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Simple Ventures

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

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on helping small, nimble startups in FinTech, AI/ML, and e-commerce scale with thoughtful capital and mentorship.

How Simple Ventures invests

Simple Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other, AI / ML. It does not invest in Hardware.

Simple Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Simple Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Wisely, Allee AI.

Meet the Team

AS

Arun Shah

Founding Partner

FinTech
AI/ML
KG

Kal Gullapalli

General Partner

franchises
health & wellness
food sector
wellness brands
KG

Kris Gullapalli

General Partner

mental health
health & wellness
food sectors
quick-service food
wellbeing brands

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Hardware

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

WI

Wisely

FinTech
AL

Allee AI

AI/ML
How to pitch Simple Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Arun Shah, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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