Primary Venture Partners
Overview
Primary Venture Partners is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in New York City, founded in 2015 by Ben Sun and Brad Svrluga. The firm focuses on investing in and supporting seed-stage companies, primarily in the NYC area, with a high-conviction, low-volume approach. It provides significant hands-on support through its Portfolio Impact team, which assists with hiring, customer acquisition, and strategy. The firm's investment sectors include Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Healthcare, Consumer, and Infrastructure & Cyber. In September 2022, Primary announced it had raised $425 million across two new funds: a $275 million fourth seed fund and a $150 million select fund for later-stage investments in its portfolio companies.
Portfolio Companies
142
Website
primary.vcInvestments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etched | Aug 2026 | Series D | Co-investor |
| Coupang | Jul 2010 | Seed | Co-investor |
| AfterQuery | Mar 2025 | Seed | Co-investor |
| Vestwell | Dec 2023 | Series D | Co-investor |
| Alloy | Sep 2020 | Series B | Co-investor |
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Key People
Dominique Shipmon
Founder Fellow - Data Fellowship Healthcare Fellowship
Kevin Hylant
Founder Fellow
Somto Obi
Founder Fellow In Healthcare
Zach Ehrlich
Founder Fellow
Carl Moritz
Founding Partner, Mastermind Network
Benjamin Sun
Co-founding General Partner
Brad Svrluga
Co-founding General Partner
Jason Gelman
Operating Partner
Owen Willis
Venture Partner
Brian Schechter
Partner, Compute
Cassie Young
Partner, Enterprise AI
Emily Man
Partner, Enterprise AI
Jason Shuman
Partner, Physical AI
Rebecca Price
Partner
Sam Toole
Partner, Healthcare
Tobias Citron
Partner, Cybersecurity
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Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
FAQ
Where is Primary Venture Partners based?
Primary Venture Partners is headquartered in New York City, New York, United States.
When was Primary Venture Partners founded?
Founding year information for Primary Venture Partners is not publicly available.
How many portfolio companies does Primary Venture Partners have?
Primary Venture Partners has 142 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.
What are some companies in Primary Venture Partners's portfolio?
Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include Etched, Coupang, AfterQuery, Vestwell, Alloy.
What was Primary Venture Partners's most recent investment shown here?
Primary Venture Partners's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in Etched in 2026.
What sectors does Primary Venture Partners focus on?
Primary Venture Partners focuses on FinTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Real Estate & PropTech, Real Estate & PropTech, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Cybersecurity, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Real Estate & PropTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, FinTech, Telecommunications & Networking, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure.
What company stages does Primary Venture Partners focus on?
Primary Venture Partners typically invests at the Early stage.
What is Primary Venture Partners's AUM?
Primary Venture Partners's assets under management are estimated between $950.0M and $1.0B.