Disruptive Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · Seed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Disruptive Ventures operates investment funds that provide qualified clients access to private companies. The funds acquire stakes through direct stock purchases and participation in financing and series fundraising rounds. Shares become available as seed investors and early shareholders seek to diversify their holdings. The firm lets qualified clients select the specific underlying portfolio company they wish to back, offering exposure to sought-after private companies across early and late stages that would otherwise be unavailable in the public markets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 7 of 23 portfolio companiesAdTech ×3Marketing Tech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Deep Tech ×2Enterprise Software ×2Hardware ×2SaaS ×2B2B Marketplaces ×1
HQs:United States×5
Investments · 23 tracked
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Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling high-speed AI training and inference workloads.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Andrew Feldman(Co-founder & CEO)inGary LauterbachinMichael JamesinSean Lie(Founder)inJean-Philippe Frickerin
Co-investors2080 VenturesAurum Venture PartnersB CapitalBlack Opal VenturesCongruent VenturesEclipse Ventures+12 more
Klarna is a digital bank and payments platform that connects consumers and merchants across 26 countries, offering flexible payment options (including pay-later, pay-in-full, and installment financing), a shopping app, a debit card, and advertising services that help merchants acquire customers and increase average order values.
Palantir develops data integration and analysis software platforms—including Gotham for defense and intelligence operations, Foundry for enterprise data management and analytics, Apollo for continuous software deployment, and AIP for generative AI applications—serving government agencies and commercial enterprises that need to manage complex data environments and operational decision-making at scale.
Peter ThielJoe LonsdaleStephen CohenAlexander C. KarpNathan Gettings
SoFi operates a digital financial services platform that offers personal loans, student loans, home loans, checking and savings accounts, credit cards, investment products, and crypto trading to retail customers, as well as technology platform services to financial institutions and enterprise partners.
Anthony Noto(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Christopher Lapointe(Chief Financial Officer)Arun Pinto(Chief Risk Officer)Jeremy Rishel(Chief Technology Officer)
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
GrubMarket is a food tech company operating a B2B and B2C marketplace in the U.S. and Canada, offering both wholesale produce delivery at discounted prices and AI-powered SaaS software solutions for food supply chain businesses including inventory management, warehouse operations, and eCommerce platforms.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mike Xu(Founder/CEO, , President)in
Co-investorsBascom VenturesBattery VenturesBuilders + BackersCastor VenturesCeltic House Asia PartnersEQUIAM+23 more
Tynt develops a patented Reversible Metal Electrodeposition (RME) platform for dynamic dimming and smart tinting of transparent surfaces, ranging from smart eyewear to building facades.
CleantechDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsBoulder, US
Michael McGehee(Chief Scientist)Tyler Hernandez(CEO & Co-founder)inMichael Strand(Cofounder)inAmeen K. Saafir(President)inJohn Dwyer(COO + CPO)in
BoardSebastian Peck(Director)in
Co-investorsAvilaAzolla VenturesBuff Gold VenturesKOMPAS VCPrime Impact FundGreycroft+3 more
Tynt operates a traffic and monetization platform for publishers.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsVerdex CapitalGreycroftInovia CapitalMetamorphic VenturesPrime Impact FundStarlight Ventures
Well Built Digital is a design, marketing, and development agency that works with clients globally across multiple office locations.
AdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Wunderkind is a performance marketing platform that helps brands acquire and retain customers through personalized experiences across websites, email, text, and ads.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechNew York City, US
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalBattery VenturesCoelius CapitalContour Venture Partners+4 more
Zocdoc runs an online marketplace where US patients find in-network doctors and dentists and book in-person or telehealth appointments.
New York, US
Cyrus Massoumi(Executive Officer, Director)Oliver Kharraz(Executive Officer, Director)inNick (Nikhil) Ganju(Founder)inNetta Samroengraja(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardKen Howery(Director)David Weiden(Director)in
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveFounders FundFrancisco PartnersJumpStart EquityKhosla VenturesManhattan Venture Partners+5 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Axiom SpaceCollective LiquidityCrusoeEazeFBNForgeHydra HostINRIXNextRollSpaceXUpgradeVoyager Technologies
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioCerebras SystemsNASDAQ: CBRSKlarnaNYSE: KLARPalantirNASDAQ: PLTRSoFiNASDAQ: SOFI
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Tynt · betakit.com · Sep 14, 2026
Cerebras Systems · blockonomi.com · Jul 17, 2026
DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) · investing.com · Jul 10, 2026
Zocdoc · startupfundraising.com · Jun 17, 2026
GrubMarket · igrownews.com · Feb 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Disruptive Ventures made?
- Disruptive Ventures has 21 tracked investments.
- What stage does Disruptive Ventures invest at?
- Disruptive Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Disruptive Ventures focus on?
- Disruptive Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Disruptive Ventures located?
- Disruptive Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Disruptive Ventures lead rounds?
- Disruptive Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Disruptive Ventures co-invest with?
- Disruptive Ventures most often shares deals with Battery Ventures, Notable Capital, Weisburd Capital, among 72 tracked co-investors.
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