Interlace Ventures
Venture capitalNew York City · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
Interlace Ventures focuses on early-stage commerce and retail technology companies, viewing this focus as a way to gain visibility into emerging technological innovations and trends across the commerce and retail sectors. The firm leverages this insight by partnering with global brands and retailers to support their innovation initiatives, using a range of methods tailored to each partner's specific needs and priorities.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 21 of 33 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10Retail Tech ×9SaaS ×9E-commerce ×7Enterprise Software ×7AdTech ×3B2B Marketplaces ×3Marketplaces ×3
HQs:United States×12
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×63 founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Carnegie Mellon University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Birchbox ×2Pinterest ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12021 · 12018 · 13 dated
Groupon operates a marketplace connecting consumers with discounted deals from local and national merchants across restaurants, beauty services, travel, entertainment, and retail products.
E-commerceMarketplacesRetail Tech
Andrew Mason(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesMaveronNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Pale Fire Capital+2 more
Alloy provides an embedded integration platform (iPaaS) with AI agents, MCP servers, and a connectivity API that lets software providers and enterprises build and manage integrations across systems like NetSuite, SAP, Salesforce, and Shopify.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAmbush CapitalBoxGroupContraryGreen Meadow VenturesHabitat Partners+4 more
Ara operates a network of digital billboards in rideshare vehicles, retail storefronts, parking facilities, and municipal settings, offering hardware installation, content management systems, and advertising services on a subscription basis.
AdTechFoodTechHardwareMobility & TransportationRetail TechNew York City, US
Jeffrey Cripe(Co-Founder, CEO)Jasper Wheeler(Co-Founder, CPO)Stuart Clark(Co-Founder, Head of Software)
Co-investorsFounders FundRosecliff VenturesBleu CapitalCerity Partners VenturesCoatue ManagementNew Ground Ventures+4 more
Arkive is a decentralized, member-curated physical museum that acquires artifacts chosen by community votes recorded on-chain.
Thomas McLeod(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesParade VenturesFocal Ventures
Augmodo provides real-time shelf visibility and spatial AI technology for retail stores.
AI & Machine LearningIoTRetail TechKirkland, US
Ross Edward Finman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ross Finman(Founder)in
BoardAndrew Marks(Director)in
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalLerer HippeauTq Ventures LlcWebb Investment Network
San Mateo, US
Phillip Raub(Executive Officer, Director)William Mintun(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Andrew Mann(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardVibhu Norby(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsComcast VenturesEvolution VenturesGraphene VenturesKhosla VenturesMacy'sPeak State Ventures
Beam is a platform that connects consumer purchases with nonprofit donations, allowing brands on the platform to direct a portion of sales to nonprofits chosen by customers.
B2B MarketplacesImpact & Social GoodMarketing TechSaaSSocialNew York, US
Viveka Hulyalkar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAlexandra Salvatore(Executive Officer, Director)Alex Sadhu(Founder)
Co-investorsR/GA VenturesUlu VenturesHearstLabIndex Ventures
Betterworks offers enterprise performance management and talent intelligence software that connects employee performance, skills, and potential data into a real-time view of the workforce.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSMenlo Park, US
Kris Duggan(Founder)in
Co-investorsBleu CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersKleiner Perkins
Co-investorsR/GA Ventures
Drip Collect operates a network for NFT collectors that adds game-like elements to collecting and discovery.
Co-investors6th Man VenturesCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyNFXProgression
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 VenturesGround Up Ventures+3 more
Goodeed is a platform that channels advertising budgets toward nonprofit funding by integrating charitable projects into digital ads.
AdTechImpact & Social GoodMarketing Tech
Vincent Touboul Flachaire
Co-investorsBleu Capital
Salted operates a platform for digital-first restaurant brands, focusing on delivery and takeout channels through technology-enabled kitchens and proprietary software.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTech<UNKNOWN></hq_city> <parameter name="hq_country">US
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersGreen Meadow VenturesPLG VenturesPROOFWonder Ventures
Indie Shops partners with local retail owners to modernize independent brick-and-mortar stores through customizable software, design, and operational support.
B2B MarketplacesRetail TechSaaS
Invisible Commerce provides AI agents that automatically analyze customer support tickets and generate insights about operational issues (shipping, billing, promos, returns) affecting ecommerce businesses.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise Software
Oyster Technologies builds Cara, an AI-based "Agency Intelligence System" for insurance agencies, brokerages, and wholesalers.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsConversion CapitalHypothesisPosition VenturesCambrian Ventures
Passage Labs builds a suite of enterprise products spanning AI, data management, and blockchain, including Passage Protocol for Web3 experiences and digital memberships, Puller AI for giving non-technical users access to data, and GYSR for blockchain-based incentive mechanisms.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise Software
Co-investorsEniac VenturesTelescope Partners
Promoted.ai provides ranking and search infrastructure for online marketplaces and e-commerce platforms, using machine learning to optimize relevance across search results, ads, and feed content.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSeattle, US
Co-investorsImmeasurableVela PartnersY CombinatorMAGIC Fund
Queenly is an online marketplace where users can buy and rent formal wear across iOS, Android, and web platforms.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Trisha Bantigue(Founder)inKathy Zhou-Patel(Founder)inMengzhou Zhou(Director)
Co-investorsAmino CapitalSHAKTIY CombinatorAndreessen Horowitz
Rabot offers a Vision AI platform that mounts cameras above existing warehouse pack stations to record, verify, and analyze every order, linking each video to the order ID through the WMS.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Isura Ranatunga(Co-Founder)Channa Ranatunga(Co-Founder)Isura R(Founder)
BoardJay Eum(Director)
Co-investorsGFT VenturesNewfund CapitalValuestream VenturesBootstrapLabs
Co-investorsBling CapitalRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, Llc
Co-investorsRosecliff Ventures
Singuli provides machine learning-powered inventory optimization and demand planning solutions that integrate with ERP and OMS systems to optimize inventory levels across locations and reduce stockouts.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSBrooklyn, US
Benjamin Kelly(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inThierry Bertin-Mahieux(Founder)inBenjamin Fischman(Director)
BoardJarrid Tingle(Director)in
Co-investorsHigh AlphaKima VenturesHarlem Capital PartnersRevTech Ventures
Staytuned develops a portfolio of apps for Shopify merchants, covering size charts, wholesale and bulk pricing, product bundles, dropshipping, preorders, event ticketing, and automatic discounts.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsCourtside VenturesDragonXHawke VenturesKube VCSocial LeverageThe Fund
Freedom Rave Wear operates a branded resale platform for pre-loved rave fashion, enabling peer-to-peer and off-price sales of both customer items and brand-direct inventory.
Circular EconomyClimate TechDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Jacob Disraeli(Executive Officer, Director)Jake Disraeli(Founder)inMichael Hodgens(Chief AI Officer)inSonia Yang(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlante CapitalBAM VenturesBling CapitalGreen Meadow VenturesTechstarsV1 VC+2 more
Unity is a cross-platform real-time development engine and creation platform used by content creators and developers to build games and interactive experiences for mobile, PC, console, and extended reality (XR) devices.
AdTechCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGamingSan Francisco, US
David Helgason(Co-founder & CEO 2004–2014)inJoachim Ante(Co-founder & CTO 2004–2023)Nicholas Francis(Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer 2004–2013)inMatthew Bromberg(Chief Executive Officer and President)
Co-investorsEdge VCEQUIAMEvolution VC PartnersGP BullhoundiGlobe PartnersLondon Venture Partners+13 more
Vendora provides an all-in-one POS and grocery management platform for retail grocers, combining point-of-sale checkout, loyalty programs, inventory management, and AI-powered analytics in a single system.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US
Sunny Singh(Founder)in
Co-investorsMu VenturesSID Venture PartnersY CombinatorNo Such Ventures
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioGroupon, Inc.NASDAQ: GRPNPromoted.aiacq. by Dropbox
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOyster · winknews.com · Aug 21, 2026
Alloy · infotechlead.com · Aug 20, 2026
Unity Software · marketscale.com · Jul 18, 2026
Augmodo · pulse2.com · Jul 15, 2026
Groupon, Inc. · aaii.com · Jul 14, 2026
Passage · downing.house.gov · Jun 5, 2026
Ara · finsmes.com · Mar 26, 2026
Promoted.ai · blog.dropbox.com · Apr 30, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Interlace Ventures made?
- Interlace Ventures has 33 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Interlace Ventures invest at?
- Interlace Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What is Interlace Ventures's typical check size?
- Interlace Ventures typically writes checks of $200K – $600K.
- What sectors does Interlace Ventures focus on?
- Interlace Ventures focuses on Consumer, E-commerce, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Interlace Ventures located?
- Interlace Ventures is headquartered in New York City, US.
- Does Interlace Ventures lead rounds?
- Interlace Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Interlace Ventures co-invest with?
- Interlace Ventures most often shares deals with Bleu Capital, Green Meadow Ventures, Y Combinator, among 84 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamFounder Exchange with Vincent Diallo, Managing Partner, Interlace Ventures
b8ta · Vincent Diallo
489th 1Mby1M Roundtable June 11, 2020: With Vincent Diallo, Interlace Ventures
1Mby1M Roundtables · Vincent Diallo
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Co-investors · 20
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▶8 more co-investors
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Firms observed investing alongside Interlace Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Interlace Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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