Human Ventures
human.vcVCMatch tracks Human Ventures as an investor focused on Digital Health, Healthtech, and Consumer companies, Pre-Seed rounds, United States and New York City markets, and $250k to $10m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.
Check Size
$250k to $10m
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Focus Areas
Geography
United States and New York City
Investment Thesis
Human Ventures takes a human-first, founder-centric approach: they invest in people and relationships as much as companies, focus on early-stage, pre-seed company creation, and pair capital with an active studio and community to turn ideas into launch-ready businesses. Their model combines a venture fund and startup studio to build “Model Businesses” around essential human needs, emphasizing hands-on support (strategic co-piloting, product/talent/finance resources, network introductions) and investing ahead of the market in founders they believe in.
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Investment Focus
Who should take a closer look
Human Ventures is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed rounds in Digital Health, Healthtech, Consumer, and Foodtech, especially across United States and New York City, with public check-size signals around $250k to $10m.
Focus statement
Human Ventures focuses on early-stage, consumer-facing startups that address essential human needs—health & wellness, future of work, community and where/how we spend our time—especially founders who embody the diversity and ambition of New York. They run a 100-day no-equity incubator (Humans in the Wild) to de-risk ideas and then offer optional pre-Seed investments (at least $250K) and ongoing studio support.
Value Add
- Human-first investment stance: explicitly "a human-first approach to investing" and "Builders ourselves, we invest in the humans as much as their companies."
- Integrated fund + studio model: "a business creation platform comprising a venture fund and startup studio" that builds "Model Businesses."
- 100-day no-equity incubation program (Humans in the Wild) that aims to produce fundable startups while allowing founders to "Keep your equity."
- Operational, hands-on support: weekly 1:1 "co-pilot" strategic meetings, curated peer cohorts, guest experts and access to in-house product, talent and finance resources.
- Network-mindset and deal access: emphasizes making "value introductions" and gives Human First Angels "first look access" to follow-on investments (portfolio has raised >$500M).
- Mission-aligned sector focus on the "Human Needs Economy" (health, wellness, workplace, community and consumer experiences) rather than broad, sector-agnostic bets.
- Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion: applies DEI to screening, team, portfolio and entrepreneur communities.
- Willingness to invest early and contrarian: aims to "identify and invest in founders ahead of the market."
Stage And Sector Fit
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