DIFFERENTIAL VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC
DIFFERENTIAL VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC is a Pre-seed, Seed and Series C+ fund in the US, Canada, Europe and Israel writing $100K–$3M checks into AI, Enterprise, Fintech, Security, mlops and engineering-infrastructure.
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Series C+
- Sectors
- AI, Enterprise, Fintech, Security, mlops, engineering-infrastructure
- Check size
- $100K–$3M
- Invests in
- US-wide, Canada, Europe, Israel
- Round role
- Leads rounds
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 2017
- Assets under management
- $65M
- Website
- differential.vc
Thesis
Differential Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017, based in New York City, that focuses on data-centric B2B technology companies, particularly in AI and ML. They operate as an AI-native investment vehicle, leveraging the expertise of their founders who are data scientists and entrepreneurs. The firm targets pre-seed and seed-stage startups in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel. Their investment themes include AI-Powered Business, Advancing the ML Technology Stack, The Future of Engineering and Infrastructure, and Responsible Data Management and Information Analysis. They invest in sectors like financial technology, enterprise software, cybersecurity, machine learning operations, and engineering infrastructure, acting as a lead investor and providing follow-on funding. As of May 2023, they had $65 million in AUM. Fund I was $20 million and fully deployed. They are currently investing out of their $42 million Fund II and plan to launch Fund III in late 2023 or early 2024. Initial capital checks range from $250,000 to $3,000,000, with pre-seed checks averaging $100,000-$250,000 and seed-stage checks ranging from $250,000 to $2,000,000, with a sweet spot of $1.1 million.
Common questions
Does DIFFERENTIAL VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC invest at the Pre-seed stage?
Yes. DIFFERENTIAL VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC lists Pre-seed, Seed and Series C+ among the stages it invests in.
What check size does DIFFERENTIAL VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC write?
DIFFERENTIAL VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC writes $100K–$3M checks.
Where does DIFFERENTIAL VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC invest?
DIFFERENTIAL VENTURE PARTNERS, LLC invests in the US, Canada, Europe and Israel.