# Gotham Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Gotham Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 8 investments on record, latest Jul 2017. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/gotham-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Gotham Ventures

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jan 2025, closing $41M. Last cheque observed Jul 2017.

Quiet New fund $41M, Jan 2025 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Nutrition Social Entrepreneurship Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record

Since the last cheque **3385** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$13M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $10M** Rounds led **0 of 8** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Gotham Ventures highlights

- 01 8 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 50% of its rounds

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2011-02 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $10M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Nutrition Social Entrepreneurship Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances**

- **2017** 1 round
- **Jul** **[LendKey](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendkey)** Debt · US · FinSMEs **$13M** With 3 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Jul** **[StellaService](https://millionrounds.com/company/stellaservice)** Series C · US **$15M** With 6 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **May** **[Jibe](https://millionrounds.com/company/jibe)** Series C · US **$20M** With 6 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Aug** **[LendKey Technologies, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendkey-technologies-inc)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$13M** With 3 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Smart System Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/smart-system-technologies)** Series A **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **2003** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[NanoOpto](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoopto)** Series B · US **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Pantero](https://millionrounds.com/company/pantero)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **2001** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Quantiva](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantiva)** Venture **$7.0M** With 2 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 **4 named**

DJ **Daniel Jacob Schultz** Managing Director i Form ADV

JK **Jed Katz** Promoter i Filing they signed

RH **Ross Howard Goldstein** Managing Director i Form ADV

TB **Thatcher Bell** Promoter i Filing they signed

We also hold **7** 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.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$76M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Gotham Ventures Management, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 330745

New fund on file

**$41M**

raised in Jan 2025

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$13M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 8 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $10M
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2017

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *2*
- Series B said *2*
- Series C *2*
- Debt *1*
- Venture *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2001 2017

Often in the room with

- [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) 2
- [TTV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ttv-capital) 2
- [Updata Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/updata-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Gotham Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj)[**TTV Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ttv-capital)[**Updata Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/updata-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Gotham Ventures put money into.

[**LendKey** $13M · Jul 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/lendkey)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Gotham Ventures in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

- [This Much I Know](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-much-i-know) 23 Mar 2015 · 24 min Lucas Nelson of Gotham Ventures With [Lucas Nelson](https://millionrounds.com/person/lucas-nelson-2) Mentions [Gotham Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gotham-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Angel Insights](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/angel-insights) 25 Sept 2016 · 22 min How To Make The Successful Transition From Operator To Investor with Thatcher Bell Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Gotham Ventures

### What does Gotham Ventures invest in?

Gotham Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Nutrition, Social Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Gotham Ventures?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2017.

### What has Gotham Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: LendKey (Debt, Jul 2017).

### How big are Gotham Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

### Does Gotham Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Gotham Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Gotham Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2017.

### Who does Gotham Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) (2 rounds together), TTV Capital (2 rounds together) and Updata Partners (2 rounds together).

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