The Venture Collective (TVC) is a transformational, early stage venture business that is on a mission to bridge the funding gap for underrepresented founders. We are a support first, milestone driven investor who contributes capital, time, and networks to help positively impactful, fast-growing companies create long-lasting businesses. At its core, we believe that diversity is not only good for business, but necessary for societal advancement.
Our experienced team is headquartered in New York City and London, but we are excited to meet founders across the United States and United Kingdom.
Our experienced team is headquartered in New York City and London, but we are excited to meet founders across the United States and United Kingdom.
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2019
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A; Series B
Portfolio 65
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 19.03.2026 | Cocoon Car... | cocooncarbon.com | $20.6M | United Kin... |
| 01.10.2025 | Summer Hea... | summerhealth.com | $19.5M | United Sta... |
| 01.10.2025 | BIOS Healt... | bios.health | $5.9M | United Kin... |
| 01.10.2025 | X-energy | x-energy.com | $3.14B | United Sta... |
| 23.02.2025 | FlyteHealt... | flytehealth.com | - | United Sta... |
| 23.02.2025 | Laguna Bio | lagunabio.com | - | - |
| 29.12.2024 | InGel Ther... | ingeltx.com | - | - |
| 29.12.2024 | Caravel Bi... | caravel.bio | - | - |
| 29.12.2024 | Liferaft | liferaft.cc | - | - |
| 29.12.2024 | Mimikai | mimikai.com | - | United Sta... |
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Persons 9
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| - | Chelsea | Eshraghi | Chief Of S... | linkedin.c... | - | c*****a@th... | - |
| - | Gina | Shekerdemi... | Founding P... | linkedin.c... | - | g**a@theve... | - |
| - | Caitlin | Herling | - | linkedin.c... | - | c*****n@th... | - |
| - | Nirmesh | Patel | VP, Invest... | linkedin.c... | - | n*****h@th... | - |
| - | Julien | Ercole | Limited Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | J****n@the... | - |
| - | Cat | Middleton | General Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | c*t@theven... | - |
| - | Kevin | Shannon | Principal | linkedin.c... | - | k***n@thev... | - |
| - | Chessica | Mirasol | Executive ... | linkedin.c... | - | c******a@t... | - |
| - | Stephanie | Sarelakos | - | linkedin.c... | - | s***h@thev... | - |
Mentions in press and media 21
| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.09.2026 | Hoxton Ventures backs human hair toothpaste pioneer in $4M round | Hoxton Ventures is backing a UK startup which hopes to commercialise a protein sourced from human hair or sheep’s wool into a toothpaste to protect against tooth decay. The London-based early-stage VC, which has backed Darktrace and GoCardl... |
| 16.09.2026 | Deliveroo Backer Joins $4M Seed Round for Tooth Enamel Startup Eterna | London-based biomaterials startup Eterna has secured a £3 million ($4 million) seed round to scale its revolutionary tooth enamel regeneration platform. The round was jointly led by Hoxton Ventures—known for early investments in tech giants... |
| 08.05.2026 | Ruby Bio aims to launch “world first” fermentation-derived clean label emulsifiers in 2027 | A new generation of emulsifiers derived from fermentation could hit the market next year, enabling companies to replace a flurry of additives derived from palm oil or petrochemical intermediates with clean label alternatives, says Californi... |
| 19.03.2026 | Cocoon Carbon Lands $15M, Unleashes Steel Slag for Sustainable Concrete Future | Cocoon Carbon secured $15M Series A funding. The company transforms steel slag from electric arc furnaces into a vital cement replacement. This innovative technology creates scalable, cost-competitive supplementary cementitious materials (S... |
| 19.03.2026 | Cocoon: $15 Million Raised To Address Concrete Supply Gap With Cement Substitute Technology | Cocoon Carbon, a London-based materials technology company focused on scaling alternative inputs for concrete production, announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by 2150 and Brick & Mortar Ventures,... |
| 18.03.2026 | Data centre boom fuels need for cement substitutes as London’s Cocoon Carbon lands €13 million | Cocoon Carbon, a UK company developing a scalable supply of cement substitutes, known as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), today announced the closing of a €13 million ($15 million) Series A round. The investment was co-led by 21... |
| 18.03.2026 | Cocoon Carbon Raises $15M in Series A Funding | Cocoon Carbon, a London, UK-based material company developing a cement substitute, raised $15M in Series A funding. The round was led by 2150 and Brick and Mortar Ventures, with participation from TVC (The Venture Collective), Wireframe Ven... |
| 20.01.2026 | From eggs to avocados – Germany’s Orbem raises €55.5 million for AI-powered MRI expansion | Orbem, the Munich-based DeepTech company turning Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) into an AI-powered tool to reveal hidden insights in food and biology, today announced the closing of a €55.5 million Series B round to expand into the US, la... |
| 20.01.2026 | Orbem: €55.5M Series B Raised To Scale MRI-Powered AI Across Food and Healthcare | Orbem has secured €55.5 million in Series B funding to advance its goal of building a healthier and more sustainable future. The round was led by Innovation Industries and joined by Supernova Invest, with continued support from existing inv... |
| 20.01.2026 | Orbem raises €55.5M Series B to scale AI-powered MRI technology | Munich-based Orbem, a deeptech company applying artificial intelligence to magnetic resonance imaging to analyse food and biological systems, has closed a €55.5 million Series B financing round. The round was led by Innovation Industries, w... |
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