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Rough Draft Ventures
Cambridge · Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Invests at the earliest stage in student-founded startups, is run and sourced by current university students, and grants founders access to General Catalyst’s network and follow-on funding.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesFounder mafia
5 people who came through Rough Draft Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 21 of 23 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×10Enterprise Software ×9Healthtech ×8SaaS ×8Fintech ×5Future of Work ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Digital Health ×3
HQs:United States×22
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2018 · 12017 · 12016 · 13 dated
Biobot pioneers wastewater epidemiology, monitoring pathogens and substances in sewage to provide real-time public health surveillance at the community level.
BiotechData & InfrastructureGovTechHealthtechBoston, US
Newsha Ghaeli(Cofounder & President)inMariana Matus(Founder)inMariana Guadalupe Matus Garcia(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardVivek Pattipati(Director)inAndrew Perlman(Director)in
Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactBlindspot Ventures Management CoDCVC (Data Collective)Dorm RoomHomebrewPathbreaker Ventures+21 more
BlueHill provides a unified platform for customer success and support teams, consolidating ticketing, onboarding, project management, and client portals in a single tool.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSChicago, US
Himanshu Minocha(Founder)inRohan Minocha(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorPeterson Venture Partners
Gainful makes personalized performance nutrition products and supplements.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Jahaan Ansari(Founder/CTO)inEric Wu(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesCourtside VenturesDorm RoomKli CapitalRound13 CapitalSoma Capital+8 more
Gradia provides a virtual care platform for patients with chronic conditions, offering integrated communication and specialized care coordination between clinic appointments to supplement traditional in-person care.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rithvik Seela(Founder)inAndrew Zelaya(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtlanta Tech VillageJude GomilaMaC Venture CapitalSoma CapitalY CombinatorAxial VC+5 more
Grove Labs is a Somerville, Massachusetts startup that makes an aquaponics-based indoor gardening appliance for home food growing.
Somerville, US
Gabriel Blanchet(Executive Officer, Director)Gabe Blanchet(Cofounder)Jamie Byron(Cofounder)
Co-investorsDorm RoomFelicis VenturesUpfront Ventures
Ivella offers financial products and accounts tailored for couples at different relationship stages, including shared savings and account options designed for partners to manage money together.
FintechLos Angeles, US
Kahlil Lalji(Founder)inVishal Dubey(Founder)inEric Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureFinancial Venture StudioRestive VenturesSoma CapitalVentureSouqY Combinator+5 more
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Legalist is an institutional alternative asset management firm that invests in legal assets, including litigation finance, government receivables, and distressed debt instruments, combining proprietary technology with legal underwriting to generate risk-adjusted returns for institutional clients.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSan Francisco, US
Christian Haigh(Founder)inEva Shang(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesRefactor CapitalVy Capital
TAB Xchange helps hospitals and healthcare organizations liquidate surplus and used medical equipment.
B2B MarketplacesHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Chloe Alpert(Founder/CEO)inJesse Avshalomov(Co-Founder, CPO/Marketing)inTim Growney(Founder/CTO at Medinas)inRomy Seth(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsFJ LabsY CombinatorFrialeGeneral CatalystGrant Park VenturesHack VC+4 more
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Meetingbird was a meeting scheduling tool that let users share availability and book meetings, with integrations for calendars and email.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Paul Dornier(Founder/CEO)inHenry Dornier(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorKhosla Ventures
Memora Health develops a conversational AI assistant for healthcare that handles routine patient messages and triages complex clinical concerns to care teams.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Manav Sevak(Founder/CEO)inNisarg Patel(Founder/CPO)inKunaal Naik(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzC3 VenturesDorm RoomGrant Park VenturesShrug CapitalY Combinator+17 more
Omni is a browser extension that helps sales and support teams quickly access current internal information by integrating with existing knowledge sources and surfacing relevant answers during their work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Akshay Ramaswamy(Founder)inAndrew Chang(Founder)inChetan Rane(Founder)in
Co-investorsSoma CapitalY CombinatorFelicis VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalHack VCICONIQ+3 more
Pagedraw was a UI code generation tool that allowed developers to design interfaces and automatically generate JSX code.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Gabriel Guimaraes(Founder)inJared Pochtar(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBoxGroupLightspeed Venture PartnersLiquid VenturesSV Angel
Path provides young adults with personal finance management tools including educational funding assistance, credit-building features, high-yield savings accounts, and income guidance, all available through a subscription service.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US
Femi Adebogun(Founder)inEvan Farrell(Founder)inCaleb Cross(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBDMICambiar EducationCRCM VenturesDorm RoomFoundersX+11 more
Payflow builds Luca, an AI-powered financial planning and analysis tool that generates insights, reports, and forecasts for executives.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Wil Eyi(Founder)inJose Pons Vega(Founder)in
Co-investorsCathay InnovationY Combinator1984 Ventures Management, LlcCathexis VenturesCompany VenturesFJ Labs+15 more
Plasticity develops natural language processing technology and APIs for companies, organizations, and developers, enabling applications like social media monitoring, document analysis, search, and information extraction.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ajay Patel(Founder)inAlex Sands(Founder)in
Co-investorsDorm RoomY CombinatorZillionize
Point is a browser extension that allows users to save and quickly retrieve content they frequently send, such as email templates, links, images, and text snippets, to avoid retyping across the web.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkNew York City, US
Lambert Chu(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorEclecticGraph VenturesSlow Ventures
Reverie Labs develops cancer treatments designed to cross the blood-brain barrier and treat tumors in the central nervous system.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechBoston, US
Ankit Gupta(Founder/CTO)inConnor Duffy(Founder)inJonah Kallenbach(Founder)in
Co-investorsDorm RoomLifeforce CapitalRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.UNCOMMON DENOMINATORWireframe VenturesWormhole Capital+15 more
Ribbon Health was a healthcare data platform providing APIs with accurate information on providers, insurance plans, costs, and quality of care to power care navigation and provider directories.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtechNew York City, US
Nate Maslak(Founder/CEO)inNate Fox(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCore Venture CapitalEarl Grey CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNat TurnerSV Angel+10 more
Riley builds a product for real estate agents designed to optimize workflows and increase lead conversion rates.
Marketing TechPropTechSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Helson Taveras(Founder/CTO)inDaniel Ahmadizadeh(CEO)Daniel Snyder(Head of Community)
Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorFrialeFuel CapitalGraph VenturesInvesto Capital+5 more
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Rima is an AI agent platform for financial reconciliation tasks including bank statements, accounts payable, payroll, intercompany balances, and credit card transactions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAustin, US
Gwanygha’a Gana(Co-Founder)inCedric Foudjet(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAsymmetry VenturesCresset CapitalDFS LabFoundersXGolden Palm+8 more
JustPark Insights is a parking data platform that centralizes information from equipment, payments, and applications to provide real-time visibility into parking metrics.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Wen Sang(Founder/CEO)inMaokai Lin(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsDentsu VenturesGovtech FundUtopian VenturesY Combinator8capitaAgrolimen Ventures+9 more
Stellar Sleep develops a digital solution for sleep management, founded by former insomniacs in collaboration with sleep experts.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessBoston, US
George W(Founder)inEdrei Chua(Founder)in
Co-investorsInitialized CapitalMoonfire VenturesMyAsiaVCScrum VenturesY Combinator645 Ventures+5 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Hemant Taneja
Exits · 6
6 acquisitions · showing 2Meetingbirdacq. by FrontRibbon Healthacq. by H1
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRima AI (formerly Garage) · ycombinator.com · May 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rough Draft Ventures made?
- Rough Draft Ventures has 23 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited.
- What stage does Rough Draft Ventures invest at?
- Rough Draft Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Rough Draft Ventures's typical check size?
- Rough Draft Ventures typically writes checks of $25K – $2M.
- Where is Rough Draft Ventures located?
- Rough Draft Ventures is headquartered in Cambridge, US.
- Does Rough Draft Ventures lead rounds?
- Rough Draft Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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Co-investors · 2
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
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