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Grape Arbor VC

VC
New York, NY

Grape Arbor VC is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $2.0M–$7.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$2.0M–$7.0M
Portfolio
3 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools, Other, AI / ML
HQ
New York, NY
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-07

Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$2.0M – $7.0M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage investor focused on B2B SaaS and enterprise software, often as lead or co-lead.

How Grape Arbor VC invests

Grape Arbor VC is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools, Other, AI / ML.

Grape Arbor VC typically writes checks of $2.0M–$7.0M per investment.

Grape Arbor VC has backed 3 companies in our records, including Cockroach Labs, DigitalOcean, Dataiku.

Partners & Team

AP

Alan Portnoi

Member

MK

Mark Kesslen

Member

RP

Raymond P. Thek

Co-Founder & Member

BZ

Betsy Zimmerman

Managing Partner

AO

Anthony O. Pergola

Founder

EM

Edward M. Zimmerman

Co-Founder / Co-Lead, Angel Investor Group

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Enterprise
Developer Tools
Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

CO

Cockroach Labs

Database / Enterprise Software
DI

DigitalOcean

Cloud Platform
DA

Dataiku

Enterprise AI/Data Platform
How to pitch Grape Arbor VC
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Enterprise, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $2.0M – $7.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alan Portnoi, Member.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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