Cold Start Ventures — Contact Email, Phone & Team

Overview

Cold Start Ventures is a venture builder that incubates and funds mission-oriented companies. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, New York, the firm focuses on early-stage investments across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, and financial services. Their investment approach emphasizes hands-on support, providing resources, playbooks, and a world-class team to accelerate the growth of their portfolio companies. Cold Start Ventures has a track record of creating significant enterprise value, with over $2 billion generated through their incubated companies. They have also raised over $300 million in capital for these ventures. Their portfolio includes companies such as Agora, Careerist, Commons Clinic, and Hopscotch. The firm operates with a thesis-first incubation model, partnering with founders to address underserved markets and providing comprehensive support from day one to expedite growth and de-risk ventures. Their investment size ranges from $1 million to $50 million, targeting companies with the potential for rapid scaling and meaningful impact. Cold Start Ventures is committed to empowering innovators with the tools, resources, and talent needed to build the future they envision, operating with a founder-aligned approach to foster long-term success and value creation.

Investment Focus

Mission-oriented companies
Early-stage ventures
Potential for rapid scaling
Strong founder alignment

Portfolio Companies

HopscotchAgoraCommons ClinicCareerist

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What sectors does Cold Start Ventures invest in?

Cold Start Ventures invests in Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Consumer Goods, Industrials and Real Estate, and is based in New York, United States. Cold Start Ventures is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.