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Surface Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 34 cheques on record.

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VC firmDeploying now

Pre-seedSeedSeries AProductivity ToolsSoftwareRecurring

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30%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 34 on record
Since the last cheque128days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MCheque size, as they say$250K – $4.0MRounds led1 of 34Sole investor9 roundsMostly inUnited States, 97%
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Surface Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $2.6M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $4.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Productivity ToolsSoftwareRecurring
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first34 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Jul
    OctoziSeed · US$3.0MSole investor
  3. Feb
    BotGaugeSeed · US$2.0MSole investor
  4. Jan
    PoetiqSeed · Ventureburn$46MLed
  5. 2025

    9 rounds

  6. Oct
    Heading HealthVenture · US$1.5MWith 3 others
  7. Sept
    EmbodyXPre-seed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  8. Aug
    Solvin AIPre-seed · US$2.5MSole investor
  9. Jul
    ElvityPre-seed · US$1.6MSole investor
  10. Jul
    AssembleSeed · US$6.1MSole investor
  11. May
    VivviVenture · US$23MWith 2 others
  12. Apr
    Blue Onion LabsSeries A · US$10MWith 2 others
  13. Mar
    CloudRiftSeed · US$2.8MSole investor
  14. Jan
    BuildBetterSeed · US$5.0MSole investor
  15. 2024

    7 rounds

  16. Oct
    DocJurisSeries A · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  17. Sept
    Nirvana HealthSeries A · US$24MWith 5 others
  18. Aug
    AgnoSeed · US$5.4MWith 2 others
  19. Apr
    vClusterSeries A · US$24MWith 5 others
  20. Apr
    Loft LabsSeries A · US$24MWith 4 others
  21. Apr
    Bayou EnergyPre-seed · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  22. Jan
    Whiteswan Identity SecurityVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  23. 2023

    6 rounds

  24. Dec
    Heading HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  25. Aug
    ConverSightSeries A · US$9.0MWith 3 others
  26. Apr
    OuterbaseVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. Apr
    BlocksfabrikPre-seed · US$500KWith 2 others
  28. Feb
    UplinqPre-seed · CA$2.4MWith 2 others
  29. Feb
    PerformicaSeed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  30. 2022

    5 rounds

  31. Sept
    Eva.guruSeed · US$2.0MSole investor
  32. Jun
    SILQDebt · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  33. Apr
    ImpiricusSeed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  34. Apr
    AdaptySeed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  35. Mar
    Wing AssistantSeed · US$2.1MWith 2 others
  36. 2021

    3 rounds

  37. Oct
    BrightHireSeries B · US$21MWith 4 others
  38. Mar
    GondolaSeed$2.4MWith 2 others
  39. Jan
    Reality AIVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  40. 2020

    1 round

  41. Oct
    Theseus AISeed$850KWith 1 other

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 registration2 named

DBDimitri BoguslavskyManaging MemberiForm ADV
GKGyan KapurManaging MemberiForm ADV

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

$175Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Surface Venture Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 311788

Who they invest alongside

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

Y CombinatorAccelerator4rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherBerkeley SkyDeckAccelerator3rounds togetherK FundVC firm3rounds togetherB CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherEverywhere VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherFusion FundVC firm2rounds togetherGaingelsPrivate equity2rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm2rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm2rounds togetherZero Prime VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Surface Ventures put money into.

Octozi$3.0M · Jul 2026Poetiq$46M · Jan 2026Heading Health$1.5M · Oct 2025EmbodyX$2.0M · Sept 2025Solvin AI$2.5M · Aug 2025Elvity$1.6M · Jul 2025

Quick answers about Surface Ventures

What does Surface Ventures invest in?

Surface Ventures invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Productivity Tools, Software and Recurring.

How active is Surface Ventures?

34 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Surface Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Octozi (Seed, Jul 2026), BotGauge (Seed, Feb 2026) and Poetiq (Seed, Jan 2026).

How big are Surface Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $4.0M.

Does Surface Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 34 investments on record (3%).

Where does Surface Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is Surface Ventures investing now?

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

Who does Surface Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (4 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (3 rounds together) and Berkeley SkyDeck (3 rounds together).

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