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Ff Venture Capital

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

New York · Pre-Seed–Series B · 32 people tracked

Also known as FF VENTURE CAPITAL, LLC

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Investment thesis

ffVC is an early-stage and seed venture capital firm headquartered in New York. It invests across emerging industries with a particular focus on AI, manufacturing, energy, robotics, and security. The firm emphasizes active, hands-on partnership with founders, working closely with them to help build companies with the potential to scale into high-value, market-moving businesses capable of reaching millions of users. It positions itself as one of the stronger-performing seed and early-stage investors in the New York market.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series B
Check
$300K – $700K
HQ
New York, New York, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2008
AUM
$300M
VC funds
23
Tracked investments
160

Team · 32 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Michael Faber· Partner
Łukasz Trojan· Senior Associate

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Ff Venture Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 83 of 160 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×38SaaS ×35Enterprise Software ×19Fintech ×18Consumer ×9Data & Infrastructure ×9Marketing Tech ×8Hardware ×7

HQs:United States×40Germany×4Poland×4Estonia×2United Kingdom×2Canada×1

Investments · 160 tracked

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By year:2024 · 12021 · 12020 · 12017 · 12015 · 15 dated

Surf Airsurfair.comin𝕏NYSE: SRFM

Surf Air Mobility operates regional air travel across the U.S. through scheduled flights, on-demand private charter booking, and electric aviation technology.

CleantechMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityHawthorne, US

Sudhin Shahani(Director)Oliver Reeves(Executive Officer)Tyler Painter(Director)Deanna White(Executive Officer)James Bailey(Director)Bruce Gonzalez(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.Mucker CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Partners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)The Global Emerging Markets Group (GEM)+2 more

Rhino LabsMay 2017SEC filingmedium confidence

Rhino is a New York company offering security deposit insurance and deposit management software for renters and landlords.

New York, US

Bryan Woods(Executive Officer)Benjamin Lantos(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Paraag Sarva(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Board seatAdam J. Plotkin· per SEC Form D · $1.9M raise · filed Jun 2017

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Addeparaddepar.comin𝕏Jun 2021

Addepar is a portfolio management platform that enables investment teams and CIOs to aggregate, analyze, and report on diverse asset classes—including liquid equities and private markets—within a single consolidated system.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMountain View, US

Joe Lonsdale(Founder and Chairman of the Board)inEric Poirier(Chief Executive Officer and Board Member)inStephen Snyder(Executive Officer)Mitchell Bompey(Chief Financial Officer)

BoardLaurence Tosi(Director)inJuan Sabater(Director)

Co-investors8VCBlumberg CapitalCollective LiquidityCota CapitalCraft VenturesFirestreak Ventures+10 more

Alexi

Canadian legaltech company whose AI platform drafts legal memos, surfaces arguments and automates routine litigation tasks.

Alexseialexi.comin𝕏

Alexi builds private cloud AI infrastructure for law firms, enabling intelligent systems that connect knowledge, workflows, and data while maintaining client control and security.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechToronto, CA

Mark Doble(CEO at Alexi)

Co-investorsBeresford VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Draper AssociatesDrive CapitalForefront VentureTechstars+1 more

Appy Couple

New York wedding-tech startup whose service lets couples publish a customized wedding app and matching website for guests.

Appycoupleappycouple.comin𝕏

Appy Couple offers a wedding planning platform delivered as a personalized website and mobile app, letting couples manage guest lists, invitations, RSVPs, itineraries, accommodations, and event photos in one place.

ConsumerSaaSSocial

Sharmeen Mitha-Sehgal(Founder)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)MI Ventures

Authoreaauthorea.comAcquired

Collaborative scholarly writing tool turned preprint archive, owned by Wiley since 2018.

New York, US

Nathan Jenkins(Executive Officer)Alberto Pepe(Executive Officer, Director)Matteo Cantiello(Director)Brian Cohen(Director)John F Frankel(Director)

BoardAdam Goulburn(Director)in

Co-investorsNew York Venture PartnersBloomberg BetaDimension Capital

Barn2Doorbarn2door.com

Barn2Door provides software and services for farmers to sell their products online and in person, automating orders, payments, inventory, email campaigns, and delivery logistics.

AgTechE-commerceFoodTechSaaSSeattle, US

Janelle Maiocco(Founder)inJAMES MAIOCCO(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDUNCAN DAVIDSON(Director)inKATHY CHILL(Director)

Co-investorsBullpen CapitalConductor CapitalFourth RealmSocial StartsDecathlon Capital PartnersGlobal Founders Capital+2 more

Benny

Company founded by Andy Kalmon; invested by ffVC in 2020 as part of ff Violet cohort

Bitebite.ai

Bite AI offers a developer API for food recognition, a food knowledge graph and a food-logging SDK.

Bite Ai

Bite AI is a mobile calorie-counting app that estimates calories and macros from a photo of a meal.

Bloomzbloomz.net

Bloomz is a school platform that combines parent-school communication with school-day operations — including dismissal, visitor management, the clinic, athletics, and extended day — all tied to a single student record and built on an AI foundation.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Chaks Appalabattula(Founder)in

Bowtie
Burroburro.aiin𝕏

Burro builds autonomous robots for agricultural and outdoor operations that mow, tow, carry, and spray to automate manual labor tasks.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Terry Scott(Founder)

Co-investorsAsimov VenturesCatalyst InvestorsEverywhere VenturesF-Prime CapitalNextFab VenturesRadicle Growth+5 more

Cambrian Intelligence

AI developer building computer-vision, geospatial and language models, including systems for robotic picking and tuna-fishing analytics.

Cambrian Roboticscaint.ioin

Cambrian builds physical AI that provides vision-to-action control for robot arms, enabling sub-millimeter precision picking and manipulation in manufacturing tasks.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Co-investorsCybernetix Ventures

Cardflight

CardFlight is a New York-based payments technology company whose SwipeSimple platform lets small merchants accept card payments.

CardFlight Exits falsecardflight.comin𝕏

CardFlight builds a mobile point-of-sale payment platform that lets small merchants accept payments in-store, on mobile, and in back-office settings.

FintechRetail TechSaaSNew York, US

Derek Webster(Executive Officer, Director)inTony VanBrackle(Director)John Frankel(Director)

Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Great Oaks Venture CapitalRemarkable Ventures

Cielo24cielo24.comAcquired

cielo24 was a video data company providing captioning, transcription and media data labeling; acquired by Rev and closed in 2025.

Santa Barbara, US

Brian Plackis-Cheng(Executive Officer, Director)Shanna Johnson(Executive Officer)

BoardJohn F. Frankel(Director)Claudia Iannazo(Director)Eric Holmen(Director)James Kwon(Director)

Co-investorsaVentureMontage CapitalPereg VenturesIndicator VenturesNorth Base MediaWavemaker Partners

Civ Roboticscivrobotics.comin

Civ Robotics manufactures autonomous marking robots (CivDot+/CivDot) that use laser precision to stake construction points on job sites.

CleantechConstruction TechRobotics

Tom Yeshurun(Founder)inLiav Muler(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorpConvergeGENIUS NYID8 InvestmentsNewfund CapitalParameter Ventures+2 more

Civdrone

Israeli startup building a drone-mounted robotic device that surveys construction sites and drives marking stakes into the ground.

Clarity Moneyclaritymoney.comAcquired

Clarity Money was an AI-driven personal finance app acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2018 and shut down in 2021.

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersTeamworthy VenturesRRE Ventures

Contentlycontently.comin𝕏Acquired

Contently is a platform and content management service that helps brands create and distribute editorial content at scale.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York City, US

Shane Snow(Executive Officer)Joseph Coleman(Executive Officer, Director)David Goldberg(Director)Dave GoldbergJoe ColemanPearl Collings

Co-investors500 GlobalContour Venture PartnersHarmony PartnersJackson Square VenturesLongley CapitalTechstars+2 more

Cookieyescookieyes.comin𝕏

CookieYes is a cookie consent management platform that helps businesses comply with global data privacy regulations including GDPR, CPRA, and LGPD.

AdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSUnited Kingdom, India

Anvar T K(Founder)in

Co-investorsBrighteye VenturesChemistryE4E AfricaEight Roads VenturesEntrepreneur FirstFrontline Ventures+16 more

Cornerstone
Cyberx

CyberX Group is a digital asset trading, market making and crypto finance infrastructure firm founded in 2016.

Dashbotdashbot.ioin

Dashbot builds AI systems to extract meaning from language and conversations, specifically focusing on understanding intention, emotion, desire, and truth within human communication.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Arthur Merritt(Executive Officer, Director)Dennis Yang(Executive Officer, Director)Jesse Hull(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAndrew Hong(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Frankel(Director)inAnderson Hicklen(Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFlorida FundersR/GA VenturesRembrandt Venture PartnersScrum VenturesSamsung Next

Dataplordataplor.comin𝕏

Dataplor provides global point-of-interest, mobility, and brand location data with AI-powered analytics for investors to assess market share, growth trends, and foot traffic.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsAPA Venture PartnersBlue Ivy VenturesCircadian VenturesF-Prime CapitalMagma PartnersNavigate Ventures+4 more

Depodirectdepodirect.com

DepoDirect is a remote deposition platform that lets legal teams schedule and manage depositions with vetted digital reporters, exhibit management, video recording, instant rough transcripts, and AI-generated summaries.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS

Todd(Founder)Joshua(Head of Engineering)inTodd Seligmanin

Co-investorsBonfire VenturesFirstMile VenturesMetroCap Partners

Dimensionlabsdimensionlabs.ioin

Dimension Labs builds AI systems to understand human language, specifically extracting meaning from conversations including intention, emotion, and intent.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsDragonXGoAhead VenturesSamsung NextBrickyard

Distil Networksdistilnetworks.cominJun 2015Acquired

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)Engin Akyol(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJohn F. Frankel(Director)inDavid Cowen(Director)Ryan McIntyre(Director)inLister Delgado(Director)

Co-investorsMI VenturesTechstarsTriangle Peak PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersCorrelation VenturesCounterview Capital+3 more

draihellgatenyc.com

Hell Gate is a subscriber-funded, worker-owned news outlet covering New York City, publishing local journalism and a free newsletter called Inbox Hell.

Media & EntertainmentNew York, US

Drop

Toronto-based mobile rewards company whose app lets shoppers earn cash rewards on purchases with partner merchants.

EARNESTearnestresearch.comin𝕏Acquired

Earnest Analytics works with data partners to turn raw data into analytics and insights for business and investment professionals.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US

Kevin Carson(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsPivot Investment PartnersBonfire VenturesPeak PartnersOsage Venture Partners

Earnwithdropearnwithdrop.comin𝕏

Drop is a consumer rewards app where users link offers from brands they already shop and earn points on eligible purchases made through the app.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketing Tech

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersHyphen Capital

EQUIEMgetequiem.comin𝕏

Equiem builds a tenant experience platform for commercial real estate landlords, property teams and workplace managers, combining tenant engagement, building operations, space management, analytics and flex space tools in one suite.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkPropTechSaaS

Lorenz Grollo

Co-investorsbValue Venture CapitalHitachi VenturesPerennial Partners

Estifyestify.com

Estify offers a transfer app that converts PDF estimates into native digital files for auto-body estimating systems such as CCC and Audatex.

InsurTechMobility & TransportationSaaS

Mark Lindnerin

Etvasetvas.com

Etvas operates a card-linked offers (CLO) rewards platform that uses anonymized card transaction data to match banking customers with personalized cashback offers from brands and retailers, shown within their online banking.

FintechMarketing TechSaaS

Eyevi

Estonian AI mobile-mapping company turning road imagery into geospatial data for infrastructure asset management.

EyeVi Technologieseyevi.tech

EyeVi describes its company culture and team values, emphasizing continuous learning, innovation, and work-life balance.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHardware

BoardSławomir Hemerling-Kowalczyk

Co-investorsRKKVCSpring CapitalIron Wolf CapitalSuperAngel

Fincomfincom.co

Fincom builds AML compliance and sanctions screening software, including OFAC name-matching tools that use proprietary phonetic-linguistic and entity resolution engines to reduce false-positive alerts and processing time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

Foractiveforactive.comin

ForActive is a mobile platform for independent fitness trainers and instructors that handles payments, client management, attendance tracking, and class scheduling.

B2B MarketplacesSaaS

Maciej Bieganski(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlyer One VenturesMovens CapitalPragmatech

Foundersuitefoundersuite.com

Foundersuite offers a software platform for fundraising and investor relations, including an investor database, CRM, warm-intro tools, investor updates, data rooms, and deal documents.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Nathan Beckord(Founder)in

GameSaladgamesalad.com𝕏

GameSalad offers a visual programming platform for building cross-platform video games playable on Web, Android, and iOS, along with a standards-aligned curriculum for teaching computer science and STEAM concepts to K-12 students and teachers.

Developer ToolsEdTechGamingAustin, US

Tan Tran(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Agustin

BoardJohn Frankel(Director)Aziz Gilani(Director)in

Co-investorsMercury FundPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERS

Getskipgetskip.cominAcquired

Skip is a cloud-POS provider offering frictionless checkout apps that let shoppers scan items, pay, and bypass checkout lines at participating retailers.

ConsumerHardwareRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsBleu Capital

Gg Predict
Ggpredictggpredict.ioin𝕏

GGPredict builds an AI-driven virtual coaching tool that analyzes CS:GO matches to help players improve their gameplay through statistics and machine learning.

AI & Machine LearningGamingSports TechWarsaw, PL

PrzemekDanielMateusz

Co-investorsTDJ Pitango Ventures

GlucoVistaglucovista.com

Medical device company developing the CGM-305, a wearable non-invasive continuous glucose monitor using thermal infrared sensing.

HealthtechFairfield, US

Efraim Landa(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Gerlitz(Director)

BoardJames Burke(Director)Anders Brag(Director)

GreatHorngreathorn.cominAcquired

GreatHorn was a cloud-native email security platform for phishing and account-takeover defense, acquired by Proofpoint in 2022.

CybersecurityBelmont, US

Kevin O'Brien(Executive Officer, Director)Raymond Wallace(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors.406 VenturesTechstarsUncork CapitalZelkova Ventures2048 VenturesRRE Ventures

HashableDefunct

New York startup behind mobile and web apps for exchanging contact details and tracking business meetings; shut down in 2012.

Hello VeraAcquired

Hello Vera was an AI chatbot startup that was acquired by Google.

Hoiney Bee
HoneyBeemeethoneybee.com

HoneyBee provides a financial wellness program for employees that includes access to 0% interest funds for debt and expense management, financial education webinars, and confidential money coaching sessions.

FintechHR TechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsAfore CapitalRebalance Capital VenturesResolute Ventures

How About We
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IndiegogoAcquired

Indiegogo is a San Francisco-based crowdfunding website, launched in 2008 and acquired by Gamefound in 2025.

Infochimps

Austin-based big data company that began as a data marketplace and later sold a platform for processing large data sets.

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 · 1

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Surf AirNYSE: SRFM

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Ff Venture Capital made?
Ff Venture Capital has 10 tracked investments.
What stage does Ff Venture Capital invest at?
Ff Venture Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is Ff Venture Capital's typical check size?
Ff Venture Capital typically writes checks of $300K – $700K.
What sectors does Ff Venture Capital focus on?
Ff Venture Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Robotics, SaaS.
Where is Ff Venture Capital located?
Ff Venture Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Ff Venture Capital lead rounds?
Yes, Ff Venture Capital leads investment rounds.
Who does Ff Venture Capital co-invest with?
Ff Venture Capital most often shares deals with 8VC, Accel, Blumberg Capital, among 54 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

John Frankel - Partner, ff Venture Capital

Charles Cormier Podcast - Founder Wisdom · John Frankel

John Frankel ff Venture Capital on late stage vs early stage VC performance across economic cycles

Andrew Romans · John Frankel

John Frankel from ff Venture Capital on innovation in manufacturing on Fireside with a VC

Andrew Romans · John Frankel

John Frankel at ff Venture Capital on how AI is eating software & services on Fireside with a VC

Andrew Romans · John Frankel

E124 John Frankel ff Venture Capital on AIPS - AI Point Solutions, energy, manufacturing & fund size

Andrew Romans · John Frankel

Navigating Venture Capital: From Seed to Centaur | ff Venture Capital Founding Partner, John Frankel

The Lindsay Hadley Podcast · John Frankel

Co-investors · 79

Techstars

Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.

$220K
RRE Ventures

RRE Ventures is a boutique early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, combining decades of experience with AI-driven analysis throughout the investment lifecycle.

$5M – $15M
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)

ERA positions itself as New York City's largest accelerator with 1,000+ mentors (roughly split between 500+ alumni founders and 500+ expert mentors) and accepts only about 1% of applicants into small cohorts that work daily from its Manhattan space with continuous in-person mentor and investor interaction. The program includes ERA Global, a dedicated arm helping international startups enter the U.S. market, and has evolved beyond pure acceleration into broader venture activity including climate-focused investing through its managing partner's associated funds.

$100K – $2M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$5M – $100M
F-Prime Capital

F-Prime Capital is an early-stage-focused investment firm backing companies across life sciences, technology, healthtech and services, and crypto.

Both backed · 2
$3M – $10M
8VC

8VC is a venture capital firm investing across logistics, life sciences, healthcare, IT infrastructure, and government/defense, guided by its Smart Enterprise thesis focused on data integration and platform network effects.

Both backed · 2
$100K – $50M
Social Leverage

Social Leverage is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders at the seed stage, providing capital along with operational expertise, network access, and media reach.

$1M – $2M
AlleyCorp

AlleyCorp is an early-stage investor and incubator based in New York that builds and backs companies across enterprise, consumer, healthcare, and deep tech sectors.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $5M
Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $5M
Craft Ventures

Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.

Both backed · 1
$50K – $50M
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

Both backed · 1
$200K – $40M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

Both backed · 1
$100K – $10M
67 more co-investors

Uncork CapitalEverywhere VenturesSpark CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalPlug and Play VenturesBling CapitalGreycroftPICUS CAPITALCota CapitalBowery Capital2048 VenturesMS&AD VenturesMouro CapitalScrum VenturesDrive CapitalCorrelation VenturesBlumberg CapitalMarket One CapitalRethink Capital PartnersTensility Venture PartnersKairos HQHemi Ventures, LlcAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesKleiner PerkinsCoatue ManagementB Capital GroupSound VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Eniac VenturesSOSVMayfield FundSlow VenturesFifth WallSierra VenturesParadigmHarrison MetalGSV AccelerationShasta VenturesEclipse VenturesOutlander VCDnx VenturesHigh AlphaTransmedia CapitalCoinFundScience VenturesThe Finger GroupHOF CapitalWhite Star Capital305 Ventures137 VenturesRubicon Venture CapitalStealth CapitalFrontier Venture CapitalCelesta CapitalPrimetime PartnersGeek VenturesGrotech VenturesTrust VenturesColle Capital PartnersVentureFriendsHuron River VenturesAltari VenturesRomulus CapitalAzimuth VenturesTechU Angels97212 Ventures

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