Primary Venture Partners

New York, New York

Primary Venture Partners is a seed-stage venture firm focused on transformative, NYC-based startups. Managed by co-founders and General Partners Ben Sun and Brad Svrluga, Primary serves as the first call for its portfolio companies, dedicating significant resources to best position its companies for the journey from Seed to Series A and beyond.From the Primary Expert Network, a network of over 200 seasoned technology operators and functional experts, to a Talent Program headed by NYC Tech recruiting veterans, in addition to Financial Advisory, Market Development and Content Marketing support, Primary helps its founders solve their biggest tactical problems and build world-class teams from the ground up. To date, Primary's successes include seed investments in Jet.com, Ticketfly, TxVia and Coupang, and it counts some of New York’s most promising startups - including Slice, Ollie, Latch and Vestwell - among its portfolio. Primary Venture Partners has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.

Founded:2015

Firm Location:New York, New York • San Francisco, California • Cambridge, Massachusetts • Stanford, California • San Francisco Bay Area • New York City

Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Primary Venture Partners

Mangrove Capital Partners Comcast Ventures Audrey Capital Spark Capital Alumni Ventures Aleph VC Resolute Ventures General Atlantic Notation Capital Revolution Founder Collective Brand Foundry Ventures BoxGroup AngelPad Oyster Ventures Lerer Hippeau 645 Ventures Bennu Ubiquity Ventures Sommet AB Activate Venture Partners Riverside Ventures Toba Capital Kindred Ventures Footwork Sinai Ventures Horizon 3 Venture Studio Craft Ventures Partech Ventures Point72 Ventures Catapult Capital Human Ventures Plum Alley Investments Starting Line Carao Ventures Renegade Partners AV8 Ventures Animo Ventures Silicon Badia The Column Group Blockchain.com Ventures Tribeca Venture Partners TenOneTen Ventures Illuminate Ventures Velvet Sea Ventures SoftBank Capital Bonfire Ventures Future Perfect Ventures Clocktower Technology Ventures XFactor Ventures GrandBanks Capital BDMI - Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments OpenView Partners 01 Advisors Operator Partners Andreessen Horowitz iNovia Capital Founders Fund Pear VC A* Capital (A Star Capital)Contour Venture Partners NextView Ventures Flex Capital, LLC // Turbo Ventures, LLC Okta Ventures Unknown Ventures Browder Capital Evolve VC Rainfall Ventures Toyota Ventures Tenacity Venture Capital Avid Ventures Index Ventures Euclid Ventures Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund Two Sigma Ventures Crosslink Capital Planeteer Capital Greylock Kleiner Perkins Sequoia Capital Addition Ulu Ventures Gutter Capital GTMFund Supernode Ventures Group 11 Solana Ventures Amplify Capital Curated Pareto Holdings Kitchen Table Partners Montauk Ventures Kaya Ventures Primetime Partners Silicon Ventures Vine Ventures (vine.vc)Curious Capital Obvious Ventures Seven Seven Six Proof Group Charge Ventures Atlantic Bridge University Fund Derive Ventures Ansa Capital BBG Ventures Bowery Capital Insight Partners Bain Capital Ventures First Round Capital Greycroft Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)Valspring Capital Innovation Endeavors Elephant Partners Electric Capital Flourish Ventures MK Capital Foundation Capital Bessemer Venture Partners Sapphire Ventures Ribbit Capital Canaan Partners Coatue Building Ventures Felicis Ventures Vera Equity ENIAC Ventures Bling Capital Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)Y Combinator Afore Capital Vine Ventures, L.P.Williams Family Office gokulrajaram.com Sm4rt Predictive Systems Spice AI Arnold & Porter Silicon Foundry DoorDash Bitwise Asset Management Physical Intelligence MPG Fund Proximity Ventures Multiple Startups/Funds CESPPA SafeGraph Matt Hackett Conteur Capital Partners Actions Capital (fka K50 Ventures)Moms First I2BF Global Ventures Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)A24 The Battery Instacart MeUndies Bloom Credit Chestnut Street Ventures Atreides Management, LP Science Strategic Acquisition Corp. Alpha Tribe-V Venture Capital The Graduate Syndicate Upper90 Alianza Capital Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada The Blackstone Group Figma, Inc.Vela Exchange 211vc Thimble Point Acquisition Corp I, II

Primary Venture Partners Team

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Primary Venture Partners·Investor

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $100K - $3.0M

Investors in New York (NY)

Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

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Primary Venture Partners·Venture Partner

Sweet spot: $7.0M

Range: $500K - $15.0M

Investors in Cambridge (MA)

Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed)

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Primary Venture Partners·Partner

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $100K - $3.0M

Investors in New York (NY)

Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed)

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Primary Venture Partners·Investor

Sweet spot: $114K

Range: $30K - $500K

Investors in Global, Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)

Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

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Primary Venture Partners·Venture Partner

Sweet spot: $1.5M

Range: $100K - $5.0M

Investors in New York

Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

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Primary Venture Partners·Partner

Sweet spot: $25.0M

Range: $100K - $50.0M

Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in Global, Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in United States

Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

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Primary Venture Partners·Investor

Sweet spot: $1.5M

Range: $100K - $5.0M

Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)

Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

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Primary Venture Partners

Sweet spot: $1.5M

Range: $100K - $5.0M

Investors in Stanford (CA)

Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed)

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Brian Schechter

Primary Venture Partners·Partner

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $100K - $3.0M

Investors in New York City

Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

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Primary Venture Partners·General Partner

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $100K - $3.0M

Investors in New York (NY)

Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)

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Primary Venture Partners·General Partner

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $100K - $3.0M

Investors in New York (NY)

Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

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Primary Venture Partners·General Partner

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $100K - $3.0M

Investors in New York

Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

to see your intro paths to Brad

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Primary Venture Partners·Partner

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $1M - $4.0M

Investors in New York City

Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

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CY

Primary Venture Partners·General Partner

Sweet spot: $4.0M

Range: $1M - $8.0M

Investors in New York (NY)

Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Analytics (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Pre-seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

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