Ground Up Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
Pre-seed and seed investor offering a true US–Israel bridge and hands-on support—joining Slack, holding weekly calls, and proactively assisting hiring and customer introductions to accelerate expansion.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's website & public directories
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What they invest in
from 46 of 71 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×20SaaS ×19Enterprise Software ×11E-commerce ×8Fintech ×7PropTech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×5Digital Health ×5
HQs:United States×23Canada×1United Kingdom×1Israel×1Saudi Arabia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×93 founders×24+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with education data
University of Cambridge ×3Harvard University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2University of Southern California ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history
Apple ×5
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 71 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 12023 · 12022 · 15 dated
Altalogy is a design and branding agency that captures and communicates the value of early-stage companies through website design, product interfaces, brand identity, and pitch deck design.
Creator Economy
Dawid Cedrych(Founder)inJakub Klimek(Founder)in
Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.Perceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
Ninja is an online grocery and convenience delivery service that lets customers shop for groceries, snacks, beverages, health and beauty products, electronics, fashion, baby, and pet items for home delivery.
ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
Canberk D(Founder)
Baba (Baba Care, Inc.) provides human healthcare advocates who help individuals and families navigate insurance, scheduling, prescriptions, and medical bills, with services covered by Medicare so most patients pay nothing out of pocket.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsGeneral Catalyst
BrightHire provides an AI-powered recruiting platform that analyzes hiring conversations to deliver real-time insights and automate talent decisions for enterprise recruiting teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Theodore Chestnut(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcFlybridge Capital PartnersIndex Ventures
BrightHire offers deep integrations with applicant tracking systems that add hiring-focused features such as one-click scorecard completion, playable interview highlights, and click-to-call directly within the ATS.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Theodore Chestnut(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersNext Play VenturesIndex Ventures
Array is an enterprise mobile forms platform for field data capture and offline collection with real-time reporting and integrations.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsCortado Ventures
BuildOps provides operational management software for commercial contractors, integrating project management, accounting, and AI-driven intelligence to streamline field-to-ledger workflows across North America.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Alok Chanani(CEO)
Co-investors01 Advisors137 Ventures1984 Ventures Management, LlcAlpha EdisonB Capital GroupB4 Capital+15 more
Accrue provides an embeddable stored-value wallet that businesses can integrate to increase customer lifetime value, capture more customer data, and improve margins.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsAglae VenturesCentre Street PartnersTwelve Below
Daily provides WebRTC-based infrastructure that enables developers to build voice, video, and real-time AI applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Kwindla Hultman Kramer(Founder)in
Co-investorsCompoundMoxxie VenturesRenegade PartnersRoot Ventures Manager, LlcScribble VenturesWorklife Ventures+2 more
Dandelion Energy designs and installs geothermal heating and cooling systems for homes, positioning geothermal as a primary heating and cooling solution for both new and existing residential buildings.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwarePalo Alto, US
Kathy Hannun(Founder & CTO)inRajeev James Quazi(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Yates(CEO)in
BoardCraig Shapiro(Director)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesCollaborative FundComcast VenturesCool Climate CollectiveEnergy Transition VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+4 more
Dialogue operates a virtual care platform that centralizes employee assistance, mental health, primary care, and wellness programs in a single app for employers to offer as a health benefit.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsDiagramGarage CapitalWalter VenturesWhite Star CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners
Disco, formerly Co-op Commerce, runs a shared network that lets direct-to-consumer brands cut customer acquisition costs together.
Conner Sherline(Founder)
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesSuperAngel.FundIndicator VenturesSugar Capital
Draftboard maps a user's professional network and identifies warm introduction paths to target prospects, scoring each path with a rationale for why the connection is strong.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsCentre Street PartnersTwelve Below
EliseAI applies artificial intelligence to streamline operations in housing and healthcare, two industries historically resistant to technological transformation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechPropTechSaaSNew York, US
Minna Song(Co-founder and CEO)inStoyan Stoyanov(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Korn(Executive Officer)Kamil Sindi(Director)
BoardLouis Schotsky(Director)inJo Ann Corkran(Director)in
Co-investorsAlpha PartnersAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersFounders Circle CapitalGolden SeedsGray Line Partners+6 more
Flyp is a cross-listing and automation app for online resellers, letting them post inventory across marketplaces like Poshmark, eBay, Mercari, Facebook, Depop, and Etsy with features such as AI-assisted listings, inventory auto-sync, auto-delisting, and analytics.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
James Kawas(Founder)inDani Arnaout(Founder)
Co-investors2048 VenturesAfore CapitalAlante CapitalAsymmetric Capital PartnersBAM VenturesInterlace Ventures+3 more
Fondue offers CashBack, a customer incentive tool that lets shoppers choose rewards (store credit or prepaid cards) after purchase to drive conversions and email/SMS opt-ins while protecting merchant margins.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsSamsung NextStarting LineJam FundQuiet Capital
Glass Imaging develops AI-based image processing technology aimed at bringing DSLR-quality photography to smartphone cameras.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechLos Altos, US
Ziv Attar(Founder, CEO)inTom Bishop(Founder, CTO)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFuture VenturesGV (Google Ventures)LDV CapitalInsight Partners
Harbinger Motors designs and manufactures electric vehicles built on medium-duty platforms for commercial and industrial transportation.
CleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationGarden Grove, US
John Harris(Chief Executive Officer & CoFounder)Phillip Weicker(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Benjamin Dusastre(Executive Officer)Ryan Clinton(Director)inWilliam Eberts(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardGilbert Passin(Director)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)CarbonGreycroftIn-Q-TelLakewest Venture PartnersLeitmotif+9 more
HyWatts develops hydrogen fuel cell systems that deliver zero-emission power for applications including EV charging, data centers, and residential communities.
CleantechEnergyHardwareWellness & FitnessBerkeley, US
Dietmar Trees(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsPlug and Play Ventures
Jones is an AI-powered insurance compliance and Certificate of Insurance (COI) verification platform that collects insurance documents, verifies coverage against requirements, manages vendor/tenant communications, and maintains audit-ready compliance records.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechPropTech
Michael RudmanOmri Stern
Co-investors500 GlobalCamber CreekHetz VenturesJLL Spark Global VenturesMetaPropMetaProp Ventures+1 more
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAntiImpatient VenturesPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERS
Komodor is an autonomous AI SRE platform that provides visualization, troubleshooting, and optimization for Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsTel Aviv, IL
Itiel Shwartz(Founder)inBen Ofiri(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelNFXPitangoTiger Global ManagementCisco InvestmentsFelicis Ventures+4 more
Lenkie offers a "Grow Now, Pay Later" credit facility that lets businesses pay supplier invoices immediately and spread repayments over 1 to 12 months, with access to up to £1 million for inventory, marketing, and other growth expenses.
FintechSaaSLondon, GB
Sanjeev Jeyakumar(CEO)inNnaemeka Obodoekwe(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur First
Longmark is a vertically integrated residential real estate investment firm that sources off-market opportunities and manages every stage of the investment lifecycle, from acquisition to property and construction operations, through a proprietary data-driven platform.
Data & InfrastructureFintechPropTech
Brian Hardecker(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Zach Crane(Chief Operating Officer)Nick Haechler(Chief Investment Officer)Stan Lewis(Chief Financial Officer)John Huh(Chief Legal Officer)Greg Matthews(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsEra VenturesMetaPropMetaProp Ventures
Meridian provides an API-based settlement and clearing infrastructure for banks, digital wallets, and payment service providers, supporting multi-currency and stablecoin clearing, virtual accounts, and cross-border push/pull payments.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsEQTPoint72NOMO VenturesAndreessen Horowitz
Co-investorsRUNI Ventures
Openlayer provides a platform for testing, monitoring, and managing AI models across the development and production lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Gabriel Bayomi Kalejaiye(Founder)inVikas Nair(Founder)inRishab Ramanathan(Founder)inBoard Guillermo Rauch(Founder & CEO of Vercel)Gabriel Bayomi Tinoco Kalejaiye(Founder)
BoardGuillermo Rauch(Founder & CEO of Vercel)
Co-investorsKPN VenturesMantis CapitalMento vcMindset VentureNXTPPICUS CAPITAL+3 more
OurRitual offers an alternative to traditional couples therapy, combining live sessions with licensed relationship experts and an app with guided exercises, educational content, and an AI assistant.
Digital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investors97212 Ventures
Paladin provides software and data-driven solutions to help organizations manage cyber risk more affordably and effectively.
CybersecurityInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsChaos VenturesCyber Mentor FundHemi Ventures, LlcHaystackLightbank
Israeli AI company whose BodyTalk platform dubs and lip-syncs video into 29 languages while preserving the speaker's voice.
Guy Piekarzin
Co-investorsViola Ventures
Pillar is a creator commerce platform that enables creators, coaches, influencers, and entrepreneurs to build online storefronts and sell digital products, memberships, courses, and services without requiring coding skills or a complex e-commerce stack.
ConsumerCreator EconomyE-commerceMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Faisal Younus(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrucible CapitalEmles Venture PartnersY CombinatorACE & CompanyAnalog VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+2 more
Pillar provides a white-label digital education and engagement platform for healthcare organizations, employers, and benefits administrators to scale patient education, care coordination, and benefits communication.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US
Jasmine Mansouri(Founder)inCaroline Early(Founder)in
Co-investorsMS&AD VenturesStreamlined VenturesY CombinatorAnalog VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCrucible Capital+2 more
Pillar Security offers a platform to discover, test, secure, and govern AI agents and AI applications across an organization, covering AI asset discovery, adversarial red teaming, runtime guardrails, and governance/compliance reporting.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMiami, US
Dor Sarig(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCrucible CapitalShield Capital
Pipe provides working capital and financial tools to small and medium-sized businesses through integrations with software platforms they use daily.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Claurelle Rakipovic(Chief Executive Officer)inVijay Vachani(Chief Operating Officer)inJin Han(Chief Administrative Officer)inNate Wiger(Chief Product & Technology Officer)inAnna Moghaddam(VP, Head of People)in
Co-investors1/1 CapitalAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundBeyond CapitalBlue Lion GlobalChapter One+21 more
Portless provides direct-from-Asia fulfillment for DTC and ecommerce brands, keeping inventory near manufacturers and shipping orders directly to customers in 75+ countries with branded, domestic-looking deliveries.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
Izzy Rosenzweig(Founder)Jonathan Frankelin
Co-investorsCommerce VentureseGateway Capital
White-label marketplace platform enabling brands to create customizable e-commerce stores.
Adarsh Alphons(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlack Jays VenturesMGV.VCLong Journey VenturesSlow Ventures
Postscript helps ecommerce brands design and operate SMS marketing programs that engage customers and drive revenue.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSPhoenix, US
Adam Turner(Founder/CEO)inAlex Beller(Founder)inColin Turner(Founder)in
BoardMike Duboe(Board Member / Investor representative (General Partner, Greylock))Sarah Guo(Board Member (joined at Series B, 2021, as a Greylock partner))
Co-investors01 Advisors1984 Ventures Management, LlcAccompliceAli CapitalBeyond CapitalExpanding Capital+10 more
Preql provides AI agents that help enterprises clean, transform, and build semantic layers from messy, siloed data through natural language interaction, eliminating the need for specialized technical expertise.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBrooklyn, US
Gabriella Steele(Executive Officer, Director)Leah Weiss(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAvid VenturesBackbone AngelsBessemer Venture Partners
Refine Intelligence provides an automated fraud alert resolution platform that verifies customer intent through automated multi-channel outreach, reducing alert investigation time from minutes to under a minute.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Co-investorsFin CapitalGlilot Capital PartnersSyn Ventures Seed Management LlcSYN Ventures
Starcloud is a deep-tech company building large-scale data center infrastructure designed to operate in space.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingDeep TechSemiconductorsSpace TechRedmond, US
Philip Johnston(Founder/CEO)inEzra Feilden(Founder)inAdi Oltean(Founder)in
Co-investorsDnx VenturesFUSEHarpoon VenturesImagination CapitalIntegra GroupeLink Ventures+22 more
TermScout provides contract intelligence software that analyzes agreements, benchmarks commercial terms against market data, and generates risk signals to help legal, sales, and procurement teams execute deals faster.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSDenver, US
Brian Schwalm(Executive Officer)Mark D. Frank(Executive Officer)Christopher Burton(Executive Officer)Chris Silvestri(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher L. Burton(Vice President Data)
BoardHoward Diamond(Director)
Co-investorsLegalTechNFXRockies Venture ClubTechstars
Triple Whale is an intelligence platform for ecommerce brands that unifies marketing attribution, marketing mix modeling, and incrementality measurement, with an AI assistant that analyzes real-time data and takes media-buying actions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechColumbus, US
Cherniv Ivan(Chief Technology Officer)Orbach Avraham(Secretary & CEO)Blank Maxx(President & Treasurer, COO)Maxx Blank(Founder)inAJ OrbachIvan Chernykh
Truehold Financial provides financing for real estate investors, including long-term loans for rental properties qualified on property cash flow and short-term loans covering purchase and renovation costs.
FintechPropTechSt. Louis, US
Azat Tulegenov(Founder)inConnie Adams(CEO)
Co-investors25MadisonBAM VenturesClocktower VenturesGreat Wave VenturesHabitat PartnersLaunchpad Capital+3 more
TULU operates in-building smart amenity units that let residents rent everyday products, buy convenience-store essentials, print documents, access e-scooters, and book on-demand services through an app.
IoTMarketplacesPropTechNew York, US
Co-investorsBosch Venturesi3 PartnersNew Era Capital PartnersRegeneration.VCRobert Bosch Venture CapitalTal Ventures
A usage economy platform providing on-demand access to electrical appliances, groceries, and household items for building tenants.
Co-investors2B.VCi3 PartnersInfinity VCKärcher New VentureNew Era Capital PartnersBosch Ventures+2 more
Weave Bio offers an AI-native regulatory platform for preparing and managing eCTD-formatted regulatory dossiers, automating data organization, authoring, review, publishing and response management across the therapeutic lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ari Caroline(Founder)
Co-investorsFirsthandVCMagnetic VenturesRaptor GroupTMVUS Venture PartnersCharacter+1 more
Younity offers a software platform that manages and integrates a building's smart systems and communication infrastructure at scale, providing services intended to improve property performance and the occupant experience.
IoTPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp Ventures
Zealthy offers remote video consultations with medical providers, prescription delivery, and care team messaging for patients seeking to address specific health concerns or improve their overall wellness through a comprehensive, holistic approach.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Kyle Robertson(Founder)in
Co-investorsPerceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc
ZeroMark develops AI-driven adaptive targeting intelligence systems for defense applications, particularly for drone detection and response.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechScotch Plains, US
Joel Anderson(CEO)inJoel C Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAnorak VenturesLudlow VenturesAero X Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDisco · boston.com · Aug 27, 2026
Starcloud · techcrunch.com · Aug 21, 2026
BrightHire · brighthire.com · Aug 6, 2026
Meridian · bizjournals.com · Jul 20, 2026
Pipe list view · thesaasnews.com · Jul 16, 2026
BuildOps · voiceofalexandria.com · Jul 2, 2026
EliseAI · fiercehealthcare.com · Jun 25, 2026
Komodor · itbrief.news · Jun 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ground Up Ventures made?
- Ground Up Ventures has 68 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Ground Up Ventures invest at?
- Ground Up Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Ground Up Ventures's typical check size?
- Ground Up Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
- What sectors does Ground Up Ventures focus on?
- Ground Up Ventures focuses on Consumer, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Ground Up Ventures located?
- Ground Up Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Ground Up Ventures lead rounds?
- Ground Up Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Ground Up Ventures co-invest with?
- Ground Up Ventures most often shares deals with MetaProp, MetaProp Ventures, NFX, among 215 tracked co-investors.
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Twelve Below is an early-stage venture firm that leads pre-seed and seed rounds, partnering with ambitious founding teams.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Long Journey Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs unconventional, 'magically weird' founders and ideas, positioning itself as a hands-on, community-oriented partner to its companies.
Anorak Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm founded in 2016 with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, backing pre-seed and seed companies building differentiated technology and helping them reach product-market fit and follow-on funding.
Shrug Capital started as a viral joke tweet that became a $3M venture fund, blending elite Silicon Valley investors with celebrities like Tony Hawk and The Chainsmokers to create an unusually strong bridge between tech and entertainment culture. The fund backs companies with "effortless sharing" potential that are culturally resonant enough to explain enthusiastically to non-tech friends, while the partners act as obsessive fans who tattoo portfolio logos and turn their personal lives into marketing campaigns for their companies.
Ludlow Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2010, known for a people-first investment approach centered on building close relationships with founders.
Indicator Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders at the idea and pre-Series A stage, deliberately investing in a small number of companies to provide hands-on support.
Angel Collective Opportunity Fund (ACOF) is a generalist 'collaborative' opportunity fund built on top of several microfunds, enabling select emerging managers to deploy follow-on capital into their top companies from a pooled vehicle rather than raising individual SPVs.
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
Stellar Capital invests in founders building software, internet, and technology companies.
Red Swan Ventures backs founders at the earliest stage, aiming to be a founder's first outside capital, focusing on companies born from platform shifts and cultural insight that serve enduring human needs.
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ParadigmKearny JacksonBasementTLV PartnersVOLT CAPITALANIMO VenturesRiverPark VenturesFirefly Health
Firms observed investing alongside Ground Up Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Ground Up Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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