Practical Venture Capital

New York, New York
Practical Venture Capital (PVC) is a Silicon Valley VC firm focused on venture capital secondary. We buy LP and GP interests in early-stage venture funds, and direct secondary in breakout portfolio companies. Our investors get discounted access to top-performing funds with established winners and unicorns, and we cut the typical 10-15 year VC holding period in half.
Founded:2019
Firm Location:New York, New York • San Francisco, California • Palo Alto, California • Atherton • San Francisco Bay Area
Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Practical Venture Capital
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Practical Venture Capital Team
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Susan Akbarpour
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Atherton
Investors in Consumer Internet, Investors in Media/Content, Investors in Retail, Investors in SMB Software, Investors in Web3/Blockchain
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Sydney Lai
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Developer Tools, Investors in Gaming/eSports, Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Web3/Blockchain, Investors in Web3/Crypto
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Dave McClure
Practical Venture Capital·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $25K
Range: $10K - $500K
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Tokyo, Investors in London, Investors in Singapore, Investors in Hong Kong, Investors in Dubai, Investors in New York (NY), Investors in Los Angeles (CA)
Investors in Consumer Internet, Investors in Consumer Internet, Investors in Developer Tools, Investors in Developer Tools, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in E-commerce, Investors in Education, Investors in Education, Investors in FinTech, Investors in FinTech, Investors in Health IT, Investors in Health IT, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Real Estate/PropTech, Investors in Real Estate/PropTech, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SMB Software, Investors in SMB Software
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Stephanie M. Shorter
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Digital Health, Investors in Health & Hospital Services, Investors in Health IT, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
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Aman Verjee
Practical Venture Capital·General Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in E-commerce, Investors in FinTech, Investors in SaaS, Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)