Venture51

Venture51 invests in high technology companies and is based on the premise for a new, modern venture capital firm that supports the most promising founders in high-growth markets. The firm focuses on investments after the Seed Round but prior to the Series A Round, in a niche Venture51 calls the 'Traction Gap.' Venture51 has made Fund of Funds investments in: Social Leverage, EchoVC, The Designer Fund, and 500 Startups. The firm's sector focus includes the following themes: Digital Household, Mobile Ecosystem, Edge Enterprise, New Commerce, Health & Self, Professional, Plumbing, and Edu-Tech. The firm makes an average initial investment of $750K, ranging from $500K to $1M, with selective follow-on reserves. The initial ownership target is 7 - 10%. Venture51 focuses on investments in the Bay Area, New York and Southern California. However growing markets like Austin and Boulder are also interesting.
Venture51 Team
Photo of Ryan Swagar, Venture51
Ryan Swagar
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $300K - $1M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Local Services (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Local Services (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists)
Photo of Brandon Zeuner, Venture Partner at Venture51
Brandon Zeuner
Venture51·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $300K - $1M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Parenting/Families (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Parenting/Families (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists)