Catharine Dockery
InvestorManaging Partner at Vice Ventures · Marketing Director at Grove Ventures
New York
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $1M
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About
Catharine Dockery is the founder and General Partner of Vice Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in companies operating in stigmatized industries such as alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, psychedelics, sex tech, and betting. Before venture capital, she worked in retail M&A on Walmart's digitally native vertical brands team, and earlier held roles in equity trading and high-yield credit research. She launched Vice Ventures in 2018, beginning with several SPVs before closing Fund I in 2019. She was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2020.
Contact· published on Catharine's own website
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Founded Vice Ventures in 2018.
- Education
- Graduated from NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, concentrating in a combination of neuroscience and finance.
- Awards
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2020.
- Hobbies
- Enjoys a slightly dirty martini with olives on the side, straight up.
- More
- Grew up in New York.
From Catharine's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 1
Lucy Goods, IncSolo GP
via Vice Ventures · filed Feb 2020
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Other disclosed investments
Investor
Black BuffaloPlayGreen
Per curated public sources.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Catharine Dockery?
- Catharine Dockery is the founder and General Partner of Vice Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in companies operating in stigmatized industries such as alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, psychedelics, sex tech, and betting. Before venture capital, she worked in retail M&A on Walmart's digitally native vertical brands team, and earlier held roles in equity trading and high-yield credit research. She launched Vice Ventures in 2018, beginning with several SPVs before closing Fund I in 2019. She was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2020.
- Where does Catharine Dockery work?
- Catharine Dockery is Managing Partner at Vice Ventures.
- What check size does Catharine Dockery write?
- Catharine Dockery typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
- What companies has Catharine Dockery invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Black Buffalo, Lucy Goods, Inc, PlayGreen.
- What awards has Catharine Dockery received?
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2020.


