Newark Venture Partners
Venture capitalNewark · Pre-Seed–Seed · 13 people tracked
Also known as NEWARK VENTURE ACCELERATOR, L.L.C.
Investment thesis
Early-stage venture investor based in Newark, NJ.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 1, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Newark Venture Partners went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 44 of 47 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×27SaaS ×22Healthtech ×13Enterprise Software ×12Fintech ×8Logistics & Supply Chain ×6Digital Health ×5Future of Work ×4
HQs:United States×30
Investments · 47 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 22023 · 22022 · 22020 · 12018 · 12016 · 110 dated
1Huddle is an AI-powered employee engagement and performance platform that uses gamified learning experiences to help organizations build culture, onboard staff, and upskill teams.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechHR TechSaaSNewark, US
Sam Caucci(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalTribeca Venture PartnersBigfoot Capital
Futurestay provides short-term and vacation rental management software for independent hosts with 1 to 10 properties, including a direct booking platform, channel integrations with Google and Airbnb, and AI-powered listing optimization and dynamic pricing.
PropTechSaaSTravel & HospitalityNew Brunswick, US
S. Philip Kennard(Executive Officer, Director)inPhilip Kennard(Founder & CEO)inSean Philip Kennard(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Fabio(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatThomas Wisniewski· per SEC Form D · $1.3M raise · filed May 2016
Co-investorsAEON FoundryNew York Venture PartnersNVP Capital
Wellsheet builds a clinical workflow support system that uses machine learning to predict physicians' information needs and present a structured, comprehensive view of patient data at the point of care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Craig Limoli(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDaniel Larkin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatThomas Wisniewski· per SEC Form D · $1.7M raise · filed Mar 2018
Co-investorsBeni Venture CapitalReal-Life InnovationsREDO Ventures
Advance is a financial platform for insurance organizations that manages premium money flows, offering yield on premium trust balances, automated reconciliation of carrier statements and commissions, payments (bill pay, wire, ACH, check), and real-time visibility.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech
Gal Dreiman(Founder)
Co-investorsMensch Capital PartnersNVP CapitalVesey Ventures
Agilis builds digital customer engagement and commerce software purpose-built for the chemical industry, letting companies retain ownership of their brand, products, and customer experience.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAltari VenturesCloquet Capital Partners, LLCEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Arrow provides AI-powered tools for revenue cycle management (RCM) teams in healthcare to automate billing tasks and improve collections efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaS
Roshan Patel(CEO & Co-Founder)inYash Joshi(CTO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investors2048 VenturesAfore CapitalMuse CapitalNVP CapitalOssian CapitalFounders Fund+3 more
Avina is an AI agent platform that identifies buying signals across multiple data sources to help B2B sales teams find, prioritize, and automate outreach to in-market prospects.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Vivek Sudarsan(CEO & Co-Founder)inMike Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsNVP CapitalRRE VenturesY Combinator
Branchlab offers an AI-driven platform for healthcare marketing that helps teams explore patient, HCP, and caregiver audiences without exposing Protected Health Information, then create, optimize, and activate those audiences across channels.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMarketing TechNew York, US
Joshua Walsh(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Cagle(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Parkes(Director)inCarrie Williams(Director)inAndrew Bouldin(Director)in
Co-investorsAIX VenturesFCA Venture PartnersMcKesson VenturesNext VenturesNVP CapitalSanofi Ventures+2 more
CapExpert is an AI-powered platform for healthcare asset management, letting providers inventory, maintain, source, and redeploy capital medical equipment across its lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSDenver, US
Luke Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)inPete Stahl(Founder)inDevan Telken(Director)
Co-investorsFikaNVP Capital
CAT Labs develops software platforms that enable law enforcement, defense, and intelligence agencies to investigate and seize cryptocurrency and other digital assets related to crime.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityGovTech
Co-investorsArca FundsBorderless VentureHash3 CapitalBlocktower Capital
HealthtechStamford, US
Joseph Anstey(Executive Officer, Director)Raphael Anstey(Executive Officer)Jonathan Katz(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRony Schlapfer(Director)
Co-investorsFundersClubFresco CapitalI2BF Global VenturesRiverside Acceleration Capital
Class8 processes fleet telematics data from trucking companies to provide operational insights and management tools.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesInspired CapitalNVP CapitalPanache VenturesResolute VenturesXplorer Capital
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechWellness & FitnessChicago, US
Bilal Naved(Secretary, Director)Adeel Malik(Chief Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Amygdalidis(Executive Officer)
BoardJeff Liesendahl(Director)Shane Kim(Director)inEric Pezzi(Director)
Co-investorsAtland VenturesBaleon CapitalTechstarsOCA VenturesRRE Ventures
Clockwork Delivery operates a logistics platform for managing drayage, air freight, and final-mile delivery operations across multiple stakeholder types.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Rob Haney(Founder)Oscar Yu(Technology)inJohn Chang(Product & Success)
Co-investorsF-LOG VenturesMaersk GrowthNewtown PartnersTecPier
Compyl provides an integrated governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform designed to replace fragmented point solutions for managing security and compliance.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Stas Bojoukha(Co-founder)inSimon Shaddock(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersNVP CapitalVenture Guides Management, L.P.Armory Square Ventures
Gearflow is an AI-powered procurement platform for fleet teams, letting them report equipment needs, route request workflows, and source parts, service, equipment, and freight from vendors.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConstruction TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Luke Powers(Executive Officer, Director)inBenjamin Preston(Director)
BoardGreg Owens(Director)Austin Yount(Director)inPatrick Dillingham(Director)
Co-investorsBrick Mortar VenturesChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)NVP CapitalPath VenturesWatchfire Ventures
Austin, US
Nwamaka Imasogie(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ian Folau(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsNOEMIS VenturesMorgan Stanley
Handspring provides virtual mental health therapy for children, teens, and young adults, with insurance coverage and rapid access to care without waitlists.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Sahil Choudhryin
Co-investors25MadisonCobalt VenturesCornucopian Capital ManagementNextView VenturesNVP CapitalRPS Ventures+3 more
Hetal uses computer vision and AI applied to in-store aisle recordings to diagnose planogram compliance and shelf conditions for consumer brands.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSBronx, US
David Roger(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesHabitat PartnersNomad Venture Partners, LlcNVP CapitalRed Bike Capital
HomeVision provides AI-powered underwriting software for mortgage and collateral assessment that automatically analyzes appraisal reports, property images, and documents.
AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsNVP Capital
Juno provides disability insurance for children under 26 in the United States, offering financial protection and support to parents managing a child's severe illness or disability.
FintechHealthtechHR TechInsurTechBay Area, US
Jordan Epstein(Cofounder)inSnae(Cofounder)BillDanMeghanSnaebjorn Gunnsteinsson(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsFloating PointImmeasurableNVP CapitalSpero Ventures
Parambil provides AI-powered medical record review software for law firms and litigation, enabling accelerated case analysis through proprietary technology.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechMiami Beach, US
Co-investorsNVP CapitalTechstars
Mira is an AI assistant that works natively inside Telegram, tracking decisions across team chats, assigning and chasing follow-ups, running tasks, summarizing conversations, and connecting to external tools like GitHub, Notion, and Google Drive.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsThe Open PlatformFlybridge Capital PartnersPrecursor Ventures
Optimal Dynamics develops a Transportation Decision System that uses advanced analytics and AI to optimize operations and automate decision-making for enterprise trucking companies and carriers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainPrinceton, US
Daniel Powell(Co-founder and CEO)inWarren Powell(Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer)inTony Adams(Executive Officer)inChris Torrence(Executive Officer)inSam Woodward(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Droesch(Director)in
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSBessemer Venture PartnersFitz Gate VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalFusionKoch Disruptive Technologies+5 more
Orbita provides AI-driven patient engagement and communication software that automates workflows across the care journey, including scheduling, intake, procedure prep, and follow-up.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechBoston, US
William A. Rogers(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Treloar(Executive Officer)in
BoardTaha Jangela(Director)
Co-investorsHealthX VenturesCultivation Capital
Pair Team develops an AI-enabled care coordination platform that connects people with healthcare providers and programs to deliver proactive, personalized care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Neil Batlivala(Founder)inCassie Choi(Founder)inCassandra Choi(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJulian Eison(Director)in
Co-investorsCREATE HEALTH VENTURESHeadwater VenturesKapor CapitalNext VenturesNTT Venture CapitalNVP Capital+7 more
Patrol is a Shopify app that automates accessibility auditing and ADA compliance remediation for e-commerce merchants by identifying and fixing accessibility violations directly in theme files rather than using overlay widgets.
LegalTechSaaS
SamNico
Co-investorsFounder CollectiveHawke VenturesNextView VenturesNVP Capital
Quiltt provides fintech infrastructure that connects builders to financial data aggregators and enrichment providers through a single integration.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech
Mark(Co-Founder & CCO)Ruben Izmailyan(Founder)inZane Pickett(CTO)in
Co-investorsAbstraction CapitalEarly Light VenturesGranatus VenturesK Street CapitalNVP CapitalOvereasy Ventures+5 more
Ryse operates an online marketplace connecting real estate owners and property managers with financial institutions to access customized financial products, particularly solutions that allow landlords to access rental income early to manage cash flow needs.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesPropTechNew York City, US
Sean Mitchell(Founder)inHarsh Yadav(Founder)inTrung Pham(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBright VenturesNVP CapitalY Combinator
Seamless is a revenue operations platform that uses AI to automate sales outreach and contact verification for sales, marketing, and customer success teams.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investors9Mile LabsBreak Trail Ventures
Ship Angel builds an AI-powered, modular operating system for global supply chains, combining rate management, spot procurement, booking, freight audit, and purchase order orchestration in one platform.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNew York, US
Dan Healy(Executive Officer, Director)inGraham Parker(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRudina Seseri(Director)inThomas Wisniewski(Director)
Co-investorsGlasswing VenturesNVP CapitalSocii Capital
Sonoro is a media company that produces podcasts, audio series, and content aimed at young, multicultural, digitally-savvy Latino audiences, working with Latino creators.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsOverton Venture Capital
Theo Ai is an AI platform for litigation defense that consolidates an enterprise legal team's cases, documents, risk reserves, and billing into a single searchable system, pulling data from tools like Microsoft, Google, Workday, and Salesforce.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Patrick Ip(Co-founder and CEO)inTiago Luchini(Co-founder and CTO)in
BoardAaron Samuels(Director)in
Co-investorsBeat VenturesFour Acres CapitalNVP CapitalCollide Capital
Thoughtly provides AI agents that automate customer outreach across voice calls, SMS, and email to qualify and book meetings with leads.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York, US
Co-investorsConvergeNVP CapitalArmory Square Ventures
Toothio operates an online staffing marketplace that connects dental practices with qualified dental professionals — including dental assistants, dental hygienists, and dental receptionists — for flexible shifts.
Future of WorkHealthtechMarketplacesScottsdale, US
Troy Amelotte(Founder)in
Co-investorsAZ Crown InvestmentsConnexa CapitalMarketplaceNVP CapitalRoosh VenturesTrust Fund
Upscale AI is an end-to-end AI advertising platform for creating, running, and measuring performance video ad campaigns on Streaming TV, CTV, and programmatic video channels.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsNVP CapitalMaverick SiliconNVIDIAPremji InvestProsperity7 VenturesSalesforce Ventures+3 more
Upwell builds an AI-powered accounts receivable platform for freight carriers and 3PLs to automate billing, reduce payment delays, and improve cash flow.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNebraska, US
Charley Dehoney(CEO & Co-Founder)inAaron(CTO & Co-Founder)Kris(VP of Solutions)
Co-investorsAutomotive Ventures MobilityInvest NebraskaNVP CapitalStage 2 CapitalVertical Venture PartnersAutomotive Ventures+5 more
Veritonic offers an analytics platform for marketers that unifies creative testing, brand lift, and attribution to measure advertising performance across CTV, social, podcasting, and digital audio and video channels.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSKillingworth, US
Scott Simonelli(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Eisner(Executive Officer)
BoardDaniel Hanks(Director)inDaniel Borok(Director)Mark Wachen(Director)
Co-investorsForefront VentureProgress VenturesSWaN & Legend Venture PartnersUpstage VenturesGreycroftLavrock Ventures+1 more
Vikar provides an integrated banking platform that handles onboarding, KYB/KYC, account opening, treasury, lending, and wealth management for financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBTECH CONSORTIUMNVP Capital
Vitable provides a health benefits platform offering affordable, accessible healthcare to employers and their employees, with a focus on serving everyday workers and low-income populations.
Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechInsurTechSaaSPhiladelphia, US
Joseph Kitonga(Founder)in
Co-investorsCherryrock CapitalCoalition OperatorsCommerce VenturesNVP CapitalOpen Opportunity FundWestern Technology Investment+3 more
Co-investorsHumba VenturesLemnos VC
Vulcan Elements manufactures rare earth magnets for critical applications in defense, semiconductors, satellites, data centers, and industrial equipment.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechNew MaterialsBenson, US
John Maslin(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Aronowitz(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDaniel Borok(Director)in
Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsBlindspot Ventures Management CoDorm RoomDuke Capital PartnersFifth Down CapitalGlynn Capital Management+5 more
Company acquired by gamma for $1 billion.
Holmdel, US
Roy LaManna(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoseph Sparacio(Director)Jatinder Bhatti(Director)
Co-investorsPasadena AngelsQueensBridge Venture PartnersVocap Investment Partners
WAX is an app that enables collectors to catalog and insure watches, handbags, jewelry, and other luxury items across over 30 categories.
InsurTech
Rich(CEO)
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalSlow Ventures
Laborup uses AI to help manufacturers hire vetted, skilled blue-collar workers such as machinists, welders, and programmers, reducing hiring time and cost.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHR Tech
Simba J.(Founder)in
Co-investorsNVP CapitalThreshold VenturesTorch CapitalWestbound Equity PartnersHeartlandMarket Square Ventures+1 more
Workgrounds is a hotel booking platform that collects and compares hotel bids for group stays, negotiates rates and contracts, and manages rooming lists and invoicing for teams organizing offsites and events.
Future of WorkSaaSTravel & HospitalityNew York, US
Garrett Ullom(Executive Officer, Director)inNikhil Sethi(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardVaughn Crowe(Director)in
Co-investorsHannah Grey VenturesNVP CapitalOceans Ventures
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAdvance · globalstartupsinsights.com · Aug 21, 2026
Arrow · simplywall.st · Jul 18, 2026
Vikar · fintech.global · Jul 16, 2026
Upscale · networkworld.com · Jun 24, 2026
BranchLab · finsmes.com · May 13, 2026
Upwell · opportunitiesforyouth.org · May 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Newark Venture Partners invest at?
- Newark Venture Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Newark Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Newark Venture Partners typically writes checks of $100K – $2M.
- What sectors does Newark Venture Partners focus on?
- Newark Venture Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Newark Venture Partners located?
- Newark Venture Partners is headquartered in Newark, US.
- Does Newark Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Newark Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
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