Connect Ventures is an investment partnership between leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA). With access to CAA’s unmatched resources, relationships, and expertise spanning the global media, entertainment, and sports landscape, combined with the deep investing and company building expertise of NEA’s world-class technology practice, Connect Ventures identifies and accelerates the growth of early-stage consumer-focused businesses.
Location: United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2020
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 31
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 03.06.2026 | Upstream (... | upstream.do | $3M | France |
| 07.10.2025 | Ewake.ai | ewake.ai | $2.34M | France |
| 24.08.2025 | Moises.ai | moises.ai | $1.6M | United Sta... |
| 13.04.2024 | Slash | joinslash.com | $79M | United Sta... |
| 13.04.2024 | Myna Snack... | mynasnacks.com | - | Colombia, ... |
| 09.02.2024 | Deep Voodo... | deepvoodoo.com | - | United Sta... |
| 11.03.2023 | TMRW Sport... | tmrwsportsgroup.com | - | United Sta... |
| 11.03.2023 | nft now | nftnow.com | - | United Sta... |
| 11.03.2023 | Tally Labs | tallylabs.xyz | - | United Sta... |
| 11.03.2023 | Julie Prod... | juliecare.co | - | United Sta... |
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Persons 11
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Abby | Esrock | - | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Luke | Pappas | - | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | - |
| - | Jim | Burtson | - | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Adam | Friedman | - | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Michael | Blank | - | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Derek | Douglas | - | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Jordan | Cohen | - | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Rick | Yang | - | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | United Sta... |
| - | Phil | Quist | - | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Tony | Florence | - | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
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Mentions in press and media 13
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.08.2026 | VCs are chasing startups trying to make the internet social again | Investors are hunting for social media startups that can spark new connections and nurture existing ones. "Social media companies started based on connection," Shawn Carolan, a partner at Menlo Ventures, said of the previous wave ... |
| 03.06.2026 | Upstream raises $3M to launch collaborative AI inbox backed by YC and Xavier Niel | Paris-based startup Upstream today announced the general availability launch of its AI-native inbox platform, alongside a $3 million pre-seed funding round backed by Y Combinator, Connect Ventures, Roosh Ventures, and more than 30 founders ... |
| 12.10.2025 | Ewake Secures €2 Million to Revolutionize Software Reliability with AI | Ewake, a Paris-based artificial intelligence firm, secured €2 million in pre-seed funding led by Connect Ventures. This strategic investment fuels Ewake's mission to revolutionize software reliability. The company offers an innovative AI &q... |
| 07.10.2025 | AI Firm Ewake Raises €2 Million in Pre-Seed Funding | French artificial intelligence firm Ewake has raised €2 million in pre-seed funding, according to a note from the firm. The funding round was led by Connect Ventures. Others participating in the funding include 2100 Ventures, Notion Capital... |
| 07.10.2025 | Ewake Raises €2M in Pre-Seed Funding | Ewake, a Paris, France-based AI teammate for software reliability provider, raised €2M in Pre-Seed funding. The round was led by Connect Ventures, with participation from 2100 Ventures, Notion Capital, Insiders, 50partners, alongside angel ... |
| 23.01.2025 | Music AI Hits the High Note with $40M Series A Funding | In the world of music, innovation is the rhythm that drives progress. Music AI, a Salt Lake City-based company, has just struck a major chord by securing $40 million in Series A funding. This investment, led by Connect Ventures and monashee... |
| 22.01.2025 | Music AI raises $40M in Series A round | Music AI, who also own music tech startup Moises, has raised $40M in a funding round led by Connect Ventures, an investment partnership between Creative Artists Agency (CAA), NEA, and prominent Brazilian investor, monashees. After leading t... |
| 24.07.2023 | dot.LA Weekly Update | 🔦Spotlight In the US of A, the vibrant start-up world paints a dazzling picture of innovation and potential. However, beneath the surface of glitz and glamour lies a troubling reality—a pervasive societal inequity that takes center stage. T... |
| 11.09.2017 | Typeform cierra una ronda de $35M liderada por G.Atlantic, acuden I.Ventures, Point Nine y Connect Ventures | 11/09/2017 TYPEFORM CIERRA UNA RONDA DE $35 MILLONES LIDERADA POR GENERAL ATLANTIC, ACUDEN INDEX VENTURES, POINT NINE Y CONNECT VENTURES. Typeform ha cerrado una ronda de $35 millones liderada por la entidad de capital riesgo (venture cap... |
| 17.09.2015 | Typeform cierra una ronda de €13,3M liderada por Index Ventures. Acuden Point Nine, Connect, RTA y BA | 17/09/2015 TYPEFORM CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €13,3 MILLONES LIDERADA POR INDEX VENTURES. ACUDEN POINT NINE CAPITAL, CONNECT VENTURES, RTA VENTURES Y BUSINESS ANGELS. La herramienta online para la realización de encuestas que apuesta por un for... |
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