How many investments has New Leaf Invest made?

New Leaf Invest has 19 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.

What sectors does New Leaf Invest focus on?

New Leaf Invest focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.

Where is New Leaf Invest located?

New Leaf Invest is headquartered in Chicago, US.

Who does New Leaf Invest co-invest with?

New Leaf Invest most often shares deals with 7BC Venture Capital, Techstars, Accel, among 54 tracked co-investors.

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Chicago · 19 people tracked

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The firm focuses on vertical AI—domain-specific AI solutions that address entire industries with purpose-built technology. It targets founders with domain expertise and either serial success or exceptional execution capability, providing not only capital but operational support and access to networks spanning tech leadership, startup communities, and established venture ecosystems.

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Ohad Tzur· Managing Partner· Encinitas, CAin 𝕏

Ohad Tzur has 18 years of experience in AI/SaaS and online media across both large corporations and startups. An MIT graduate, he built Google's Channel Partnership organization (GCPP) and later served as VP of Business Organization at Ezoic, where he helped the company reach a $33M Series A. In 2021 he co-founded Kahoona, focused on user privacy and audience data, which raised a $4.5M seed round and was sold in a 2023 buyout; he is currently an LP at NuFund Venture Group and a TechStars mentor.

Matthew McAviney· Founder and Managing Partner· San Francisco, Californiain 𝕏

Julie Bevacqua· Partner and Chief Platform Officer· Canadain

Julie Bevacqua is an entrepreneur, investor, and growth strategist with over 25 years of experience scaling businesses. She co-founded Function, a financial clarity platform for startups, and Uphealth, which applies AI to workplace mental health, and previously led global marketing and business development at Aptean, repositioned QuickMobile (later acquired by Cvent), and built Rise People, a Canadian HR, payroll, and benefits platform backed by Sun Life. She currently serves as Partner and Chief Platform Officer at Venture Forward Capital, working with portfolio companies on growth.

Lauren Murphy· Managing Partner - Fund I· Chicago, Illinois, United Statesin

Transaction execution specialist with 10+ years in M&A, leveraged finance, and capital markets, having completed over $5B in deals in enterprise software and SaaS.

Josh Yelen· CFO & Partner· Massachusettsin

Josh Yelen has over twenty years of experience across operations, accounting, finance, and sales, including prior roles as a CFO, sales director, and head of operations. He founded ClearBooks, a fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firm, and holds CPA, CEPA, and MBA credentials along with degrees from Indiana University, Rutgers University, and the University of Miami. His work spans sectors such as SaaS, technology, healthcare, laboratory diagnostics, and biotechnology.

Ken Fredrickson· Managing Partner· Chicago, Illinois𝕏

Mike Schatzman· President & Partner· Chicago, Illinoisin 𝕏

Mike Schatzman is a fund manager and entrepreneur with over 25 years of management experience who co-founded Venture Forward Capital. He previously founded and served as CEO of New Leaf Capital, where he directed more than $15 million in investments, and in 2011 founded Union Hospitality Group, building three restaurant concepts. Earlier in his career he held senior leadership roles at Visa Inc. and News Corp, and he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.

Andrew Harrison· Advisory Board· Greater Chicago Areain

Experienced operator and investor with 15+ years leading billion-dollar consumer packaged goods and sports businesses.

Andy Ballester· Tech Guru· San Diego, California, United Statesin

Co-founder and CTO of GoFundMe and Chief Product Officer of EyePopAI with 20 years of experience in computer vision and artificial intelligence.

Carl Toriello· Advisory Board Director· New York, New York, United Statesin

Co-founder and former CEO of Jefferies Finance, which he scaled into a $10B+ asset management firm.

Cem Karsan· Advisory Board· Greater Chicago Areain

Derivatives trader and hedge fund founder with deep expertise in volatility, risk management, and investment research.

Dax Rodriguez· Advisory Board· Chicago, Illinois, United Statesin

Growth-focused executive with a track record of connecting data, finance, and technology to build sustainable businesses.

Dorien Nunez· Advisory Board· United Statesin

Co-founder and president of The OMNIResearch Group, a 25-year institutional investment research firm, and board member at Goods Unite Us and the Harvard Club of Louisiana.

Eric Rosen· Economic Advisor· Boca Raton, Florida, United Statesin

Experienced chief investment officer with deep knowledge of investment management and expertise across major asset classes.

Michael Granger· Private Equity/Venture Capital· Chicago, Illinois, United Statesin

Professional with experience investing in early-stage technology businesses and PE/VC funds.

Monica C. Alfisi· Human Resources Expert· Irvine, California, United Statesin

HR professional at Insperity focused on outsourced human resources solutions and high-touch service delivery for client growth.

Sharez T. Wilkinson· Executive Leadership Expert· Palo Alto, California, United Statesin

Internationally recognized executive leadership expert with over 20 years of experience coaching top-level executives and high-potential professionals.

Stephanie Rieben· Fundraising Expert/Capital Intros· New York, New York, United Statesin 𝕏

Co-founder and CEO of Diadem Capital, a venture ecosystem platform that has facilitated over $7B in fundraising for companies across venture capital, venture debt, and deal flow.

Tupa Gomes· Advisory Board Director· Miami-Fort Lauderdale Areain

Strategic advisor and board member with expertise in global food service and QSR supply chain development.

Founder mafia

4 people who came through New Leaf Invest went on to found or lead other companies.

Josh YelenCFO & PartnerFounded Function Ohad TzurManaging PartnerFounded Kahoona Stephanie RiebenFundraising Expert/Capital IntrosFounded Diademcapital Andy BallesterTech GuruFounded GoFundMe

What they invest in

from 17 of 19 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×5Fintech ×4Cleantech ×2Consumer ×2Hardware ×2Healthtech ×2

HQs:United States×11France×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 14 portfolio companies

71%

solo founders

10 of 14 mapped founding teams

50%

repeat founders

of 10 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×102 founders×13 founders×24+ founders×1

What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×5Design & Architecture ×2Engineering ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2

Investments · 19 tracked

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By year:2025 · 2 2023 · 2 2021 · 15 dated

Arvistarvist.ai in 𝕏Jul 2025

Arvist provides an AI platform for warehouse operations that integrates with existing systems to automate claims management, detect errors, and improve supply chain efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainWilmington, US

Nilay Parikh(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardWerner Stapela(Director)

Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Geek Ventures Iron Prairie KOMPAS VC Rackhouse Venture Management Lp Rebellion Ventures +10 more

Bondbloxxetfbondbloxxetf.com

BondBloxx is an ETF issuer focused exclusively on fixed income, offering bond ETFs that provide exposure to U.S.

FintechLarkspur, US

Joanna Gallegos(Founder)Mark Miller(Founder)Tony Kelly(Founder)

Docvocatedocvocate.com in

DocVocate provides a denial intelligence platform designed for healthcare billing companies and revenue cycle management, offering AI-powered appeal composition, workflow automation, and payer analytics to accelerate insurance claim collections and reduce denials.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS

Hanes Singh(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsPortland Seed Fund

Eyepopeyepop.ai

EyePop.ai provides computer vision and AI-based analytics tools that help businesses derive actionable insights from visual data.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Torsten Schulz(Founder)in

Co-investorsInnosphere Ventures Interlock Capital Keshif Ventures Spatial Capital

folkfolk.app in 𝕏

folk is a CRM that captures relationship context and uses AI assistants to automate sales busywork like follow-ups, relationship recaps, company research, and email outreach workflows.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechParis, FR

Thibaud Elziere(Founder)in

Co-investors7BC Venture Capital Accel Kima Ventures Roosh Ventures

Food Healthfoodhealth.co

Technology company rating grocery items on a 1-100 FoodHealth Score and providing insights to retailers and brands.

Samantha Alexander(Founder)in

Co-investorsPortfolia TAWANI Ventures Ulu Ventures PeakBridge VC SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

goTennagotenna.com in 𝕏acquired by Forterra · Oct 2025

goTenna builds mesh networking hardware and software for off-grid connectivity in mission-critical operations.

Defense TechHardwareIoTBrooklyn, US

Daniela Perdomo(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Larry Marcus(Director)John Levy(Director)

Co-investors3Spoke Capital Also Capital Bloomberg Beta Cadron Capital Partners Collaborative Fund Comcast Ventures +15 more

Medidamedida.ai

Israeli construction-tech company using smartphone scans and computer vision to produce millimeter-accurate renovation measurements.

Co-investors97212 Ventures Angular Ventures

ndaOKndaok.com in

ndaOK automates the handling of non-disclosure agreements, letting users send NDAs via a link or upload received ones for review.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSAustin, US

Co-investorsTechstars

NovoLoopnovoloop.com

Novoloop uses chemical recycling technology (its Lifecycled and Recycled+ platforms) to convert post-consumer and post-industrial plastic waste, such as polyethylene bags and packaging, into performance materials like polyols and TPU.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsMenlo Park, US

Jia Yun Yao(Executive Officer, Director)Yu Wen Wang(Executive Officer, Director)Miranda Wang(Founder)in Jeanny Yao(Founder)inJi Eun Cha(Director)

Board Samuel Suskind(Director)in

Co-investorsAlante Capital Beresford Ventures Dorm Room Jude Gomila SOSV Valo Ventures +1 more

Okavapharmaokavapharma.com in

Okava develops medicines for dogs and cats by adapting established human pharmaceuticals for veterinary use, targeting conditions such as obesity, diabetes, arthritis, and chronic inflammation.

BiotechHealthtechLongevitySan Francisco, US

Photon Vaultphotonvault.comJan 2023

Photon Vault develops a thermal energy storage system that banks heat energy—harvested from solar thermal power, industrial waste heat, or other high-temperature sources—in a proprietary custom-engineered composite material, then converts a temperature gradient into a pressure gradient to drive a standard generator.

CleantechClimate TechEnergySan Ramon, US

Kentwell Lee McCormick(Founder and CEO)John Lauge Langhus(Vice President, Legal & Company Secretary)Andrew Charles Clark(Chief Financial Officer)inAdrian Amir Reed(Vice President, Business Development)

Co-investorsHouston Angel Network

Storylinestoryline.comSep 2025Defunct

Storyline provides an AI-powered platform that generates hyper-personalized video content for financial professionals to use in client retention, engagement, and education.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechMalibu, US

Vasili Shynkarenka(Co-Founder & CEO)inMaksim Abramchuk(Founder)inDavid Navama(Executive Officer)

BoardMichael Partnow(Director)Andrew Paley(Director)

Co-investorsY Combinator Boost VC

Syphergetsypher.com in

Sypher is an AI-driven insurance technology platform that develops innovative (re)insurance products and process solutions for coastal property markets, with a focus on unlocking sustainable catastrophe capacity.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaSFlorida, US

Laura(Co-founder)Crystal(Co-founder)Subhashish Dutta(CEO)in

Co-investorsGet2Volume

Trexitytrexity.com inOct 2021

Trexity is a last-mile local delivery platform that connects businesses with local couriers for same-city delivery, offering real-time tracking and volume-based pricing options such as Next Day, Same Day, Direct, and Batch.

Logistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSOttawa

Alok Ahuja(Director, President and Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardMathieu Bouchard(Director)Rob Freele(Director)Rob Woodbridge(Director)Louis-Martin Rousseau(Director)in

Co-investorsStudio VC Anges Quebec AQC Capital TELUS Ventures

Unicorn Auctionsunicornauctions.com

Unicorn Auctions is a digital marketplace for spirits and wine, connecting buyers and sellers through an auction platform with secure storage vaulting services.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesBardstown, US

Peter Loftin(Founder)

Co-investors37 Angels 640 Oxford Lightbank Protagonist Mantis Capital

Uplevelgetuplevel.ai

Uplevel Digital is a full-service digital agency that provides digital marketing and web development services to businesses across various industries.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsCota Capital Aspect Ventures First Round Capital Norwest Venture Partners Voyager Capital

Windup Mindswindupminds.com in 𝕏May 2023

Windup Minds is an independent game studio building XR (VR/AR) games and interactive experiences, with team backgrounds from Oculus, Magic Leap, and WeVR.

ConsumerGamingHardwareSeattle, US

Bernard Yee(Co-Founder, CEO / Executive Producer)in Stefani Swiatkowski(Co-Founder, CDO / UX Designer)inBen Vance(Co-Founder, CTO / Game Director)in

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni Ventures Teachers' Venture Growth The Venture Reality Fund

Zivezive.ai in

Zive provides operational and compliance automation software designed for fund managers to streamline administrative tasks and reporting.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Rajesh Gopi(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investors7BC Venture Capital CANTILEVER INVESTORS Eagle Venture Sparq Capital (SFO)CerraCap Ventures Headline

Exits · 1

1 acquisitions

goTennaacq. by Forterra

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has New Leaf Invest made?: New Leaf Invest has 19 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What sectors does New Leaf Invest focus on?: New Leaf Invest focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
Where is New Leaf Invest located?: New Leaf Invest is headquartered in Chicago, US.
Who does New Leaf Invest co-invest with?: New Leaf Invest most often shares deals with 7BC Venture Capital, Techstars, Accel, among 54 tracked co-investors.

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