The Venture Collective.
Empowering Founders Who Are
Leaving a Legacy
Who We Are.
TVC is a transformational, early-stage venture firm
backed by
world class entrepreneurs and business leaders. We
invest our capital, time, and network into
fast-growing companies with global potential for
huge, positive impact.
What Gets Us Excited.
Life Improvement.
How can humanity reach its highest potential? At TVC, we are
committed to backing founders who believe that we can do more to
improve day-to-day life. These businesses will forever change what
it means to thrive in today’s world.
Human Empowerment.
Rising tides lift all boats: democratizing opportunity leads to
greater GDP, improved economic stability, and an overall higher
quality of life. At TVC, we find underlooked solutions focused on
leveling the playing field, especially for the underrepresented.
World Preservation.
Sustainable consumption is certainly not a new trend. It is,
however, the only way for our world to keep living. At TVC, we are
passionate about solving this crisis so that future generations
can flourish.
The TVC Approach.
- We invest early with conviction.
- We personalize our support.
- We focus on milestones, not time.
- We are your most founder-aligned investor.
Our Team.
Paula Sutter
Chairwoman - CEO, TSG Fashion Group
- President, Diane von Furstenberg
- thredUP Board Member
Elliot Richmond
Senior Advisor - Partner, Moelis & Co
- Director, Investment Banking, Merrill Lynch
- 70+ angel investments
Ollie Horsnall
VP, Clients - Investment Partner, YYX Capital
- Principal, Creator Fund
- Business Development, Rosslyn Analytics
Ashley Liu
Associate, Investments - Investor, NYC-based Single Family Office
- Advisory Board Member, Hopey's Heart Foundation
- Analyst, Investment Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Nicholas Shekerdemian
Founding Partner - 2x Founder: Headstart, Teaching by the Top
- Thiel Fellow & YC, Summer 2017
- 25+ angel investments
Cat Hernandez
Partner - Partner, Primary Ventures
- Head of Due Diligence, PeopleTech Partners
- VP People, Chartbeat
Stephanie Sarelakos
VP, Investments - Founding Member, Walmart eCommerce Incubator
- Senior Manager, Jet.com
- Financial Markets Advisory, BlackRock
Nirmesh Patel
VP, Investments - Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Cambridge Cancer Genomics
- Forbes 30 Under 30 & YC, Summer 2017
- PhD, Oncology & Cancer Biology, King's College London
Gina Kirch
Founding Partner - Director, BlackRock
- Forbes 30 Under 30
- Yale University Advisory Board
Luke Lloyd-Davies
Senior Advisor - Managing Director, Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s Global Private Office
- COO, Rocket Entertainment Group
- Advisor, MetroBank
Oliver Birch
VP, Product - 2x Founder: ML, Normann
- Investor, Octopus Ventures
- Entrepreneur First, LDN3
Caitlin Herling
Associate, Investments - VP, Strategic Account Manager, Franklin Templeton
- Director, National Account Manager, Legg Mason
- Investment Associate, 37 Angels
Our Portfolio.
The TVC team has a track record of backing founders
building purpose-driven businesses alongside
world class investors. Some companies include:
Leveraging synthetic biology to develop mRNA therapeutics for the world's most deadly cancers and diseases.
HelixNano Website
Dedicated to providing traditional financial products and services to crypto asset holders.
BlockFi Website
Machine learning tools to make buildings smarter - quickly, affordably and securely.
Infogrid Website
Where top talent goes to accelerate their ideas and careers, surrounded by a world-class community.
OnDeck Website
Missions to the International Space Station today. The world’s first commercial space station tomorrow.
Axiom Space Website
A digital platform that democratizes access to goal-based financial planning and advice.
GoalBased Investors WebsiteVenture Partners.
A global network of
founders, operators, and investors who are
committed to sourcing and supporting TVC’s
portfolio companies.
In Case You Missed It.
The latest and greatest from the TVC team and our portfolio.
CNBC Make It
March 29, 2021
This biotech start-up is working overtime to develop a second-wave, mutation-resistant Covid-19 vaccine.
Rajaniemi’s then-six-person start-up wasn’t going to be able to compete with the likes of Pfizer and AstraZeneca, but HelixNano, as it’s known, had a different goal: Create a better, second-generation vaccine against the novel coronavirus.
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Techcrunch
Jun 30, 2020
Introducing The Venture Collective.
Every person should have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the world. Today, we are excited to share the public launch of The Venture Collective (TVC) — a new model for funding and supporting early stage startups.
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