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Urban Impact Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($500K–$2.5M Checks)

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Urban Impact Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Real Estate, Marketplace, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$2.5M
Portfolio
4 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Real Estate, Marketplace, Developer Tools, Consumer
HQ
New York, NY
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-03

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in tech solutions that reshape urban living, focusing on PropTech and innovative marketplaces.

How Urban Impact Ventures invests

Urban Impact Ventures is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Real Estate, Marketplace, Developer Tools, Consumer. It does not invest in Consumer.

Urban Impact Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

Urban Impact Ventures has backed 4 companies in our records, including Hardt Hyperloop, BIYU, Future.

Partners & Team

EC

Emily Chen

Partner

Marketplace
HV

Hristo Valev

Partner

Hristo Valev to take part in CEE Sustainable Finance Summit

HV

Hans van Houwelingen

Meet Hans van Houwelingen

Meet Hans van Houwelingen at IMpower in May

Industry Focus

Invests In

Real Estate
Marketplace
Developer Tools
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

HA

Hardt Hyperloop

Mobility / transportation infrastructure·Series D / growth equity

Develops hyperloop network technology for high-speed transportation.

BI

BIYU

Circular economy / consumer tech·Seed

A circular-economy marketplace/service for renting, buying, and reusing products.

FU

Future

Not confidently verifiable·Seed

A startup listed as a portfolio company by investor databases.

MO

Modeshift, Inc.

Not confidently verifiable·Seed

A startup listed as a portfolio company by investor databases.

How to pitch Urban Impact Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Real Estate, Marketplace, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Emily Chen, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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