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Metamorphic Ventures

VC
New York, NYWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $2.0M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on seed-stage companies building marketplaces and e-commerce platforms with strong potential for network effects.

Meet the Team

MD

Michael Dempsey

Managing Partner

Frontier Technologies
Robotics
Machine Learning
Biology
Crypto
AI
DH

David Hirsch

General Partner / Founder

Early‐Stage Tech
Disruption of Traditional Industries
AI/ML
Crypto
Regulated Industries
DZ

Dan Zigmond

Venture Partner - Data Science & AI

Data Science
AI
Analytics
Machine Learning
CH

Celeste Holz-Schietinger

Venture Partner - Biology

Biology
Biotech
Scientific Research Translation
DG

Drew Gray

Venture Partner - AI & Robotics

AI
Robotics
Autonomous Systems
Frontier Tech
EW

Eric Wiesen

General Partner

AI/ML
Developer Tools
B2B SaaS
JP

John Palmer

Venture Partner - Crypto

Crypto
Blockchain Protocols
Decentralized Systems
RB

Ron Boger

Venture Partner - Computational Biology

Life Sciences
Machine Learning
Quantum Computing
Computational Biology
DH

David Hirsch

Managing Partner

SN

Shelby Newsad

Partner

Biology
Healthcare
Bioinformatics
Science‐Driven & Translational Biotech
MD

Michael Dempsey

Managing Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

WE

Weights & Biases

AI/ML
CL

Clubhouse (now Shortcut)

Developer Tools
ET

Etsy

Marketplace
GR

Grain.io

E-commerce
How to pitch Metamorphic Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Dempsey, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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