# Red Sea Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Red Sea Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 66 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest May 2026.

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# Red Sea Ventures

Last cheque observed May 2026; 66 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $47M, Apr 2022 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A AI Consumer_products_commerce Fintech

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**33%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 66 on record

Since the last cheque **183** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.3M** Rounds led **0 of 66** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 90%**

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## Red Sea Ventures highlights

- 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 64% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $1.5M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Early Stage Venture Capital Red Sea Ventures is a New York City based fund that invests in startups building next generation experiences for consumers and workers From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Up to $1.5M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** AI Consumer_products_commerce Fintech
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **66 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **May** **[10Beauty](https://millionrounds.com/company/10beauty)** Venture · US **$24M** With 3 others
- **2025** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Beacon Biosignals](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacon-biosignals)** Series B · US **$86M** With 8 others
- **Nov** **[Range](https://millionrounds.com/company/range)** Series C · US **$60M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Jacob Bar](https://millionrounds.com/company/jacob-bar)** Pre-seed · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Optiversal](https://millionrounds.com/company/optiversal)** Series A · US **$5.5M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Reclip](https://millionrounds.com/company/reclip)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Staircase Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/staircase-studios)** Pre-seed · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **2024** 7 rounds
- **Aug** **[Voyceme](https://millionrounds.com/company/voyceme)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Medbill AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/medbill-ai)** Seed · US **$16M** With 1 other
- **May** **[ByHeart](https://millionrounds.com/company/byheart)** Series C · US · OCV **$95M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Pet's Table](https://millionrounds.com/company/pet-s-table)** Venture · MX **$6.7M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Atakama](https://millionrounds.com/company/atakama)** Crowdfunding · US **$4.4M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[10Beauty](https://millionrounds.com/company/10beauty)** Series A · US **$17M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Wthn](https://millionrounds.com/company/wthn)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **2023** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Personal Day](https://millionrounds.com/company/personal-day)** Pre-seed · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Monument Bank](https://millionrounds.com/company/monument-bank)** Series B · GB **$49M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[JOOR](https://millionrounds.com/company/joor)** Venture · US **$25M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Sundays for Dogs](https://millionrounds.com/company/sundays-for-dogs)** Venture · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **2022** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Shares](https://millionrounds.com/company/shares)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Clarasight](https://millionrounds.com/company/clarasight)** Seed · US **$9.6M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Accrue Savings](https://millionrounds.com/company/accrue-savings)** Series A · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **2021** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Sauce](https://millionrounds.com/company/sauce)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Violet](https://millionrounds.com/company/violet)** Series A · US **$10M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Solo Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/solo-technologies)** Seed · US **$5.3M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Flymachine](https://millionrounds.com/company/flymachine)** Venture · US **$21M** With 6 others
- **2020** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Geneva](https://millionrounds.com/company/geneva)** Series A **$12M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Coa](https://millionrounds.com/company/coa)** Seed **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Fabric Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/fabric-technologies)** Series B **$18M** With 4 others
- **2019** 3 rounds
- **May** **[The Wonder](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-wonder)** Venture **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Novo](https://millionrounds.com/company/novo)** Seed · US · Pehub **$4.8M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Universal Standard](https://millionrounds.com/company/universal-standard)** Venture **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[By Humankind](https://millionrounds.com/company/by-humankind)** Seed **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Ample Hills Creamery](https://millionrounds.com/company/ample-hills-creamery)** Debt **$7.6M** With 1 other
- **2017** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Smart Vision Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/smart-vision-labs)** Series A **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[SolidX](https://millionrounds.com/company/solidx)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Janus VR](https://millionrounds.com/company/janus-vr)** Venture **$1.6M** With 2 others
- **2015** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[Zipdrug](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipdrug)** Seed · US **$2.6M** With 8 others
- **Nov** **[Ample Hills Creamery](https://millionrounds.com/company/ample-hills-creamery)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Zipdrug](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipdrug)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Eargo](https://millionrounds.com/company/eargo)** Series A · US **$14M** With 8 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 **2 named**

SB **Sabrina Birnbaum** Member i Form ADV

SB **Scott Birnbaum** Managing Member i Filing they signed

We also hold **3** 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

**$154M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

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

- **Legal name:** RSV Management, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 297656

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[Fly Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/fly-labs)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[Always Prepped](https://millionrounds.com/company/always-prepped)** Bought by [Alma](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-l-m-a) **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[Elite Daily](https://millionrounds.com/company/elite-daily)** Bought by [DMG Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dmg-media) **Undisclosed** Jan 2015

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

New fund on file

**$47M**

raised in Apr 2022

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 **$6.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M**

Led 0 of 66 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** Up to $1.5M
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2026
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *22*
- Series A said *14*
- Venture *13*
- Series B said *4*
- Pre-seed said *3*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) 15
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 11
- [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) 5
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 5
- [Clarion Direct Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clarion-direct-investment) 4
- [Crosslink Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Lerer Hippeau** VC firm **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Maveron** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron)[**SV Angel** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Clarion Direct Investment** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clarion-direct-investment)[**Crosslink Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosslink-capital)[**Hatch Partners, LLC** Investment firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hatch-partners-llc)[**Huron River Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huron-river-ventures)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**ff Venture Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-venture-capital)[**Alpaca VC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpaca-vc)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Red Sea Ventures put money into.

[**10Beauty** $24M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/10beauty)[**Beacon Biosignals** $86M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacon-biosignals)[**Jacob Bar** $1.0M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/jacob-bar)[**Optiversal** $5.5M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/optiversal)[**Reclip** $2.0M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/reclip)[**Voyceme** Aug 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/voyceme)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Red Sea Ventures in their description, not their title.

- [Growth Investor](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/growth-investor) 3 Apr 2022 · 21 min High-Growth Consumer Investor: Jason Fiedler of Left Lane Capital With [Jason Fiedler](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-fiedler-2) Mentions [Left Lane Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/left-lane-capital)[Red Sea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-sea-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Red Sea Ventures

### What does Red Sea Ventures invest in?

Red Sea Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI, Consumer_products_commerce and Fintech.

### How active is Red Sea Ventures?

66 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2026.

### What has Red Sea Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: 10Beauty (Venture, May 2026), Beacon Biosignals (Series B, Nov 2025) and Range (Series C, Nov 2025).

### How big are Red Sea Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.3M.

### Does Red Sea Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 66 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Red Sea Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%) and the United Kingdom (7%).

### Is Red Sea Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Red Sea Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Lerer Hippeau (15 rounds together), BoxGroup (11 rounds together) and Maveron (5 rounds together).

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