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Ground Up Ventures

North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia

Description

Ground Up Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups in the United States and Israel.

Investor Profile

Ground Up Ventures has made 42 investments, with 5 in the past 12 months and 7% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (67%)
  • Series A (14%)
  • Pre Seed (10%)
  • Series B (7%)
  • Series Unknown (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (90%)
  • Israel (10%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • E-commerce
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Real Estate
  • Insurtech
  • Property Management
  • Human Resources
  • Recruiting
  • Finance
  • Financial Services
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Ground Up Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Gaingels
North America, Vermont, United States, Burlington
Co-Investments: 4
JLL Spark
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Index Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Silas Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 3
BoxGroup
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
Global Founders Capital
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 4
MetaProp
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Verissimo Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Bedford
Co-Investments: 3
Haystack
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Ground Up Ventures often collaborate with?

EH
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 1
EL
North America, Florida, United States, Miami Beach
Shared Deals: 2
GR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
JW
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
MR
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Shared Deals: 2
Cyan Banister
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
BC
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
FE
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Ground Up Ventures?

Portless

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Portless fulfills e-commerce orders directly from China to your customer's front door.

E-CommerceLogisticsTransportation
Series AApr 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $18,000,000
Pillar Security

Miami, Florida, United States

Pillar empowers companies to build and run secure AI software by proactively identifying and mitigating risks across the entire AI lifecycle

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityGenerative AI
SeedApr 16, 2025
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
Jones

New York, New York, United States

Jones helps real estate and construction companies to make smart decisions about insurance so they can boost efficiency and mitigate claims.

ComplianceInsurTechProperty ManagementPropTechReal EstateSoftware
Series BJan 3, 2025
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Panjaya

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Panjaya offers generative-AI dubbing technology to localize any video content.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AudioContentContent Creators
Series UnknownNov 8, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,500,000
OurRitual

New Castle, Delaware, United States

OurRitual is a digital platform that transforms the way people strengthen and grow their relationships.

CommunitiesHealth CarePersonal DevelopmentPersonal HealthWellness
SeedJul 23, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,200,000
ZeroMark

New York, New York, United States

ZeroMark is a defense product company building technology to ensure safety and precision when using kinetic and non lethal weapons.

Augmented RealityGovernmentLaw EnforcementNational SecurityRobotics
SeedMay 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,000,000
Draftboard

New York, New York, United States

Draftboard is an online platform for companies to post their new-hire referral bonuses publicly.

Human ResourcesOnline PortalsRecruiting
SeedApr 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,100,000
Refine Intelligence

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Refine Intelligence brings a new paradigm to fighting financial crime: Catching the Good Guys

FinTechSecuritySoftware
SeedNov 13, 2023
Amount Raised: $13,000,000
Openlayer

San Francisco, California, United States

Openlayer is an analysis platform that "opens up" machine learning models by detecting and eliminating failure patterns and biases.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer ToolsInformation TechnologyMachine LearningQuality AssuranceSoftware
SeedMay 4, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,800,000
OurRitual

New Castle, Delaware, United States

OurRitual is a digital platform that transforms the way people strengthen and grow their relationships.

CommunitiesHealth CarePersonal DevelopmentPersonal HealthWellness
Pre SeedOct 24, 2022
Amount Raised: $2,000,000