Great Oaks Venture Capital

General contacts
Investor type

VC

Founded

2005

AUM

-

Location

New York, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 18 August, 2026

Profile

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a seed-stage investment firm based in New York City, founded in 2005 by Andrew Boszhardt, a seasoned financial entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience. The firm is known for its active involvement in early-stage investments, particularly in the software, healthcare, financial services, marketplaces, and enterprise sectors. With a team of 14 professionals, including 5 partners, Great Oaks is committed to supporting founders in building enduring businesses across the United States.

The firm typically invests between $50,000 and $500,000 in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A financings. While it is a generalist firm, Great Oaks focuses much of its efforts on software, healthcare, financial services, and enterprise sectors. The firm has a broad investment reach across the United States, with a portfolio that includes notable companies like StubHub, Warby Parker, and Trulia.

Great Oaks Venture Capital has backed numerous successful companies over the years. Notable investments include Telly - a video streaming service, Triumph - an arcade gaming platform, Ternary - a cloud cost management tool, ReadMe.io - API documentation software, and Nylas - a communications API platform. These investments highlight the firm's commitment to supporting innovative startups across various industries.

Industry

Consumer Services (B2C) E-commerce/Marketplace SaaS Education Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Gaming Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Pharmaceuticals Real Estate Robotics Security Software Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Transportation Travel MedTech Life Sciences Infrastructure Energy LegalTech Music HealthTech AdTech TravelTech

Contacts

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Andrew Boszhardt Founder & Managing Partner
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Raj Sandhu Partner
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FAQs about Great Oaks Venture Capital

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Great Oaks Venture Capital is located in New York, New York, United States.
Great Oaks Venture Capital was founded in 2005.
Great Oaks Venture Capital invests in companies and startups in Consumer Services (B2C), E-commerce/Marketplace, SaaS, Education, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Robotics, Security, Software, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, MedTech, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy, LegalTech, Music, HealthTech, AdTech, TravelTech.
Great Oaks Venture Capital invests in companies and startups in North America.
Great Oaks Venture Capital invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A.
Great Oaks Venture Capital usually invests $1-5 m on average.
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