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ASC Venture Capital — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($500K–$2.0M Checks)

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ASC Venture Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, New York investing in Developer Tools, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 17 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.0M
Portfolio
17 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
AUM
$1.5B
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Developer Tools, AI / ML
HQ
New York, New York

Last verified: 2026-10-24

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

AUM

$1.5B

Portfolio

17+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investment Thesis

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.

How ASC Venture Capital invests

ASC Venture Capital is a vc firm based in New York, New York. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Developer Tools, AI / ML.

ASC Venture Capital typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1.5B in assets under management. Our records include 4 funds raised by the firm.

ASC Venture Capital has backed 17 companies in our records, including Aircon, TruckSmarter, Sway.

Partners & Team

DJ

David John

Director Managing

VR

Vanessa Robinson

Service Specialist

U

Unknown

GP

global trade
commerce
logistics
GB

Gaby Bamba

Chief Operating Officer

EA

Euriah Aninzo

Project Specialist

SV

Shalon Villaverde

Operations Supervisor

Industry Focus

Invests In

Developer Tools
AI / ML

Funds

Fund IV

$250M2018
investing

Fund III

$200M2013
closed

Fund II

$100M2006
closed

Fund I

$50M2001
closed

Portfolio Companies (17)

Other

AI

Aircon

Logistics Tech·Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.

Logistics-tech company.

TR

TruckSmarter

Logistics Tech·Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.

Logistics-tech platform.

SW

Sway

Commerce·Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.

Commerce company.

EX

Expedock

Logistics Tech·Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.

Logistics-tech company.

JE

Jetstream

Logistics Tech·Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.

Logistics-tech company.

TO

Torch

Logistics Tech·Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.

Logistics-tech company; marked as exited on ASC’s site.

CA

Cambio

Infrastructure Tech·Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.

Infrastructure-tech company.

AM

Amplify Data

Supply Chain Tech·Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.

Supply-chain-tech company.

RE

ReadyOn

Infrastructure Tech·Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.

Infrastructure-tech company.

CA

CarrierSource

Logistics Tech·Pre-seed/seed preferred; specific round not stated.

Logistics-tech company.

How to pitch ASC Venture Capital
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Developer Tools, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as David John, Director Managing.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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