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Propagate Ventures

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New York, NYWebsite

Propagate Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, Climate / Energy, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $50K–$250K checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $250K

AUM

$50M

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on scalable solutions for sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, and environmental technologies with early-stage investment emphasis.

How Propagate Ventures invests

Propagate Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Climate / Energy, AI / ML, Developer Tools.

Propagate Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment, backed by approximately $50M in assets under management.

Propagate Ventures has backed 9 companies in our records, including Rise Modular, Amped Solar, Hill Farms.

Meet the Team

ES

Ethan Steinberg

Cofounder

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Climate / Energy
AI / ML
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

RI

Rise Modular

Prefab ConstructionTech
AM

Amped Solar

CleanTech
HI

Hill Farms

Agriculture Tech·Growth

Transitioned 1,850 acres of corn & soy to chestnut & hay alleycropping. Currently the largest agroforestry operation in the U.S.

CO

Cold Spring Farm

Climate Tech·Growth

Black locust reforestation on previously fallow land. 4,200 trees planted for carbon sequestration and runoff mitigation.

WI

Wild Fox Farm

Climate Tech·Growth

Nearly 20,000 productive trees planted across 3 farms as working riparian buffers supported by private-public regional partnerships.

BL

Bloom Farm

Agriculture Tech·Growth

Nestled between the Oley Hills and the Oley Valley, we transitioned 55 acres of corn & soy to chestnuts and mixed silvopasture.

HA

Handsome Brook Farms

Agriculture Tech·Growth

Collaborative silvopasture for poultry program to support farmers and keep high-quality eggs on the shelves for consumers across the country.

GR

Great Wonder Farm

Agriculture Tech·Growth

Investing in legacy with 19,000 trees & shrubs planted in an alley cropping system for diversified production of fruit, nuts and timber.

RA

Ramble On Farm

Agriculture Tech·Growth

Located in the heart of the Finger Lakes, we created a 30 acres of agroforestry center with black locust, chestnut, mixed fruit orchards, and mixed hardwood riparian restoration.

How to pitch Propagate Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Climate / Energy, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $250K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ethan Steinberg, Cofounder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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