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Vine Ventures

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

Vine Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm with a distinct focus on early-stage software companies. The firm strategically deploys capital across three key geographic regions: the United States, Latin America, and Israel. This tri-continental approach allows Vine Ventures to tap into diverse innovation hubs, identifying promising startups with high growth potential in critical technology markets. Their investment thesis centers on supporting founders building transformative software solutions across various sectors.

Since its inception, Vine Ventures has rapidly scaled its capital base, demonstrating strong investor confidence. The firm successfully closed its third flagship fund, Vine Ventures Fund III, in March 2023, raising an impressive $500 million. This latest fund brings the firm's total capital raised to over $1.4 billion across its three primary vehicles. Vine Ventures actively participates in Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds, providing crucial early-stage financing. Their typical initial check size ranges from $1 million to $15 million, reflecting their commitment to foundational investments.

While their initial investments generally fall within the $1 million to $15 million range, Vine Ventures maintains the flexibility to deploy larger sums, with the capacity to invest up to $25 million in later-stage rounds for their portfolio companies. This allows them to continue supporting successful ventures as they scale. The firm has built a robust portfolio, having made over 100 investments to date, with a notable number of lead investments and exits. Beyond capital, Vine Ventures aims to provide strategic guidance and operational support, leveraging their extensive network and market insights to help their portfolio companies navigate growth challenges and achieve significant milestones.

Investor Profile

Vine Ventures has backed more than 47 startups, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 9 rounds, about 19% of its total and boasts 2 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, Israel, Colombia.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Financial Services, FinTech.
  • Led 1 rounds in the past year.
  • Typical check size: $1M – $15M.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (43%)
  • Series A (26%)
  • Series B (9%)
  • Pre Seed (6%)
  • Series D (6%)
  • Series Unknown (2%)
  • Series C (2%)
  • Series E (2%)
  • Equity Crowdfunding (2%)
  • Secondary Market (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (66%)
  • Israel (13%)
  • Colombia (6%)
  • Brazil (4%)
  • France (4%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Singapore (2%)
  • South Korea (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Saas
  • E-commerce
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Health Care
  • Information Technology
  • Finance
  • Employee Benefits
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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 Vine Ventures frequently co-invest with?

NFX
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
FJ Labs
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
Soma Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Clocktower Technology Ventures
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Co-Investments: 4
Oldslip
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
Picus Capital
Europe, Bayern, Germany, Munich
Co-Investments: 3
Gradient Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Point72 Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
Tiger Global Management
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 7
m]x[v Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Vine Ventures often collaborate with?

EL
North America, Florida, United States, Miami Beach
Shared Deals: 2
JR
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
ST
North America, Washington, United States, Redmond
Shared Deals: 2
Dave Gilboa
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
BM
North America, Washington, United States, Mercer Island
Shared Deals: 2
LF
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
J“
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Shared Deals: 2
JO
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Shared Deals: 2
HW
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
Cyril Berdugo
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Vine Ventures?

Wonderful

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Platform enabling enterprises to create, test, and deploy AI agents for voice, chat, and email.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareGenerative AISaaS
SeedJul 2, 2025
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
Tildei

New York, New York, United States

Conversations as Powerful as Your Brand: Take your marketing from personalized to personal.

Information TechnologyMarketingMessaging
SeedOct 8, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Leesol

Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

Leesol is a sleep technology company which develops AI based neuromodulation devices for the prevention and treatment neural ailments.

ElectronicsHealth CareMedical DevicePersonal Health
Series AOct 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,018,606
Qodo

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Qodo is a generative AI coding platform that offers AI tools for writing, testing, and reviewing code directly within IDEs and Git.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningSoftwareWeb Development
Series ASep 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
HeatMap, Inc

San Francisco, California, United States

Realtime SaaS website analytics, with intuitive heat maps inspired by augmented reality principles.

AnalyticsInternet of ThingsSaaS
SeedAug 13, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Gynger

New York, New York, United States

The first AI-powered payments platform with embedded financing, built for buyers and sellers of technology.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BillingFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechInformation TechnologyLendingPaymentsSales AutomationSoftware
Series AJun 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Fortunafi

Miami, Florida, United States

Fortunafi brings institutional yield products to DeFi by rebuilding the capital markets stack from the ground up.

ConsumerFinancial Services
SeedMay 29, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,510,000
In-House Health

Denver, Colorado, United States

In-House Health is an AI-powered technical platform for modern nursing teams.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareHospital
SeedMay 8, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Remepy

Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel

Remepy is biotechnology research pioneering hybrid drugs.

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics
SeedMay 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Codified

London, England, United Kingdom

Codified provides React Native apps, Xamarin mobile application development, and digital consultancy services.

ConsultingInformation TechnologyMobile Apps
SeedFeb 28, 2024
Amount Raised: $4,000,000