Surface Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Also known as SURFACE VENTURE MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Investment thesis
Leads pre-seed and seed B2B infrastructure and vertical software rounds (sub-$15M valuations), prioritizing capital efficiency and offering direct, low-friction founder access while investing across US, Canada, Europe, and Israel.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 1, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 4 of 6 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×2Cleantech ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Deep Tech ×1Developer Tools ×1Energy ×1
HQs:United States×5
Investments · 6 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 34 dated
Bayou Energy provides APIs for companies to deploy and manage clean energy devices.
CleantechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnergySaaS
James Gordey(Co-Founder and CEO)inJoris Van Hecke(Co-Founder and CTO)in
Co-investorsVery Serious VenturesStepchange
DocJuris offers an AI platform for legal teams to draft, review, and manage contracts and other legal documents such as NDAs, SLAs, employment agreements, and procurement contracts.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSales TechHouston, US
Henal Patel(Executive Officer, Director)inStefano de Stefano(Executive Officer)inBrian Ng(Executive Officer, Director)David Issa(Executive Officer)
BoardJeremy Milken(Director)inRoger Chen(Director)in
Co-investorsSilverton PartnersRTP GlobalSeed Round CapitalWatertower Ventures Management, Llc
vCluster platform making Kubernetes more efficient; closed a $24M Series A led by Khosla Ventures.
San Francisco, US
Lukas Gentele(Executive Officer, Director)inFabian Kramm(Director)in
Co-investorsFusionBerkeley SkyDeck FundBlackRockEMERGENT VENTURESFoundation CapitalKhosla Ventures+1 more
Octozi provides AI-powered automation for clinical data workflows including cleaning, review, reconciliation, reporting, and operations in clinical trials.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMedical Devices
Amit Patel(Founder)inMatt Purri, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsDebiopharm Innovation FundEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Remarkable Ventures
Poetiq builds self-improving AI systems that sit on top of existing LLMs to extract and synthesize their embedded knowledge into reliable reasoning strategies, using far less data than traditional reinforcement learning post-training.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Ian Fischer(Founder)in
Co-investorsOperator CollectiveOutset Capital468 CapitalCharacterFYRFLY Venture PartnersY Combinator
Columbus, US
Gopinath Jagnamohan(Executive Officer, Director)Charlie Farber(Executive Officer)Ganesan Gandhieswaran(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAugment VenturesElevate Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOctozi · techfundingnews.com · Sep 2, 2026
Poetiq · thesaasnews.com · Feb 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Surface Ventures invest at?
- Surface Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Surface Ventures's typical check size?
- Surface Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
- What sectors does Surface Ventures focus on?
- Surface Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.
- Where is Surface Ventures located?
- Surface Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Surface Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Surface Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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