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Reign Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Brooklyn · Seed · 8 people tracked

Also known as REIGN VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Reign Ventures invests in seed-stage consumer technology and software startups positioned at the intersection of culture and technology. The firm focuses on identifying promising early-stage founders and supporting them intensively, taking a hands-on approach that extends beyond the boardroom. It emphasizes connecting founders to relevant contacts for business development and helping them prepare to raise a Series A round.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Seed
Check
$10K – $1M
HQ
Brooklyn, New York, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2013
Private fund assets
$77.2M
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
22

Team · 8 people

from the firm's website & public directories

What they invest in

from 14 of 22 portfolio companies

Consumer ×6Enterprise Software ×5SaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Direct to Consumer ×4Wellness & Fitness ×3Fintech ×2HR Tech ×2

HQs:United States×12

Who they back

founder profiles across 9 portfolio companies
56%
solo founders
5 of 9 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×33 founders×1

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×3

Investments · 22 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2023 · 22022 · 32021 · 22018 · 18 dated

ClearBriefclearbrief.comin𝕏Aug 2021

Clearbrief is an AI-powered legal research and brief-drafting tool that helps attorneys verify citations, extract facts from documents, and create hyperlinked briefs with built-in fact-checking and timeline generation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechLas Vegas, US

Jacqueline Schafer(Founder)in

Board seatErica Duignan MinnihanMonique Idlett· per SEC Form D

Co-investors515 VenturesAUTHENTIC VENTURESHow Women InvestMadrona Venture GroupSequoia CapitalUnlock Venture Partners

Babyationbabyation.com

Babyation develops breast pumps and related products designed to help nursing mothers manage their time and maintain their identity as multidimensional people beyond motherhood.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFemTechHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessSt. Louis, US

SamJared

Co-investorsIngeborg InvestmentsJ-VenturesMissouri Technology CorporationVillhard Growth Partners

Letterheadtryletterhead.cominNov 2023 · $5.3M

Letterhead is a newsletter operating platform that gives content teams tools for email production, audience management, analytics, built-in monetization, deliverability, and AI agents to automate content curation and sends.

Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSMiami, US

Bruce Pinchbeck(Founder)in

Co-investorsConnetic VenturesFlorida Opportunity FundKrillion VenturesLas Olas Venture CapitalBDMIMiami Angels+1 more

Monica+Andymonicaandandy.com

Monica + Andy is a lifestyle brand selling GOTS-certified organic cotton baby and children's clothing, including rompers, pajamas, dresses, and one-pieces.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceChicago, US

Monica Royer(Co-founder)Andy(Co-founder)Brian(Co-founder)Andrew Dunn(Director)Babak Yazdani(Director)Winnie Park(Director)

Co-investorsBreak Trail VenturesCadron Capital PartnersCorazon CapitalCota CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcMI Ventures+1 more

NICKLnicklpass.comin𝕏

Nicklpass provides a platform for organizations to centralize the management, governance, and purchasing of digital tools and SaaS subscriptions across their teams.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrooklyn, US

Co-investorsDelaware Crossing Investor GroupDigital Currency GroupGreen Egg VenturesHustle FundRiverPark VenturesSixty8 Capital+2 more

Notedsourcenotedsource.ioin

NotedSource connects corporate R&D teams with external research publications, expertise, and technology through an AI-driven matching platform.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNew York City, US

Kofi Gyasi(CEO)inCory Goodale(CTO)in

Co-investorsPS27 VenturesTechstarsRethink Capital Partners

Play Pitsplaypits.comSep 2022 · $20K

Play Pits makes non-toxic, vegan natural deodorant for the whole family, including children as young as two, adults, and grandparents.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

Chantel Powell

Ryze Superfoodsryzesuperfoods.com𝕏

RYZE makes an organic instant mushroom coffee blend combining arabica coffee with a six-mushroom functional blend, marketed for calmer energy, focus, gut health, and immune support.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessBoston, US

Rashad Hossain(Co-founder)Andrée(Co-founder)

Co-investorsPS27 VenturesTribes Ventures

Sharebitesharebite.comin𝕏May 2021 · $15M

Sharebite is a meal benefits platform for companies, letting employees order individually packaged meals from a rotating selection of restaurants or catering options for office, remote, or hybrid teams.

FoodTechHR TechSaaSNew York, US

Dilip Rao(Founder & CEO)inMohsin Memon(Executive Officer, Director)Ahsen Saber(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersRiverPark VenturesLiberty City VenturesProsus VenturesUpper90

SoLo Fundssolofunds.comin𝕏Oct 2018 · $1.2M

SoLo Funds operates a community lending marketplace where individual members lend to and borrow from each other for short-term needs, with optional lender protection.

ConsumerFintechInsurTechMarketplacesCincinnati, US

Travis Holoway(Executive Officer, Director)inRodney Williams(Director)in

Co-investors100 Black Angels & Allies FundACME CapitalAlumni VenturesBackstage CapitalBregal InvestmentsBregal Sagemount+11 more

Tributetribute.topApr 2022

Tribute is a monetization platform integrated into Telegram that allows content creators to receive one-time donations and recurring contributions from their audience through a bot interface.

Creator EconomyFintechSaaS

Co-investorsThe Open Platform

Tributetribute.co𝕏Apr 2022

Tribute is an online platform for creating group video gifts, where organizers collect video messages and photos from friends, family, or coworkers and compile them into a montage for occasions such as birthdays, weddings, retirements, and memorials.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US

Rory Petty(Founder)in

Co-investors37 AngelsACTAI Ventures

Wand AIwand.aiin𝕏

Wand provides infrastructure for enterprises and governments to create, manage, and scale hybrid workforces that combine human workers with AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work

Rotem Alaluf(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsBeni Venture CapitalCrosscourt VenturesCTC VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFusioni5invest+7 more

ZeroDriftzerodrift.aiin𝕏

ZeroDrift provides a compliance enforcement system that governs AI-generated communications for regulated enterprises before they reach customers and regulators.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

Kumesh Aroomoogan(Founder & CEO)inAshok Loganathan(Founding Head of Engineering)Anand Loganathan(Founding Head of Platforms)

Co-investorsConvergeGeek VenturesPitchdriveSymbiotic VenturesTetradU&I Ventures+3 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

BabiationDormifyOurXPassNotedRyzeSourceSourceOur

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Reign Ventures made?
Reign Ventures has 22 tracked investments.
What stage does Reign Ventures invest at?
Reign Ventures invests at the Seed stage.
What is Reign Ventures's typical check size?
Reign Ventures typically writes checks of $10K – $1M.
What sectors does Reign Ventures focus on?
Reign Ventures focuses on Consumer, SaaS.
Where is Reign Ventures located?
Reign Ventures is headquartered in Brooklyn, US.
Does Reign Ventures lead rounds?
Reign Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Reign Ventures co-invest with?
Reign Ventures most often shares deals with Techstars, PS27 Ventures, RiverPark Ventures, among 59 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

423: Reign Ventures with Monique Idlett

thoughtbot · Monique Idlett · youtube.com

"The Start" w/ Erica Duignan Minnihan, Founder and General Partner at Reign Ventures (VIDEO)

Wocstar Media · Erica Duignan Minnihan

Board Conversations - Erica Duignan Minnihan - Founder & General Partner @ Reign Ventures

PrimeTime VC · Erica Duignan Minnihan

MIP L I V E Monique Idlett-Mosley, Reign Ventures

Make It Plain · Monique Idlett

Monique Idlett-Mosley, Reign Ventures | By Make It Plain

Monique Idlett · facebook.com

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