The Venture Collective

Investor type

VC

Founded

2019

AUM

$150 M

Location

New York, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe

ESG Focus

Impact investor
Investor profile last updated: 21 August, 2026

Profile

The Venture Collective (TVC) is a transformational, early stage venture business that is on a mission to bridge the funding gap for underrepresented founders. We are a support first, milestone driven investor who contributes capital, time, and networks to help positively impactful, fast-growing companies create long-lasting businesses. At its core, we believe that diversity is not only good for business, but necessary for societal advancement.

Our experienced team is headquartered in New York City and London, but we are excited to meet founders across the United States and United Kingdom.

Industry

TravelTech Music Energy Travel Real Estate Fintech Financial Services Aerospace Agriculture Biotechnology Consumer Products Food and Beverage AI CleanTech HealthTech Deeptech ClimateTech Healthcare Services Technology

The Venture Collective Funds

Name Type
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Region
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The Venture Collective Fund I​
Venture Capital (VC)
Biotechnology
Consumer Products
Financial Services
Healthcare Services
Technology
Deeptech
ClimateTech
Pre-seed
Seed
Series A
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$149 M
November 2019

Contacts

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Title
Email
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Gina Shekerdemian Founding Partner
Founding Partner
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Stephanie Sarelakos Partner
Partner
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FAQs about The Venture Collective

The Venture Collective is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
The Venture Collective is located in New York, New York, United States.
The Venture Collective was founded in 2019.
The Venture Collective invests in companies and startups in TravelTech, Music, Energy, Travel, Real Estate, Fintech, Financial Services, Aerospace, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage, AI, CleanTech, HealthTech, Deeptech, ClimateTech, Healthcare Services, Technology.
The Venture Collective invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
The Venture Collective invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A.
The Venture Collective usually invests $0-1 m on average.
The Venture Collective has around $150m assets under management.
The Venture Collective last fund was created/launched in 2019-11-20
Yes, The Venture Collective is impact investor.
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