# First In Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> First In Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 2 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Dec 2025.

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# First In Ventures

Last cheque observed Dec 2025; 2 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now New fund $22M, Sept 2026

Pre-seed Seed Series A Venture Capital & Private Equity

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Deploying now

**50%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **337** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$103M** Cheque size, as they say **$50K – $200K** Rounds led **0 of 2**

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## First In Ventures highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

> The homepage text contains only layout code and the title 'HOME | First In Ventures', with no description of the organisation's activities. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $50K – $200K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Greenwich, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2025** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Antithesis](https://millionrounds.com/company/antithesis)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$105M** With 9 others
- **Jan** **[Castelion](https://millionrounds.com/company/castelion)** Series A · US · Crunchbase News **$100M** With 6 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **8 named**

AK **Arthur Karell** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

FR **Forbes Reynolds McPherson** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

LK **Lenore Karafa** Member i Filing they signed

RM **R Mcpherson Forbes** Managing Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

RD **Richard D Levinson** Member and Treasurer i Filing they signed

RT **Richard Thoms** Officer of the Issuer's Administrative Manager i Filing they signed

SR **Scott Roth** Issuer's Manager i Filing they signed

SS **Stephen scott Roth** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

We also hold **6** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

New fund on file

**$22M**

raised in Sept 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$103M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $50K – $200K
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2025

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Seed said *-*
- Series B said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies First In Ventures put money into.

[**Antithesis** $105M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/antithesis)[**Castelion** $100M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/castelion)

## Quick answers about First In Ventures

### What does First In Ventures invest in?

First In Ventures invests most often at Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is First In Ventures?

2 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2025.

### What has First In Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Antithesis (Series A, Dec 2025) and Castelion (Series A, Jan 2025).

### How big are First In Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $103M. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $200K.

### Is First In Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### What kind of investor is First In Ventures?

First In Ventures is a VC firm based in Greenwich, United States.

### Has First In Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Sept 2026, reporting $22M raised.

### Where does this information on First In Ventures come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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