Human Ventures

Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators · Venture Capital
60investments
2exits
$147.4Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
197open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Human Ventures is a venture capital firm and business creation platform that backs founders building companies around fundamental human needs. It invests in early-stage startups and also incubates new ventures with its own team, community and resources, spanning health, wellbeing, work and consumer categories. The firm was founded in 2015 by Heather Hartnett and Joe Marchese and is headquartered in New York City.

Program

Accelerator
Investments
60
30 of them startups
Hiring now
13
197 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
5
$147.4M raised
Exits
2
1 closed
Focusshare of its companies
Health Care 26%Media & Entertainment 18%Professional Services 15%Food & Beverages 13%Artificial Intelligence 8%Software 5%Financial Services 5%Lifestyle 5%
Where its companies are
United States 47%United Kingdom 2%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 100%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 60 investments
EvvySeries B $40M · 1 mo ago · 12 roles StenoSeries C $49M · 5 mo ago · 6 roles CartwheelSeries B · 9 mo ago Salvo HealthVenture round $9.5M · 10 mo ago · 4 roles Breakaway FestivalVenture round $48.9M · 11 mo ago FormularyVenture round $4.2M · 19 mo ago CapsuleVenture round $18.2M · 19 mo ago · 4 roles MimikaiVenture round $4M · 2 yr ago Adelaide MetricsVenture round $1.2M · 2 yr ago WhooshVenture round $10.3M · 2 yr ago Hello HazelVenture round $400k · 2 yr ago PaladinConvertible Note $649k · 2 yr ago
197 open roles at 13 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Box55 new roles in 30 days Current7 new roles in 30 days Steno6 new roles in 30 days Paloma Health3 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Left Lane Capital 3 shared Techstars 3 shared Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator 3 shared Y Combinator 2 shared QED Investors 2 shared Bessemer Venture Partners 2 shared Sapphire Ventures 2 shared Andreessen Horowitz 2 shared Port Folia 2 shared Torch Capital 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
SteelSky Ventures Port Folia Great Oaks Venture Capital Techstars Dorm Room Fund Lerer Hippeau The Chernin Group Greycroft
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3

Financials

Total raised
$4.6M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2015 $4.6M Details

People

Joe Marchese
Executive Officer
SEC Form D
Heather Hartnett
Executive Officer
SEC Form D
Michael Letta
Executive Officer
SEC Form D
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News

News Variety 2 years ago
Publicis Media U.S. Buys Picture Motion, Social Advocacy Marketing Company That Worked on 'Creed III' and 'American Fiction'(EXCLUSIVE)
Publicis Media U.S. has bought Picture Motion, a social impact marketing company that worked with HBO, Apple and CNN on movies and shows.
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News YahooFinance 2 years ago
Exclusive: Human Ventures approaches $50 million raised for its second fund
The firm is currently raising its second fund, and has crossed the $50 million threshold, Fortune has exclusively learned.
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News TechCrunch 3 years ago
Babbel acquires language learning browser extension Toucan
Babbel, the popular subscription-based language learning service, today announced that it has acquired Toucan, the well-funded language learning browser
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Press release businesswire 4 years ago
Greenwood, Inc. Acquires Valence to Provide Professional Development and Job Recruiting for the Black Community
Greenwood, the digital banking platform for Black and Latino individuals and business owners, has announced the acquisition of Valence, the leading platform ...
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News AdExchanger 4 years ago
Attention Measurement Startup Adelaide Snags $7 Million In Seed Funding From Human Ventures
Former Fox executive Joe Marchese's early-stage investment fund, Human Ventures, is leading a $7 million seed round in attention metrics startup Adelaide.
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News CNBC 4 years ago
Expect a major ad pullback from VC-backed companies, says Human Ventures' Joe Marchese
Joe Marchese, Human Ventures general partner, on the changing environment for ad spending. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Tim Seymour, Dan Nathan, Bonawyn Eison and Guy Adami.
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News markets.businessinsider.com 5 years ago
Human Ventures, The Network Driven Venture Fund, Brings On Esther Perel World-Renowned Relationship Therapist & New York Times Bestselling Author, as Advisor Read more
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News Variety 7 years ago
Attention Capital Acquires Girlboss Digital Network
Attention Capital, the startup media investment venture, has cut a deal to acquire the Girlboss digital network for rising female executives and entrepreneurs.
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News TechCrunch 7 years ago
Tutoring business-in-a-box service Clark has been acquired by edtech startup Noodle
Clark, the tutor management business-in-a-box service, has been acquired by the New York-based education startup Noodle for an undisclosed amount,
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News WWD 7 years ago
Heartbeat Buys Iconery to Get Ahead of Influencer Marketing 3.0
The two companies believe they've formed a powerhouse to get ahead of the next trend in influencer marketing.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
New York United States
HQ
Portfolio
225 Liberty St 29th Floor, New York, NY 10281
company site