Interplay Ventures
New York, NY · Invests in US; North America; LATAM · Website
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Application-layer AI and B2B marketplace businesses at Series A, focused on industries undergoing digitization and specialization. Conviction co-investors who do independent underwriting but never lead.
Likely not a fit for
Does not lead rounds. Not focused on deep tech, biotech, hardware, or infrastructure layers. Avoids very early pre-product stages.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually follows
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Passive
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $150M
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
8 contacts on file
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