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EquiLeap Ventures

VC
New York, NYWebsite

EquiLeap Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, EdTech, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 14 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

Portfolio

14+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on ventures promoting gender equity, education, and financial inclusion.

How EquiLeap Ventures invests

EquiLeap Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, EdTech, AI / ML. It does not invest in Biotech.

EquiLeap Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment.

EquiLeap Ventures has backed 14 companies in our records, including TeachAble, SheInvest, MetaDAO.

Meet the Team

JK

James Kerr

Partner

Women's Empowerment
Educational Technology

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
EdTech
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Biotech

Portfolio Companies (14)

Other

TE

TeachAble

EdTech
SH

SheInvest

Women's Empowerment
ME

MetaDAO

Blockchain·Pre-Seed / Seed·Equilibrium Ventures Fund I

Blockchain infrastructure and web3 solutions.

ZE

Zeta Markets

Blockchain·Pre-Seed / Seed·Equilibrium Ventures Fund I

Decentralized derivatives trading platform.

FE

Fermi Labs

Blockchain·Pre-Seed / Seed·Equilibrium Ventures Fund I

Blockchain-based research and development lab.

SI

Silo Labs

Blockchain·Pre-Seed / Seed·Equilibrium Ventures Fund I

Decentralized data storage solutions.

MA

MagicBlock

Blockchain·Pre-Seed / Seed·Equilibrium Ventures Fund I

Blockchain infrastructure for developers.

ST

Step Finance

Blockchain·Pre-Seed / Seed·Equilibrium Ventures Fund I

Portfolio management dashboard for Solana blockchain.

EU

Euler

Blockchain·Pre-Seed / Seed·Equilibrium Ventures Fund I

Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol.

RE

Reflect

Blockchain·Pre-Seed / Seed·Equilibrium Ventures Fund I

Blockchain-based identity and privacy solutions.

How to pitch EquiLeap Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, EdTech, 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 James Kerr, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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