Origins
Venture capitalMiami · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
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2,070 people in our graph share verified history with the Origins team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Investment thesis
Origins invests in early-stage consumer technology companies, backing strong teams building category-defining consumer products from pre-seed to Series A. It differentiates itself by leveraging the social media influence of its limited partners — athletes and celebrities with a combined audience of roughly 160 million followers — to drive visibility and growth for its portfolio companies. The firm writes first checks of $100,000 to $500,000 and reserves follow-on capital for its most promising companies, positioning itself for long-term partnership with founders creating new consumer categories.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Origins went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 7 of 23 portfolio companiesConsumer ×2Creator Economy ×2HR Tech ×2SaaS ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Circular Economy ×1Digital Health ×1E-commerce ×1
HQs:France×4
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 12 dated
Alan provides health insurance, provident insurance (prévoyance) and prevention services for self-employed individuals, companies of all sizes, retirees, and public-sector workers, combining coverage with a digital app for reimbursements, telehealth consultations (Clinique Alan), and wellness features.
Digital HealthHealthtechHR TechInsurTech
Charles Gorintin(Founder)inJean-Charles Samuelian-Werve(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesKima VenturesPartech VenturesRuna CapitalSTATION F+2 more
Building the future of social apps.
Improving access to high-quality business education.
Customuse is a creative AI platform that brings together text, image, video, and 3D generation models (such as GPT Image 2, Nano Banana, Veo, FLUX, Kling, Tripo, Meshy, and Hunyuan 3D) in one workspace with an infinite canvas, node-based workflows, and 3D scene tools.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaSLondon
Artur Safaryan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsTIRTA VenturesAda Ventures
Building a new storytelling medium.
LeWalk provides personalized audio-guided experiences for travelers exploring destinations, matching them with expert guides and creators who deliver contextual storytelling through a mobile app.
ConsumerCreator EconomyTravel & Hospitality
Aaron Sekhriin
Co-investorsAdverb VenturesPoint72 VenturesLerer Hippeau
Everyday specialty coffee, accessible to all.
Bringing football's fans onto the blockchain.
Moka.Care provides workplace mental health solutions to organizations, offering prevention programs, crisis management, and practitioner access to support employee well-being, reduce burnout and absenteeism, and build healthier work environments.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechMental HealthParis, FR
Pierre-Etienne Bidon(Founder)in
Co-investorsEast VenturesLeft Lane CapitalSequoia CapitalSingular
AI apps for critical business processes.
Stadium Live is a gamified social sports platform aimed at younger sports and culture fans, combining sports content with interactive social and reward features.
ConsumerSocialSports Tech
Co-investors6th Man VenturesIntonation VenturesMaple VCPosition VenturesAlumni VenturesBreakout Capital+2 more
Reimagining music for the metaverse.
AI-driven personal growth tool.
Financial rewards solution for gamers.
Upway, founded in 2021, sells refurbished electric bikes that are inspected and repaired by its in-house mechanics, sold at reduced prices with a 12-month warranty and home delivery.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationParis, FR
Toussaint Wattinne(Founder)inStéphane Ficaja(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathay InnovationFuture Positive CapitalKorelya CapitalSequoia CapitalTransitionTransition Global+6 more
Building an adventure activism game.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAlan · fintech.global · Jun 26, 2026
Moka · nosh.com · Apr 19, 2026
Upway · cleantechnica.com · Nov 19, 2025
Le Walk · pulse2.com · Sep 23, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Origins made?
- Origins has 22 tracked investments.
- What stage does Origins invest at?
- Origins invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Origins's typical check size?
- Origins typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
- What sectors does Origins focus on?
- Origins focuses on Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, Social.
- Where is Origins located?
- Origins is headquartered in Miami, US.
- Does Origins lead rounds?
- Origins typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Origins co-invest with?
- Origins most often shares deals with Cathay Innovation, East Ventures, Future Positive Capital, among 21 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team#023 - Salomon Aiach : Goldman Sachs, Meta, Origins… Entre Investissement Et Transmission
Bio Nativ · Salomon Aiach
How I Left Facebook to Start a VC Fund with a World Cup Winner I Salomon Aiach, Origins Fund
Venture Lab (with Luis) · Salomon Aiach · youtube.com
Deep Dive into Origins Fund Ft. Salomon Aiach
bizpodroohi · Salomon Aiach · youtube.com
🎙️ Blaise Matuidi et Jean-Pierre Nadir : Intégrer Origins dans Votre Start-Up 🌐
Nathan Menard · Blaise Matuidi
[EXTRAIT] Blaise Matuidi & Ilan Abehassera (Origins) par STATION F.
Dans la tête d'un CEO · Blaise Matuidi
Après Goldman Sachs et Facebook, Salomon Aiach lance Origins Fund avec Blaise Matuidi
Voix de la Finance · Blaise Matuidi · youtube.com
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Co-investors · 25
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City that invests at the edge of large markets undergoing transformation from technological and societal pressures.
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Left Lane Capital is an investment firm focused on hyper-growth consumer and technology businesses that have enduring customer relationships, applying a data-driven, specialized approach to help companies scale.
Kima Ventures operates as a "high-frequency business angel" that backs roughly 2 startups per week with standardized €150k checks, using a single-LP evergreen structure funded by French telecom billionaire Xavier Niel rather than behaving like a traditional VC fund. The fund applies a radical diversification strategy across hundreds of global investments with same-amount, same-terms deals and very fast decisions, focusing on backing founders first over traditional traction metrics.
Singular is a boutique European VC fund founded by former top-tier partners from Alven and Index Ventures who deliberately cap fund size and portfolio companies to maintain high partner-to-founder bandwidth, positioning themselves as performance-obsessed return-maximizers rather than thesis-driven generalists. The firm backs European founders with global ambitions across all sectors and stages using a single flexible fund, while maintaining an unusually low-profile, founder-centric reputation that relies on performance narratives and founder references rather than public marketing.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that backs technology startups.
Quiet Capital is an early-stage venture firm run by builders who back founders from day zero.
IA Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage software and frontier technology companies.
Ribbit Capital is a venture firm that partners with founders challenging incumbents across areas such as AI, global commerce, infrastructure, wealth management, money movement, identity, data, and energy, with a strong emphasis on brand-building.
▶13 more co-investors
Point NineThrive CapitalEQT VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalEntrée CapitalValar Ventures LlcMotier VenturesThirty Five Ventures (35V)ImmeasurableMangrove Capital Partners50 PartnersHarlem Capital PartnersLaunch House
Firms observed investing alongside Origins, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Origins's recorded portfolio.
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