Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Interplay centers its philosophy on entrepreneurs as the main force behind social change, positioning its mission around accelerating founders' journeys. It emphasizes a team-first approach to backing early-stage companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 72 of 169 portfolio companiesFintech ×23SaaS ×23AI & Machine Learning ×18Consumer ×12B2B Marketplaces ×11Enterprise Software ×11Marketplaces ×8E-commerce ×7
HQs:United States×44Philippines×1Sweden×1Vietnam×1
Investments · 169 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12022 · 12021 · 22020 · 22015 · 17 dated
New York, US
Joseph Risico(Executive Officer)Bari Harlam(Director)Mihal Chaouat-Fix(Executive Officer)Amy von Walter(Director)Roi Zahut(Executive Officer)Arturo Rodriguez(Executive Officer)
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechLos Angeles, US
Brian Armstrong(Founder/CEO)in
Warby Parker is a direct-to-consumer eyewear retailer offering prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses, contacts, and eye exams at affordable prices, with a home try-on service and flexible return policy.
Direct to ConsumerRetail Tech
Anacapa Partners is a search fund investment firm that provides capital to entrepreneurs seeking to acquire, manage, and grow existing companies.
Fintech
Animoca Brands invests in blockchain and digital asset projects across gaming, infrastructure, culture, and real-world asset categories, with a portfolio of 600+ companies and a focus on Web3 ecosystem development.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3GamingSector Agnostic
Yat Siu(Founder & CEO)
BizDefender provides business identity protection for small and medium-sized businesses, using its Identity Intelligence technology to monitor for threats such as brand impersonation, phishing, dark web breaches, and fraudulent business filings.
CybersecuritySaaS
Black Crow provides AI-powered analytics and personalization software for e-commerce brands to understand customer behavior and deliver tailored shopping experiences.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechNew York, US
Shehzad Khan(Director)Richard Harris(Executive Officer, Director)Damon Tassone(Executive Officer, Director)
Bling Capital is a venture capital firm that makes early-stage investments in SaaS, consumer internet, marketplaces, fintech, digital health, enterprise, and frontier/defense technology companies.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Ben(Founder & General Partner)
Boom & Bucket operates an online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy construction equipment with nationwide shipping and inspection services.
Construction TechMarketplaces
Bowery Legal provides outside general counsel and legal services to startups and founders, offering a mix of legal and commercial advice to help new ventures anticipate and mitigate risks.
LegalTech
Burrow designs and sells modular furniture with an emphasis on quality, affordability, and fast delivery.
ConsumerE-commerceNew York City, US
Stephen Kuhl(Founder/CEO)inKabeer Chopra(Founder)inSteven Finnern(Executive Officer)
BoardTony Florence(Director)
The page appears to offer services aimed at helping startups establish a strong financial foundation, but provides no concrete details about the product or company.
Fintech
Clarion Capital is a private equity and credit investment firm; its private equity arm makes majority and growth investments in lower middle-market companies generating $7.5-30 million of EBITDA, while its credit arm invests in CLO securities focusing on CLO equity and mezzanine tranches.
Fintech
Course Hero provides AI-powered study assistance and educational resources for students, offering document analysis, tutoring services, and access to course materials from schools.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Crafty provides workplace pantry management services, combining expert-led food and beverage delivery with a proprietary platform to manage office snacking programs across multiple locations.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkSaaSChicago, US
Christopher Ritter(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Rosenstock(Executive Officer, Director)Cameron Lawrence(Executive Officer)James Paul(Executive Officer)Ishan Daya(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardBrian Hirsch(Director)
Crusoe builds energy-first AI infrastructure, using innovative and renewable energy sources to power hyperscale AI factories and a cloud platform for AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnergyDenver, US
Cully Cavness(Co-Founder)Chase Lochmiller(Executive Officer, Director)
Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ali Ghodsi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ion Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)David Conte(Executive Officer)Tram Phi(Executive Officer)
BoardPeter Sonsini(Director)
Dremio provides an Agentic Lakehouse platform that enables fast, governed access to enterprise data across multiple sources without ETL, with an AI Semantic Layer for business context and autonomous infrastructure management.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Tomer Shiran(Founder)in
Emerge operates a technology platform for freight and logistics procurement that serves shippers and carriers to improve supply chain efficiencies and reduce costs.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Andrew Leto(Co-Founder & CEO)Michael Leto(Co-Founder & President)Brad Blomstrom(CFO)Ben Sanders(CTO)Jack Holmes(Executive Chairman)
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots designed for deployment in workforce and home environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Lee Randaccio(Executive Officer)Dana Berlin(Executive Officer)Brett Adcock(Executive Officer, Director)Logan Berkowitz(Executive Officer)Colby Adcock(Director)Peter Welinder(Director)
Firon is a marketing agency that engineers Shopify Plus catalogs to be recommended by AI search tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity, using knowledge graph seeding, schema, and semantic catalog restructuring tied to revenue attribution.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Alexander Jordan(Founder)Derick(Head of GEO)
Founder Shield is an insurance brokerage that provides tailored insurance and risk advisory services—including D&O, cyber, E&O, and management liability coverage—for high-growth, venture-backed startups from seed through IPO.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAterianNASDAQ: ATERCoinbaseNASDAQ: COINWarby ParkerNYSE: WRBYOllieacq. by Agrolimen
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesStripe · techcrunch.com · Jul 20, 2026
Roofr · esgtoday.com · Jul 19, 2026
Warby Parker · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 18, 2026
HAVENLY · permitgrab.com · Jul 17, 2026
Coinbase · fortune.com · Jul 17, 2026
Postman · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 17, 2026
Databricks · wsj.com · Jul 17, 2026
Pepper · theguardian.com · Jul 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc invest at?
- Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc's typical check size?
- Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc typically writes checks of $1M.
- What sectors does Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc focus on?
- Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc located?
- Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc lead rounds?
- Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Interplay has published analysis on AI adoption ROI disparities between company sizes, the divergence between large-cap and small-business economic performance driven by AI spending concentration, and OpenAI's upcoming public-market valuation challenges. AI summary
Co-investors · 10
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.
Torch Capital is a venture capital firm that combines investing, operating, and business-building experience to help entrepreneurs build category-leading companies.
Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based early-stage investor that partners with founders at the earliest stages of company building across the United States.
M13 is a venture capital firm that backs early-stage founders building companies through structural market shifts.
Exponent is co-founded by two operators who were early revenue and growth leaders at multiple breakout fintech companies like Plaid, Ramp, Robinhood, and Stytch, and most of their returns flow to nonprofit endowments and hospitals for scholarships, research, and pediatric healthcare rather than traditional wealthy investors. They keep an unusually small portfolio of just a few companies per year while writing lead checks and providing hands-on go-to-market support through their operator network, focusing on companies that rewire financial and data infrastructure in legacy industries.
305 Ventures is a founder-run venture capital firm that invests in early-stage (0 to 1) companies at the pre-seed and seed stage on a global basis.
10x Genomics is a life sciences company that develops and manufactures single-cell, spatial, and in situ genomics technologies for research institutions worldwide, with products cited in over 10,000 scientific papers across oncology, immunology, and neuroscience research.
Camber Creek is a venture capital firm focused on real estate technology (proptech), partnering closely with founders and leveraging its network of real estate industry limited partners to support portfolio companies.
Four Rivers Group is a venture capital firm investing in expansion-stage technology companies across global markets, offering flexible financing structures with no minimum check size or ownership requirements.
Firms observed investing alongside Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management Llc's recorded portfolio.
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