About Banyan
Banyan is a venture capital firm founded in 2023. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Apr 2026, Banyan is an active investor, having invested in 4 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Parasail A lot of funds co-invest with Banyan, with names like FMO sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Banyan has team of 5 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Banyan's List of All Investments
Banyan has a portfolio of 4 companies. Their most notable investments include Validus Group and Lexroom.Their portfolio spans across United States, Italy and Singapore. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of all investments by Banyan:
Provider of digital lending platforms for small and medium enterprises. The firm facilitates access to credit for businesses through invoice financing and vendor financing programs. These financial services aim to address capital needs by connecting borrowers with institutional funding sources. The platform utilizes credit risk algorithms to assess loan eligibility for corporate entities.
Key facts about Validus Group
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: SGD 10M - 50M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $138M
- Employee Count: 172 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Vertex Growth and 74 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 11, 2025, $*****
2. Lexroom
AI powered legal research assistant. It leverages AI algorithms to help lawyers complete legal research. The platform uses semantic search engines and generative algorithms to search and access legal informations. The platform integrates with lawyers workflow to conduct, and manage the research.
Key facts about Lexroom
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Milan (Italy)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $73M
- Employee Count: 205 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Verve Ventures, Left Lane Capital and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 19, 2026, $*****
3. Parasail
Provider of a distributed inference network for artificial intelligence workloads. The network supports image, video, voice, search, agent, and text-based applications. It offers serverless, dedicated serverless, dedicated, and batch deployment options. The platform facilitates the deployment, scaling, and tuning of workflows.
Key facts about Parasail
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: San Mateo (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $42M
- Employee Count: 33 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Threshold, Touring Capital and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 15, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Argentum
Operator of infrastructure providing enterprise compute capacity for artificial intelligence. This entity manages a network of data centers to deliver power-backed hardware resources for large-scale computational workloads. It provides a centralized control plane for the orchestration and allocation of processing units across multiple sites. The service supports technical requirements for machine learning, high-performance computing, and data processing tasks. It maintains standardized operational protocols for deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management of hardware assets. The infrastructure is designed to support sustained, production-grade workloads through long-term agreements.
Key facts about Argentum
- Founded Year: 2025
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 23 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Kraken and Banyan
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 01, 2025, $*****
Banyan's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Banyan has invested in 4 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Parasail.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Banyan's Investments by Stage
Banyan has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.17M, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $32M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $15.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Banyan's Investments by Sector
Banyan has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure, FinTech and Financial Services. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies, 3 Saas companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Consumer | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Financial Services | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Banyan's Investments by Geography
Banyan has made most investments in United States (2), followed by Italy where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 2 |
Italy | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Banyan's recent investments
Banyan has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Parasail.Here are the most recent investments by Banyan:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 15, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2809 | [+3] | |
Oct 01, 2025 | United States | Seed | 3460 | ||
Mar 11, 2025 | Italy | Seed | 6326 | [+4] | |
Feb 26, 2018 | Singapore | Series B | 6774 | [+22] |
Team profile of Banyan
Banyan has a team of 5 members including 3 Partners and 1 Venture Partner located in United States. Banyan's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Banyan:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Soquel | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Seattle | - | - |
Co-investors of Banyan
Over the past 8 years, 86 investors have co-invested in Banyan's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Banyan: Vertex Ventures, A1 Capital and 31 others have invested in rounds before Banyan. There is 1 company where Vertex Ventures has invested before Banyan and 1 company where A1 Capital has invested before Banyan.
- Top Co-investors of Banyan: 25 investors entered a company along with Banyan. These include investors like FMO (1 company).
- Invested after Banyan: A total of 28 investors have invested in Banyan's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include HSBC (1 company), East Advisory (1 company) and Adiara Pte Ltd (1 company).
Recent News related to Banyan
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Parasail raises $32 mln Series A fundingStock Screener•Apr 15, 2026•Parasail, Touring Capital, Kindred Ventures, Banyan and 3 others
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Kraken backs Argentum AI’s bid to build decentralized compute marketCryptonews•Oct 02, 2025•Banyan, Morgenstern DeVo, Kraken, The Knot and 1 other
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Lexroom.ai raises €2 million to transform legal research with vertical generative AIEU-Startups•Mar 11, 2025•Lexroom, Entourage, Verve Ventures, Vento and 5 others
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Milan-based Lexroom.ai Secures €2 Million in Seed FundingStartup Rise EU•Mar 11, 2025•Lexroom, Entourage, Verve Ventures, Vento and 7 others
