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
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Primary Venture Partners Team
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Kai Cash
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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Kieran Chacko
Primary Venture Partners·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $7.0M
Range: $500K - $15.0M
Investors in Cambridge (MA)
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Tobias Citron
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $100K - $3.0M
Investors in New York (NY)
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Nick Daley
Sweet spot: $114K
Range: $30K - $500K
Investors in Global, Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Curtis Lee
Primary Venture Partners·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in New York
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Emily Man
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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Hannah McQuaid
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Nabeel Momin
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Stanford (CA)
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Brian Schechter
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $100K - $3.0M
Investors in New York City
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Jason Shuman
Primary Venture Partners·General Partner
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $100K - $3.0M
Investors in New York (NY)
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Benjamin Sun
Primary Venture Partners·General Partner
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $100K - $3.0M
Investors in New York (NY)
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Brad Svrluga
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)
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Sam Toole
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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Cassie Young
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)