Betaworks
Betaworks is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$100K – $1.0M
$160M
4+ companies
4 partners
Investment Thesis
Venture studio and seed investor backing software startups early, often with strong product/community angles.
How Betaworks invests
Betaworks is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other.
Betaworks typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $160M in assets under management.
Betaworks has backed 4 companies in our records, including Giphy, Kickstarter, Tumblr.
Meet the Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (4)
Other
Giphy
Kickstarter
Tumblr
Giphy, Inc. (CIK 0001571719)
SEC Form D filing mentioning Betaworks
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kelly Rasmussen, Operations Manager.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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