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Golden Seeds Ventures

Venture capital

New York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Golden Seeds Ventures backs female founders and gender-diverse management teams building high-potential, early-stage companies. The firm operates several venture funds alongside Golden Seeds LLC, a nationwide angel investor network sharing a similar thesis. Beyond capital, it offers entrepreneurs guidance on fundraising and networking and takes a hands-on role in helping portfolio companies accelerate enterprise growth. Its investment interests span advanced technology, healthcare, and software, with a mission centered on catalyzing capital for women-led ventures.

Source: firm website, verified Nov 9, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
New York, US
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
18

Team · 4 people

from the firm's website
Deb Kemper· General Partnerin

A former McKinsey & Company consultant who focuses on high-growth companies in advanced technology, healthcare, and software. She serves on the boards of Terecircuits and Crowdsmart.ai and as board observer at several other companies, and graduated from Cornell University's College of Engineering.

Jo Ann Corkran· General Partnerin𝕏

Managing partner of the Golden Seeds Venture Fund, Golden Seeds 2011 Fund, and Golden Seeds Innovate New York Fund, and Co-CEO of Golden Seeds LLC. She sits on the boards of Work Truck Solutions and Elise AI Technologies.

Alison Hart· Finance Directorin

A financial services and communications professional with international experience across marketing, sales, investor relations, account management, finance, and project roles.

Matias Healy· Senior Analystin

A venture capital professional who conducts due diligence and helps manage the fund's portfolio companies. He served as board observer at Donde Search, which was acquired by Shopify.

What they invest in

from 13 of 18 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×7Biotech ×4SaaS ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Enterprise Software ×3Hardware ×3Healthtech ×3New Materials ×3

HQs:United States×12

Who they back

founder profiles across 12 portfolio companies
33%
solo founders
4 of 12 mapped founding teams
6%
repeat founders
of 16 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×42 founders×63 founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4University of California, Berkeley ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×6Engineering ×6Chemistry ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Life Sciences ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history

Apple ×2

Investments · 18 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2024 · 12022 · 12020 · 12017 · 14 dated

Alcatraz AIalcatraz.aiin

Alcatraz develops facial recognition technology for access control systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHardwareMountain View, US

Vince Gaydarzhiev(Founder)inScott Macomber(Director)Raymond Stata(Director)Tina DAgostin(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBlackPeak CapitalCogito Capital PartnersEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeGolden SeedsHCVCHemi Ventures, Llc+5 more

Breinifybreinify.aiin𝕏Feb 2020

Breinify offers an AI personalization platform that lets B2C and D2C marketers launch and test coordinated experiences across web, email, SMS, app, and API without heavy engineering involvement.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSCupertino, US

Diane Keng(CEO & Cofounder)inPhilipp Meisen(CTO & Cofounder)inNathan Loveless(Chief Revenue Officer)inTyrell Martin(Chief of Staff)in

Co-investorsAmino CapitalBronco VenturesCleo CapitalCXO FundGolden SeedsGutbrain Ventures+4 more

C3Dmaterialsc3dmaterials.comin

C3D Materials develops advanced elastomer materials and an additive manufacturing platform for 3D printing industrial-strength polyurethane rubber parts.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsGolden Valley, US

Cora Leibig(CEO & Founder)in

Co-investorsDas & Co.Excelestar VenturesGolden SeedsSafar Partners

Concertoconcertobio.comin𝕏

Concerto Bio generates large-scale ecological datasets on microbial communities and uses them to develop microbe-based consumer health products for applications such as skincare, chronic disease, and nutrition.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US

Jared Kehe(Executive Officer, Director)inCheri Ackerman(Executive Officer, Director)inBernardo Cervantes(Executive Officer, Director)inVera Schroeder(Director)in

BoardSarah Luppino(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesExcelestar VenturesGolden SeedsHorizons VenturesISVM Ventures+5 more

CrowdSmartcrowdsmart.ai

CrowdSmart.ai offers a Generative Collective Intelligence (GCI) platform that combines human expertise with generative AI to orchestrate group reasoning and produce actionable, traceable decisions at scale.

Day Zero Diagnosticsdayzerodiagnostics.cominMay 2017

The page is a bioMérieux blog article about tracking a Cyclospora cayetanensis outbreak in the United States, referencing its clinical diagnostic and wastewater surveillance products for community health and medical professionals.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesBrookline, US

Jong Lee(Executive Officer, Director)inMiriam Huntley(Executive Officer)inDouglas Kwon(Director)Dougal Mclaurin(Executive Officer)

BoardLaura Davis(Director)Jeff Mirviss(Director)

Co-investorsGolden SeedsTriventures

FINDMINEfindmine.com

FindMine is a creative production system that turns a retailer's catalog, brand rules, and live inventory into shoppable outfits, rooms, and styled imagery using AI, keeping content on-brand and in stock across marketing, ecommerce, and AI shopping agent channels.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechNew York, US

Michelle Bacharach(Founder & CEO)inKonstantin Itskov(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAgility CapitalGaingelsGolden SeedsGrayhawk CapitalHumans Of The InternetPJC+2 more

Groupizegroupize.comin

Groupize offers an AI-driven platform for enterprise meetings and events management, covering venue sourcing, planning, attendee registration, travel logistics, and spend visibility.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalityBeverly, US

Charles de Gaspe Beaubien(Executive Officer, Director)inAlisa de Gaspe Beaubien(Executive Officer, Director)inDenice Sakakeeny(Executive Officer)

BoardGail Hoffman(Director)inDavid Krauter(Director)Eugene Zimon(Director)

Co-investorsLaunchpad Venture GroupNXT VenturesWalnut Venture AssociatesGolden SeedsThayer Ventures

Materna Medicalmaternamedical.comin

Materna Medical develops medical technologies to address pelvic health needs in obstetrics and gynecology.

FemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesMountain View, US

Tracy MacNeal(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardAriella Golomb(Director)Peter Wyles(Director)Arthur Reidel(Director)Jim Bochnowski(Director)Patrick Jamp(Director)

Co-investorsAzure Ventures GroupBand of AngelsCitrine AngelsGaingelsHouston Angel NetworkTexas HALO Fund+3 more

Nexeosbionexeosbio.com

NexEos Bio develops technologies to identify and treat eosinophil and cationic protein-mediated inflammation, targeting patients with debilitating inflammatory diseases.

BiotechHealthtech

Theresa Mansi, MBA, CLP(Founder)in

Co-investorsGolden Seeds

NopSecnopsec.comin𝕏

NopSec provides risk-based vulnerability management and security research solutions for enterprises, combining offensive and defensive cybersecurity philosophy to help organizations improve their security posture against attacks and data breaches.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Lisa Xu(Chief Executive Officer)inMichelangelo Sidagni(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsCitrine AngelsGaingelsHearstLabK Street CapitalWestern Technology Investment

Strategikon Pharmastrategikonpharma.comin

Strategikon Pharma develops Clinical Maestro, a software platform for managing clinical business operations including budgeting, sourcing, contracting, and vendor management, with AI-driven cost benchmarking tools.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Anca Copaescu(Founder)inMark Di Ianni(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Paulo Carvalho(Executive Officer)inMark Weinstein(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardRob Hess(Director)Vincent Lepreux(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBand of AngelsDebiopharm Innovation FundHearstLabNuFund Venture GroupOsage Venture Partners+5 more

sunray_sci_sunrayscientific.cominJul 2024

SunRay Scientific develops anisotropic conductive adhesives (ZTACH ACE), conductive inks, epoxies, and related materials for printed and flexible electronics, integrable with existing pick-and-place manufacturing equipment.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsWall Township, US

Andrew Stemmermann(CTO, Co-Founder)inMadhu Stemmermann(CEO, Co-Founder)in

BoardSteve Socolof(Director)in

Co-investorsBroad Street AngelsCentral Texas Angel NetworkDelaware Crossing Investor GroupJumpStart New Jersey Angel NetworkSoundboard Venture FundWestchester Angels+2 more

Terecircuitsterecircuits.comin𝕏Jun 2022

Terecircuits develops materials, polymers, and lithography-based processes for micron-scale assembly and packaging in advanced manufacturing, enabling components smaller than a grain of pollen to be assembled at scale.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsMountain View, US

Jayna Sheats(Founder and CTO)inWayne Rickard(CEO)in

Co-investorsAspira CapitalExcelestar VenturesGolden SeedsTech Coast Angels

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Golden Seeds Ventures made?
Golden Seeds Ventures has 18 tracked investments.
What stage does Golden Seeds Ventures invest at?
Golden Seeds Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Golden Seeds Ventures focus on?
Golden Seeds Ventures focuses on Deep Tech, FemTech, Healthtech, SaaS.
Where is Golden Seeds Ventures located?
Golden Seeds Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
Who does Golden Seeds Ventures co-invest with?
Golden Seeds Ventures most often shares deals with Golden Seeds, Gaingels, Excelestar Ventures, among 59 tracked co-investors.

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