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Common Ocean
Venture capitalNew York · Seed · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Common Ocean positions itself as a hybrid, purpose-driven VC firm focused on fintech. It invests in founders who share its mission of empowering everyday people toward a brighter financial future. The firm emphasizes building close relationships with founders rather than acting as passive investors, drawing on its own experience as founders and entrepreneurs. It backs businesses with strong fundamentals led by passionate, driven founders. Through its $20m Fintech Fund 1, the firm makes seed-stage investments of $1-4m and planned 10-20 investments in 2021.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 5 of 5 portfolio companiesFintech ×4Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Data & Infrastructure ×1FemTech ×1Future of Work ×1Healthtech ×1
HQs:United States×2India×1
Investments · 5 tracked
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Docsumo provides APIs and document processing platform to extract data from unstructured documents across industries including insurance, banking, and logistics.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMumbai, IN
Rushabh Sheth(Co-founder and CEO)inBikram Dahal(CTO)in
PartnerIgor Ulis· solo GP
Co-investorsBetter CapitalTechstarsFifth Wall
The page shows only generic customer testimonials referencing a "Sinza" financial management platform, with no clear description of the company's own product, team, or offering.
Fintech
Tory Reiss(Founder)inItay Vinik(Founder)in
PartnerIgor Ulis· solo GP
Co-investorsf7 VenturesFrontier VenturesKube VCMontage VenturesThe CouncilVesey Ventures+5 more
First Women's Bank provides financial solutions and lending services tailored for healthcare professionals seeking to start or expand their practices.
FemTechFintechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodChicago, US
Marianne Markowitz(President and Chief Executive Officer)in
PartnerIgor Ulis· solo GP
Co-investorsGratitude Railroad
Observe.AI builds an AI agent platform that enables businesses to deploy specialized autonomous agents to handle customer conversations, support frontline teams, and optimize contact center operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Swapnil Jain(CEO & Co-Founder)inJithendra Vepa(CTO & Co-Founder)in
PartnerIgor Ulis· solo GP
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesScale Venture PartnersNexus Venture Partners01 AdvisorsEMERGENT VENTURESMGV.VC+14 more
upSWOT provides a platform for fintechs and community financial institutions to support small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
PartnerIgor Ulis· solo GP
Co-investorsInfinity Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Common Ocean made?
- Common Ocean has 5 tracked investments.
- What stage does Common Ocean invest at?
- Common Ocean invests at the Seed stage.
- What is Common Ocean's typical check size?
- Common Ocean typically writes checks of $1M – $4M.
- What sectors does Common Ocean focus on?
- Common Ocean focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Common Ocean located?
- Common Ocean is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Common Ocean lead rounds?
- Common Ocean typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Common Ocean co-invest with?
- Common Ocean most often shares deals with Menlo Ventures, Next47, NGP Capital, among 20 tracked co-investors.
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