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XFactor Ventures is looking for female founders and mixed-gender teams attacking billion dollar market opportunities. We invest $150k into pre-seed or seed stage rounds and provide advice, mentorship, and connections to help our companies succeed. The XFactor investing partners are current successful operators, who have collectively raised over $550M in capital for their own companies, hired thousands of employees, and who are still in the trenches every day. www.xfactor.ventures https://twitter.com/xfactorventures https://medium.com/@XFactorVentures
Overview
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2017
Investment Type
Venture Capital
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed; Seed
Funds raised 1
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Portfolio 55
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| Mar 3, 2022 | EMTECH | emtech.com | $4M | United States, New York |
| Advekit | advekit.com | United States, California, Los Angeles | ||
| AllSpice | allspice.io | $25M | United States, Massachusetts, Boston | |
| Athena Security Inc. | athena-security.com | $10M | United States, Texas, Austin | |
| KangarooHealth Inc. | kangaroohealth.com | United States, California, Palo Alto | ||
| Everywear | everywear.com | |||
| Bountiful | bountiful.ag | |||
| The Riveter | theriveter.co | $25.25M | United States, Washington, Seattle | |
| LawChamps | lawchamps.com | $6M | United States, California, San Francisco |
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Persons 2
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Mentions in press and media 17
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| Oct 9, 2023 | The 52 most important VCs in Boston, according to other VCs | From left to right: Lily Lyman, Underscore VC; Rob Go, NextView Ventures; Payal Agrawal Divakaran, .406 Ventures; Vivjan Myrto, Hyperplane. Underscore VC; NextView Ventures; .406 Ventures; Hyperplane; Melia Russell/Insider This story is ava... |
| Sep 7, 2022 | The 41 most important VCs in Boston, according to other VCs | From left, Ajay Agarwal, Parul Singh, Dave Balter, and Ellen Chisa are among the top dealmakers in the Greater Boston Area, according to their peers. Bain Capital Ventures; Initialized Capital; True Ventures; Boldstart VC; Rachel Mendelson/... |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Q&A: Scaling CEA’s future farms with IUNU’s Allison Kopf | Indoor farming is in the future, IUNU’s Allison Kopf told AFN . Rather than view indoor farming as the savior of our broken food system, we instead need to focus on crops that make economic sense to grow indoors and the technologies we can ... |
| Mar 8, 2021 | 3 leadership lessons all first-time founders should know but are rarely told, from a 30-year-old entrepreneur who raised $8 million for her cannabis-focused tech platform | This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now Startup founders have a lot to manage, and it's important to prioritize the right factors for success. Allison Kopf is both a fo... |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Anna Palmer just became the first female general partner at Flybridge | Better late than never. So it might be said of the Boston and New York-based seed-stage firm Flybridge, which is today announcing that Anna Palmer has joined as general partner. She is the first woman to hold the title at the 19-year-old fi... |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Anna Palmer Joins Flybridge as General Partner | We have been equally impressed with the depth of Anna's intellect and curiosity, investment judgment, and how she supports founders, all of which will serve her well as she turns her focus to investing full time with the Flybridge team. NEW... |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Latina Founder, Babba Rivera, Raises $1 Million Pre-Seed For Her New Brand Ceremonia | Babba Rivera, founder of Ceremonia. Alec Kugler |
| May 30, 2019 | XFactor Ventures Launches Second Fund | XFactor Ventures, a NYC-based venture capital firm focused on investing in companies with at least one female founder, launched its second fund, with $8.6m in capital commitments. Co-founded by Anna Palmer and Chip Hazard, XFactor Ventures ... |
| May 30, 2019 | XFactor, the early-stage VC that invests in women-led startups, raises a second fund | XFactor, the pre-seed and seed-stage VC out of Flybridge Capital, has today announced that it has raised a second fund of $8.6 million. XFactor first came on the scene in 2017 with $3 million. Flybridge Capital partner Chip Hazard started t... |
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FAQ about XFactor Ventures
When was XFactor Ventures founded?
XFactor Ventures was founded in 2017.
What funds has XFactor Ventures raised?
XFactor Ventures has announced 1 fund on Parsers VC.
How many startups has XFactor Ventures invested in?
XFactor Ventures has 55 portfolio companies on Parsers VC, among them EMTECH, Advekit and AllSpice.
What has the press written about XFactor Ventures?
Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning XFactor Ventures, among them “The 52 most important VCs in Boston, according to other VCs” (Oct 9, 2023) and “The 41 most important VCs in Boston, according to other VCs” (Sep 7, 2022).
Is XFactor Ventures still active?
Yes, XFactor Ventures is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 14, 2026.