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Primary Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 128 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $9.0M, Apr 2025VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADiagnosticsLendingIn Vitro Diagnostics

Deploying now
74%of best year23cheques in 12 months, 128 on record
Since the last cheque17days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$16MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led5 of 128Sole investor2 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 95%
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Primary Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    23 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 56% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $12M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Primary is a specialized and scaled seed fund designed to actually deliver.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
DiagnosticsLendingIn Vitro Diagnostics
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first128 appearances

  1. 2026

    16 rounds

  2. Oct
    Forgepoint Inc.Seed · US · Silicon Angle$9.8MLed
  3. Sept
    ZeroSeed · FI · ArcticStartup$10MLed
  4. Sept
    InspirenSeries C · US · Ventureburn$70MWith 8 others
  5. Sept
    TeramSeed · US$37MWith 2 others
  6. Aug
    EtchedUS · TechCrunch$700MWith 13 others
  7. May
    LightTableSeries A · US$22MWith 3 others
  8. May
    Dandelion Health AISeries A · US · Colle Capital Partners$14MWith 3 others
  9. Apr
    HaiquVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  10. Apr
    RetirableVenture · US$3.8MWith 2 others
  11. Apr
    WindmillVenture · US$12MWith 3 others
  12. Mar
    FuseSeries A · US · TechCrunch$25MWith 4 others
  13. Feb
    Multitude InsightsSeries A · US · Ventureburn$10MLed
  14. Feb
    PelgoSeed · US$5.5MWith 3 others
  15. Feb
    The Biological ComputingSeed · US$25MWith 4 others
  16. Jan
    Etched AISeries C · US · TechStartups$500MWith 5 others
  17. Jan
    HaiquSeed · US · Angel One$11MWith 7 others
  18. 2025

    28 rounds

  19. Dec
    BobyardSeries A · US · Ventureburn$35MWith 6 others
  20. Dec
    PlyVenture · US$8.5MWith 2 others
  21. Dec
    KineticVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 4 others
  22. Dec
    Valerie HealthSeries A · US$30MWith 4 others
  23. Nov
    1mindSeries A · US · TechCrunch$30MWith 6 others
  24. Nov
    TeleskopeSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$25MWith 4 others
  25. Nov
    MaybernSeries B · US$50MWith 2 others
  26. Sept
    TabsSeries B · US$55MWith 5 others
  27. Sept
    Circuit & ChiselSeed · US$19MWith 4 others
  28. Sept
    InspirenSeries B · US$100MWith 1 other
  29. Aug
    CasapSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$25MWith 4 others
  30. Aug
    LightTableSeed · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  31. Aug
    LyricSeries B · US$44MWith 2 others
  32. Aug
    Ark BiotechGrant · US$200KWith 1 other
  33. Jul
    Small Door VeterinarySeries C · US · AlleyWatch$55MWith 5 others
  34. Jul
    Small DoorSeries C · US · AlleyWatch$35MWith 7 others
  35. Jul
    CaspianSeed · US$5.4MWith 1 other
  36. Jul
    RetirableSeries A · US$10MWith 1 other
  37. Jun
    Bedrock Ocean ExplorationSeries A · US$25MWith 4 others
  38. Apr
    InspirenSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$35MWith 4 others
  39. Apr
    CargadoSeries A · US · Conversion Capital$12MWith 1 other
  40. Mar
    OdekoGrowth · US · AlleyWatch$126MWith 5 others
  41. Mar
    PluralSeed · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  42. Mar
    Flock HomesSeries B · US$22MWith 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 registration17 named

AKAnne K. DaveyPromoteriFiling they signed
AKAnne K. LysakPromoteriFiling they signed
BLBela L. MusitsManaging Director of the Manager of the General PartneriFiling they signed
BCBen C. SunManaging MemberiFiling they signed
BCBenjamin CapellExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
BKBenjamin Kevin SunManager of Primary Venture Management, LLC, the Manager of the General PartneriFiling they signed
BCBradley Crowell SvrlugaManager of Primary Venture Management, LLC, the Manager of the General PartneriFiling they signed
CLCassie Lancelloti-YoungManaging MemberiFiling they signed
CYCassie YoungExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
CPClint PetersonExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
ENEric NobleExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
ISIlana SternExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JSJason SchumanExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JSJason ShumanManaging MemberiFiling they signed
MZMichal Zbigniew WitkowskiChief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
RKRobert K. PeruzziManaging Director of the Management CompanyiFiling they signed
RWRussell W. HowardManaging Director of the Manager of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 57 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

$3.1Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Primary Venture Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 161884

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

SavoredBought by GrouponUndisclosedSept 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Primary Venture Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Primary Venture Partners

What does Primary Venture Partners invest in?

Primary Venture Partners invests most often at Seed and Series A (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Diagnostics, Lending and In Vitro Diagnostics.

How active is Primary Venture Partners?

128 investments on record, 23 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Primary Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Forgepoint Inc. (Seed, Oct 2026), Zero (Seed, Sept 2026) and Inspiren (Series C, Sept 2026).

How big are Primary Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Primary Venture Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 128 investments on record (4%).

Where does Primary Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

Is Primary Venture Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 23 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Primary Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (15 rounds together), BoxGroup (11 rounds together) and Y Combinator (10 rounds together).

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