C2 Ventures
VC Fund
New York, United States
C2 Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and SaaS. The first two years of a startup's life are tough. To survive and thrive, you want hands-on, head down, get shit done investors and advisors on your side. That's what makes C2 Ventures different: We don't just invest, we work beside you. We believe the delta between first-time founders and institutional capital is too wide. Foundersneed a middle layer of support to help them drive their business forward, and avoid classic mistakes. C2 Ventures is the industry's first operator-run, early-stage investment platform. We only invest in businesses we understand and surround you with other founders, builders and operators uniquely positioned to help you succeed.
- Total investments:
- 103
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 7%
- Fund size:
- $20M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries C2 Ventures invests in
Stages C2 Ventures invests in
Countries C2 Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 more contact available
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$5M
- Pre-Seed
- $120k–$2M
- Series A
- $5M–$18M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 20 (19%)
- SaaS 10 (10%)
- Information Technology 10 (10%)
- Artificial Intelligence 10 (10%)
- FinTech 8 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 47 (46%)
- Pre-Seed 11 (11%)
- Series A 8 (8%)
- Angel 4 (4%)
- Funding Round 4 (4%)
Country
- United States 50 (49%)
- Canada 2 (2%)
- Finland 2 (2%)
- Singapore 2 (2%)
- India 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Cunningham
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
Matt McGowan
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Matt Olivo
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Scott Schwanbeck
Limited Partner / Investor
|
Limited Partner / Investor | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Cylerity
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Cylerity's fintech platform inserts between the clearinghouse and the payor, avoiding the need for providers to make changes to their operations or RCM procedures. The advance is made within hours of submitting the claim, allowing saving programs to be implemented from procurement to debt service. With cylerity, commercial insurance claims andmedicare reimbursements can be processed rapidly. | $4M / Seed / Oct 28, 2025 | |
Pavewise
|
Pavewise provides management and solution software that assists users in developing successful strategies. Using asphalt paving variables in conjunction with technologies to increase productivity and profits on any paving project. | $2.5M / Seed / Oct 22, 2025 | |
Avol Aerospace
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Avol Aerospace is a startup that develops autonomous electric aircraft specifically for time-critical cargo delivery. The company’s service focuses on delivering medical-logistics shipments—such as blood, stem cells, tissues, or lab specimens—between healthcare centers, enabling pickup in 30 minutes or less and costs comparable to or below groundtransport. Avol’s proprietary aircraft use a blended-wing design to maximize cargo volume and reduce cost per flight, aiming to provide zero-emissions, high-efficiency alternatives for critical logistics. | $3.8M / Seed / Aug 28, 2025 | |
Civ Robotics
|
Civdrone is a construction tech startup aiming to revolutionize land surveying. Thanks to their robotic mechanism, marking points has never been so fast, simple and reliable. Civdrone is using a custom-made staking mechanism controlled by autopilot algorithm and data management software. | $7.5M / Series A / Jul 01, 2025 | |
EDEN
|
EDEN develops operation management software to automate and streamline home service business, customer acquisition, and sales. Its features include lead identification, automatic pricing and system recommendations, online estimate generation, and customer engagement tools that allow residential contractors to improve efficiency.The company'sdata-driven technology, Instant Quote, transforms the traditionally frustrating and lengthy home visit process into a transparent online experience by instantly automating complex job estimation, allowing homeowners to discover the right solutions for their homes and pre-sell themselves. | $3.7M / Seed / Apr 29, 2025 | |
Gripp
|
Gripp Ag revolutionizes farm activity and equipment tracking with a simple yet effective QR code and mobile app that allows users to capture unrecorded events. | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Feb 26, 2025 | |
Otis
|
Otis offers a platform that connects pet owners with licensed professionals for virtual consultations. The service provides prescriptions for parasite prevention and other pet health needs. Users can access pet care online without needing appointments, making it convenient for pet owners. Communication with the Otis Care Team is available throughtext or email. | $2.3M / Pre-Seed / Feb 24, 2025 | |
Alivo
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Alivo helps home service pros book more jobs with AI. Tapping directly into every marketing strategy, Alivo automates outreach, follow ups, bookings, all without lifting a finger. | $1.1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 10, 2025 | |
Impilo
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Impilo is a developer of digital health operating systems aimed at improving the infrastructure underlying remote healthcare. Through its full-stack middleware technology, the company's systems provide an e-commerce and application programming interface for handling purchases, logistics, and configuration, allowing hospitals and healthcareorganizations to manage their digital health remote patient monitoring devices and supplies. | $11.5M / Series A / Nov 14, 2024 | |
Altitude AI
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Altitude AI offers a platform that processes raw sensor data from 3D and 2D cameras, and force sensors using computer vision algorithms. The company was founded in 2021and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. | Seed / Oct 31, 2024 | |
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Techstars
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Everywhere Ventures
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ID8 Investments
4 deals together
The Social Entrepreneurs Fund (TSEF)
4 deals together
Y Combinator
4 deals together
Cultivation Capital
3 deals together
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FAQ
What does C2 Ventures invest in?
C2 Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 103 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is C2 Ventures's check size?
C2 Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$5M at Seed, $120k–$2M at Pre-Seed and $5M–$18M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds C2 Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at C2 Ventures?
The team at C2 Ventures includes Chris Cunningham (Founding Partner), Matt McGowan (Partner) and Matt Olivo (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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.
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