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Human Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($100K–$500K Checks)

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Human Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, New York investing in Other, Consumer, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 75 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$500K
Portfolio
75 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Consumer, Marketplace
HQ
New York, New York
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-25

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

Portfolio

75+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investment Thesis

A seed-stage firm with consumer and creator orientation. It may be relevant if the startup’s freelancer workflow and asset marketplace create a creator-led distribution loop.

How Human Ventures invests

Human Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, New York. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Consumer, Marketplace.

Human Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.

Human Ventures has backed 75 companies in our records, including Mimikai, Capsule, Current.

Partners & Team

CB

Chelsea Boyes

Director of Accounting

JM

Joe Marchese

General Partner

LW

Laura Wettering

Executive Assistant

ST

Shaina Traunfeld

Executive Assistant

SH

Scott Hartley

GP

creator economy
consumer
MJ

Michael Jurek

Chief Financial Officer

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
Marketplace

Portfolio Companies (75)

Other

MI

Mimikai

CA

Capsule

Digital health / care delivery company.

CU

Current

EV

Evvy

Women’s health company focused on at-home testing / diagnostics.

GR

Groundswell

Community / workplace-oriented company in Human Ventures’ portfolio listings.

HE

Headspace

Meditation and sleep app.

PA

Paloma Health

Online medical practice for hypothyroidism.

PA

Parento

Family leave / parental benefits platform.

TI

Tia

Women’s health platform / care provider.

TI

Tiny Organics

Early childhood nutrition company.

How to pitch Human Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chelsea Boyes, Director of Accounting.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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