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 Women

Fishwife

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Fishwife is a food company that make ethically-sourced, premium, and delicious tinned seafood a staple in every cupboard. It is a female-founded company based in Sunny, California. It was founded in 2020 by Becca Millstein together with Caroline Goldfarb.

LOOM

Seed Round in 2020
LOOM is a wellbeing platform empowering women through reproductive and sexual health education. Weaving together inclusivity, empathy and science, LOOM is an entirely new approach to health education that helps women thrive in their bodies at every stage. Founded in 2016 by Erica Chidi and Quinn Lundberg, LOOM is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Every Mother

Seed Round in 2020
Every Mother is designed for women at all stages of motherhood, from those first moments of pregnancy to decades after giving birth. We offer an evidence-based pre and postnatal fitness exercise program (previously known as The Dia Method) proven to prevent and resolve diastasis recti and improve core strength and function while building total body fitness through safe, effective workouts. Diastasis recti is an abdominal separation that occurs in a majority of childbearing women and results in a protruding stomach and functional issues such as back pain and incontinence. The results of our scientifically proven method are extraordinary, and the workouts are scalable to fit into a mother’s life. But, there’s more.
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