Differential Ventures
New York, New York · Invests in US; North America; Europe; MENA · Website
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Investing in the people and solutions creating the data-driven economy. Founded by data scientists and entrepreneurs for data-focused founders. Focus on AI-powered business, ML tech stack advancement, engineering/infrastructure evolution, and responsible data management.
Likely not a fit for
Non-data-centric companies, consumer-focused apps without data moat, companies without strong technical founding teams
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Preferred
- Involvement
- Advisor
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $60M
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
5 contacts on file
Portfolio
Agnostiq provides a unified agent workforce platform that integrates AI into core business processes, enabling teams to build, operate, and govern AI at scale.
AktusAI is committed to delivering secure, autonomous AI solutions that help regulated industries turn complex data into actionable intelligence. Their technology leverages advanced visual language models, agentic AI, and knowledge graphs to streamline decision-making, automate critical workflows, and surface hidden insights.
Armilla is a company associated with beverage technology.
AI-powered market research platform providing insights into customer journeys, product research, brand sentiment, and audience analysis.
Bazze is an intelligence targeting and early warning platform for defense and intelligence agencies, providing insights using commercial data on a consumption basis.
Carver Edison modernizes employee stock plans, providing innovative financial products that empower employees to build wealth while enhancing enterprise value for shareholders. Their patented Cashless Participation® reimagines employee stock purchase plans, making wealth-building opportunities accessible to a diverse workforce.
Centrum AI is a platform focused on simplifying and securing the process of buying and leasing domain names, leveraging AI technology for enhanced user experience.
CircuitMind offers an AI-powered platform for electronics design, enabling rapid creation of PCB schematics and Bills of Materials (BoM) in seconds, streamlining the design process for electronics engineers.
Cognota offers LearnOps® software designed to streamline learning and development processes, helping organizations align, plan, execute, measure, and optimize their learning initiatives.
Cyolo provides secure remote access solutions specifically designed for Operational Technology (OT) and Cyber-Physical Systems, enabling organizations to manage third-party access and ensure regulatory compliance.
Cyvers.io appears to be a domain potentially for sale, with no current operational information available. The site redirects to a sale notice.
Recent activity
- Dec 2025
Personal AI
Series A · Participated
- Sep 2025
PostSig
Seed · Lead
- Sep 2025
Orchestra Technologies
Seed · Lead
- Jul 2025
Hatch AI
Seed · Lead
- Jun 2025
Row64
Seed · Co-Lead
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SiliconANGLE
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4 days ago
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Orchestra lands $3.3M led by Differential Ventures after hitting 10x growth
6 days ago
alleywatch.com
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 6/29/26
2 months ago
Axios
Thoma Bravo invests in padoa, Taktile raises $110M, Stegra raises €1.4B
2 months ago
jewishexponent.com
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5 months ago
Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
David Magerman: Lower Merion Philanthropist on Finding His Jewish Path
5 months ago
Ami Magazine
David Magerman // Differential Ventures
Feb 2025
The NonProfit Times
AI Fundraising Platform Hatch Raises $3M Investment
Apr 2024
TechCrunch
FlowFi takes in first funding to give founders insight into financials
Feb 2024
Fintech Leaders | Miguel Armaza
David Magerman, Co-Founder of Differential Ventures - Risks of Building with GenAI, Pioneering Quant Trading, & How to Fix the Internet
Feb 2024
Pulse 2.0
Retrocausal: Manufacturing Process Management Company Raises $5.3 Million
Dec 2023
globenewswire.com
Retrocausal Raises Oversubscribed $5.3M Round to Meet
Nov 2023
GeekWire
Manufacturing software startup Retrocausal raises $5.3M to help workers assemble products
Nov 2023
AlleyWatch
#NYCtech Week in Review: 10/1/23 – 10/7/23
Oct 2023
Pulse 2.0
Differential Ventures: This Firm Specializes In Being Advisors For AI Companies
May 2023
Stacey on IoT
Golioth raises $4.6 million in a tough environment
May 2023
BetaKit
High performance computing platform Agnostiq closes $6.1 million seed extension round
Apr 2023
BetaKit
Private AI secures $10.7 million CAD to protect personal data from privacy breaches
Dec 2022
FinSMEs
CyVers Raises $8M in Funding
Dec 2022
Binance
Investment and Financing Weekly Report | Market heat has picked up, Igloo completes $46 million in Series B financing
Dec 2022
calcalistech.com
CyVers raises $8 million to secure blockchain transactions
Dec 2022
FinTech Global
Private AI to better protect PII with its Series A
Nov 2022
calcalistech.com
IBM acquiring Israeli data observability startup Databand
Jul 2022
calcalistech.com
Consumer intelligence startup Konnecto raises $21 million
Jun 2022
Crunchbase News
Startups Acquiring Startups: An Essential Catalyst For Growth
Apr 2022
israeldefense.co.il
Israeli startup Cyolo completes $21 million funding round
Aug 2021
BetaKit
Agnostiq secures $2.4 million CAD to accelerate development of quantum computing software
May 2021
AlleyWatch
#NYCtech Week in Review: 2/28/21 – 3/6/21
Mar 2021
Jewish Insider
Philanthropist David Magerman launches grant program to address coronavirus pandemic
Mar 2020
Fast Company
The millionaire critic who scared Facebook now wants to help "fix the internet"
Dec 2018
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Later-stage investor offering multi-asset access to private equity, credit and capital-markets expertise, plus hands-on operator-led growth support from a Hive team specialized in regulated fintech. BCV operates as part of Bain Capital's multi-asset platform, giving portfolio companies access to private equity, credit expertise, and later-stage capital that most standalone VCs cannot provide, while their "Hive" platform team of ex-operators from companies like Dropbox and Stripe works hands-on with founders using a formalized growth methodology rather than ad-hoc support. The firm has built a strong reputation as a fintech specialist with category-defining investments in regulated financial technology companies like GoCardless and Flywire, combining both operating expertise and capital-markets sophistication for complex fintech plays.
Early-stage investor focused on data and AI infrastructure, offering deep technical expertise, Silicon Valley–Asia cross-border experience, product and expansion support, and community-building via technical events and peer connections.
Invests globally in exceptional B2B/SaaS companies and prioritizes inclusive investment regardless of founders race, national origin, or gender.
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