# Alex Katz > Alex Katz is a seed investor at ff Venture Capital (New York) backing CRM and Rental. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [ff Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ff-venture-capital) - Location: New York, United States - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Mar 2023 - Lead investor: 75% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-katz-42551412 Alex Katz is a seed investor at ff Venture Capital in New York focused on CRM and Rental. Alex Katz is the current Founder and Managing Partner of WIN Venture Partners, and Partner of ff Venture Capital. He previously worked at Differential Ventures as a Managing Partner and Co-Founder. Alex Katz attended Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | CRM | 1 | 25% | | Rental | 1 | 25% | | FinTech | 1 | 25% | | Software | 1 | 25% | | Consumer Lending | 1 | 25% | 10 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 1 | 25% | | Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% | | Series A | 1 | 25% | | Funding Round | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Payscore | Payscore provides an automated income verification tool that positions property managers and lenders to make defensible approval decisions. By using its solutions, property managers and lenders expedite the review and approval process, while increasing reported income accuracy and eliminating pay stub fraud from the application process. | | | Mar 28, 2023 | | | Payscore | Payscore provides an automated income verification tool that positions property managers and lenders to make defensible approval decisions. By using its solutions, property managers and lenders expedite the review and approval process, while increasing reported income accuracy and eliminating pay stub fraud from the application process. | | Pre-Seed | Mar 28, 2023 | | | The Better Software Company | The Better Software Company was developed to help businesses become better. The Better Software was created by an entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in starting and operating multiple businesses and a masterful software engineer with the know-how to create software that is intuitive, fast and efficient. | $1.6M | Series A | Apr 11, 2016 | | | The Better Software Company | The Better Software Company was developed to help businesses become better. The Better Software was created by an entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in starting and operating multiple businesses and a masterful software engineer with the know-how to create software that is intuitive, fast and efficient. | $1.4M | Seed | Nov 10, 2015 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Mistral Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mistral-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [SeaChange](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seattle-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Alliance of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alliance-of-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Hamilton Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hamilton-ventures-41e5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Nouville Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nouville-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About ff Venture Capital VC Fund · New York, United States ff Venture Capital (ffVC) is a technology venture capital firm investing in some of the strongest growth areas to date, including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, drones, enterprise cloud software, and crowdfunding. The firm identifies and invests in technology and technology-enabled companies at its inception acrossgeographies and emerging industries. With three partners and an acceleration team of 20+ investment and operations professionals, ffVC actively participates with founders to develop products, target markets, and accelerate growth. Since 2008, ffVC has invested in over 100 companies and has helped to create companies with an aggregate market value exceeding $6 billion. 5 contacts available at ff Venture Capital. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Maciej Skarul | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maciej-skarul | | Alex Katz | Partner & General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-katz-jd | | Bobby Guthrie II | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bobby-guthrie-ii | | Florin Mihoc | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/florin-mihoc | | John Frankel | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-frankel | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Alex Katz invest in? Alex Katz invests primarily in CRM, Rental and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Alex Katz last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Alex Katz closed in Mar 2023. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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