Inertia Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

2020

AUM

-

Location

New York, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Inertia Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2020. The firm is led by Nish Patel, who brings a background in investment banking, consulting, and machine learning. Inertia Ventures is known for its focus on displacing legacy systems and has a small team of professionals dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs with intellectual, relational, and financial capital.

The firm invests primarily in business-to-business sectors, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, software, real estate, financials, insurance, and logistics. Inertia Ventures typically invests in Seed and Series A stages, with an average check size of $2 million. The firm focuses on investments in the United States and has a diverse portfolio across various industries.

Notable investments by Inertia Ventures include OpenAI - AI research and deployment, Anthropic - AI safety and research, xAI - acquired by SpaceX, Anduril - defense technology, and Replit - software development platform. These investments highlight the firm's commitment to innovative and transformative technologies.

Industry

Financial Services Real Estate Robotics Software AI Logistics Machine Learning (ML) Defense InsurTech

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FAQs about Inertia Ventures

Inertia Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Inertia Ventures is located in New York, New York, United States.
Inertia Ventures was founded in 2020.
Inertia Ventures invests in companies and startups in Financial Services, Real Estate, Robotics, Software, AI, Logistics, Machine Learning (ML), Defense, InsurTech.
Inertia Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.
Inertia Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
Inertia Ventures usually invests $1-5 m on average.
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