Fairhaven Capital Partners
Venture capitalSeed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked
Also known as FAIRHAVEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
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Investment thesis
Milk Street Investments backs high-potential early-stage founders and teams building technologies and business models that create and lead markets. It integrates venture capital, strategy, and data science expertise to evaluate startup success factors. Investment focus centers on data-driven businesses, including new marketplace platforms, financial services, cybersecurity, real estate technology, and supply chain and logistics companies. The team leverages predictive analytics to identify opportunities and augment the traditional venture investment process, participating as board members, advisors, and co-investors.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 1, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 30 of 38 portfolio companiesSaaS ×14Fintech ×12AI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×9Data & Infrastructure ×5PropTech ×5Construction Tech ×4Marketplaces ×3
HQs:United States×25United Arab Emirates×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×132 founders×63 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ×3Stanford University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history
MIT Media Lab ×3
Investments · 38 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 12020 · 12017 · 24 dated
Waltham, US
Alen Capalik(Director)James Harrison(Executive Officer)Neal Creighton(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlexander Doll(Director)Christopher A. Boies(Director)
Board seatPaul Ciriello· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Jun 2017
Co-investorsNTT DOCOMO VenturesShield Capital
BalkanID provides an intelligent identity governance and administration (IGA) platform that discovers, prioritizes, and remediates access risks across human, non-human, and AI identities for cloud-native and legacy systems.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAustin, US
Subramanian Rama(Executive Officer, Director)Sameer Sait(Executive Officer, Director)inJeremy Patton(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAsia2G CapitalMGV.VCUncommon
MIT Alumni Angels is an angel investment network with chapters in Boston and New York that connects MIT alumni investors with early-stage startups.
FintechSector AgnosticBoston, US
Wan Li Zhu(Managing Director & Co-Founder)in
Vangst is a staffing platform that provides workforce solutions, including temporary staffing services, to the cannabis industry.
HR Tech
Co-investorsCasa Verde CapitalColle Capital PartnersDelta Emerald Ventures
Boulder, US
Wesley Burgess(Executive Officer)inCarl Boni(Executive Officer)Jeff Bowman(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardCraig Burson(Director)Christopher Fountas(Director)James Goldinger(Director)
Co-investorsArsenalH.I.G. Growth Partners
Coral is a vertically integrated real estate company whose services cover construction, brokerage, property management, and maintenance.
Construction TechPropTech
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Joshua Bowen(Executive Officer, Director)Irving Fain(Executive Officer, Director)inElwood Charles Ellison III(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRudina Seseri(Director)Joe Medved(Director)
Co-investorsTechstars
DeepSee.ai develops technology aimed at supporting knowledge workers and improving business operations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Steve Shillingford(Founder)in
Co-investorsBankTech VenturesBYU Cougar CapitalOquirrh Ventures
Digital Guardian is a data-centric security vendor offering data loss prevention and endpoint threat detection, acquired by Fortra in 2021.
Co-investorsGolub GrowthLLRMassMutual Ventures
Droplet is a software platform that enables organizations to digitize and automate manual processes through online forms, workflow automation, electronic signatures, and document storage capabilities.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsBigfoot Capital
Forge operates a secondary marketplace where accredited investors can buy and sell shares in private, pre-IPO companies, backed by real-time pricing data, historical valuation trends, and market signals.
Data & InfrastructureFintechMarketplacesSaaS
Kelly Rodriques(CEO)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesElectric Feel Ventures LlcIntercept VenturesJuniperoKhosla VenturesOyster Ventures+4 more
Harvard Founders is a network or organization affiliated with Harvard Business School that connects venture investors, entrepreneurs, and leaders in technology, construction, insurance, and other sectors.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of Work
Wan Li Zhu(Co-Founder and Managing Director of Suffolk Technologies)inSara Choi(Venture investor at Wing VC; Co-President of the Entrepreneurship Club and Co-Founder of the Harvard Founder Network)in
Kojo provides software solutions for the construction industry to improve project outcomes, procurement, and supply chain management.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Maria Davidson(CEO)inMicah Rodman(COO)in
Co-investors8VCAbstract VenturesHuman CapitalManta Ray VenturesSE VenturesSuffolk Technologies
LeafLink is a wholesale platform connecting cannabis brands, distributors, and retailers, offering order management, payments via ACH or net terms, compliance automation, and logistics partner discovery.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintechSaaSNew York, US
Ryan Smith(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardZach Silverman(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Greenfield(Director)in
Co-investorsCasa Verde CapitalMuse CapitalTIA VenturesCPMGFounders FundInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc+4 more
LinkSquares provides an AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform for enterprises that automates contract intake, review, execution, analysis, and renewal.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSBoston, US
Chris Combs(Director)inVishal Sunak(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsG SquaredJump CapitalCatalyst InvestorsCerity Partners VenturesG2 Venture PartnersMassMutual Ventures+1 more
MIT Life Sciences Angels is an angel investment group affiliated with MIT that focuses on funding life sciences and biotechnology startups, led by experienced entrepreneurs and venture investors.
BiotechFintechCambridge, US
James W. Weis(Co-Founder & Managing Director)inPatrick Rivelli(Co-founder & Managing Director)in
MIT Alumni Angels of DC is an angel investor group of MIT alumni accredited investors that funds and mentors early-stage startups and hosts pitch events.
Washington, US
MIT Alumni Angels is a founder network and investment organization that operates regional chapters in Boston and New York, connecting MIT graduates as angel investors and entrepreneurs.
FintechNew York, US
Wan Li Zhu(Founder & Managing Director)in
OpenSpace provides a visual intelligence platform that captures jobsite imagery and transforms it into actionable construction site intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSan Francisco, US
Jeevan Kalanithi(Co-founder & CEO)inMichael Fleischman(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationHarmonic Growth PartnersJLL SparkJLL Spark Global VenturesMenlo VenturesNavitas Capital+5 more
AI-powered pathology for improved patient outcomes
Boston, US
ANDREW BECK(Executive Officer, Director)inADITYA KHOSLA(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMICHELLE DIPP(Director)STANLEY LAPIDUS(Director)JEFF LEIDEN(Director)
Co-investors8VCBIOSPRING PARTNERSGeneral CatalystNimble PartnersOrbiMedPillar VC+2 more
Petal offers credit card products aimed at helping people access credit, including those new to credit or with past credit issues, by using their savings and spending data to assess creditworthiness beyond a traditional credit score.
ConsumerFintechOxford, US
David Michael Melnick Taffet(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAfore CapitalEvolution VC PartnersNelstone VenturesNew Ground VenturesRosecliff VenturesSand Hill Angels+6 more
Pippin Title is a nationwide title search company that combines proprietary technology with a network of ground searchers to deliver residential, commercial, and energy (oil & gas, cell tower, wind turbine, agricultural) title searches.
LegalTechPropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Bharat Das(CEO)
Co-investorsCaruso VenturesDas & Co.DeciensIneffable Ventures
Framingham, US
Mark Jaffe(Executive Officer, Director)inThomas Axbey(Director)
BoardCornell French(Director)Richard Grinnell(Director)David Schwab(Director)
Co-investorsIntel CapitalSierra Ventures
Prism Data provides cash flow underwriting infrastructure and predictive analytics for financial institutions to assess creditworthiness of consumers without traditional credit history.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
Jason Rosen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalCore Venture CapitalNOEMIS VenturesObvious VenturesSamsung NextStory Ventures+1 more
Qashio is a spend management platform that helps businesses manage expenses, corporate cards, and financial operations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSDubai, AE
Jonathan Lau
Co-investors500 GlobalIliad PartnersMSA NovoNuwa CapitalOne Way VenturesRocketship.vc+2 more
SalienceCyber.ai builds an AI-driven cybersecurity platform for enterprise security operations that emphasizes prevention-as-code and threat intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Gragido(Founder, product leader)inJohn Suit(Technical architect)inJulie Burgoyne(Executive Vice President)in
MIT Alumni Angels Northern California is an investment network of MIT graduates that provides capital and mentorship to early-stage startups in the Silicon Valley region.
Deep TechSector AgnosticNorthern California, US
BoardDr. Ronjon Nag(Managing Director)Jenny Liu(Director)Ronald Koo(Director)Nitin Kasturi(Director)
Sphere automates tax compliance and trade regulations for cross-border commerce by using AI to read, interpret, and monitor trade law across jurisdictions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nicholas Rudder(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesFolklore VenturesY CombinatorCoinbase VenturesExpedition Growth Capital
Squadle (now part of Crunchtime) provides remote temperature monitoring with patented ZeroTouch technology and digital checklists that automate food safety compliance and daily operations for multi-unit restaurant and franchise operators.
Data & InfrastructureFoodTechFuture of WorkIoTMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Brendan BencharitDave KnoxLe Zhang
Co-investors500 GlobalBantam GroupWalnut Venture Associates
Tripalink provides a tech-enabled platform for finding, leasing, and moving into residential properties including traditional, co-living, short-term, and long-term housing options.
MarketplacesPropTechLos Angeles, US
Donghao Li(Executive Officer, Director)inYang Yang(Director)Chengwei Zhang(Director)
BoardXianhui Liang(Director)James Dai(Director)Curtis Feeny(Director)
Co-investorsConductive VenturesSilicon Valley Data Capital
TVision measures TV viewer presence and attention using in-home computer-vision technology, IoT, and data processing applied to a nationally representative household panel, producing second-by-second attention and engagement metrics.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentCambridge, US
Yanfeng Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Schiffman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBob Mason(Director)
Co-investorsAccompliceGolden VenturesBantam GroupDG Daiwa VenturesFlow CapitalFusion+8 more
Twentyeight Health is a telehealth service that lets users complete an online medical questionnaire reviewed by a licensed provider, who writes prescriptions for sexual and reproductive health needs and mails medication directly to patients.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerFemTechBrooklyn, US
Amy Fan(Co-founder)inBruno Van Tuykom(Co-founder)in
BoardWES BARTON(Director)ARIANNE KIDDER(Director)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesData TechDorm RoomForeground CapitalImpact America FundPredictive VC+7 more
UnitPulse is an AI-powered rental platform that lets renters describe their needs in conversation and receive filtered long-term apartment listings with computed effective monthly rent, synced directly from property management leasing systems.
AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTech
Viral Launch (Intellifox, formerly Seller Suite) offers a software toolkit for Amazon sellers to create optimized product listings, manage and optimize ad campaigns, edit product images, and track sales, reviews, and Amazon fee changes.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaSIndianapolis, US
CASEY GAUSS(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)MITCHELL BLACK(Executive Officer, Promoter)JENNY QUINNETTE(Executive Officer, Promoter)DANIEL LEVINE(Director, Promoter)ANDREW NASH(Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsTENFORE HOLDINGS
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 companies
New York · techcrunch.com · Aug 28, 2026
Forge Global · tradersunion.com · Aug 17, 2026
Petal · whalesbook.com · Aug 5, 2026
Prism · whalesbook.com · Jul 19, 2026
OpenSpace · financialit.net · Jul 17, 2026
BalkanID · euractiv.com · Jul 14, 2026
Sphere · investing.com · Jul 13, 2026
TVision Insights · finance.yahoo.com · May 6, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Fairhaven Capital Partners made?
- Fairhaven Capital Partners has 33 tracked investments.
- What stage does Fairhaven Capital Partners invest at?
- Fairhaven Capital Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Fairhaven Capital Partners focus on?
- Fairhaven Capital Partners focuses on Cybersecurity, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Marketplaces, PropTech.
- Who does Fairhaven Capital Partners co-invest with?
- Fairhaven Capital Partners most often shares deals with Third Prime, 8VC, Afore Capital, among 87 tracked co-investors.
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