Counterview Capital
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
Also known as COUNTERVEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
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Investment thesis
Counterview Capital focuses on pre-seed and seed stage technology companies, seeking to partner with creative and unconventional founders building innovative products. The firm positions itself as having a contrarian view toward venture investing and looks for founders who challenge the status quo.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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What they invest in
from 26 of 35 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16SaaS ×13Enterprise Software ×12Developer Tools ×6Fintech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5Sports Tech ×4Cloud Computing ×3
HQs:United States×15United Kingdom×4Finland×1Croatia×1
Investments · 35 tracked
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Ciena is a NYSE-listed American optical networking systems, routing and automation software company based in Hanover, Maryland.
Gary B. Smith(President and Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Kleiner PerkinsNorwest Venture PartnersOpus Capital+2 more
Wayfair offers a product specialist service where technical experts provide specialized product knowledge and personalized recommendations to help shoppers make informed purchasing decisions.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesRetail TechBoston, US
Niraj Shah(Founder)inJon Blotner(President, Commercial and Operations)inKate Gulliver(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer)inFiona Tan(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesBright Pixel CapitalCharlesbank Capital PartnersICONIQPeterson VenturesSpark Capital
Memgraph develops a high-performance, in-memory graph database platform focused on graph computations on streaming data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB
DominikMarko
Co-investorsConnect VenturesHeavybitIn-Q-TelMundi VenturesTechstarsAcequia Capital (AceCap)
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AgileRL develops an open-source reinforcement learning framework for training and tuning AI agents faster than existing RL libraries, along with Arena, an enterprise platform that converts raw data into production-ready agents.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB
Param Kumar(CEO)inNick Ustaran-Anderegg(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstFlying Fish VenturesFusionOctopus Ventures
AIRIA provides facility scheduling and space optimization software that analyzes campus room usage to reduce underutilized spaces, cut energy and operational costs, and support financial and operational planning.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Edward Nass(Founder)
Co-investorsFulcrum VentureNeer Venture PartnersBackswing Ventures
Aura Vision provides AI-powered in-store analytics software for retailers, using computer vision to count customers and estimate demographics from existing security camera footage.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSLondon, GB
Jonathon Blok(Founder)inJaime Lomeli-Rodriguez(Founder/CTO)inDaniel Martinho-Corbishley(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorASICS Ventures CorporationData TechAiSprouts VCSK Ventures
Bild provides a cloud-based product data management (PDM) and product lifecycle management (PLM) platform for hardware and mechanical engineering teams.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsFintechIoTNew York City, US
Avinash Kunaparaju(Founder)in
Co-investorsFrontier VenturesMucker CapitalTechstarsTola CapitalShasta Ventures
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrookline Village, US
Moritz Plassnig(CEO)inSacha Labourey(Co-founder)François Déchery(Co-founder)Manuel Weiss(Executive Officer)inFlorian Motlik(Executive Officer)in
BoardJohn SImon(Director)
Co-investorsAscent Venture PartnersCamber PartnersF-Prime CapitalGolub GrowthMatrixNewView Capital+4 more
Distil Networks was a US bot detection and mitigation vendor for websites, mobile apps and APIs, acquired by Imperva in 2019.
Arlington, US
Rami Essaid(Executive Officer, Director)inEngin Akyol(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJohn F. Frankel(Director)inDavid Cowen(Director)Ryan McIntyre(Director)inLister Delgado(Director)in
Co-investorsFf Venture CapitalMI VenturesTechstarsTriangle Peak PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersCorrelation Ventures+3 more
DraftKings operates a multi-product gaming platform offering online sportsbooks, daily fantasy sports, and casino games to consumers across desktop, mobile apps, and retail locations.
FintechGamingMarketplacesSector AgnosticSports TechBoston, US
Paul Liberman(Executive Officer, Director)inTige Savage(Co-founder)inMatt Kalish(Founder)inJanet Holian(Executive Officer)inTimothy Dent(Executive Officer)Alan Wayne Ellingson(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccompliceACME CapitalAtento CapitalAurumBoston Seed CapitalChamaeleon+14 more
FanAI provides marketing measurement and attribution technology that links marketing activity to sales outcomes, using causal attribution measurement that does not rely on cookies.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSports TechSanta Monica, US
Johannes Waldstein(Founder & CEO)inDieter Neujahr(Co-Founder & COO)inDavid Bachowski(Chief Technology Officer)inJeff Katz(Chief Product & Strategy Officer)inAdam Holt(SVP of Sales)inGregory Tutton(Director)
Co-investorsEmerging VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalRosecliff VenturesCourtside Ventures
Gensyn provides decentralized infrastructure for AI models to train, verify, trade, and evolve using cryptographic verification and on-chain identity mechanisms.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureLondon, GB
Ben Fielding(CEO)inHarry Grieve(CTO)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinFundDigital Finance GroupEntrepreneur FirstHypersphere Ventures+4 more
Zemble provides tools to help organizations improve their operational work and client outcomes.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaS
Hudl provides AI-powered video capture, data and analytics tools—including hands-free cameras and livestreaming—for athletes, coaches, teams and fans across 40 sports and multiple competitive levels.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSports Tech
David Graff(Founder)in
iGrafx provides a process intelligence platform that gives AI agents the process context, visibility, and compliance guardrails needed to operate reliably within enterprise workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBanneker Partners
Andy Moss(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesTrucks VCSlow VenturesSugar Capital
Memgraph develops a high-performance, in-memory graph database platform designed to process computations on streaming data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticZagreb, HR
MarkoDominik Tomicevic(Founder)in
Co-investorsHeavybitIn-Q-TelMundi VenturesConnect VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Acequia Capital (AceCap)
Multitude Insights builds software for law enforcement agencies that centralizes intelligence such as bulletins, emails, and PDFs so information can be created, shared, and tracked across units, departments, and jurisdictions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsCommonweal VenturesFulcrum VenturePrimary Venture Partners
Oligomerix is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic compounds, with leadership focused on advancing drug candidates through clinical development stages.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechLongevityMedical Devices
James Moe(CEO, Head Discovery & Strategy, Co-founder, Director)Eliot J. Davidowitz(Chief Scientific Officer, Co-Founder)Dr. Moe(Founder)Dr. Davidowitz(Founder)
Pliable is a data management and collaboration platform that helps teams clean, organize, and analyze data without requiring specialized technical expertise.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Jason Raede(Founder)in
Co-investorsResolute Ventures
Quikly creates an urgency marketing platform that uses psychology, incentives, and technology to boost conversion rates for brands and retailers.
E-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSDetroit, US
Scott Meves(Executive Officer, Director)Shawn Geller(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGabe Karp(Director)
Co-investorsID VenturesTappan Hill VenturesDetroit Venture PartnersHyde Park Angels
Rithmm is a sports betting app that uses AI predictive models to generate win probabilities, player prop analysis, and plain-language reasoning, and compares odds across major sportsbooks and prediction markets.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSports TechChestnut Hill, US
Brian Beachkofski(President)inMegan Lanham(Chief Executive Officer)inBrian Rubenstein(Director)in
BoardPeter Blacklow(Director)in
Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalCorrelation VenturesService Provider CapitalAccomplice
New York, US
Jeremy N. Friedman(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAmish Jani(Director)inSumeet Jain(Director)inBiswajit Sinha(Director)Glen T Meakem(Director)Brent Chudoba(Director)
Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalJMI EquityIntel Capital
ScreenMeet provides AI-powered remote support software that runs natively inside ServiceNow, Salesforce, and Tanium, letting human and AI agents resolve issues within those platforms.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Ben Lilienthal(Co-founder)inEugene Abovsky(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAspenwoodRRE VenturesSalesforce Ventures
Seaber develops an AI-powered platform for maritime freight planning that integrates siloed data to help tanker and bulker shipping companies optimize vessel utilization, cargo matching, and fleet performance.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSHelsinki, FI
Sebastian Sjöberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsLifeline Ventures
Shabodi provides network APIs and a programmable platform that enables communication service providers and enterprises to monetize 5G infrastructure and prevent digital fraud through intelligent network capabilities.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Vikram Chopra(Founder & CEO)inHarpreet Geekee(Founder)
Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalFour Acres CapitalGreen Egg VenturesLorimer VenturesMaccabee VenturesMAVA Ventures+4 more
SmartRecruiters provides a hiring platform that uses AI agents and autonomous talent acquisition capabilities to help organizations manage recruitment processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Jerome Ternynck(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRajeev Batra(Director)inDoug Schrier(Director)Brent Queener(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcBonfire VenturesMayfield FundRembrandt Venture PartnersW Capital Partners
Splash Sports is a peer-to-peer real-money fantasy sports platform for contests like Survivor, Pick'Em and DFS.
Co-investorsAcies InvestmentsBoston Seed CapitalEvolution VC PartnersVelvet Sea VenturesAccompliceElysian Park Ventures+2 more
Tumoni is a mobile app for receiving money transfers from the United States into a digital wallet, aimed at people receiving remittances from family abroad.
FintechNew York, US
Gregor Freund(Executive Officer, Director)inPaolo Delaunay(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardYulio Stobbe(Director)
Co-investorsNuMundo VenturesSlauson & Co.Social Impact Capital
FintechBoston, US
Co-investorsBantam GroupTechstarsAtlas VentureBoston Seed Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
DraftkingsEnsiloProseeder Technologies
Exits · 4
2 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 3Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesWayfair · investing.com · Sep 9, 2026
Ciena · investing.com · Aug 27, 2026
DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) · investing.com · Jul 10, 2026
Bild · outlierkit.com · May 12, 2026
Gensyn · parsers.vc · May 4, 2026
Memgraph · wired.wasql.com · Dec 19, 2025
Memgraph · wired.wasql.com · Dec 19, 2025
Splash Sports · news.worldcasinodirectory.com · Oct 11, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Counterview Capital made?
- Counterview Capital has 35 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited.
- What stage does Counterview Capital invest at?
- Counterview Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Counterview Capital focus on?
- Counterview Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Counterview Capital located?
- Counterview Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Counterview Capital lead rounds?
- Counterview Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Counterview Capital co-invest with?
- Counterview Capital most often shares deals with a16z crypto, Andreessen Horowitz, Entrepreneur First, among 9 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 8
ACME Capital is a venture firm that backs deep-tech founders combining technical ambition with decisive execution, supporting companies through every phase of growth.
Courtside Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in sports, gaming, media, and related consumer technology, focusing on new platforms and content that appeal to younger generations.
Rosecliff is a diversified investment management firm in New York City operating multiple strategies including credit, venture capital, and private equity. Its venture arm partners with founders to build category-defining companies across enterprise and consumer markets.
BITKRAFT Ventures is a global investment platform focused on gaming, interactive media, and related technologies, backing companies building at the convergence of physical and digital worlds (which it calls Synthetic Reality).
What If Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in transformative technology, with a focus on healthcare/mental health and defense technology.
A pre-seed venture accelerator and startup studio focused on supporting underrepresented founders, particularly Black, Female, and Latin entrepreneurs. The organization has accelerated over 300 companies and made 80+ investments over more than a decade.
QB1 Ventures is a family office-affiliated investment fund that focuses on venture capital and growth stage investments, primarily in U.S. and Israel-based technology companies across diverse industries.
Firms observed investing alongside Counterview Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Counterview Capital's recorded portfolio.
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