About Prehype
Prehype, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2010, is based in New York City, United States. With a presence in 5 countries, it has supported around 47 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, Consumer. As of Aug 2026, Prehype has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 19 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include BarkBox, Headway and Munich Re. The program is backed by a team of 10 people who primarily support Seed startups based in Denmark. Its latest investment was a $4.6M Seed round in Proper on Feb 21, 2021, which also saw participation from Byfounders and PreSeed Ventures.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2010
Location
New York City, United States
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed
Locations of Investment
Unicorn in Portfolio
Prehype's List of Top Investments
Prehype has a portfolio of 47 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments include BarkBox and Headway.Their portfolio spans across United States, Denmark, Germany and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 21 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Prehype:1. BarkBox
BarkBox is an online subscription platform offering dog supplies. The products include food, treats, toys, and gifts for dogs. The products are curated and sold in periodic subscription plans.
Key facts about BarkBox
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $83M
- Employee Count: 2 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: August Capital, RRE Ventures and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 17, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Headway
Provider of a mental health therapist consultation platform. The platform allows users to find mental health therapists for in-person or virtual consultations. Users can use the Headway solution to use the insurance plans to pay for the therapists.
Key facts about Headway
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $321M
- Employee Count: 4,603 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Accel, VenCap International and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 23, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Munich Re
Platform offering insurance risk management solutions. The platform offers reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions. The platform provides insights into cyber risks and trends, offering insurance solutions to protect against potential cyber threats. It caters to sectors including agriculture, aviation, contingency, and marine insurance.
Key facts about Munich Re
- Founded Year: 1880
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €0 - €1M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 15,187 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: OnRamp Insurance Conference, Europa and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 02, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Chartbeat
Provider of real-time analytics and optimization tools for media companies. The company offers dashboards to track engagement, traffic sources, and content performance. It provides historical data analysis, reporting, and competitive benchmarking. The company also offers tools for headline and image testing, and audience conversion optimization.
Key facts about Chartbeat
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $38.1M
- Employee Count: 136 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Harmony Partners, Harmony Venture Partners and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 25, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Percolate
Percolate provides a content marketing platform. It helps marketers to create content and share it on social networks. Product features include the ability to create a calendar with potential topics for sharing, browse content related to the company and share on social networks, as well as collaborate on content as a team and see analytics. Platform helps marketing professionals with tools like a library for sourcing and licensing photos, an image editor, a form writing editor, collaboration tools, a system of approvals, a way to get legal permission to republish user generated photos, and analytics to measure the performance of a piece of content.
Key facts about Percolate
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $107M
- Employee Count: 50 - 199 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: Sequoia Capital, RocketSpace and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Mar 14, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Prehype's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Proper and most recent follow-on round was in And Co.Prehype's Investments by Stage
Prehype has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.6M.Prehype's Investments by Sector
Prehype has a portfolio focused on Real Estate and Construction Tech. Notably, it has invested in 35 Tech companies, 21 Consumer (B2C) companies, 20 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 17 companies focusing on Software.Prehype's Investments by Geography
Prehype has made most investments in Denmark (1).Prehype's recent investments
Prehype has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Prehype:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 21, 2021 | Denmark | Seed | 8951 | [+3] | |
- | United States | Seed | 9711 | [+6] |
Unicorns in Prehype's Portfolio
Prehype has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Headway. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Headway which became a unicorn in 2023, 2 years before Prehype first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Prehype's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | Provider of a mental health therapist consultation platform | 2012 | New York City | Series D | cgabxog |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Prehype's Portfolio
1 of Prehype's portfolio company became public - Munich Re.Here are Prehype's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 5907 |
Acquired companies in Prehype's Portfolio
18 companies from Prehype's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Issuu in Jul 2024 by Bending Spoons for $*****.Here are Prehype's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 19, 2024 | - | - | 6476 | |
Aug 15, 2023 | - | - | 3416 | |
Feb 21, 2023 | - | - | 4548 | |
Jan 11, 2023 | - | - | 2950 | |
Nov 17, 2022 | - | - | 5153 |
Team profile of Prehype
Prehype has a team of 10 members including 7 Partners and 3 Venture Partners located in United States, United Kingdom and 1 more location. Prehype's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Prehype:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Copenhagen | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | - | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Prehype
Over the past 5 years, 9 investors have co-invested in Prehype's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Prehype: Bjarke Ingels has invested before Prehype.
- Top Co-investors of Prehype: 4 investors entered a company along with Prehype. These include investors like Byfounders (1 company).
- Invested after Prehype: A total of 4 investors have invested in Prehype's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include 14Peaks (1 company) and ALFA Ventures (1 company).
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