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RRE Leaders

Venture capital

New York · 6 people tracked

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Fund manager profile

RRE Leaders is a venture fund manager based in New York. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently RRE Leaders Fund, L.P. ($175M offering) filed October 2015.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.

HQ
New York, US
Founded
2014
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
8
Acquisitions
2

Team · 6 people

from public directories
James D. Robinson, III· General Partnerin
John R. Hass· General Partner
Raja Rishi· General Partner
Steve Schlafman· General Partner
Stuart Ellman· General Partnerin𝕏

Stuart Ellman co-founded one of NYC’s longest-standing early-stage VC firms, led 40+ tech investments, teaches Columbia's venture seminar for 10+ years and served in leadership at the 92nd Street Y.

William D. Porteous· General Partner

What they invest in

from 4 of 8 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×2Consumer ×1Cybersecurity ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Defense Tech ×1Enterprise Software ×1Fintech ×1Healthtech ×1

HQs:United States×7

Investments · 8 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12019 · 12017 · 22016 · 12015 · 38 dated

Managed by Qmanagedbyq.comSep 2017AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

New York office management platform acquired by WeWork in 2019 and sold to rival Eden in 2020 for $25 million.

New York, US

Saman Rahmanian(Executive Officer, Director)inDan Teran(CEO and Cofounder)in

BoardHenrik Werlelin(Director)Steven Schlatman(Director)Satya Patel(Director)in

Board seatSteve Schlafman· per SEC Form D · $820.9K raise · filed Sep 2017

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Hemisphere Ventures LLCKapor CapitalMetaPropMetaProp VenturesDivco West+7 more

Shuddleshuddle.usinMar 2015DefunctSEC filingmedium confidence

Shuddle was a San Francisco ride-hailing service that drove children and seniors, shutting down in April 2016.

San Francisco, US

Nick Allen(Executive Officer, Director)inRodrigo Prudencio(President, CEO, Secretary, Board Member)in

BoardKirsten Green(Director)

Board seatSteve Schlafman· per SEC Form D · $9.6M raise · filed Mar 2015

Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalAccelComcast VenturesForerunner VenturesRRE Ventures

The Skimmtheskimm.cominMay 2016AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

theSkimm is a digital media company that delivers nonpartisan news, trends, and policy explainers to a primarily female audience through newsletters, a podcast, and a mobile app.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Carly Zakin(Founder)inDanielle Weisberg(Founder)in

BoardSatya Patel(Director)

Board seatSteve Schlafman· per SEC Form D · $8.5M raise · filed Jun 2016

Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedGingerbread CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Halogen Ventures Management Company LlcHomebrewRRE Ventures

Ursa Space Systemsursaspace.comMar 2026SEC filingmedium confidence

Ursa Space offers a custom geospatial monitoring service that selects sensors, schedules satellite data collection, and runs SAR-based analysis to deliver verified intelligence reports, alerts, and forecasts.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechSpace TechIthaca, US

Adam Maher(Executive Officer, Director)inJulie Baker(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Snell(Executive Officer)inNicole Robinson(Executive Officer)Tom Edwards(Executive Officer)

BoardDaniel Freeman(Director)

Board seatWilliam Porteous· per SEC Form D · $27.9M raise · filed Jul 2026

Co-investorsGaingelsHemisphere Ventures LLCNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Paladin Capital GroupRazor's Edge VenturesRRE Ventures+2 more

Variancevariance.comin𝕏May 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

Variance provides AI agents that conduct financial crime investigations for regulated institutions, automating evidence collection and analysis across compliance levels while maintaining audit trails and explainability.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Karine Mellata(Founder)inMichael Lin(Founder)inJames Gross(Executive Officer, Director)Noah Brier(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Lau(e)Pooja Nagpal(e)

Board seatSteve Schlafman· per SEC Form D · $5.1M raise · filed May 2019

Co-investors645 VenturesTen ElevenUrban InnovationY Combinator9455 0001 QuebecOkta Ventures+1 more

Other

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

Breather ProductsHightowerRecover Together

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 companies

Public market activity · per SEC filings

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1 insider ownership filing (Forms 3/4/5)

From the firm's own SEC EDGAR filings — stakes and insider roles in public companies, typically portfolio companies after an IPO. Not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has RRE Leaders made?
RRE Leaders has 8 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
Where is RRE Leaders located?
RRE Leaders is headquartered in New York, US.

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