# Betaworks

> Betaworks is a VC fund in New York backing Software and Internet. See 262 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 262
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last fund: Mar 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/betaworks
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/betaworks
- Website: http://www.betaworks.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/betaworks/135088823175402

Betaworks is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and Internet. Betaworks Ventures is a product-focused, seed-stage venture capital fund, having invested in more than 150 companies. We invest in new consumer behaviors and trends powered by frontier technologies, and are often amongst the first institutional investors to invest.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Betaworks. Shizune tracks 6 team members at Betaworks. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/betaworks?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 38 | 15% |
| Internet | 29 | 11% |
| Mobile | 28 | 11% |
| Social Media | 22 | 8% |
| Apps | 19 | 7% |

174 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 117 | 45% |
| Series A | 34 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 21 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 12 | 5% |
| Series B | 9 | 3% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 157 | 60% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 2% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 0% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Analisa Svehaug | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/analisa-svehaug |
| Danika Laszuk | GM | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danika-laszuk |
| John Borthwick | CEO, Founder | 77 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-borthwick |
| Jon Chin | Copy / Paste Specialist | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jon-chin |
| Jordan Crook | Partner; Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jordan-crook |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neurometric AI | Neurometric AI provides engineering consulting services intended for AI hardware. | $4M | Pre-Seed | Jun 25, 2026 |  |
| Patina | Patina is a biotechnology company described as a “molecular design studio” focused on the intersection of scent, flavor, and functional cosmetic ingredients. | $2M | Seed | May 21, 2026 |  |
| Dessn | Dessn is an AI app that enables designers & product managers to contribute to product building without coding. | $6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 12, 2026 |  |
| SOLAYA | Solaya provides a 3D generative AI platform that enables brands to create high‑fidelity three‑dimensional digital assets from simple smartphone scans, transforming real products into interactive visuals and media without traditional photo shoots. The platform captures physical objects with a mobile device and uses AI‑driven reconstruction andrendering workflows to generate detailed 3D models that can be converted into product imagery, 360° views, augmented reality experiences, and other visual content. Its technology integrates computer vision, generative AI, and scalable processing pipelines to automate the creation of immersive product visuals that support e‑commerce, digital marketing, and interactive applications. The system is designed for use by brands and creative teams that need consistent, realistic 3D content for catalogs, websites, advertising, and virtual experiences. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 09, 2026 |  |
| Twin | Twin Labs, offer an automated tool for repetitive operations, such as onboarding new staff to all internal systems. | $10M | Seed | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| Sensity AI | The Visual Threat Intelligence Platform. Deep learning for monitoring and detecting #deepfakes. | $2.1M |  | Jan 15, 2026 |  |
| Sensity AI | The Visual Threat Intelligence Platform. Deep learning for monitoring and detecting #deepfakes. | $2.1M |  | Jan 15, 2026 |  |
| JellyJelly | Jelly is a cutting-edge platform that lets users make, share, and find brief, interesting videos that resemble podcasts. It aims to empower creators by providing tools for generating shareable content quickly and easily. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2026 |  |
| Sandbar | Sandbar provides an interface platform that enables users to extend their cognitive and creative workflows by integrating voice, gesture, and haptic interactions. The company develops the core product Stream, which functions as a conversational extension of thought, capturing ideas, organizing notes, and facilitating hands-free music controlthrough gestures. In addition, it offers the Stream Ring, a wearable device that pairs with Stream to enable voice-activated control, capturing and organizing information in real time. The technology bridges the gap between internal thinking and external action, aiming to make idea generation and expression more fluid. Its services include product design, software integration, and support for gesture- and voice-based interfaces tailored to individual workflows. | $13M | Seed | Nov 07, 2025 |  |
| Filament | Filament is operator of a communication platform intended to accelerate and amplify global change. | $10.7M | Seed | Sep 30, 2025 |  |

10 of 262 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 32 deals together
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lerer-ventures) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
- [RRE Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rre-ventures) — VC Fund, 19 deals together
- [Betaworks Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betaworks-ventures) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [First Round Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-round-capital) — VC Fund, 12 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Betaworks invest in?

Betaworks invests primarily in Software, Internet and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 262 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 Betaworks?

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### Who are the partners at Betaworks?

The team at Betaworks includes Analisa Svehaug (Director), Danika Laszuk (GM) and John Borthwick (CEO, Founder), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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