Smith)(Founder/COO)inMichelle You(Founder/CPO)inHermann Mohaupt(Director)Adam Ray(Executive Officer)Matthew Jones(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsUncork CapitalY CombinatorAccess IndustriesBetaworksCoilIndex Ventures+7 more
SquadApp is a platform that helps people connect with friends, family, and collaborators in real-time to reduce loneliness and isolation.
ConsumerSocialWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Ethan Sutin(Founder/CTO)inEdwin van Vliet(Creator & Developer)Anthony Adamovich(Founder)in
Co-investorsDream MachineThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Y CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBasis Set VenturesBBG Ventures+5 more
Streem built an augmented-reality-powered remote video assistance platform that let service professionals see customers' problems through their smartphone cameras and capture spatial data.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerDeveloper ToolsMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ritik Malhotra(Founder/CEO)inTanooj Luthra(Founder/CTO)inSamvit Ramadurgam(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalFlying Fish VenturesGFR FundOregon Venture FundY CombinatorArbor Ventures+4 more
Svbtle is a publishing platform for writers to organize, develop, and share articles and ideas.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Dustin Curtis(Founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorInitialized CapitalSV AngelTuesday Capital
Tipjoy built a payments platform enabling merchants to monetize digital goods, nonprofits to collect donations, and individuals to transfer money to each other.
Fintech
Ivan Kirigin(Founder/CTO)inAbigail Kirigin(Founder/interaction designer)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBetaworksLowercase Capital
URX was a mobile deep-linking startup that built technology for linking between apps and surfacing relevant in-app content and actions.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesNew York City, US
Nate Smith(Founder)in
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Y CombinatorAccelAndreessen HorowitzCyberAgent CapitalFirst Round Capital+9 more
A platform that dispatches mechanics to car owners at their homes or offices to perform repairs and maintenance services across major U.S. metropolitan areas.
ConsumerMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Art Agrawal(Founder/CEO)inDongyi Liao(Founder/CTO)inAbhas Dodrajka(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardJoe Medved(Director)Marissa Campise(Director)
Co-investorsAmerican Family VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalGen CapitalLaunchCapitalMontage CapitalVerizon Ventures+15 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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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 · 12
12 acquisitions · showing 2Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHugging Face · techfundingnews.com · Aug 27, 2026
Sensity · sensity.ai · Jan 15, 2026
Mbodi AI · ycombinator.com · May 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc made?
- Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc has 36 tracked investments, 12 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc invest at?
- Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc's typical check size?
- Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc typically writes checks of $250K – $750K.
- What sectors does Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc focus on?
- Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- Where is Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc located?
- Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc is headquartered in New York, US.
Co-investors · 99
SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
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General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, emphasizing investing in companies before they gain wider recognition.
Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs early founders, with a focus on AI-native companies driving scale and industry change.
Slow Ventures is a generalist early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011, with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and New York, investing in the earliest rounds of companies across many sectors.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.
Lowercase Capital is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups, including companies working on democracy reform, climate solutions, and criminal justice reform.
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Shrug CapitalMercuri.vcLightspeed Venture PartnersAccelLong Journey VenturesFounder CollectiveBoxGroupSpark CapitalRRE VenturesBling CapitalAdditionSocial LeverageWGI GroupThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)7percent VenturesTransmedia CapitalAcequia Capital (AceCap)A.Capital VenturesFactorial CapitalLaunchCapitalNew York Venture PartnersKhosla VenturesTechstarsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Notable CapitalUberEverywhere VenturesKrakenTrue VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Eniac VenturesFirstMark CapitalOffline VenturesSciFi VCAccel-KKRCaffeinated CapitalKapor CapitalObvious VenturesInovia CapitalBowery CapitalSouth Park CommonsUlu VenturesBullpen CapitalIA VenturesRevolutionBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcMaveronThrive CapitalGeneral PartnershipCausalKearny JacksonBrainchild HoldingsBaseline VenturesPassion CapitalPolychain CapitalUpside PartnershipKohlberg Kravis RobertsFounders' Co-opAmadeus Capital PartnersLocus VenturesContraryFuture Perfect VenturesVitalStage VenturesYes VCPhoenix CourtThirty Five Ventures (35V)Athletico VenturesXfundCyfrinAI FundE1 VenturesLightShed VenturesMiramar Venture PartnersSoftBank CapitalFontinalis PartnersWestern Technology InvestmentXplorer CapitalTwelve BelowWellington ManagementRed Sea VenturesCSC Venture CapitalGPO FundEquity AllianceMetaplanetDorm RoomNTT Venture CapitalLytical Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Betaworks Ventures Management, Llc's recorded portfolio.
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