# 186 Ventures

> 186 Ventures is a VC fund backing Information Technology and FinTech. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/186ventures/
- Website: https://www.186ventures.com

186 Ventures is a VC fund focused on Information Technology and FinTech. Early stage technology investors that focus on agile teams working on disruptive problems.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for 186 Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at 186 Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/186-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 5 | 36% |
| FinTech | 4 | 29% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 29% |
| Payments | 2 | 14% |
| Banking | 1 | 7% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 43% |
| Series A | 3 | 21% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Julian Fialkow | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julian-fialkow-b673 |
| Giuseppe Stuto | Managing Partner, Co-Founder | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/giuseppe-stuto |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wingspan | Wingspan is the first payroll platform purpose-built for contractor management. Our unified platform helps companies save time, improve retention, and stay compliant by automating the contractor lifecycle. Built for contingent work, Wingspan streamlines onboarding, automates payments, handles 1099s, and offers benefits for contractors. | $24M | Series B | May 09, 2025 |  |
| Glide | Glide operates as a fintech platform that modernize community banks and credit unions. | $15M | Series A | May 08, 2025 |  |
| Sourgum | Sourgum Waste provides sustainable waste management with easy online ordering and transparent pricing. | $12.5M | Series A | Apr 02, 2025 |  |
| Onyx Private | Onyx Private is a modern and more accessible private bank for the new generation of young professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs. We offer a premium and digital banking experience with a white-glove concierge service for all your personal finance, wealth and lifestyle needs. | $4.1M | Seed | May 22, 2023 |  |
| Integrated Projects | Integrated Projects is a global building intelligence firm partnering with enterprise real estate owners and operators to lead the digital transformation of the built world. Our team of architects, engineers, reality capture specialists, and technologists believe designing through information modeling evolves how we optimize design delivery, buildsustainably, and manage effectively our places of work, living and leisure. | $3M | Seed | May 09, 2023 |  |
| Wingspan | Wingspan is the first payroll platform purpose-built for contractor management. Our unified platform helps companies save time, improve retention, and stay compliant by automating the contractor lifecycle. Built for contingent work, Wingspan streamlines onboarding, automates payments, handles 1099s, and offers benefits for contractors. | $14M | Series A | Mar 16, 2023 |  |
| Ghost Message | Ghost Message enables users to send an anonymous message to pals in a group chat to flirt, make jokes, or pose queries. | $8M | Seed | Mar 15, 2023 |  |
| Onyx Private | Onyx Private is a modern and more accessible private bank for the new generation of young professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs. We offer a premium and digital banking experience with a white-glove concierge service for all your personal finance, wealth and lifestyle needs. | $500K | Seed | May 02, 2022 |  |
| NeighborSchools | NeighborSchools helps professional child care workers go independent and become micro-entrepreneurs, caring for a small-group of children in their neighborhood. Caregivers earn more money, parents save thousands on child care, and children get the love, support and attention they deserve. NeighborSchools was founded in 2018, and is headquarteredin Boston, Massachusetts. | $5M |  | Apr 12, 2022 |  |
| NeighborSchools | NeighborSchools helps professional child care workers go independent and become micro-entrepreneurs, caring for a small-group of children in their neighborhood. Caregivers earn more money, parents save thousands on child care, and children get the love, support and attention they deserve. NeighborSchools was founded in 2018, and is headquarteredin Boston, Massachusetts. | $5M | Seed | Apr 12, 2022 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Village Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/village-global-2) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Founder Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founder-collective) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [One Way Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-way-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accomplice-atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Broadway Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/broadway-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does 186 Ventures invest in?

186 Ventures invests primarily in Information Technology, FinTech and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact 186 Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at 186 Ventures?

The team at 186 Ventures includes Julian Fialkow (Co-Founder & Managing Partner) and Giuseppe Stuto (Managing Partner, Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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