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Cue Ball — Seed & Series A VC Firm

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Cue Ball is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, Consumer, SaaS. The firm has 13 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
13 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other, Consumer, SaaS, Food / AgTech, Fintech, AI / ML
HQ
New York, NY
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-18

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Portfolio

13+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Commerce-focused firm investing in consumer and enabling technologies that modernize retail and brand operations.

How Cue Ball invests

Cue Ball is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Consumer, SaaS, Food / AgTech, Fintech.

Cue Ball has backed 13 companies in our records, including BCM DISCOVERY FUND LP (CIK 0001459510), Wait What Inc. (CIK 0001772192), Athena Club.

Partners & Team

AR

Ali Rahimtula

Partner

AT

Anthony Tjan

CEO

JH

John Hamel

General Partner

JC

John Callaghan

Partner

Commerce
Retail Tech
Consumer

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
SaaS
Food / AgTech
Fintech
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (13)

Other

BC

BCM DISCOVERY FUND LP (CIK 0001459510)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Cue Ball

WA

Wait What Inc. (CIK 0001772192)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Cue Ball

AT

Athena Club

Consumer / Femtech·Seed (2018); Series A (2021); later follow-on rounds

Direct-to-consumer brand selling grooming, wellness, and period-care products.

WA

WaitWhat

Digital media / Content·Series A (2019); Series B (2021)

Digital-media company producing premium content, including podcasts such as Masters of Scale.

JO

Jopwell

Recruiting / Human capital·Series A (2017)

Recruiting platform connecting Black, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American professionals with employers.

TE

Tea Drops

Consumer / Food and beverage·Seed (2018); Series A (2021)

Consumer brand producing dissolvable, bagless tea products.

MI

MiniLuxe

Consumer services / Beauty·Growth financing; specific stage not stated

Chain of nail-care and waxing salons offering standardized beauty services.

RO

Roti Restaurants Inc. (CIK 0001690106)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Cue Ball

HA

Haute Hijab

Consumer / Apparel·Seed (2019)

Designs and sells hijabs and related accessories for Muslim women.

IN

Inventables

Hardware / Manufacturing technology·Series C (2019)

Makes desktop CNC machines, parts, and accessories for makers and small manufacturers.

How to pitch Cue Ball
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ali Rahimtula, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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