Runway Venture Partners
Venture capitalNew York · Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Runway Venture Partners backs early stage SaaS and software-enabled companies that have already achieved product-market fit after putting seed capital to good use, and that show visionary leadership and strong growth. The firm aims to identify future industry leaders and help scale them into large companies, typically providing an early 'mini-A' capital injection to accelerate growth. Runway prefers to lead rounds of roughly $2-3 million, investing up to $1 million per company.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 34 of 46 portfolio companiesSaaS ×24AI & Machine Learning ×11Enterprise Software ×11Fintech ×7Marketing Tech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×5E-commerce ×4Marketplaces ×4
HQs:United States×23Israel×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 28 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×152 founders×83 founders×44+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
Harvard Business School ×3Cornell University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 46 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2020 · 12019 · 12018 · 12016 · 12015 · 32014 · 29 dated
Braze is a customer engagement platform that helps brands connect with customers across multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Bill Magnuson(CEO)Jon Hyman(CTO)Mark Ghermezian
Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesBattery VenturesBlumberg CapitalBullpen CapitalCross Creek AdvisorsFour Acres Capital+10 more
Talkspace is an online mental health care platform that provides research-backed therapy and psychiatric services covered by insurance, allowing users to connect with licensed therapists and psychiatrists through text, audio, or video.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health
Oren Frank(Founder)inJon Cohen, M.D.in
Co-investorsCompoundHDS CapitalQumra CapitalVillage GlobalAlpine VenturesAstia+13 more
Co-investorsGreat Oaks Venture Capital
Agilis provides digital customer engagement software built for the chemical industry, letting companies manage their brand, products, and customer experience on a platform adaptable to individual needs.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNewark, US
Jayesh M. Bhatia(Executive Officer)Krishnamurty Kambhampati(Director)David Grimes(Executive Officer)Ye Wang(Executive Officer)
BoardAnna Garcia(Director)in
Allset is a marketplace connecting restaurants and local diners that provides online ordering and contactless dining solutions.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesLos Angeles, US
Stas Matviyenko(Founder)inAnna Polishchuk
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzEvolution VC PartnersFJ LabsFlyer One VenturesInovo VCOssian Capital+1 more
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.
CauseMatch is a peer-to-peer and crowdfunding platform for nonprofits, built to grow their donor base and increase online fundraising per donor.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Joseph Bornstein(Founder & CEO)
Co-investors97212 VenturesRiverside Acceleration Capital
Search retargeting platform; acquired by Rubicon Project.
Movable Ink offers AI-driven personalization software, including its Studio and Da Vinci products, that automatically generates and curates content, send times, and frequency to personalize customer messages such as email at the moment of engagement.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSWaltham, US
Gregory Leibon(Executive Officer, Director)Ken MacAskill(Executive Officer)James Glover(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCeltic House Venture PartnersContour Venture PartnersEscalate Capital Partnersm]x[v CapitalMI VenturesStage 1 Ventures+4 more
New York, US
Alice Cheng(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesFemale FoundersLeadX Capital PartnersRRE Ventures
Daupler develops a response management platform for utilities, public works, and service organizations to manage service requests and emergency situations more efficiently.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechRoboticsSaaSKansas City, US
John Bertrand(Founder and CEO)Ryan Rosenbaum(CTO)in
BoardTom Ferguson(Director)inJiten Manglani(Director)
Co-investorsBURNT ISLAND VENTURESKCRise FundKnoll VenturesSandalphon CapitalTechstars
DigitalGenius offers an AI platform for ecommerce customer service, using a hybrid approach that combines large language models with structured workflows to resolve customer conversations across channels like email, chat, and voice.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSLondon
Dmitry Aksenov(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsLumia CapitalMMC VenturesRuna CapitalSpider CapitalSquareOneBloomberg Beta+2 more
Ease is a benefits administration platform for insurance brokers and small businesses, handling setup, quoting, and employee enrollment for group benefits.
HR TechInsurTechSaaS
Ecobot offers an offline-first mobile app (Collector) and web workspace (Manager) for capturing wetland, stream, vegetation, soils, and hydrology field data with GNSS-grade location and AI-assisted plant ID, then generating USACE-ready delineation reports.
CleantechClimate TechGovTechSaaSAsheville, US
Lee Lance(Executive Officer, Director)inJeremy Schewe(Executive Officer)in
BoardTimothy McLoughlin(Director)in
Co-investorsShadow VenturesCofounders CapitalStout Street Capital
Telestream develops media workflow automation and video quality assurance technologies that apply AI to streamline content creation, processing, and delivery across broadcast, live events, corporate, education, and government sectors.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Ingo Money provides instant payment orchestration and account funding services for fintechs and financial institutions, enabling customers to transfer funds inbound and outbound across multiple channels with real-time underwriting and fraud protection.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAlpharetta, US
Drew Edwards(Executive Officer, Director)inCharles Russell Pickering(Executive Officer)Steve Doctor(Executive Officer)inWill Sowell(Executive Officer)in
BoardShane Kim(Director)inVince Talbert(Director)
Co-investorsBaleon CapitalCamden PartnersEscalate Capital PartnersKickstartMissionOG
Co-investorsAlpine MeridianGolden Gate Ventures
FintechInsurTechSaaSAustin, US
Andrew Ambrose(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Rung(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Velasquez(Director)
Co-investorsS3 VenturesTechstars
Logiwa IO is a cloud-native warehouse management system designed for third-party logistics providers and fulfillment networks that process high volumes of orders.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Erhan Musaoglu(CEO)inGreg Halko(COO)inPatrick Bouchard(CRO)in
Co-investorsLaunchCapitalNewRoad Capital Partners, LLCSpider CapitalBAM ElevateLaunch CapitalPrologis Ventures
MarketMuse provides AI-powered content strategy and research tools for SEO and content teams, enabling them to analyze content inventories at scale, generate optimized briefs, and plan content strategy around user intent and search requirements.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Aki BaloghJeff Coyle(Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investorsAlpine MeridianColle Capital PartnersLaunchCapitalLunaCap VenturesRevUp CapitalRiverside Acceleration Capital
Monit provides a data-driven platform that gives banks and their bankers actionable guidance to serve small and medium business (SMB) clients more effectively.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBankTech VenturesFINTOP CapitalCento VenturesTTV Capital
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Frontier Venture Capital
Nowsta is an AI-powered workforce management platform that enables organizations to source, schedule, manage, and pay hourly and contingent workers from a unified interface with advanced scheduling, payroll integration, and compliance features.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSBrooklyn, US
Nicholas Lillios(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardLou Forster(Director)inMoo Kim(Director)
Co-investorsAlpine MeridianBAM VenturesClocktower VenturesCompoundRally Ventures Management, LlcUlu Ventures+4 more
Primary makes and sells children's clothing in a variety of colors and designs.
ConsumerDirect to Consumer
Galyn Bernard(Founder)inChristina Carbonell(Founder)in
Co-investorsElizabeth Street VenturesFemale FoundersGrace Beauty CapitalHDS CapitalHomebrewMighty Capital+4 more
Adstra provides identity resolution, data licensing, and curated person-based audiences for marketing, helping brands, agencies, publishers, and nonprofits target and activate customer data across channels.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Rebag operates an online marketplace for buying, selling, and trading luxury goods including designer bags, accessories, watches, jewelry, apparel, and shoes.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces
Charles Gorra(Founder)in
Co-investorsKima VenturesGeneral CatalystNovator
RetailNext offers a retail analytics platform combining foot traffic analytics, asset protection, and in-store shopper journey insights, with a conversational AI layer (Pulse AI) for querying store data in plain language.
AI & Machine LearningIoTRetail TechSaaSSan Jose, US
Alexei Agratchev(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)inMarlie Liu(Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder)inSergio Gutierrez(Chief Revenue Officer)inAndrew Golden(Chief Experience Officer)inMatt Ouska(Chief Financial Officer)in
BoardVivek Mehra(Director)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAugust CapitalBattery VenturesCommerce VenturesNGP CapitalPereg Ventures+1 more
Enterprise retention-marketing and personalization platform for publishers, retailers and ecommerce brands, acquired by Campaign Monitor/CM Group in 2018 and now owned and sold by Zeta Global.
SaaSNew York, US
Neil Capel(Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer; later Chairman)Ian White(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)Chris Chapman(Co-founder / engineering leader)Amy Shapero(Chief Financial Officer)Neil Lustig(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardStacey Bishop(Board Director (Scale Venture Partners))in
Co-investorsBowery CapitalHatteras Venture PartnersThrive CapitalBenchmarkRRE VenturesScale Venture Partners
Scanifly provides a solar design platform that combines AI-powered preliminary designs for sales with drone-based verification for accurate installation planning.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechConstruction TechEnergySaaS
Co-investorsAlpine MeridianEarly Light VenturesLightbankSustainVC
Skopenow provides an open-source intelligence (OSINT) platform that automates digital investigations by merging public data with AI.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechNew York City, US
Robert Douglas(Executive Officer, Director)inDiane Krause(Director)Mark Derrenberger(Director)
Co-investorsTechstarsAlpine MeridianColle Capital PartnersContour Venture PartnersForefront VentureMS&AD Ventures+1 more
SuperPhone provides SMS and messaging communication software for businesses to connect directly with customers and audiences via mobile channels.
ConsumerMarketing TechSaaS
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Harish Abbott(Director)Justin Jow(Executive Officer)Ken Fine(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Vaughan(CEO)inMarc Chapman(Executive Officer)Henry Kim(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)
Co-investorsAlpine Meridian
Tapad operates a global cross-device digital identity graph that links a consumer or household across multiple devices.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechNew York, US
Are Traasdahl(Executive Officer, Director)Dave Fall(Executive Officer)Reuben Regensberger(Executive Officer)Jeff Driskill(Executive Officer)
BoardRichard Heitzmann(Director)in
Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalSwell Partners
Thrive Market is an online grocery delivery service offering non-GMO and clean label food products at discounted prices through a membership model.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechCulver City, US
Gunnar Lovelace(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Green(Founder)in
BoardDana Settle(Director)in
Co-investorsAlmanac InsightsBAM VenturesBY Venture PartnersDigi VenturesGreycroftGroundForce Capital+7 more
Transactis provides electronic bill presentment and payment software for banks, billers and their business customers.
New York, US
EDWARD TAIBI(Director)JOHN EYLER(Director)ALEX REZNIK(Executive Officer)STEPHEN ZARRILLI(Director)PHILIP MOYER(Director)JAMES CHIN(Director)
Co-investorsFf Venture Capital
Trendalytics is an AI-powered retail analytics and trend forecasting platform that analyzes consumer data, including TikTok trends, to help brands, retailers, manufacturers, and marketers anticipate demand and make product, investment, and marketing decisions.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech
Co-investorsElizabeth Street VenturesFashion Capital PartnersGrace Beauty CapitalRemarkable VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Trumid operates an electronic trading platform for fixed income and corporate bond (credit) markets, serving buy- and sell-side institutions such as asset managers, banks, credit hedge funds, and liquidity providers.
B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Ronnie Mateo(Founder & Co-CEO)inMichael SobelinMike Sobel(Co-CEO & President)inDan Siracuse(Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer)inTony Schiavo(Chief Technology Officer)inJason Quinn(Chief Product Officer & Global Head of Sales)in
Co-investorsArbor VenturesMotive PartnersSenaHill PartnersShumway Capital
UpCounsel offers an online platform for businesses to work with lawyers, providing tools for team messaging, document storage and e-signature, time tracking, and invoicing and payment management for legal engagements.
LegalTechMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mason Blake(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matthew Faustman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardVenky Ganesan(Director)Martina Lauchengco(Director)
Co-investorsAngelPadCota CapitalFundersClubHomebrewCostanoa Ventures
New York, US
Elizabeth Brown(Executive Officer, Director)Rachel Rodin(Executive Officer, Director)Louise Youngson-Klasfeld(Executive Officer)
BoardBeth Ferreira(Director)
Co-investorsSocial Starts
Wanderu is a booking platform that searches and compares bus and train travel across more than 500 ground transportation companies, letting travelers sort by price, time, or rating and book tickets directly online or in-app.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalityBoston, US
Eddy Wong(Executive Officer, Promoter)Igor Bratnikov(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Polina Raygorodskaya(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inKate Thompson
BoardMarc Michel(Director)Rogelio de los Santos(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalForefront Venture
Quadient provides B2B software and hardware for business communications, financial automation (accounts receivable and payments), mail management, and parcel locker delivery.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Anthony VenusEugene VyborovSaul FrankGeoffrey Godet(Chief Executive Officer & Board Member)Laurent du Passage(Chief Financial Officer)Brandon Batt(Chief People and Transformation Officer)
Co-investorsBpifrance500 GlobalTechstarsWalnut Venture Associates
Zipdrug is a prescription delivery and pharmacy benefit platform, acquired by Anthem's PBM IngenioRx in 2020.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US
Stuart Libby(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Kyro Beshay(Director, Promoter)
BoardCraig Shapiro(Director)
Co-investorsBAM VenturesThird PrimeMontage VenturesNotation CapitalRed Sea Ventures
Exits · 6
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioBraze, Inc.NASDAQ: BRZETalkspaceNASDAQ: TALKChangoacq. by Rubicon ProjectSymphony Commerceacq. by IgniteTechYaypayacq. by QuadientZipdrugacq. by Anthem/IngenioRx (now CarelonRx)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBraze, Inc. · pulse2.com · Jul 19, 2026
Talkspace · za.investing.com · Jun 23, 2026
Thrive Market · inc.com · May 28, 2026
Zipdrug · pharmaceuticalcommerce.com · May 13, 2026
Ecobot · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Monit · fintechnews.id · Jul 1, 2025
Skopenow · skopenow.com · Apr 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Runway Venture Partners made?
- Runway Venture Partners has 47 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Runway Venture Partners invest at?
- Runway Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Runway Venture Partners's typical check size?
- Runway Venture Partners typically writes checks of $1M.
- What sectors does Runway Venture Partners focus on?
- Runway Venture Partners focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Runway Venture Partners located?
- Runway Venture Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Runway Venture Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Runway Venture Partners leads investment rounds.
- Who does Runway Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Runway Venture Partners most often shares deals with Alpine Meridian, Techstars, BAM Ventures, among 123 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamInvestor Connect - Episode 224 - Marc Michel of Runway Venture Partners
Hall Martin · Marc Michel
Interview with Runway Venture Partners Co-Founder, Anna Garcia
Anna Garcia · vimeo.com
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