Grit Capital Partners
Venture capitalNew York City · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
Also known as GRIT GROWTH MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Grit focuses on applied AI companies that leverage data models and agentic interaction to transform specific industries. The firm targets commerce (including marketplaces, seller tools, logistics, and retail media), media (entertainment, streaming, creative development, and measurement), marketing technology (customer journeys, sales funnels, and creative strategy), and fintech (transparency, payments, lending, and insurance). The investment thesis emphasizes the applied layer of AI as the dominant driver of AI transformation, with the firm drawing on its team's experience as founder CEOs and operators.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 18, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 25 of 39 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11Consumer ×7Fintech ×7Marketing Tech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Media & Entertainment ×6AdTech ×4Creator Economy ×4
HQs:United States×17
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12021 · 12015 · 13 dated
Voice-activated digital medical alert service for elders that detects falls and monitors motion, air quality, and temperature.
Aloe Care Health offers voice-activated medical alert systems for aging adults and their caregivers, including a 4G in-home hub, mobile companion devices, and wearable fall detection connected to a 24/7 emergency call center.
Digital HealthHardwareHealthtech
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsCity LightLaerdal Million Lives FundOceans VenturesSpringbank
American Express provides consumer and business credit cards, banking, and travel services, along with a rewards and benefits program.
FintechNew York City, US
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsLombard Odier
Antenna provides subscription analytics and market intelligence on streaming and subscription services, publishing estimates and metrics such as subscriber counts and retention rates for services like Roku's Howdy.
Data & InfrastructureMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsImagination CapitalLightShed VenturesPurple Sage VenturesWaverley Capital
Averi is an AI-powered content marketing tool that researches a company's brand, voice, and competitors, then drafts SEO/GEO-optimized blogs and articles and publishes them to the customer's CMS with human review.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
BACCH Labs develops 3D spatial audio software and filters that render existing stereo or surround content into spatial audio on standard stereo devices, headphones, and multi-speaker arrays.
ConsumerDeep TechSaaSGainesvile, US
James Mentz(Founder & CEO)Edgar Choueiri(Founder & CTO)Sam Caldwell(Founder & Tech Advisor / VP of Engineering)Robert Mentz(Executive Officer)
BoardGarrett Gleim(Director)Samuel Caldwell(Director)
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Betr is a real money gaming mobile app offering player-stat pick games, a social sportsbook, a social casino, and skill-based arcade games where users can win cash prizes.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsAntiElizabeth Street VenturesFlorida FundersFlucas VenturesFuel Venture CapitalHarmony Partners+5 more
Co-investorsArgon Ventures
Chptr turns the obituary data funeral homes already collect into televised and radio obituary announcements that air on local news stations for at least three consecutive days, along with slideshows, heirloom films, and social remembrance products.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNy, US
Rehan Choudhry(CEO)Jeff Tennery(Chief Commercial Officer)Jamie Henriod(COO)
BoardMichael Flannery(Director)Oliver Libby(Director)Andrew Bebbington(Director)
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsCosmic Venture PartnersMu VenturesGrit Capital SeedSugar Capital
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)Matthew Kalish(Executive Officer, Director)Tige Savage(Co-founder)inMatt Kalish(Founder)inJanet Holian(Executive Officer)Timothy Dent(Executive Officer)
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsAccompliceAtento CapitalAurumBoston Seed CapitalChamaeleonConnetic Ventures+14 more
HUMAN is a cybersecurity company focused on detecting and stopping automated bot attacks and digital fraud.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US
Tamer Hassan(Co-founder)Michael Tiffany(Co-founder)Dan Kaminsky(Co-founder)Ash Kalb(Co-founder)
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Evolution VC PartnersGula Tech AdventuresNightDragonVertex Ventures
IFundWomen (IFW by Honeycomb Credit) is a funding marketplace for women-led businesses, offering access to capital through online fundraising, small business grants from corporate partners, business coaching, and an entrepreneur community.
FemTechFintechImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesMontclair, US
Karen Cahn(Executive Officer, Director)Divya Gugnami(Director)Anjali Kumar(Director)Carolyn Spencer(Executive Officer)
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsDream VCOceans Ventures
Incremental provides a measurement and optimization platform for commerce media that uses causal modeling to determine which sales were actually driven by advertising, down to the campaign and SKU level.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Jackpocket is a licensed third-party lottery courier app that enables users to order official state lottery tickets via smartphone.
ConsumerFintechMarketplacesNew York, US
Peter J. Sullivan, III(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAdam Rothstein(Director)
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investors7GC & CoBullpen CapitalCerity Partners VenturesConductive VenturesDarco CapitalDCM Ventures+9 more
Infrastructure platform enabling non-fintech enterprises to launch AI-powered and stablecoin-based embedded financial products.
Layo is a platform for building, deploying, and measuring AI apps that let brands appear inside AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
lockr builds a first-party data and identity solution that helps enterprises manage and activate their audience data as browsers and operating systems phase out third-party signals.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Advertising technology company providing privacy, addressability, and identity solutions for consumers and media publishers through universal digital identity.
Loupe Art operates a streaming platform for visual art, offering curated original artist content and ambient art and music channels across connected TVs, web, and commercial spaces.
AdTechConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSAtlanta, US
Cameron Clayton(Director)Michele Tobin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mike Flannery(Director)
BoardMarisa Warren(Director)
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsGOAL VenturesPhoenix Capital VenturesSound Media VenturesALIAVIA Ventures
Luxlock is a platform that lets online shoppers connect live with product experts and personal shoppers across multiple retail brands.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Boston, US
Ian M. Randall(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ian Randall(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRoderick Randall(Director)Carmichael Roberts(Director)inRod Randall(Director)inChristian Garcia(Director)in
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsMaterial ImpactMoai CapitalStage 1 VenturesBreakthrough Energy Ventures
End-to-end mortgage servicing technology company leveraging data to ensure legal and regulatory compliance in real time.
MESH provides a compliance monitoring platform ("MESH Auditor") that encodes mortgage servicing regulations into code and automatically audits every loan in a servicer's portfolio daily against applicable federal, state, and agency requirements.
FintechLegalTechSaaS
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Monark builds infrastructure for private markets, providing brokerages, advisory platforms, and clearing firms with the technology to offer alternative investments such as pre-IPO equity, private credit, and real estate.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Benjamin Haber(Executive Officer)Ben Haber(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder/Board Member)Paul Davis(Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder/Board Member)Dan Bulka(General Counsel)Alona Kornberg(Chief Compliance Officer)
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesGaruda VenturesNight Capital
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Niche operates a platform that helps students and families research and compare K-12 schools, colleges, and grad schools using data, rankings, and user reviews to find schools that fit their preferences.
ConsumerEdTechMarketplaces
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsBlueTree Venture CapitalGraph VenturesRadian Capital
Care coordination technology and services platform for healthcare payers and providers delivering higher quality ratings and member guidance.
PrivCo provides a financial intelligence platform covering 5M+ U.S. private companies with proprietary revenue, EBITDA, and valuation estimates, plus AI-powered search and an API.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Solana Beach, US
Bruce Worman(Executive Officer, Director)Derrick Oien(Executive Officer, Director)John Smelzer(Executive Officer)
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsR/GA VenturesAvalon Ventures Management, Llc
Soundstripe provides royalty-free music, sound effects, and related audio content for use by video creators and other media producers.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsCircadian VenturesEscalate Capital PartnersVocap PartnersCraft VenturesTopmark PartnersVocap Investment Partners
Speechlab provides AI localization and dubbing for video and audio content, enabling transcription, translation, captioning, subtitling, and dubbing in 50+ languages.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsAI Fund
Audience measurement and data analytics company for live-stream and esports viewership; acquired in 2020.
Marketplace technology platform simplifying music licensing for artists; acquired by Soundstripe in January 2025.
TRIPP provides immersive meditation and mindfulness experiences available through a mobile app and VR headset platform.
AgTechMental HealthWellness & FitnessVenice, US
Nanea Reeves(Executive Officer, Director)inZachary Norman(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Keeland(Executive Officer)
BoardTim Chang(Director)
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsBeni Venture CapitalBitkraft Esports VenturesHartmann CapitalIter InvestmentsMayfield FundPresence Capital+3 more
Vidably is a platform that lets brands plan video campaigns and have their customers or chosen creators film the footage on their phones, using an AI coach that guides each shot and re-takes poor takes to produce usable clips.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
On-demand massage service connecting customers with licensed massage therapists.
New York, US
BoardSamer Hamadeh(Executive Officer, Director)inIlya Nykin(Director)Ryan Freedman(Director)
PartnerPaul Palmieri· solo GP
Co-investorsAlpaca VCCorigin VenturesECP GrowthHemisphere Ventures LLCLightbankMultiplier Capital+4 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMonark Markets · tipranks.com · Aug 11, 2026
Tripp · armenpress.am · Jul 15, 2026
DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) · investing.com · Jul 10, 2026
Chptr · superbcrew.com · Jun 14, 2026
Antenna · bloomberg.com · Jan 27, 2026
TechRow · medamd.com · Jan 20, 2026
Human Security · securityweek.com · Dec 5, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Grit Capital Partners made?
- Grit Capital Partners has 39 tracked investments.
- What stage does Grit Capital Partners invest at?
- Grit Capital Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Grit Capital Partners focus on?
- Grit Capital Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, E-commerce, Fintech, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment.
- Where is Grit Capital Partners located?
- Grit Capital Partners is headquartered in New York City, US.
- Does Grit Capital Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Grit Capital Partners leads investment rounds.
- Who does Grit Capital Partners co-invest with?
- Grit Capital Partners most often shares deals with Evolution VC Partners, Accomplice, Bitkraft Esports Ventures, among 95 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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