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Oceans Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

New York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked

Also known as OCEANS MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Oceans Ventures is an operator-led firm that leads and co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds and co-invests at Series A. Its team brings roughly 25 years of experience building and scaling at companies such as Apple, Facebook, and Google, and centers its approach on backing people. Beyond capital, the firm helps portfolio founders with early hiring, sourcing and closing key talent, finding and pressure-testing product-market fit, building repeatable sales motions, and CFO-level work like fundraising strategy, deal structure, and runway modeling. It emphasizes empathy, candor, and long-term support through pivots and difficult moments.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$1.3M
HQ
New York, New York, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Last 12 months
3 investments
Private fund assets
$84.3M
VC funds
3
Tracked investments
61

Team · 6 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 46 of 61 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×28SaaS ×22Enterprise Software ×15Data & Infrastructure ×9Healthtech ×8Marketing Tech ×7Developer Tools ×5Hardware ×4

HQs:United States×20Spain×1France×1Israel×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 15 portfolio companies
47%
solo founders
7 of 15 mapped founding teams
55%
repeat founders
of 11 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×53 founders×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history

Caltech ×3General Assembly ×2Prehype ×2

Investments · 61 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 32023 · 22022 · 12021 · 12020 · 18 dated

Agentaiagentai.appin

AgentAI provides AI-driven revenue cycle management (RCM) for healthcare practices, using AI agents to handle claims from intake to payment alongside human billing experts.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Akoodaakooda.coin𝕏Feb 2023

Provides AI-powered tools for manufacturing and factory operations, including a chat assistant for troubleshooting, configurable AI agents, automated label validation, hands-free note-taking, and visual defect inspection.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Yuval Itzhak Gonczarowski(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Flint(Director)

Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersFounder CollectiveNFXTwo Lanterns Venture PartnersArgon Ventures+2 more

Aloecarealoecare.com

Aloe Care Health offers voice-activated medical alert systems for aging adults and their caregivers, including a 4G in-home hub, mobile companion devices, and wearable fall detection connected to a 24/7 emergency call center.

Digital HealthHardwareHealthtech

Co-investorsCity LightGrit Capital PartnersLaerdal Million Lives FundSpringbank

Anagramanagram.aiin𝕏Jul 2026 · $30M

Anagram provides an AI-powered Site Agent platform that helps e-commerce brands answer customer questions, recommend products, and guide purchasing decisions in real-time.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech

Austin Winfield(Founder)inBryce DeFigueiredo(Founder)in

Co-investorsForward Venture CapitalKickstartNextView VenturesThe MBA Fund2048 VenturesAIN Ventures+7 more

Aryaaryaworks.comin

Arya provides AI-powered digital agents that automate front-office and workforce management tasks for healthcare providers, including applicant engagement, scheduling, payroll, compliance, and staff engagement.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Co-investorsRidge Ventures

Aryaaryahealth.aiin

Arya Health provides AI-powered digital agents that automate administrative and workforce management tasks for healthcare operators, including onboarding, scheduling, payroll, compliance, and performance management.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechHR Tech

Co-investorsACME Capitalf7 VenturesFour Acres CapitalRed & Blue VenturesTwelve Below

Atum Worksatum.worksin𝕏

Atum Works develops scalable 3D lithography technology capable of printing metal structures with submicron resolution for advanced manufacturing applications.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareRoboticsMountain View, US

Lucas Pabarcius(Founder / CEO)inMatteo Kimura(Founder)inMalcolm Tisdale(Founder)in

Co-investorsHummingbird VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator

Capacitycapacity.comin𝕏

Capacity builds an AI-powered platform for contact centers and support teams that automates customer support interactions through AI agents and agent assist tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSt. Louis, US

David Karandish(Founder)inChris Sims(Co-founder)

Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsCapital Midwest FundConnecticut InnovationsFINTOP CapitalFoothill VenturesMissionOG+1 more

Carboncountscarboncounts.techin

Carbon Counts is a B Corp working on environmental impact, including EverForest, a gaming-based initiative that lets players collect tree points that contribute to planting real trees.

Climate TechGamingImpact & Social Good

Michael Libenson(Founder)

Co-investorsCity Light

Commandrycommandry.com
Createwithplaycreatewithplay.com
Dataroomhqdataroomhq.cominApr 2023

dataroomHQ is a virtual dataroom platform that lets startups upload documents and automatically generate investor-ready assets such as data decks, financial analysis, investment memos, and ARR schedules, with secure role-based sharing and watermarks.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSOld Bridge, US

Jeff Schwartz(Founder)inJEFFREY SCHWARTZ(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsBling CapitalCortical VenturesGaruda Ventures

David Energydavidenergy.comin𝕏

David Energy builds technology to enable electricity grids powered by 100% clean, renewable energy.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareNew York, US

James McGinniss(Executive Officer, Director)inAhmed Salman(Executive Officer)Brian Maxwell(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCathay InnovationDesigner FundEqual VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalJetstreamLorimer Ventures+3 more

Etchedetched.com

Etched designs and manufactures AI inference chips and rack-scale systems optimized for frontier models, using co-designed hardware, software, and manufacturing processes to deliver best-in-class throughput, latency, and power efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Gavin Uberti(Co-Founder & CEO)inRobert Wachen(Co-Founder & President)Chris Zhu(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsAntiAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESBain Capital VenturesBeyond CapitalConversion CapitalCopper Sky Capital+17 more

Exerexer.aiin𝕏

Exer develops AI-powered motion analysis software that captures and interprets real-time movement data to support clinical decision-making in orthopedic, rehabilitation, and adaptive care settings.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsSignia Venture Partners

Farmhandgofarmhand.com

Farmhand provides online CSA subscription management, a retail shop, and customer communication and order reminder tools for local family farmers.

AgTechFoodTechSaaS

Co-investorsK50 Ventures

Filamentfilament.dm
Gibsonaigibsonai.comin𝕏

Memori is an LLM-agnostic memory infrastructure that captures AI agent conversations and execution traces and turns them into structured, persistent state, with targeted recall, semantic search, and explainable lineage.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsStruck Capital

Gowindmillgowindmill.comin𝕏

Windmill is an AI-powered performance management platform that automates and accelerates employee performance reviews by analyzing work context and drafting reviews, achieving 90% faster cycle times with high employee satisfaction.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechNew York City, US

Brian Distelburger(Founder)Max Shaw(Founder)

Co-investorsFounder CollectiveInspired Capital

Hellotracehellotrace.io

Trace is a tool that automates KPI and variance analysis, replacing manual investigations across dashboards and spreadsheets with faster, AI-generated insights.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Co-investorsLayout VenturesLorimer VenturesZero Prime Ventures

Helogen Corporationhelogen.comin

Helogen builds fully automated, AI-driven factories in orbit that produce high-value biomaterials impossible to manufacture on Earth by leveraging the microgravity environment.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechSpace Tech

Co-investorsOne Way Ventures

Iconiciconic.co

Co-investorsCleo CapitalExpa

Ifundwomenifundwomen.cominNov 2021

IFundWomen (IFW by Honeycomb Credit) is a funding marketplace for women-led businesses, offering access to capital through online fundraising, small business grants from corporate partners, business coaching, and an entrepreneur community.

FemTechFintechImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesMontclair, US

Karen Cahn(Executive Officer, Director)Divya Gugnami(Director)Anjali Kumar(Director)Carolyn Spencer(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsDream VCGrit Capital Partners

Jedifyjedify.comin𝕏

Jedify builds an enterprise AI platform centered on a "context graph" that connects structured data, unstructured knowledge, and business context into a unified layer for deploying AI agents at scale.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

AdiinErikAssafin

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersS Capital

Joincontinuumjoincontinuum.com

Salt Lake City, US

Nolan Church(Founder)

Co-investorsExpansion Venture Capital

Kitkit.comin𝕏

Kit provides email marketing and commerce tools for creators and independent businesses to reach audiences and monetize their work through newsletters and storefronts.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS

Nathan Barry(Founder + CEO)in

Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESBrighter CapitalExpaMission Bay CapitalMission BiocapitalWAGMI Ventures+1 more

Langlang.aiin𝕏Acquired

Lang AI provides conversation intelligence and interaction analytics, now integrated into Capacity's AI-powered support automation platform.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Jorge Peñalva

Co-investors500 GlobalAxon Partners GroupFiDi VenturesHoneystone VenturesLorimer VenturesMundi Ventures+1 more

Letsrodeoletsrodeo.co
Liferaftliferaft.coin

Liferaft is a technology-enabled administration platform for building custom health benefits programs, including HRAs and alternatives to fully insured group health insurance, aimed at businesses and partners who can white-label its products.

HealthtechInsurTechSaaS

Co-investorsBrighter CapitalLeadout CapitalXYZ Venture Capital

Luzidluzid.ioin

Luzid offers David, an AI agent that orchestrates the phases of SAP transformation projects by retaining context and knowledge across implementations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsNXTP

Matikmatik.ioin𝕏

Matik provides AI-powered automation software for business teams, enabling workflow automation, data synchronization, and content generation across various departments and industries.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Nikola Mijic(Executive Officer, Director)inZachary Stein(Director)

BoardNaomi Ionita(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMenlo VenturesBoxGroupChemistryGTMfund

MealComealco.coin𝕏

MealCo provides software for restaurants to manage delivery operations across multiple platforms in a single interface, with monitoring and analytics to optimize revenue and customer satisfaction.

Logistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Co-investors640 OxfordICONYC labsReshape

Memori Labsmemorilabs.aiin𝕏

Memori builds an LLM-agnostic memory infrastructure layer that captures agent execution and conversations, classifying them into structured, persistent state (facts, preferences, rules, and summaries) for AI agents in production.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsf7 VenturesStruck Capital

Mikoversemikoverse.com
Moonshot Aimoonshot-ai.comin

Moonshot is a platform that automates optimization of eCommerce websites through continuous testing and improvement, reducing the need for large teams of designers, developers, and analysts.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSTel Aviv, IL

Evyatar Segal(Founder)Sebastian Gebhart(Chief Revenue Officer)

Co-investorsGaruda VenturesMighty CapitalAlmaz Capital

Myplacemyplace.co

Co-investorsRed Swan Ventures

Observableobservable.spacein𝕏

Daniel Roelker(Founder)in

Co-investorsUpfront Ventures

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Star Catcher builds a space-based power grid that uses optical power beaming to transmit concentrated solar energy directly to satellites' existing solar arrays, increasing their available power without hardware modifications.

Deep TechEnergySpace Tech

Bryan Lyandvert(Founder)in

Co-investorsAurelia FoundryB Capital GroupB4 CapitalGreatPoint VenturesMVP VenturesVU Venture Partners+1 more

Optimizegeooptimizegeo.aiin𝕏

OptimizeGEO provides AI search visibility and competitive intelligence platform that tracks brand presence, share of voice, and customer acquisition across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot and other AI platforms.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Ourskyoursky.aiin𝕏

OurSky is a developer platform providing real-time observational data and analysis of objects and activities in space, using a network of over 40 telescopes across 20 locations to track targets in LEO, MEO, GEO, and cis-lunar orbits.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSpace Tech

Polymerpolymersearch.comin𝕏

Polymer is a no-code business intelligence and reporting platform that connects to e-commerce data sources like Shopify and Amazon to generate automated sales reports, dashboards, and AI-driven insights.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US

Ashish Gupta(Founder)

Co-investorsEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Flucas VenturesIncubate USSierra VenturesSommet ABVela Partners

Productplanproductplan.comin𝕏

ProductPlan is a product management platform that combines strategic roadmapping with AI-powered customer and market research.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Provocativeprovocative.earth

Co-investorsAera VCLMNT VenturesPredictive VCValia Ventures

Roro.co

Ro is an online healthcare platform that connects patients with licensed providers and delivers prescription treatments, including GLP-1 medications for weight loss, ED treatments, and other health goals.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtechSilicon Valley, US

Zachariah Reitano(Founder)inRob Schutz(Founder)inSaman Rahmanian(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmbush CapitalAnsa CapitalBlack Jays Venturesblue 9 capitalBoxGroupBY Venture Partners+19 more

Rodeo Rodeo Rodeorodeorodeorodeo.com

Co-investors359 CapitalBAM Venturesf7 VenturesFoundry

Sendharksendhark.comin

Sendhark provides a platform that consolidates customer understanding into a single source of truth to help teams design experiences, resolve support issues, and guide product, marketing, and growth decisions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsConvergeGreen Egg VenturesThe Fund

Spiketrapspiketrap.ioJun 2020Acquired

Spiketrap is a provider of conversation intelligence, applying AI to analyze online conversations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

Virgilio Pigliucci(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kieran Fitzpatrick(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investors645 VenturesLighter CapitalPathbreaker VenturesSusa Ventures

Star Catcher IndustriesApr 2026 · $65M

Jacksonville, US

Michael Snyder(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Rush(Executive Officer, Director)Bryan Lyandvert(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan O'Konek(Executive Officer)

BoardDavid Rothzeid(Director)inJeff Johnson(Director)

Co-investorsB CapitalCerberus VenturesGreatPoint VenturesMVP VenturesShield Capital

Streamlinestreamline.aiin

Streamline AI provides a workflow platform for legal intake, triage, and management designed for in-house legal departments.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSBurlingame, US

Kathy M. Zhu(Founder)inJulian Wimbush(Founder)

Co-investorsBlumberg CapitalLegalTechRidge VenturesScribble VenturesArthur Ventures

Talktastictalktastic.com
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AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSMiami, US

Dave Fano(Founder)David Fano(Founder)

Co-investorsAlpaca VCCity LightCorigin VenturesNew York Venture PartnersHuman VenturesRethink Capital Partners

Tembo Healthtembo.healthin

Tembo Health provides care coordination and management services for seniors, particularly those with chronic conditions and dementia.

Digital HealthHealthtechLongevity

Anurag Gupta(CEO and founder)

Co-investorsCity LightEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)HDS CapitalHeadwater VenturesMaccabee VenturesPrimetime Partners+3 more

Ternaryternary.appin𝕏

Ternary provides finance-owned data infrastructure that consolidates AI, SaaS, cloud, and on-premise technology spend into a single ledger mapped to GL codes and ERP systems, with attribution and ROI tracking.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Mateo, US

Joshua Kwan(Founder)Sasha Kipervarg(Founder)

Co-investorsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNeva Sgr.Fin CapitalGaingelsJump CapitalRiverPark Ventures

Thirdwavelabsthirdwavelabs.comin

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AdTechAI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Marketing Tech

Matt

Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupPlay VenturesSevenX Ventures

Tuliptulip.coin𝕏

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Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS

Natan Linder(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Stanley VenturesThe E14 FundMitsubishi Electric Corporation

Windmillwindmill.devin𝕏Apr 2026 · $12M

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Ruben Fiszel(Founder)in

Co-investorsFounder CollectiveY CombinatorInspired CapitalPrimary Venture Partners

Windmillwindmillair.comin𝕏

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ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardware

Ryan Figlia(Founder)inDanny Mayer(Founder)in

Co-investorsAssembled BrandsCosmic Venture PartnersDot CapitalNext Play VenturesOpenSky VenturesSuperAngel.Fund+3 more

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsLorimer Ventures

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Future of WorkSaaSTravel & HospitalityNew York, US

Garrett Ullom(Executive Officer, Director)inNikhil Sethi(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardVaughn Crowe(Director)in

Co-investorsHannah Grey VenturesNVP CapitalNewark Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Oceans Ventures made?
Oceans Ventures has 36 tracked investments.
What stage does Oceans Ventures invest at?
Oceans Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Oceans Ventures's typical check size?
Oceans Ventures typically writes checks of $1.3M.
What sectors does Oceans Ventures focus on?
Oceans Ventures focuses on Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
Where is Oceans Ventures located?
Oceans Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Oceans Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Oceans Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Oceans Ventures co-invest with?
Oceans Ventures most often shares deals with f7 Ventures, Designer Fund, Great Oaks Venture Capital, among 118 tracked co-investors.

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8 more co-investors

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