Tower Research Ventures

Tower Research Ventures Research Overview Tower Research Ventures is the venture capital arm of Tower Research Capital, a 25+ year old quantitative trading firm. The ventures team builds and invests in category-defining companies with the same enthusiasm and discipline that Tower applies to public markets. Tower Research Capital was founded over 25 years ago and is home to the world's best quantitative trading teams, powered by a high-performance technology platform. The firm operates across any time horizon, any market, and any asset class. Tower Research Ventures leverages this deep technological expertise, trading infrastructure knowledge, and financial acumen to identify and support early-stage startups. Investment Thesis Tower Research Ventures combines unique technological expertise with thoughtful due diligence and market insight to find value before anyone else. They partner with startups in the earliest stages — from incubation to pre-seed — no company or idea is too early. The team seeks bold ideas, thoughtful approaches, and intelligent people who are passionate about what they're building. They closely partner with portfolio companies, offering a diverse set of business, technical, and financial expertise to help them reach their goals — from product development to business development to fundraising and beyond. Fund Details Stage : Incubation, Pre-seed, Seed Focus : Deep tech, AI/ML, crypto/web3, fintech, developer infrastructure Location : New York, NY (Tower Research Capital headquarters) Parent Company : Tower Research Capital LLC (25+ year old quantitative trading firm) Approach : Active partnership with portfolio companies Portfolio Tower Research Ventures has invested in 18+ companies across crypto/web3, AI/ML, fintech, and developer infrastructure. Crypto / Web3: Alliance (alliance.xyz) — Leading crypto accelerator and founder community Bluefin (bluefin.io) — Decentralized, order-book based exchange with high-performance trading infrastructure Magna (magna.so) — One-stop solution for token-based companies to track token allocations Quantstamp (quantstamp.com) — Global leader in blockchain security, securing billions in digital assets Snarkify (snarkify.io) — Infrastructure and tools to build, deploy and scale Zero Knowledge Proof applications AI / Machine Learning: Assembli (assembli.ai) — AI-powered construction estimating solution Atomic Canyon (atomic-canyon.com) — AI for nuclear energy sector, modernizing operations. Raised $7M Series A led by Energy Impact Partners (May 2025) Caseblink (caseblink.com) — AI-powered immigration workflow automation Pine Sports (pine-sports.com) — Sports analytics AI modeling platform for US sports bettors Procurement Sciences (procurementsciences.com) — All-in-one AI platform for government contractors. Raised $30M Series B (Nov 2025) Guard Owl (guardowlco.com) — AI for physical security transparency and automation Fintech / Trading Infrastructure: Sk3W Technologies (sk3w.net) — Levels the latency playing field, provides transparent access to trading ecosystem Spline Data (splinedata.com) — Municipal bond price estimations using advanced mathematical models Sporttrade (getsporttrade.com) — Modernizes sports betting with proprietary technology and capital markets expertise SalesDraft (salesdraft.io) — Sales/finance tools TXSE (txse.com) — Trading exchange infrastructure Logistics / Supply Chain: Mentium (mentium.io) — AI-powered payment automations for shippers, brokers, and factoring companies. Raised $3.2M (Oct 2025) Insurance: Arvor Insurance (arvorinsurance.com) — Insurance technology Developer Tools: Coplay (coplay.dev) — Developer tools/platform Recent Portfolio Activity November 2025: Procurement Sciences closed $30M Series B to accelerate AI platform for government contractors October 2025: Mentium raised $3.2M to bring modern technology to freight brokerages May 2025: Atomic Canyon raised $7M Series A led by Energy Impact Partners for AI-powered nuclear energy innovation Lead Tendency & Decision Process Lead Tendency : Both — Tower Research Ventures can lead rounds or participate alongside other investors. Decision Process : Team-based — decisions made by the Ventures team with input from Tower Research Capital's broader technical and financial expertise. Approach : Deep partnership model. The team works closely with founders, offering not just capital but access to Tower's technical infrastructure, trading expertise, and financial networks. Founder Preferences Technical founders — Those building deep technology (AI, crypto, infrastructure) Early-stage — Incubation and pre-seed preference Domain experts — Founders with deep expertise in their target market Bold ideas — Category-defining ambitions Sector Focus AI/ML Applications — Applied AI across industries (construction, nuclear, legal, sports) Crypto/Web3 — Infrastructure, security, ZK proofs, DeFi Fintech — Trading infrastructure, payments, capital markets Developer Tools — Infrastructure and platforms for developers GovTech — Government contracting technology Geographic Focus Primary : United States Secondary : Global (crypto/web3 is inherently global) Events & Community Tower Research Ventures hosts regular events in New York: TRV Talk series — Technical discussions on topics like Applied ZKPs, Generative AI security Speaker events — Featuring founders and technical experts from portfolio companies and broader ecosystem Strategic Advantage Being part of Tower Research Capital provides unique advantages: Trading infrastructure expertise — 25+ years building high-performance systems Technical depth — Access to world-class engineers and quants Financial acumen — Deep understanding of markets, risk, and capital Network — Connections across finance, technology, and crypto ecosystems Contact Website : tower-research.com/ventures/ Parent Company LinkedIn : linkedin.com/company/tower-research-capital/ Location : New York, NY Contact Form : Available on website for partnership inquiries