186 Ventures: Closes First Fund, at $37M

186 Ventures Closes First Fund, at $37M

  • 186 Ventures, a Boston MA-based venture capital firm that provides pre-seed and seed stage funding to impact-obsessed founders, raised $37M in funding
  • Limited partners of the fund include tech founders and executives, institutional investors, fund of funds, and endowments
  • 186Ventures plans to fund data driven founders who focus on disruption and innovation, with an emphasis on fintech, web3, future of work, and media
  • Julian Fialkow and Giuseppe Stuto funded 30 early-stage companies together as angel investors before starting 186 Ventures
  • 186Ventures brings to founders a network across industry leaders, founders, and prominent investors, both on the East and West Coasts
  • Their investors include downstream VCs who provide invaluable insight and future funding support for 186 portfolio companies
Steve Sam
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