Cofounders Venture Management

David S. Rose, the founder and managing partner, is the primary decision-maker on all investments. The firm is structured around his personal track record and network, so deal evaluation and portfolio management flow directly through his office.

Rose sources deals through a multi-decade network of repeat founders, other angel investors, and startup accelerators. His long-standing presence in the New York venture ecosystem means the firm often sees companies before they formally begin fundraising.

The firm makes direct investments in startups, typically at the pre-seed and seed stages. There is no public record of the firm committing capital as a limited partner into other venture funds.

The firm concentrates on pre-seed and seed-stage companies, often writing one of the first institutional checks into a new venture. It does not publicly lead later-stage Series A or growth rounds.

Hardware-intensive deep tech, capital-intensive biotech, and undeveloped-market consumer products fall outside the firm's observed investment pattern. The portfolio appears to concentrate on capital-efficient software and marketplace models.