RA

Raison d’Etre Ventures

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

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

AUM

$56M

Portfolio

36+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in transformative, early-stage Web3 and AI-enabled startups, with a particular focus on creator tools and decentralized platforms.

Meet the Team

SA

Sarah Adler

Partner

Web3
AI/ML
Creator Economy
AB

Andrei Berezin

Co-Founder, President, Executive Board; CEO of Raison Securities

venture capital
private equity
fund structuring
broker-dealer operations
AI investments
AZ

Alexander Zaytsev

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Executive Board

venture capital
private equity
fintech
wealth management
technology

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Marketplace
Consumer
Healthcare
Climate / Energy
Fintech
Security
Developer Tools
SaaS
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (36)

Other

ST

Storyblock

Creator Economy
HU

Huddle01

Web3
AI

Airbnb

Travel / Marketplaces·IPO / Public

"Discovered via openai_search (medium confidence)"

Worldwide lodging / marketplace for rentals.

MA

Maya Sienna

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

EA

Earl & Ember

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

NO

Nouave

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

WH

Whitestone Gallery

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

JA

Jake Vine

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

TH

The Samhla Collection

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

BL

Bladnoch Prestige 1966

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

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