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Ground Up Ventures

New York, New York · Invests in US; MENA · Website

Pre-SeedSeedSeries AB2B SaaSDeveloper ToolsCybersecurityFintechReal Estate & ProptechSpace & DefenseEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureFintech & PaymentsReal Estate & PropTechSecurity & CybersecuritySemiconductors & HardwareAerospace & Defense

Thesis

We're a different type of venture firm. We wake up every morning and ask ourselves how we can help our portfolio companies move the needle. From in-the-weeds to twenty thousand feet, we are partners at every level. We serve as an extension of founder headcount, sitting in portfolio company Slack channels, maintaining weekly calls, and proactively helping with hiring and customer introductions.

Likely not a fit for

We are not passive investors. We don't believe in hands-off LP relationships. We won't back founders we don't believe in or who aren't coachable.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually follows
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Preferred
Involvement
Advisor
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

5 contacts on file

DS

David Stark

General PartnerFounding Partner · Primary contact

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d•••@gr•••.vc

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CM

Cory Moelis

General PartnerFounding Partner

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c•••@gr•••.vc

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JO

Jordan Odinsky

PartnerPartner

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AF

Allie Feuerstein

Head of Value Creation

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NV

Navot Volk

Venture PartnerVenture Partner

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Portfolio

AccrueFintech Payments

Accrue is a fintech company that powers modern customer loyalty at the payment layer. Centered around its branded stored value wallet solution, Accrue’s platform helps brands take control of their payments and refunds, reward customer loyalty, and bypass traditional payment giants.

ArrayFintech Payments

Array is an embeddable platform that complements the existing product experience for many of the world's leading fintechs, financial institutions, and digital brands. Our rapidly expanding suite of financial, credit, and identity and privacy protection products drives acquisition, retention, and revenue for our clients.

BrightHireHr Tech Work

BrightHire is the first hiring excellence platform, transforming how the world's fastest-growing companies scale. Our powerful AI helps streamline the hiring process, making everything from job scoping to interviewing to onboarding faster, more equitable, and more human – ensuring a higher quality of hire and a better experience for the candidate.

BuildOpsEnterprise Software

BuildOps is an all-in-one management software built specifically for modern commercial specialty contractors, focusing on trade contractors and combining service, project management, and ERP integration into a single SaaS platform.

DailyEnterprise Software

Daily is a real-time voice, video, and AI platform for developers. Build and scale on our secure and compliant global infrastructure. Loved by developers at startups to the Fortune 500, Daily offers AI-ready capabilities, customizable and flexible APIs, advanced recording, real-time insights, and more.

Dandelion EnergyClimate Clean Energy

Dandelion Energy specializes in residential geothermal heating and cooling solutions, providing homeowners with efficient and sustainable energy options.

DialogueEcommerce Marketplaces

Dialogue is an AI-powered platform focused on simplifying and securing domain name transactions.

DiscoEnterprise Software

DISCO is a litigation technology firm providing AI-powered legal services, streamlining data collection, fact investigation, and document review for law firms and corporations.

DraftboardEnterprise Software

Draftboard is the most powerful warm intro agent in the world, helping users identify the best connections in their network to facilitate introductions to sales prospects, VCs, founders, and candidates.

EliseAIEnterprise Software

Fixing housing and healthcare with agentic AI to improve how we live.

FlypEcommerce Marketplaces

Flyp offers a cross-listing app and Poshmark bot that allows users to list items on multiple resale platforms like Poshmark, eBay, and Mercari without any fees for the first 100 days. It includes features like bulk importing, auto-delisting sold items, and analytics.

Fondue

Fondue offers a cashback platform designed to incentivize customer conversions while protecting profit margins. With features like customer choice in redemption and built-in A/B testing, businesses can effectively manage their promotional strategies.

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Ground Up Ventures Research Investment Thesis Ground Up Ventures is a US-Israel bridge venture capital firm that operates with a distinctive mission: to serve as an extension of founder headcount. Founded on a decade-long friendship between David Stark and Cory Moelis, the firm operates differently from traditional venture firms. Their core thesis is that the best founders build world-class compan

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