Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Payments • Woman Focused |
Stages | Early Stage, Seed, Pre-seed |
Investment Range | $250,000 - $1,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $500,000 |
Vera Equity is an early stage venture capital firm based in New York, NY, specializing in investments in North American fintech start-ups at the pre-seed and seed stages. They focus primarily on sectors such as Software (including Web Marketplace, SaaS), FinTech and Financial Services, Insurance and InsurTech, Payments, and Woman Focused initiatives. The firm offers a distinctive combination of capital infusion, operations advisory, and access to transformative talent due to its strategic partnership with True, a global platform of innovative talent management products and executive search services. With a fund that has a minimum investment of $250,000, a maximum of $1,000,000, and a 'sweet spot' investment size of $500,000, Vera Equity emphasizes on early stage, seed, and pre-seed investments. Their first fund has established a fintech strategy, which sets the direction for their potential future expansion across various sectors. Vera Equity's team is composed of experienced individuals with a track record in the industry including co-founder and General Partner Michael Vaughan, Jon Pomeranz, Maria Anthony, and co-founders of True, Joe Riggione and Brad Stadler. Collectively, they bring expertise from various high-growth tech companies and the VC and PE firms that back them. They aim to leverage their deep industry relationships and expertise to support portfolio companies' growth, helping them expand their networks and make key leadership hires.
We invest in North American fintech start-ups at the pre-seed and seed stages