Investor profile for Human Ventures: typical check size, headquarters (39 W 19th St, New York, NY 10011), stages they lead or invest in, and links to website and social profiles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker directory.
New York hybrid studio and venture fund that co-builds and invests in early-stage consumer and marketplace companies, founded in 2015 by Joe Marchese and partners.
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
Human Ventures invests at pre-seed and seed, with select Series A participation. The studio model often engages before a traditional institutional round.
Human Ventures does not publish a standard check publicly. Our directory stage estimate for pre-seed and seed leads is $250K–$3M.
Human Ventures is headquartered in New York City (Flatiron). The firm primarily backs U.S. founders, with a NYC-centric operator network.
Human Ventures focuses on consumer, marketplaces, and healthtech. The studio co-builds companies alongside external investments rather than only writing passive checks.
Human Ventures often leads or co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds, especially for studio-born or tightly aligned concepts where the team can add operational support.
We do not yet have startups in our directory with Human Ventures listed as an investor. See human.vc for the firm's public portfolio and studio companies.
Engage through human.vc and the team's network. The studio model favors founders open to hands-on company-building support, not just capital.
Human Ventures appears in our NYC early-stage investor guide — see /nyc-early-stage-seed-firms-2025 under the studio and pre-seed section.
