The Venture Collective (TVC) is a transformational, early stage venture business that is on a mission to bridge the funding gap for underrepresented founders. We are a support first, milestone driven investor who contributes capital, time, and networks to help positively impactful, fast-growing companies create long-lasting businesses. At its core, we believe that diversity is not only good for business, but necessary for societal advancement.
Our experienced team is headquartered in New York City and London, but we are excited to meet founders across the United States and United Kingdom.
Our experienced team is headquartered in New York City and London, but we are excited to meet founders across the United States and United Kingdom.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2019
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 61
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 23.02.2025 | flytehealth.com | - | - | |
| 23.02.2025 | lagunabio.com | - | - | |
| 29.12.2024 | ingeltx.com | - | - | |
| 29.12.2024 | Caravel | caravel.bio | - | - |
| 29.12.2024 | jetson.app | - | - | |
| 29.12.2024 | Liferaft | liferaft.cc | - | - |
| 29.12.2024 | Mimikai | mimikai.com | - | United Sta... |
| 10.01.2024 | Orbillion | orbillion.com | $5M | United Sta... |
| 04.11.2023 | SPARK Neur... | sparkneuro.com | $13.5M | - |
| 04.11.2023 | NovaWurks,... | novawurks.com | - | United Sta... |
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Persons 9
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Chelsea | Eshraghi | Chief Of S... | linkedin.c... | - | c*****a@th... | - |
| - | Gina | Shekerdemi... | Founding P... | linkedin.c... | - | g**a@theve... | - |
| - | Caitlin | Herling | - | linkedin.c... | - | c*****n@th... | - |
| - | Nirmesh | Patel | VP, Invest... | linkedin.c... | - | n*****h@th... | - |
| - | Julien | Ercole | Limited Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | J****n@the... | - |
| - | Cat | Middleton | General Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | c*t@theven... | - |
| - | Kevin | Shannon | Principal | linkedin.c... | - | k***n@thev... | - |
| - | Chessica | Mirasol | Executive ... | linkedin.c... | - | c******a@t... | - |
| - | Stephanie | Sarelakos | - | linkedin.c... | - | s***h@thev... | - |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.03.2024 | Brief: Orbillion raises new capital for predictive modeling platform to de-risk cultivated meat scaleup | Berkeley-based startup Orbillion has raised fresh capital that brings its cumulative funding to $15 million. The round follows a successful 200-liter production run which the company claims validates its predictive modeling platform for “de... |
| 23.10.2023 | Bangladesh-based Arogga gets $4m injection to fight counterfeit drugs | InvestmentsNews Lokesh Choudhary · 6h ago · 2 min readBangladesh-based Arogga gets $4m injection to fight counterfeit drugs Arogga Team/ Photo credit: Arogga Counterfeit medicine has become a significant problem in developing countries, inc... |
| 11.10.2023 | Orbem raises €30M to expand AI-powered imaging in food, construction, and medical sectors | German deeptech firm Orbem is using AI-powered MRI technology to scan biological samples in food, construction and medical environments. For example, the non-invasive technology has been used to sex eggs. The culling of male-day-old chicks ... |
| 11.10.2023 | MDisrupt raises $3M seed to bring medical expertise to healthtech innovators | It's the people, platform, and data that make a successful product These days, you don’t have to have a medical degree to develop innovative health technology. But you still need lots of in-depth medical intelligence. Well, for that, you ca... |
| 17.10.2022 | Inside Capital Enterprise: Meet Nirmesh Patel, Entrepreneur in Residence with the Cancer Tech Accelerator | We spoke to Nirmesh Patel, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of oncology startup Cambridge Cancer Genomics (subsequently acquired by Dante Labs) and an entrepreneur in residence with the Cancer Tech Accelerator. CE: Tell us about you... |
| 11.05.2022 | SimpliFed Raises $6M for Virtual Breastfeeding & Baby Feeding Support | What You Should Know: – SimpliFed, the telehealth platform dedicated to democratizing access to baby feeding services, announced it has closed $6M in its seed round, led by Morningside Ventures and The Venture Collective, with participation... |
| 10.12.2020 | 51 VCs Who Want To Invest In Women, Black And Latinx, And LGBTQ+ Founders | Erica Chidi, co-founder and chief executive officer of Loom, speaks during the 2020 Makers ... [+] Conference in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. The event gathers industry leading females for roundtable discussio... |
| 30.06.2020 | The Venture Collective launches with a new bet on pre-seed investing | Venture capital has a long way to go when it comes to investing in underrepresented founders in a meaningful way. But according to The Venture Collective’s Cat Hernandez, the issue is too complex to solve by just cutting checks and spending... |
| - | The first-time founder's ultimate guide to hiring top talent, from a Greylock partner, a former Googler, a Stanford lecturer, and a consultant to Spotify and JPMorgan | Early employees at WayUp. Cofounder Liz Wessel is second from left. Courtesy of WayUp This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now It's easy for new founders to fall for the... |