VC  Oyster Ventures

https://oyster.vc/





     Office Locations:

New York, NY

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Stages:

  • Early
  • Seed


 

Industries:

  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
  • Media & Digital Media
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Oyster Ventures is a venture firm investing in new-frontier technology companies, via both equity and tokens. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage companies with a focus on blockchain, crypto, E-commerce, market place, artificial intelligence, fintech, media tech, new frontier and saas companies based in the United States. The firm prefers to invests in China, Southeast Asia, India and others around the world. The firm's checks start at $25k to $200k, from Pre-Seed to Series Seed. Oyster typically continues to invest in its portfolio companies from Series A to C and beyond. Oyster can write checks up to $5M+. The firm generally doesn't lead rounds, but when it does, it will invest $500k to $2M.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Kenneth Ballenegger Managing Partner
    Sophie Liao Founder

     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Basis


      Hemster


      Legacy


      Nova


      Numerai


      Reap


      Stronghold


      Vinovest


     

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