{"id":15796,"name":"ASC Venture Capital","slug":"asc-venture-capital","website":"https://www.asctrust.com/","hqGeo":"New York, New York","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Developer Tools","AI / ML"],"excludedSectors":[],"checkSizeMin":500000,"checkSizeMax":2000000,"thesisSummary":"Early-stage investor focused on global trade, commerce, logistics, supply chain, and infrastructure technology. Prefers pre-seed and seed opportunities that improve critical operational workflows.","thesisNarrative":null,"logoUrl":null,"aumUsd":1500000000,"submissionUrl":null,"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"portfolio":[{"companyName":"Aircon","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Logistics Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Logistics-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"TruckSmarter","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Logistics Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Logistics-tech platform.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Sway","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Commerce","investmentYear":null,"description":"Commerce company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Expedock","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Logistics Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Logistics-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Jetstream","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Logistics Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Logistics-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Torch","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Logistics Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Logistics-tech company; marked as exited on ASC’s site.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Cambio","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Infrastructure Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Infrastructure-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Amplify Data","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Supply Chain Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Supply-chain-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"ReadyOn","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Infrastructure Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Infrastructure-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"CarrierSource","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Logistics Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Logistics-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Nodal","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Infrastructure Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Infrastructure-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Genlogs","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Logistics Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Logistics-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Spectrohm","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Logistics Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Logistics-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"DayZero","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Commerce","investmentYear":null,"description":"Commerce company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"FinanEx","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Supply Chain Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Supply-chain-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Cerebrum","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Logistics Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Logistics-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null},{"companyName":"Nevoya","companyUrl":null,"stage":"Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.","sector":"Logistics Tech","investmentYear":null,"description":"Logistics-tech company.","amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null}],"partnerCount":6,"partners":[{"id":51529,"name":"David John","title":"Director Managing","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":51530,"name":"Vanessa Robinson","title":"Service Specialist","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-robinson-39b2b9104","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":51533,"name":"Unknown","title":"GP","seniority":null,"focusTags":["global trade","commerce","logistics"],"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":51528,"name":"Gaby Bamba","title":"Chief Operating Officer","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaby-bamba-36bb741b","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":51531,"name":"Euriah Aninzo","title":"Project Specialist","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/euriah-aninzo","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":51532,"name":"Shalon Villaverde","title":"Operations Supervisor","seniority":null,"focusTags":[],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/shalon-villaverde-889042149","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]}],"funds":[{"id":692,"name":"Fund IV","vintageYear":2018,"sizeUsd":250000000,"status":"investing","focusAreas":[]},{"id":691,"name":"Fund III","vintageYear":2013,"sizeUsd":200000000,"status":"closed","focusAreas":[]},{"id":690,"name":"Fund II","vintageYear":2006,"sizeUsd":100000000,"status":"closed","focusAreas":[]},{"id":689,"name":"Fund I","vintageYear":2001,"sizeUsd":50000000,"status":"closed","focusAreas":[]}],"activity":{"lastInvestmentYear":null,"investmentsThisYear":0},"activityItems":[],"contentUpdatedAt":null,"investorType":"vc","preferredApproach":"warm intro preferred","prefersFounderType":null,"oneClickPitchEnabled":false,"relatedFirms":[{"id":7722,"name":"Sheesha Finance","slug":"sheesha-finance","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://sheeshafinance.gitbook.io/","stageFocus":[],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Developer Tools","Fintech"],"hqGeo":null},{"id":13762,"name":"NeuroNet Ventures","slug":"neuronet-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://neuronetgpo.com/","stageFocus":["Seed"],"sectorTags":["AI / ML"],"hqGeo":"Chicago, IL"},{"id":11767,"name":"LiftScale Partners","slug":"liftscale-partners","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://weareliftscale.com/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed"],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","SaaS"],"hqGeo":"San Francisco, CA"},{"id":497,"name":"SBI Investment (SBI Group)","slug":"sbi-investment-sbi-group","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.sbinvestment.co.jp/","stageFocus":["Seed","Series A"],"sectorTags":["Fintech","Developer Tools"],"hqGeo":"Tokyo, Japan"},{"id":1574,"name":"Plaid Ventures","slug":"plaid-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://plaid.com/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Fintech","Developer Tools","AI / ML"],"hqGeo":"San Francisco, CA"},{"id":12955,"name":"Jovono","slug":"jovono","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://jovono.com","stageFocus":["Seed","Series A"],"sectorTags":["Climate / Energy","Fintech","Consumer","SaaS","Healthcare"],"hqGeo":"Los Angeles, CA"}],"featuredIn":[{"slug":"pre-seed","displayName":"Pre-Seed Investors","pageType":"stage"},{"slug":"seed","displayName":"Seed Investors","pageType":"stage"},{"slug":"ai","displayName":"AI & ML Investors","pageType":"industry"},{"slug":"consumer","displayName":"Consumer Investors","pageType":"industry"}],"fundraisingResources":[{"slug":"what-vcs-actually-look-for-pitch-deck","title":"What VCs Actually Look for in a Pitch Deck"},{"slug":"find-right-pre-seed-investors-b2b-saas","title":"How to Find the Right Pre-Seed Investors for Your B2B SaaS Startup"},{"slug":"investormatch-mcp-server-claude-chatgpt","title":"Your Investor List Now Lives Inside Claude and ChatGPT"}],"overviewNarrative":null,"portfolioNarrative":null,"seoTitle":null,"seoDescription":null,"lastVerifiedAt":"2026-10-24T18:47:30.956Z"}