We are a new kind of venture capital firm: a team of early-stage investors and mentors focused on giving startups the hands-on support they need to succeed.
We started Oceans because founders kept approaching us individually to ask for help − they had capital but wanted guidance from people who had lived the journey. Steven built Quattro Wireless from the bottom up through to acquisition by Apple and led the pivotal transformation of Foursquare. Josh played an instrumental role in establishing Facebook’s first satellite office in NYC and helped launch several key early products. Glenn architected world class teams and opened up Sales / Marketing and Engineering offices globally for Facebook and Google. Sara ran engagements, designed and implemented software solutions, and built and led global development teams at software companies such as ClearForest, acquired by Thomson Reuters. And Brian led corporate development and M&A efforts across the Time Warner ecosystem, including acquiring startups and putting over $3 billion of capital to work. Drawing on this depth and breadth of experience, we team together to serve as an “inner circle” to founders.
We started Oceans because founders kept approaching us individually to ask for help − they had capital but wanted guidance from people who had lived the journey. Steven built Quattro Wireless from the bottom up through to acquisition by Apple and led the pivotal transformation of Foursquare. Josh played an instrumental role in establishing Facebook’s first satellite office in NYC and helped launch several key early products. Glenn architected world class teams and opened up Sales / Marketing and Engineering offices globally for Facebook and Google. Sara ran engagements, designed and implemented software solutions, and built and led global development teams at software companies such as ClearForest, acquired by Thomson Reuters. And Brian led corporate development and M&A efforts across the Time Warner ecosystem, including acquiring startups and putting over $3 billion of capital to work. Drawing on this depth and breadth of experience, we team together to serve as an “inner circle” to founders.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2018
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 17.10.2024 | Workground... | workgrounds.com | $2.6M | - |
| 17.10.2024 | Rodeo | letsrodeo.co | - | - |
| 23.09.2024 | Etched | etched.com | $120M | - |
| 21.09.2024 | GibsonAI | gibsonai.com | - | United Sta... |
| 21.09.2024 | TalkTastic | talktastic.com | - | - |
| 10.03.2024 | AgentAI | agentai.app | - | - |
| 10.03.2024 | Hark | sendhark.com | $5M | United Sta... |
| 10.03.2024 | GoFarmhand | gofarmhand.com | - | - |
| 10.11.2023 | Moonshot A... | moonshot-ai.com | - | - |
| 05.08.2023 | OASIS | theoasis.com | - | Libya, Al ... |
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| - | Sasha | Levyn | Associate | linkedin.c... | - | - |
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| 19.01.2023 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Sollum Technologies nabs $30m; phantom carbon credits & food delivery shutdowns | Sollum Technologies raised the largest funding round this week, for its programmable LED lighting for greenhouses. Multus Biotechnology also secured funding, while The Guardian and others unveiled an investigation into a nonprofit for what ... |
| 18.02.2021 | Lang.ai cierra una ronda de €1,66M ($2M) liderada por Village Global. Acuden también Acceleprise, Oceans Ventures, Alumni Ventures, 2.12 Angels, GTMFund y Lorimer Ventures | 18/02/2021 LANG.AI CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €1,66M ($2M) LIDERADA POR VILLAGE GLOBAL. ACUDEN TAMBIÉN ACCELEPRISE, OCEANS VENTURES, ALUMNI VENTURES, 2.12 ANGELS, GTMFUND Y LORIMER VENTURES. Lang.ai ha cerrado una ronda de €1,66M ($2M) liderada ... |
| 03.11.2020 | Oceans Ventures Closes First Fund, at $11M | Newly formed NYC-based venture capital firm Oceans Ventures closed its first fund – the Oceans Ventures Fund I – totaling $11m. The new investment vehicle will specifically focus on seed-stage investments. Founded by Steven Rosenblatt (prev... |
| 03.11.2020 | Oceans Ventures Closes First Fund, at $11M | - |
| 29.10.2020 | NYC-based Oceans Ventures raises $11 million for its first fund Oceans Ventures Fund I to invest in seed-stage startups | - |
| 29.10.2020 | NYC-based Oceans Ventures raises $11 million for its first fund Oceans Ventures Fund I to invest in seed-stage startups | Over the years, the number of startup investments at the seed and early-stage has dropped off, according to data provider PitchBook. And even when the funding is available, some venture firms simply follow the mantra of “invest to divest,” ... |
| 06.04.2018 | Tech Veterans Launch Mentorship Engine Oceans | A team of tech veterans who were all major builders of Facebook, Google, Apple, and Foursquare, are launching Oceans. Led by Steven Rosenblatt, Glenn Handler, and Joshua Rahn, Oceans is a mentorship engine that will act as a partner to foun... |
| 05.04.2018 | Exclusive: Foursquare’s President Starts New Early-Stage Venture | Steven Rosenblatt, Foursquare’s president, is going back to early-stage startups. In February, Term Sheet reported that Rosenblatt would leave his role at the location technology company to launch his own venture. Now, he’s partnered with F... |