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Marketplace Ventures

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Marketplace Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Marketplace, SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $2.0M–$7.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$2.0M–$7.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Marketplace, SaaS, Other
HQ
New York, NY
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-20

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$2.0M – $7.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in marketplace-powered businesses addressing complex industries such as logistics and transportation.

How Marketplace Ventures invests

Marketplace Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Marketplace, SaaS, Other. It does not invest in Healthcare.

Marketplace Ventures typically writes checks of $2.0M–$7.5M per investment.

Marketplace Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Flexport, Flowhub.

Partners & Team

LH

Lukas Henderson

General Partner

e-commerce
growth acceleration
direct-to-consumer brands
Shopify startups
JA

John Avery

GP

Marketplace
Transportation

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
SaaS
Other

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

FL

Flexport

Transportation
FL

Flowhub

Marketplace
How to pitch Marketplace Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $2.0M – $7.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lukas Henderson, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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