Our team is dedicated to scouting
investors from all around the world.
FinTech, Hardware, SaaS … we diversify our portfolio of
investors to give you the best chance of finding the right partner.
Brooklyn New York - Berlin Germany - New York City (NY) - Miami Florida - Valley California - Denver Colorado - Europe - Canada - - Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
PropTech • IT (& TMT) • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • Future Of Work • GovTech • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Mobility
Most Interested In
We're interested in teams re-imagining cities in 3 areas - GHG reduction, climate adaptation and solving problems associated with high density (like traffic or public safety). Cities are complex, so founders continue inspire and amaze us by identifying new systemic issues and solutions. If you're re-imagining city life, we'd love to hear from you.
Not Interested In
We don't invest in edtech or healthtech. Certainly not a vote on whether we want to see these categories succeed, we just think they need additional focus/skills which we don't have. That said public health is a growing area of interesting.
Shaun Abrahamson is a Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Urban Us. Shaun is a Member of the Investment Committee, and he leads investment selection and communications with portfolio companies, members of the Network, and limited partners in Fund II. Before founding Fund I, Shaun was an active angel investor, investing in more than 20 firms between 2007 and 2013 in his personal capacity. Early-stage investing and advising is informed by his experiences building MediaSentry (acquired by SafeNet in 2005), Starmedia Network (acquired by France Telecom) and Oculus Technologies (MIT CADLab spin-out). In 1999, he was an early employee at govWorks, one of the earliest startups focused on serving local government. govWorks was ahead of the market and failed during the dot-com bust, becoming the subject of the documentary Startup.com in 2001. Shaun has written for organizations such as The Economist Intelligence Unit, The Huffington Post, and CNNMoney. Crowdstorm, published by Wiley, was his first book and is a guide to working with large online crowds to find and evaluate ideas. The book is based on Shaun's experience working with Starbucks, Omnicom Group, $300 House, and Life Edited. Shaun has an MSc from MIT; an MBA from the Berlin School of Creative Leadership; and a BSc from the University of Cape Town. He is also an Angel Investor.
, U.S.A.
FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Music • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
Springbank Collective uses the goal of gender equality as a lens to invest in some of the biggest secular themes out there right now: future of work, aging population / sandwich generation, fintech and the productivity revolution brought home. We invest early (seed and A) in the tools, products, services that support women and working families across the themes of Career, Care and Consumer.
San Francisco, California - Israel - San Francisco Bay Area (CA), U.S.A. - Israel
PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Education • AgroTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Future Of Work • GovTech • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Investment Management • Mobility
Urban Us is a venture capital fund that invests in seed and early-stage startups engaged in making cities better. The firm focuses on the technology sectors. It was founded in 2013 and is based in New York, New York with two offices in Miami, Florida and San Francisco, California.
Brooklyn - AI - Angel, Scout, and Solo - AR/VR - Biotech - Blockchain - Consumer products - Cryptocurrency, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS • Nanotechnology • Consumer
Actively operating CEO of Wade & Wendy; founder of angellist syndicate Red Beard Ventures
Most Interested In
Blockchain, NFT, Alternative Asset Investments, Collectibles, Mental Fitness, Mindfulness, SaaS, Marketplaces, HR Tech, InsurTech, Real Estate