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New York Fashion Ventures

VC
New York, NYWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

AUM

$2M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to investing in early-stage luxury fashion and consumer brands with a focus on metropolitan markets.

Meet the Team

JF

Jessica Ford

Partner

Fashion
Consumer Goods
Luxury Retail
ES

Eric Schmalzbauer

Partner

Supply chain tech
Industrial transformation
Venture enablement / partnerships
KG

Kelcey Gosserand

Partner

Supply chain tech
Industrial innovation
BL

Brian Lindquist

Partner

Industrial transformation
Deal evaluation
SS

Scott Stankiewicz

Partner

Supply chain / industrial tech
Venture partner / deal sourcing
BL

Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA

General Partner

Industrial transformation
Supply chain innovation
Investments in early-stage seed fund
Data & AI
Advanced manufacturing
Supply chain tech
LM

Lisa Morales-Hellebo

General Partner

Industrial transformation
Supply chain technology
Advanced manufacturing
Advanced materials
Next-gen supply chains

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

ME

Metropolitan Luxe

Luxury Fashion
How to pitch New York Fashion Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jessica Ford, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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