
Vine Ventures
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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