Investor profile

Gotham Ventures

VC

USILB2B SaaSFintechEnterpriseConsumerMarketplacesCybersecurityOther

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Investment thesis

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."

Ross Goldstein · Business Wire / gothamvc.com press release · 2012-07-23

"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."

Daniel Schultz · Reuters / CBInsights (Dec 2023) · 2023-12-22

"As with the startups we back, our team is DFJ Gotham's most important asset."

Daniel Schultz · gothamvc.com press release (DFJ Gotham Ventures Promotes Thatcher Bell) · 2012-07-23

Team

Ross Goldstein

Co-Founder & Managing Director

ConsumerEnterpriseB2B SaaSMarketplacesOther

Daniel Schultz

Co-Founder & Managing Director

FintechConsumerEnterpriseOther

Thatcher Bell

Managing Director (former; now at CoVenture/Cornell Tech)

B2B SaaSFintechEnterpriseOther

Lucas Nelson

Principal

Zak Schwarzman

Principal (former; now at MetaProp)

EnterpriseOther

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
Stella Connect (StellaService)Series C2018-01-17
LendKey TechnologiesSeries D2019-12-11
YipitDataSeries B$6m2011-06-22
Jibe (Human Capital Services)Series C$20m2014-01-01
SailthruSeries C$20m2013-12-17
SinglePlatformSeries A2011-01-01
PulsePointSeed2010-01-01
ADstrucSeries A2012-01-01
DailyWorthSeries A$1m2013-04-22
IngenioSeries A2003-01-01

Frequent co-investors

VC firmDeals together
DFJ (Draper Fisher Jurvetson)7
AOL Ventures4
Updata Partners3
Lerer Hippeau3
RRE Ventures2
Rho Ventures2

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