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About J Ventures
J Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Aug 2025, J Ventures has invested in 67 companies. 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 FinTech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Develop Health Overall, J Ventures portfolio has seen 2 unicorns, 1 IPO and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Ro, Clear and BrightHire. A lot of funds co-invest with J Ventures, with names like Alumni Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. J Ventures has team of 6 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
J Ventures' List of Top Investments
J Ventures has a portfolio of 67 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Qanlex and Futora.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel, Germany and 8 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by J Ventures:
1. Ramp
Provider of a platform for spend management, corporate cards, and payables. The platform offers features such as expense management, accounts payable processing, and travel management. It also provides procurement and accounting automation capabilities. The platform aims to streamline financial operations and improve efficiency for finance teams.
Key facts about Ramp
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $3.22B
- Employee Count: 5,977 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: equitywestsecurities.com, T. Rowe Price and 73 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jun 04, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Ro
DIgital health platform offering various services for men. It provides medications for erectile dysfunction, hair loss, premature ejaculation, cold sores, enlarged prostate, and genital herpes. It also, offers weight loss programs, fertility test kits, and consultation services.
Key facts about Ro
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $1.03B
- Employee Count: 1,477 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Clear
Provider of expedited identity verification services for airport security and more. It offers a faster security process through identity verification. The company provides services for stadium entry and online identity verification. It also offers a mobile application for identity management.
Key facts about Clear
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $135M
- Employee Count: 3,019 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Annox Capital and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 08, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. BrightHire
Cloud-based applicant tracking system suite solutions. It is an interview intelligence platform providing analytics and insights on interviews for the recruitment process. It offers features such as candidate sourcing, organizing assessments, interview scheduling, selecting and onboarding applicants, etc. It also provides interview training for hiring managers. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about BrightHire
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $36M
- Employee Count: 71 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Rabil Ventures, J Ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 07, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Pawp
Provider of the digital clinic for pets. The company offers a membership program for pet parents with provides 24/7 access to licensed vets, unlimited video chats, personalized vet recommendations, emergency protection fund, vet-backed articles & resources, and more.
Key facts about Pawp
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16.3M
- Employee Count: 60 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: DCM Ventures, Meyer Keith Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
J Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
J Ventures has invested in 67 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 5 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Develop Health and most recent follow-on round was in Concentro.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2024 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2022 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
2021 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
J Ventures' Investments by Stage
J Ventures has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.51M, 13 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14.5M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $30.5M and 1 investment in Series E stage with an average round size of $35M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 13 |
Series A | 13 |
Series B | 2 |
Series E | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
J Ventures' Investments by Sector
J Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer, HealthTech and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 61 Tech companies, 44 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 38 Software companies and at least 22 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 15 |
FinTech | 5 |
Consumer | 4 |
HealthTech | 4 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 3 |
Others | 26 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
J Ventures' Investments by Geography
J Ventures has made most investments in United States (21), followed by Israel where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 21 |
Israel | 3 |
Argentina | 1 |
Brazil | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
J Ventures' recent investments
J Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by J Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 20, 2025 | United States | Series A | 5715 | [+2] | |
May 21, 2025 | United States | Seed | 6401 | [+4] | |
Mar 19, 2025 | Canada | Series A | 5703 | [+2] | |
Feb 18, 2025 | United States | Seed | 4841 | [+3] | |
Jan 27, 2025 | United States | Seed | 6285 | [+2] |
Unicorns in J Ventures' Portfolio
J Ventures has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Visby Medical and Ro. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Visby Medical. It became a unicorn in 2022.Here is a list of unicorns in J Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | Provider of at-home tests for sexually transmitted infections with telehealth | 2010 | San Jose | Series F | qkxskcg | ||
76 | DIgital health platform offering various services for men | 2017 | New York City | Series D | fyxosii |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in J Ventures' Portfolio
1 of J Ventures' portfolio company became public - Clear. It got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Jun 2021 at marketcap of $4.49BHere are J Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 30, 2021 | - | - | 2076 |
Acquired companies in J Ventures' Portfolio
8 companies from J Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was BrightHire in Nov 2025 by Zoom for $*****.Here are J Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 13, 2025 | Sep 2020 | Seed | 2427 | |
Mar 17, 2025 | - | - | 1247 | |
Feb 11, 2025 | - | - | 5609 | |
Jan 27, 2025 | - | - | 9603 | |
Feb 17, 2023 | - | - | 4720 |
Team profile of J Ventures
J Ventures has a team of 6 members located in Germany. J Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of J Ventures
Over the past 6 years, 241 investors have co-invested in J Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before J Ventures: FJ Labs, AV8 Ventures and 61 others have invested in rounds before J Ventures. There are 2 companies where FJ Labs has invested before J Ventures and 1 company where AV8 Ventures has invested before J Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of J Ventures: 118 investors entered a company along with J Ventures. These include investors like Alumni Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after J Ventures: A total of 60 investors have invested in J Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Europa (2 companies), J-Ventures (2 companies) and Index Ventures (1 company).
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