The Fund

The Fund is a community-driven venture capital firm based in New York City, focused on early-stage investments in technology companies. Established in 2018, it is uniquely comprised of over 65 successful founders and operators who leverage their firsthand experience in building and scaling businesses to support the next generation of entrepreneurs. The Fund specializes in pre-seed and seed investments, primarily in the first financing round of startups within the greater NYC metro area. It emphasizes purpose-driven teams that aim to create a positive impact on society and the environment. By combining capital with mentorship and expertise, The Fund provides startups with significant access to a network of accomplished entrepreneurs, distinguishing itself as a pioneering model in the venture capital landscape.

Victor Bornstein

Investor

Lukas Erlebach

Partner

Javier Etxebeste

Limited Partner (Founders Group)

Hillary France

Partner

Kelsey Haley

Partner

Soren Larson

Partner

Malcolm McVay

Investor

Katie Russell

Associate

Allison Grabler Stein

Partner

Kimberly Teo

Investor

Jose (Pepe) Benito

Partner

Past deals in Crowdsourcing

Outverse

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Outverse is a developer of a community-building platform tailored for software companies. The platform enables clients to own and control various aspects, including membership data, visual design, and feature customization. It offers the flexibility to manage community access, allowing for public, private, or paid membership options. Outverse combines forums and threads with knowledge-based features, facilitating the generation of resources and content, as well as external community-building workflows. This comprehensive approach supports companies in fostering and managing their own vibrant online communities.

Hopps

Seed Round in 2021
Hopps (www.hopps.io) is an LA-based startup that provides enterprises with one-click access for instant help with enterprise tools like Facebook Ads Manager, Hubspot and Figma. Through our platform’s AI-driven matching, vetted experts screen-share and upskill professionals in < 2 minutes by collaborating on problems in real-time.

Loctax

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a collaborative tax project management platform intended to achieve higher levels of compliance, efficiency, and corporate social responsibility. The company's platform helps to empower collaboration on global tax projects, collect and maintain tax-related data as a centralized document, and reduces the complexity of ever-changing international tax regulations to laser-focused updates, enabling tax teams, stakeholders, and advisors to track and report compliance easily and improves transparency and decision making.

Heygo

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Bringing the world closer together through live-streamed, bite-sized and interactive tours of places around the world. Our guides stream themselves live as they walk around their city as our users watch, learn and connect from the comfort of home.

Hopps

Seed Round in 2020
Hopps (www.hopps.io) is an LA-based startup that provides enterprises with one-click access for instant help with enterprise tools like Facebook Ads Manager, Hubspot and Figma. Through our platform’s AI-driven matching, vetted experts screen-share and upskill professionals in < 2 minutes by collaborating on problems in real-time.

AllWork

Seed Round in 2019
AllWork, Inc. develops a platform that connects freelancer talent with brands and retailers. The company provides solutions, which includes recruiting, scheduling, training, communications, payments, budgeting, planning, reporting, and human resource administration. It also offers AllWork mobile application which gives managers the ability to improve coverage and make scheduling adjustments for their freelance talent. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

Wethos

Venture Round in 2019
Wethos is a developer of a virtual studio designed to support small business owners in pricing complex projects with confidence. Its platform utilizes agile methodologies to create brands, websites, digital content, and growth campaigns tailored to each client's unique requirements. By rapidly assembling flexible teams of vetted creative and marketing professionals, Wethos enables businesses to address quickly changing challenges and optimize their revenue potential.

Supergreat

Seed Round in 2018
Huddle is a video based peer-to-peer support community. A social platform that's focused on comfort, safety, and allowing users to pixellate themselves to their comfort. A support group community made up of real people, talking about real things, ready to connect, and support one another on the issues that matter to them.

Wethos

Venture Round in 2017
Wethos is a developer of a virtual studio designed to support small business owners in pricing complex projects with confidence. Its platform utilizes agile methodologies to create brands, websites, digital content, and growth campaigns tailored to each client's unique requirements. By rapidly assembling flexible teams of vetted creative and marketing professionals, Wethos enables businesses to address quickly changing challenges and optimize their revenue potential.

Getro

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Getro is a quickly scaling start-up building white-label job boards and talent networks for venture capital funds and startup accelerators across the world. Customers use our platform to save time when making high-value introductions between portfolio companies and professionals in their networks. As a remote company operating from 7 countries, we understand remote work and are constantly investing in our team by encouraging autonomy, clear communication, and discipline. We’ve recently closed our seed round and are prepared to scale our offering with current customers as we develop new products.
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