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Tribeca Early Stage Partners

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New York · Seed–Series A · 44 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Tribeca Early Stage Partners focuses on post-product, post-revenue startups, primarily investing at the Series A and pre-A stages while occasionally considering late Seed rounds. Its core areas of interest are FinTech, Data, InsurTech, PropTech, and Deep Tech & Science. The firm emphasizes an efficient, founder-friendly investment process in which entrepreneurs engage directly with the Investment Committee from the first call. Many team members are former founders themselves and aim to move quickly, deploying initial checks of $1M to $2M alongside operating support and an extensive partner network to help portfolio companies grow.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$1M – $2M
HQ
New York, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
Tracked investments
32
Unicorns
3
IPOs
1

Team · 44 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Brian

Founder and CIO of Neer Venture Partners with ~30 years on Wall Street in credit, derivatives and deal structuring, most recently Global Head of Derivatives and Structured Products at Morgan Stanley; has ~50 early-stage investments.

David

Founder of venture firm Audrey Ventures, investing in startups and mentoring entrepreneurs; earlier co-founded and served as CTO of LoanX (acquired by IHS Markit).

Kumar

A founding member of TESP and serial private-markets investor since 1998 with a portfolio of about 50 companies across fintech, insurance, edtech, proptech and natural foods; brings 30+ years of financial services experience across derivatives and quantitative finance.

Ali

Global macro trader with 20+ years experience at JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and hedge funds Bluecrest and Graham Capital; also an angel investor in startups.

Amar

Former Wall Street trader (Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse) turned FinTech operator; co-founded and led Electronifie (acquired by Trumid) and worked at the SEC, and is now responsible for data and technology at an alternative asset manager.

Ann Nealin

Long-term investor working with entrepreneurs from startup to later stage; former Bankers Trust banker focused on community banking, part of the Neal family controlling banks in Oklahoma and Missouri.

Anne

Finance executive with 25+ years across New York and London; ran her own advisory firm and was co-head of International and Global Equities at Oppenheimer Capital, with prior portfolio management roles at Credit Suisse and Baring Asset Management.

Bill

Active venture investor in FinTech with 30+ years in global capital markets and derivatives; most recently ran FX Trading and Markets Structuring at Barclays and previously co-ran equity proprietary trading at Nomura.

C.J.

Founder of Fifth Oak Capital Management (2019) and former Partner at PJT Partners and Senior Managing Director at Blackstone; an early member of TESP who has invested in around 20 companies across industries.

Chris

Financial services executive and attorney; began at Skadden Arps and Mintz Levin, later held operating roles at hedge funds Merchants' Gate, Delonix and Deep Basin, and is currently General Counsel at Steadview Capital Management.

Chuck Neal

Long-term investor working with entrepreneurs across startup to later-stage companies; former Merrill Lynch Capital Markets banker with a focus on community banking, part of the Neal family that controls banks in Oklahoma and Missouri.

Dan Farrell

CEO of StoneCastle and founder of DarkBridge Capital (2009) investing in early-stage businesses and distressed securities; earlier managed corporate and structured finance and co-founded a Bermuda reinsurance company.

Daniel

President of Birmingham-Southern College and finance lecturer who invests in startups across fintech, oncology, medical devices and data science; former global head of equities at UBS and CEO of GETCO and KCG.

Dunne

Real estate investment and development professional for 30+ years; former Director of IT and Real Estate Services at ImClone Systems and developer of mixed-use Manhattan property and Hamptons residences.

Edna

Spent most of her career in GE Capital's Treasury group leading institutional sales and trading of global commercial paper programs, growing them from $20B to over $115B; previously worked at Continental Bank in credit and capital markets.

Even Berntsen

Finance executive and portfolio manager specializing in global macro; Portfolio Manager at Graham Capital Management since 2013, with prior senior roles at State Street, NorOdin and J.P. Morgan, and an LP in the ERA accelerator.

Harvey

Founder of Caliber, a marketing communications firm focused on financial services and fintech; an active investor in FinTech, InsurTech and PropTech companies and owner of The Financial Revolutionist media company.

Jay

Began at McKinsey then led the Corporate Executive Board through its 1999 IPO as CEO and Chairman until 2008; currently lead outside director at FactSet and a board member and investor in several private companies.

John

Financial services executive with 25+ years and a regulatory background; Managing Partner of Cragmoor Capital Advisors and a TESP portfolio company board member, formerly Executive Managing Director at BNY Mellon's ConvergEx Group.

Ken

Food and beverage industry executive who founded Cannondale Associates (sold to WPP) and is now Founder and Managing Partner of Cadent Consulting Group; an active angel investor and advisor to food, beverage and media companies.

Kent

Former partner at VC-focused firm Pacific Advantage Capital and board chairman at medtech company Pieces Technologies; has extensive trading experience including US Head of CDS/credit trading at HSBC and roles at Nomura and Deutsche Bank.

Lance

Institutional equity executive with 33 years on Wall Street, most recently Head of Global Equity Execution at Piper Sandler; former CEO of Weeden & Company, which he led through its merger with Piper Sandler.

Lesley

Veteran finance executive specializing in trading and structured credit; a Managing Partner at a structured-credit boutique and formerly co-head of Global Debt and Equity Capital Markets at Bear Stearns, with board seats at Tiptree, Liquid Telecom and Maxex.

Matthew

Experienced FinTech investment banker and investor who founded Newbold Partners in 2020; previously led FinTech practices at Sagent Advisors, Merrill Lynch and UBS and worked at Fiserv and as an attorney at Wachtell Lipton.

Mazy

FinTech entrepreneur with 20+ years of Wall Street experience; co-founder and CEO of OpenFin (raised $45M) and former Chief Strategy Officer at Creditex, and an advisor to early-stage FinTech companies.

Michael "Max" Maxworthy

FinTech investment banker with 20+ years of corporate finance experience; co-founded Marlin & Associates (acquired by D.A. Davidson) and is an active angel investor and board member. Based in Manhattan, New York.

Nick

30+ year Wall Street restructuring advisor; worked at Drexel Burnham and Salomon Brothers before joining Blackstone in 1995 to advise troubled companies on capital raising and balance-sheet restructuring across many industries.

Patrick

Global investor and asset-management operator with 20+ years in analyst, sales and capital markets roles focused on technology, fintech and media; also held hedge fund COO roles, based across London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and the US.

Peter

Spent 25 years on Wall Street in corporate treasury roles, most recently 15 years at Credit Suisse as Americas Head of Treasury and Global Co-Head of Liquidity Management; earlier held treasury roles in London with Bankers Trust, Lehman and Salomon Brothers.

Phil

Fixed income trading and structuring veteran (Citibank, Merrill Lynch, Barclays) turned entrepreneur; founding partner and M&A director at World Insurance Associates and co-founder of restaurant franchisee Prospect Capital Restaurants.

Raj Bhattacharyya

CEO of wealth management firm Robertson Stephens; spent 25 years in capital markets and fixed income, most recently 17 years at Deutsche Bank leading FX and emerging markets and capital markets businesses, and is an active early-stage tech investor.

Ryan Bolandin

CEO of the D'Addario Family Office and partner in DADA Holdings, responsible for the family's public and private investments; previously an Executive Director at JP Morgan across the Investment and Private Banks.

Sam

FinTech operator focused on crypto assets who built and leads Coinbase Custody; previously Head of Digital Wealth at Apex Clearing where he helped launch Robinhood, Betterment, Wealthfront and others.

Sameer

Technology leader with 25+ years as CIO/CTO at Barclays and UBS; currently building a commercial real estate platform and serving as advisor and LP in seed and growth venture funds focused on capital markets, enterprise tech and cybersecurity.

Scott

Active public and private markets investor since 2001; former Deputy Chief Trading Officer at Millennium Management and Managing Director at Credit Suisse Asset Management, and an early FinTech investor including iCapital Network.

Sean

Managing Director and Head of Financial Technology Banking at Oppenheimer & Co. with 25+ years of investment banking experience advising fintech clients; previously held similar roles at Nomura, GCA Savian, UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Stephen

Investor with stakes in 35 private companies, mostly FinTech, InsurTech and data businesses; nearly 30 years in global capital markets, most recently running Rates Trading and Sales at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities USA.

Steve Millerin

Serial business builder and investor in financial news and data; former CEO of Fulcrum Financial Data (acquired by Fitch Solutions) and founding investor in LoanX and Black Mountain Systems and CEO of Portfolio Management Data.

Tanya

Deputy General Counsel, EMEA at Citadel with 25+ years in capital markets, financial services regulation and corporate law; previously spent 13 years at Bank of America and began at Cleary Gottlieb.

Tom

Spent most of his career at JP Morgan trading and managing global Rates, FX and Emerging Markets teams; later President of Tradeweb Markets and a longtime SIFMA board member and Board Chair.

Vilas

Structured finance professional at a European investment bank focused on middle-market and growth debt lending and sustainable finance; previously structured capital markets solutions for insurers and worked in real estate at NVR and Toll Brothers.

Wil

30+ year Wall Street veteran, currently Managing Director at GreensLedge Capital Markets focused on structured credit and securitization; previously at Natixis and Financial Security Assurance leading CDO and structured finance businesses.

Stanton Green· Memberin

Operational executive and Executive in Residence at Warburg Pincus and Venture Advisor to Blumberg Capital; former Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Equities at Guggenheim Securities and CEO of OTR Global, and founding CEO of Vista Research.

Kumar Doraiswamiin

What they invest in

from 22 of 32 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×11Enterprise Software ×9Fintech ×9SaaS ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6Deep Tech ×4B2B Marketplaces ×2Consumer ×2

HQs:United States×17Australia×1Singapore×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 15 portfolio companies
33%
solo founders
5 of 15 mapped founding teams
63%
repeat founders
of 19 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×53 founders×14+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with education data

Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×6Finance & Accounting ×4Business & Management ×3Economics ×3Engineering ×3Physics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 19 founders with career history

Knox Payments ×3Atlassian ×2HSBC ×2

4 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 23 with degree data)

Investments · 32 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12024 · 22022 · 12018 · 12014 · 16 dated

Firefly Aerospacefireflyspace.comin𝕏NASDAQ: FLY

Firefly Aerospace launches, lands, and operates space systems spanning Earth orbit to the Moon and cislunar space, serving customers such as commercial companies, NASA, and the U.S.

Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechLeander, US

Thomas Markusic(Director)inEric Salwan(Founder)inJason Kim(Chief Executive Officer; Board Member)inRussell Shea Ferring(Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer)Daniel Fermon(Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer)Darren Ma(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsAE Industrial PartnersCapital FactoryNoosphere VenturesReal Tech CapitalRepublic Capital (ex Republic Labs)Rpm Ventures Iii Management, L.L.C.

AGIagi.livein

Applied General Intelligence builds AI infrastructure centered on a Language Compiler Model (LCM) designed for deterministic, explainable outputs without hallucinations, plus an Agentic Marketplace Platform (AMP) for matching and executing transactions on complex assets.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software

Jerry Zhang(Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer)inKurt Bonatz(Co-Founder & President)inDaniel Coleman(Chief Executive Officer)inNick Ogurtsov(Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer)inDeb Gordon-Gill(Chief Growth Officer)Jonathan Ross(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsUntapped Ventures

Alloyalloy.comin𝕏

Alloy provides an identity and fraud prevention platform for financial institutions and fintechs to manage fraud, credit, and compliance risk through real-time data orchestration and AI algorithms integrated with over 200 intelligence sources.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechBrooklyn, US

Tommy Nicholas(Founder)inLaura Spiekerman(Founder)inCharles Hearn(Founder)inBrandon Aversano(Founder)Christian Iacullo(Founder)inGregg Mojica(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAvenir Growth CapitalAvid VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersClocktower VenturesEniac Ventures+26 more

Apartment Listapartmentlist.comin𝕏Dec 2014

Apartment List operates an online rental marketplace that uses a quiz-based AI matching system to connect renters with apartments that fit their preferences and lifestyle.

AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTechSan Francisco, US

John Douglas Kobs II(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Christopher Herndon(Executive Officer, Director)John Kobs(Founder)inChris Erickson(Founder)in

BoardJosh Hannah(Director)Dana Stalder(Director)in

Co-investorsAndre IguodalaAUTHENTIC VENTURESCanaan PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementMatrixRealization Capital Partners+7 more

Attunegetattune.com

Raised seed funding to innovate customer engagement in banking.

Co-investorsCastle Creek LaunchpadLaunchpad Capital

Covergocovergo.comin𝕏

CoverGo provides an API-first platform that enables insurance companies to build and distribute products across multiple digital channels, manage sales processes, and automate claims handling.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSSingapore, SG

Tomas(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsFresco CapitalSemperVirens Venture CapitalSixThirty Ventures

Extendpaywithextend.comin𝕏

Extend provides a virtual card issuing platform and spend management software that banks can offer to their business customers.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Danny(Co-founder)Daniel Morrow(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Jamison(Executive Officer, Director)inGuillaume Bouvard(Founder)in

BoardGareth Jones(Director)Sami Ahmad(Director)

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCommerce VenturesLightbankMarch Capital PartnersPlug and Play Ventures+3 more

Facteusfacteus.comin𝕏

Facteus operates a consumer transaction data platform that analyzes billions of daily U.S. purchase transactions to provide insights for Fortune 500 brands, agencies, hedge funds, and consultancies.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Chris Marsh(Chief Executive Officer)inJohn Dettra(Chief Financial Officer)inChad Whitney(Chief Revenue Officer)inLorn Davis(Chief Product Officer)inDave Friesen(Chief Innovation & Intelligence Officer)in

Co-investorsCurql Collective, LLCID8 InvestmentsNext Level Ventures

Fund That Flipfundthatflip.com

New York, US

Matt Rodak(Founder)inStephan Leccese(Executive Officer)Matthew Ryan Rodak(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsGaingelsNeer Venture PartnersSand Hill AngelsSoundboard Venture FundSprint VcMassMutual Ventures

Genesis Globalgenesis.globalin𝕏Jul 2022 · $200M

Genesis builds capital markets software for financial institutions, offering both ready-to-deploy packaged applications and bespoke custom solutions for trading and post-trade operations.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Stephen Murphy(Co-founder)inJames Harrison(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsBank of AmericaBNY MellonSalesforce VenturesAccelInsight PartnersMolten Ventures+3 more

Gimmeseaweedgimmeseaweed.com

Gimme produces roasted organic seaweed snacks sold direct-to-consumer, with minimal ingredients and nutritional focus on iodine and minerals.

Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

AnnieSteve

Herehere.ioin𝕏

HERE builds an enterprise browser designed to address both security and workforce productivity, developed through collaboration with large financial institutions.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkGovTechSaaS

Co-investorsCTC VenturesIn-Q-TelNycaNyca Partners

Imtcimtc.comin𝕏

IMTC builds an AI-powered platform for fixed income investment management that addresses workflow inefficiencies in bond trading and portfolio management.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsBoro CapitalLoeb.nycNycaNyca PartnersFoothill VenturesSeraph Group

Lilac Solutionslilacsolutions.comin

Lilac Solutions develops direct lithium extraction technology using ceramic ion exchange media, enabling fast, clean, and affordable lithium production from brines for the electric vehicle and battery industries.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew MaterialsOakland, US

David Snydacker(Founder)inNicholas Goldberg(Chief Legal Officer of Issuer)David Gelinas(Chief Financial Officer of Issuer)inRaef Sully(Chief Executive Officer of Issuer)inDave Snydacker(Founder)

BoardClay Dumas(Director)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesLowercarbon CapitalAzolla VenturesBerkeley Angel NetworkBMW i VenturesE8 Angels+10 more

Master Classmasterclass.com

Online education subscription platform with pre-recorded tutorials and lectures by experts.

David Rogier(Founder)inAaron Rasmussen(Founder)

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAkkadian VenturesAtomicoBlackbird VenturesBloomberg BetaBrighter Capital+28 more

NYSHEXnyshex.comin𝕏

NYSHEX provides a platform for ocean freight management that tracks rate movements, capacity, carrier behavior, volumes, and costs to help shippers control cost, service, and risk across their ocean freight portfolios.

B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Gordon Downes(Co-Founder and CEO)Mehru Anand(VP of Engineering)Karina Cooper(VP of Commercial)

Co-investorsAlpine MeridianBlumberg CapitalCommunity Access FundNewRoad Capital Partners, LLCSaints CapitalGE Ventures+1 more

Optiosoptios.ai

Optios operates an AI platform that collects neurophysiological data via unobtrusive sensors and analyzes it in real time to deliver brain-activity insights, neuro-cognitive metrics, and interventions aimed at optimizing human performance.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtech

David Bach, MD(Founder)in

Co-investorsChloe CapitalGaingelsRaptor GroupUntapped Ventures

Outlier Betoutlier.betin𝕏

Outlier is a sports betting research platform that offers a curated feed of trending picks, player props, and gamelines along with performance trends, injury data, and line movement to help bettors evaluate opportunities.

ConsumerData & InfrastructureSports Tech

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCapital FactoryConnetic VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Next Coast Ventures

Paragon Intelparagonintel.comin𝕏

Paragon Intel provides investors with executive diligence and career analysis on public company executives through its ManagementTrack product, combining proprietary interviews with former colleagues, memos, and quantitative data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US

Colby Howard(Founder)

Co-investorsDataPower Ventures

Peekdpeekd.aiin𝕏

Peekd provides domain-level sales and product performance data for retailers and brands, offering insights on metrics like revenue, conversion rates, traffic sources, and competitor benchmarking across sales channels.

Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail Tech

Powerlyticsin

Doylestown, US

Jose Plehn-Dujowich(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Sheetz(Executive Officer, Director)GEORGE A. MOSSMAN(Director)KENNETH DALY(Director)JANICE BURG-LEVI(Director)ROBERT KEITH(Director)

Co-investorsDelaware Crossing Investor GroupBrewer Lane Ventures

Powerlytics Financial Servicespowerlytics.com

Powerlytics provides investable asset data derived from U.S. tax returns, enabling wealth managers and financial services firms to identify client capacity to invest at granular geographic levels.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Co-investorsBrewer Lane VenturesBroad Street AngelsCurql Collective, LLCGen Capital

Produce Payproducepay.comin𝕏

ProducePay operates a Predictable Commerce Platform for the fresh produce industry, connecting growers and buyers while providing capital, trading opportunities, supply chain visibility, and market insights.

AgTechFintechFoodTech

Pablo Borquez(Founder & CEO)inBen DusastreinPablo Borquez Schwarzbeckin

Co-investors500 GlobalArena VenturesAstanor VenturesDorm RoomDYDX CapitalEndeavor8+15 more

PSI Quantumpsiquantum.comin𝕏May 2025

PsiQuantum builds fault-tolerant quantum computers using photonic qubits and semiconductor manufacturing processes.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMoreton Bay, AU

Prof. Terry Rudolph(Co-founder & Chief Architect)Dr. Pete Shadbolt(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)inProf. Mark Thompson(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Jeremy O'Brien(Co-founder & Executive Chairman)inVictor Peng(Chief Executive Officer)inMark Thompson(Founder)

Co-investorsAtomicoBlackbird VenturesC4 VenturesCold Start VenturesFOG VenturesFounders Fund+38 more

RentRedirentredi.comin𝕏May 2018

RentRedi is an all-in-one platform for independent landlords to manage rental properties, handling rent collection, tenant screening, maintenance, and lease signing.

B2B MarketplacesFintechPropTechSaaSLatham, US

Ryan Barone(Founder)Edward Barone(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsRiverPark VenturesTIA Ventures

Sarcos Roboticssarcos.com𝕏

Palladyne AI develops embodied artificial intelligence and autonomous systems for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications, with a focus on real-world operations in complex and contested environments.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsUnited States, US

BENJAMIN G. WOLFF(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)PRESTON WOO(Executive Officer)JULIE WOLFF(Executive Officer, Director)MARC OLIVIER(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDr. Denis GaragicinFRASER SMITH(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsCottonwood Technology FundManta Ray VenturesRaptor GroupRiverfront Ventures, LLC

Other

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

ColorcastGenesisGripsLendsmartUpright

Exits · 1

1 IPOs

Firefly AerospaceNASDAQ: FLY

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Tribeca Early Stage Partners made?
Tribeca Early Stage Partners has 32 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Tribeca Early Stage Partners invest at?
Tribeca Early Stage Partners invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Tribeca Early Stage Partners's typical check size?
Tribeca Early Stage Partners typically writes checks of $1M – $2M.
What sectors does Tribeca Early Stage Partners focus on?
Tribeca Early Stage Partners focuses on Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech, PropTech.
Where is Tribeca Early Stage Partners located?
Tribeca Early Stage Partners is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Tribeca Early Stage Partners lead rounds?
Yes, Tribeca Early Stage Partners leads investment rounds.
Who does Tribeca Early Stage Partners co-invest with?
Tribeca Early Stage Partners most often shares deals with Gaingels, Raptor Group, Atomico, among 161 tracked co-investors.

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