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Elizabeth Street Ventures
We fund digital consumer & consumer fintech businesses transforming industry verticals and improving daily life | We are an early stage investment firm...
Elizabeth Street Ventures
We fund digital consumer & consumer fintech businesses transforming industry verticals and improving daily life | We are an early stage investment firm focused on the digital consumer. We believe great products and services are disruptive in the most elemental sense: they surprise and delight us – and being integral to consumers’ lives, they make people happy.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2018
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
New York
Corporate office
New York, NY, United States
Principals
Will McClelland
Co-Founder & General Partner
Ben Sontheimer
Co-Founder & General Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Elizabeth Street Ventures?
Co-Founders & General Partners Will McClelland and Ben Sontheimer lead all investment decisions. They are supported by Venture Partners Rachael Ulman, Lance Rosen, and Eric Brinker, who contribute domain expertise across consumer, retail, and technology. No CIO or external investment committee is disclosed.
What investment stages does Elizabeth Street Ventures typically target?
The firm describes itself as early-stage and lists focus areas as Seed, Start-up, and Early Stage. Companies such as Bilt Rewards and Current have raised substantial later rounds, but Elizabeth Street Ventures' entry point is at formation or early product-market fit.
Which sectors does Elizabeth Street Ventures explicitly avoid?
The firm publishes no explicit avoidance list. Based on portfolio composition, sectors such as biotech, deep tech infrastructure, and enterprise SaaS not tied to commerce are absent. The concentration is almost exclusively on consumer-facing digital brands and the fintech or commerce enablement rails that support them.
What is Elizabeth Street Ventures' known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
The firm's website includes a 'Select Partner Investments' heading, signaling participation in deals alongside other venture firms. No formal co-investment program is described. The firm has invested alongside strategic acquirers in some outcomes, such as Banyan's acquisition by Bilt.
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