Active Oct 14New York

Primary Venture Partners

Primary Venture Partners is a New York-based generalist that leads Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, writing checks from $1 million to $10 million, backed by a $625 million fund.

Entry stagePre-seed, Seed
Check size$1M to $10M
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fund$625 million Fund V (2026)
Investing team14 people1 activity update, latest Oct 14

Who you would pitch at Primary Venture Partners

14 people on the investing team, 8 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

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Writes $1M to $10M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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1 activity update since September, latest Oct 14.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%
How to reach them[email protected]

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In their words

Primary Venture PartnersWe back founders building things the world hasn't seen yet, at the moment before the world believes.www.primary.vc
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What stage does Primary Venture Partners invest in?

Primary Venture Partners reports entry at pre-seed, seed.

How much does Primary Venture Partners invest?

Primary Venture Partners reports checks of $1M to $10M.

Does Primary Venture Partners lead rounds?

Yes. Primary Venture Partners says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Primary Venture Partners?

Brad Svrluga (Managing Partner & Co-CIO), Ben Sun (Partner & Co-CIO), Brian Schechter (Partner, Infrastructure), Cassie Young (Partner, GTM Tech), Emily Man (Partner, Fintech & Enterprise AI), Jason Shuman (Partner, Physical AI).

Is Primary Venture Partners active right now?

Primary Venture Partners has shown 1 activity update since September 2026, the latest on 2026-10-14.

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