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Investments

10

About Level Up Ventures

Level Up Ventures is an early-stage investor in tech-enabled startups lead by Black and Latinx founders. The firm couples financial investment with a deep bench of in-house support to best position startup teams for success.

Headquarters Location

Hearst Tower 300 West 57th Street

New York, New York, 10019,

United States

212-649-7309

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Latest Level Up Ventures News

Hearst-backed Level Up Ventures Gives AI-driven Start-up Sortile a Financial Boost

Jan 11, 2023

The sustainability-focused business just closed nearly $1 million in a pre-seed round led by Level Up.

Level Up Ventures Investments

10 Investments

Level Up Ventures has made 10 investments. Their latest investment was in Emtech as part of their Seed VC on August 03, 2023.

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Level Up Ventures Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

8/3/2023

Seed VC

Emtech

$4M

No

2

6/1/2023

Seed VC

ConnectCareHero

$1.8M

Yes

1

4/1/2023

Pre-Seed

Pryze

$0.6M

Yes

12/1/2022

Pre-Seed - II

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$XXM

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0

11/21/2022

Pre-Seed

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$XXM

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0

Date

8/3/2023

6/1/2023

4/1/2023

12/1/2022

11/21/2022

Round

Seed VC

Seed VC

Pre-Seed

Pre-Seed - II

Pre-Seed

Company

Emtech

ConnectCareHero

Pryze

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Amount

$4M

$1.8M

$0.6M

$XXM

$XXM

New?

No

Yes

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

2

1

0

0

Level Up Ventures Team

1 Team Member

Level Up Ventures has 1 team member, including current Investment Partner, Shashi Srikantan.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Shashi Srikantan

Investment Partner

Current

Name

Shashi Srikantan

Work History

Title

Investment Partner

Status

Current

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