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Gotham Ventures
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Gotham Ventures is a New York City-based early-stage venture capital firm that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs addressing big opportunities in information technology. The firm is excited by sectors that are dynamic, fit its expertise and track record, and map well to the strengths of the New York City area — including digital and social media, e-commerce, advertising, financial technology, enterprise software, and security, with additional interest in health & wellness and education. Gotham primarily invests in the first institutional round, leading Seed and Series A financings and participating in follow-on rounds, almost always alongside other top investors. The firm also invests in companies founded in Israel or other countries, particularly when they are moving operations to the United States.
Notable quotes
“"Thatcher has demonstrated the ability to find and partner with leading entrepreneurs to build successful companies."”
“"At the point that Israeli CEOs need more capital, they also need relationships across the ocean in the US and Europe to really help build their companies."”
“"As with the startups we back, our team is DFJ Gotham's most important asset."”
Team
Daniel Schultz
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Thatcher Bell
Managing Director (former; now at CoVenture/Cornell Tech)
Lucas Nelson
Principal
Zak Schwarzman
Principal (former; now at MetaProp)
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Connect (StellaService) | Series C | — | 2018-01-17 |
| LendKey Technologies | Series D | — | 2019-12-11 |
| YipitData | Series B | $6m | 2011-06-22 |
| Jibe (Human Capital Services) | Series C | $20m | 2014-01-01 |
| Sailthru | Series C | $20m | 2013-12-17 |
| SinglePlatform | Series A | — | 2011-01-01 |
| PulsePoint | Seed | — | 2010-01-01 |
| ADstruc | Series A | — | 2012-01-01 |
| DailyWorth | Series A | $1m | 2013-04-22 |
| Ingenio | Series A | — | 2003-01-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| DFJ (Draper Fisher Jurvetson) | 7 |
| AOL Ventures | 4 |
| Updata Partners | 3 |
| Lerer Hippeau | 3 |
| RRE Ventures | 2 |
| Rho Ventures | 2 |
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