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Oceans Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

2018

AUM

$11 M

Location

New York City, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 29 March, 2025

Profile

We are a new kind of venture capital firm: a team of early-stage investors and mentors focused on giving startups the hands-on support they need to succeed.
We lead pre-seed and seed deals.

We focus on startups in New York City, and not just because we all grew up here. We think New York is an incredible place to build a tech company, and one of the many reasons we’re headquartered here is so that we can sit face-to-face with founders. No matter where we go in the future, we’ll always bring the ethos and spirit of New York to every company we support.

Industry

HealthTech LegalTech Infrastructure Life Sciences Technology MedTech Transportation Sports/SportsTech Software Real Estate Pharmaceuticals Other Medical Devices Media and Entertainment Healthcare Services Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Financial Services Fashion/Beauty Edtech Education Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Digital SaaS Security ClimateTech Web3

Oceans Ventures Funds

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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Oceans Ventures Fund I​
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Digital
Education
Financial Services
Fintech
SaaS
Security
ClimateTech
Web3
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$11 M
October 2020

Contacts

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Brian Lew Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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Glenn Handler Co-Founder & General Partner
Co-Founder & General Partner
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FAQs about Oceans Ventures

Oceans Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Oceans Ventures is located in New York City, New York, United States.
Oceans Ventures was founded in 2018.
Oceans Ventures invests in companies and startups in HealthTech, LegalTech, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Technology, MedTech, Transportation, Sports/SportsTech, Software, Real Estate, Pharmaceuticals, Other, Medical Devices, Media and Entertainment, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Financial Services, Fashion/Beauty, Edtech, Education, Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Digital, SaaS, Security, ClimateTech, Web3.
Oceans Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America.
Oceans Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed.
Oceans Ventures usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Oceans Ventures has around $11m assets under management.
Oceans Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2020-10-29
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