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Top Shelf Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 2 cheques on record.

Private equityDeploying nowNew fund $275K, Aug 2026

Pre-seedSeries AVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque38days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led1 of 2Sole investor1 rounds
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Top Shelf Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Pre-seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.0M

What they do

Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    OuterSignalSeries A · US · TechStartups$22MWith 24 others
  3. Mar
    EileenPre-seed · US · TechStartups$1.0MLed

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

JSJason ShermanExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
NFNoah FriedmanExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 5 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.

Recently backed

The latest companies Top Shelf Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Top Shelf Ventures

What does Top Shelf Ventures invest in?

Top Shelf Ventures invests most often at Pre-seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Top Shelf Ventures?

2 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Top Shelf Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: OuterSignal (Series A, Sept 2026) and Eileen (Pre-seed, Mar 2026).

How big are Top Shelf Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Is Top Shelf Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Top Shelf Ventures?

Top Shelf Ventures is a private equity firm based in New York, United States.

Has Top Shelf Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Aug 2026, reporting $275K raised.

Does Top Shelf Ventures take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

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