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Oceans

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 53 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $19M, Aug 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AIoTSaaSProductivity Tools

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100%of best year11cheques in 12 months, 53 on record
Since the last cheque19days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.1MRounds led0 of 53Sole investor6 roundsMostly inUnited States, 72%
Pitch Oceans

Oceans highlights

  1. 01

    11 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $2.7M

What they do

An operator-led venture firm built in New York. We lead and co-lead pre-seed and seed and co-invest at Series A.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
IoTSaaSProductivity Tools
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first53 appearances

  1. 2026

    10 rounds

  2. Oct
    OptimizeGEOUS · The SaaS NewsUndisclosedWith 19 others
  3. Sept
    HelogenSeed · US$7.1MWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    CapacitySeries E · US$54MWith 4 others
  5. Jul
    NebexSeed · US · TechStartups$30MWith 12 others
  6. Jun
    JedifySeries A · US · TechCrunch$24MWith 4 others
  7. May
    Star Catcher IndustriesSeries A · US · Ventureburn$65MWith 7 others
  8. May
    Observable SpaceSeries A · US$90MWith 2 others
  9. Apr
    WindmillVenture · US$12MWith 3 others
  10. Feb
    SparxellSeed · GB$5.0MWith 1 other
  11. Jan
    RiskFront AIPre-seed · US · TechStartups$3.3MWith 2 others
  12. 2025

    6 rounds

  13. Nov
    Arya HealthSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$18MWith 5 others
  14. Oct
    Moonshot AISeed · CN · TechNode$10MWith 4 others
  15. Sept
    FilamentSeed · US$11MWith 2 others
  16. Aug
    Arya HealthVenture · US$18MWith 1 other
  17. Jul
    Streamline AISeries A · US$8.6MWith 4 others
  18. Feb
    BiOceanOrSeries A · FR$2.1MWith 4 others
  19. 2024

    10 rounds

  20. Nov
    WorkgroundsPre-seed · US$8.1MWith 1 other
  21. Nov
    WorkgroundsPre-seed · US$2.6MWith 1 other
  22. Jul
    AgentAISeed · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  23. May
    Whale SeekerGrant · CA$620KWith 1 other
  24. May
    GibsonAISeed · US$3.5MWith 1 other
  25. Apr
    AlphaFundSeed · US$3.2MSole investor
  26. Mar
    900.careSeries A · FR$23MWith 4 others
  27. Feb
    dataroomHQSeed · US$3.5MWith 1 other
  28. Feb
    HarkSeed · US$3.5MWith 4 others
  29. Jan
    ThirdwaveVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  30. 2023

    8 rounds

  31. Dec
    Observable SpaceSeed · US$9.5MWith 2 others
  32. Nov
    mealcoVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  33. Oct
    TernarySeries A · US$12MWith 5 others
  34. Sept
    AkastorDebt · NO$31MSole investor
  35. Sept
    VirtualnessVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  36. Sept
    OceanWingsSeries B · FR$20MWith 3 others
  37. Sept
    traceless materialsSeries A · DE · Firms' own news pages$39MWith 8 others
  38. Jan
    PlayVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  39. 2022

    14 rounds

  40. Nov
    ZittiSeed · US$3.5MWith 3 others
  41. Nov
    Exer LabsSeed · US$6.5MWith 3 others
  42. Nov
    ArtifactVenture · USUndisclosedWith 8 others
  43. Oct
    CoqliSeed · FR$648KWith 1 other
  44. Oct
    BlueNavSeed · FR$1.3MSole investor
  45. Sept
    TractSeed · GB$7.0MWith 4 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 registration4 named

BLBrian LewManaging MemberiFiling they signed
GAGlenn Andrew HandlerManaging MemberiFiling they signed
JRJoshua RahnManaging MemberiFiling they signed
SRSteven RosenblattManaging MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 8 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

$84Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Oceans Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 323086

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

20 of 37 we have independently watched raise

AgentaiAtumCapacityDataroomhqDavidenergyEtchedFilamentFoundationalHelogenIconicJedifyLuzidMatikMyplaceObservableOptimizegeoStar-catcherTernaryVisit WebsiteWorkgroundsAryahealthCommandryExerGofarmhandGowindmillHellotraceMemorilabsMikoverseMoonshot-aiProductplanProvocativeRodeorodeorodeoSendharkStreamlineTealhqTemboTulip

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Operator PartnersVC firm4rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm3rounds together2048 VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherBpifranceGovernment2rounds togetherGTMfundVC firm2rounds togetherGo CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherGoogle VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherHannah GreyVC firm2rounds togetherM13VC firm2rounds togetherRidge VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherShorooq PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherSwen Capital PartnersAsset manager2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Oceans put money into.

Capacity$54M · Sept 2026Nebex$30M · Jul 2026Jedify$24M · Jun 2026Observable Space$90M · May 2026Windmill$12M · Apr 2026Sparxell$5.0M · Feb 2026

Quick answers about Oceans

What does Oceans invest in?

Oceans invests most often at Seed and Series A (68% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as IoT, SaaS and Productivity Tools.

How active is Oceans?

53 investments on record, 11 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Oceans invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: OptimizeGEO (Oct 2026), Helogen (Seed, Sept 2026) and Capacity (Series E, Sept 2026).

How big are Oceans's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.1M.

Does Oceans lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 53 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Oceans invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (72%), France (13%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Oceans investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 11 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Oceans invest alongside?

Most often Operator Partners (4 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (3 rounds together) and 2048 Ventures (2 rounds together).

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