
AperiamVentures
Description
AperiamVentures is a highly specialized early-stage venture capital firm based in New York, with a sharp focus on the marketing and advertising technology sectors. The firm primarily targets innovative startups operating within these dynamic industries, seeking to back companies that are poised to disrupt or significantly enhance the digital advertising and marketing landscape. Their investment thesis centers on leveraging deep industry expertise to identify and nurture promising ventures from their nascent stages.
The firm's investment strategy spans pre-seed, seed, and Series A funding rounds, indicating a commitment to supporting companies from their foundational development through early growth. AperiamVentures typically provides initial investments ranging from $250,000 to $1,000,000, demonstrating a clear sweet spot for early-stage capital deployment. Beyond initial funding, the firm also commits to follow-on investments, with the capacity to deploy up to an additional $3,000,000 into their most successful portfolio companies, ensuring continued support as they scale. This structured approach to funding, combined with their specialized focus, allows them to offer tailored guidance and strategic connections within the mar-tech and ad-tech ecosystems.
AperiamVentures boasts an impressive and extensive portfolio, featuring numerous companies that have achieved significant success, including notable exits and public listings. Their historical investments include industry leaders such as Criteo, Innovid, Brandwatch, and Smartly.io, among many others. The firm's ability to consistently identify and back companies that either go public or are acquired by major players underscores their profound understanding of market trends and their capacity to pick winners. This track record not only highlights their investment acumen but also suggests a strong network and operational support for their portfolio companies, helping them navigate growth challenges and achieve successful outcomes.
Investor Profile
AperiamVentures has backed more than 71 startups, with 5 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 4 rounds, about 6% of its total and boasts 9 exits across its portfolio.
Investment Focus Highlights
- Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
- Majority of deals are located in United States, United Kingdom, Canada.
- Strong thematic focus on Advertising, Marketing, Software.
- Typical check size: $250K – $1M.
Stage Focus
- Seed (49%)
- Series A (24%)
- Series B (10%)
- Convertible Note (6%)
- Pre Seed (4%)
- Series Unknown (4%)
- Series C (1%)
- Corporate Round (1%)
Country Focus
- United States (86%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- Canada (4%)
- Germany (1%)
- France (1%)
Industry Focus
- Advertising
- Marketing
- Software
- Advertising Platforms
- Internet
- Information Technology
- Digital Marketing
- Analytics
- Enterprise Software
- Saas
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