Coastal Ventures
VC Fund
Carmel Valley, United States
Coastal Ventures is a consulting firm helping small companies succeed and grow.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
Last updated:
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Industries Coastal Ventures invests in
Stages Coastal Ventures invests in
Countries Coastal Ventures invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Rich Bravman
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 2 (29%)
- News 1 (14%)
- SaaS 1 (14%)
- Video 1 (14%)
- Beauty 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (29%)
- Series A 1 (14%)
- Series B 1 (14%)
- Series C 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rich Bravman
Founder & CEO
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Founder & CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Defendify
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Defendify streamlines cybersecurity for organizations without security teams through an easy-to-use, all-in-one platform designed to continuously strengthen cybersecurity posture across people, process, and technology.Defendify delivers multiple layers of protection by providing cybersecurity expertise, support, and its all-in-one, easy-to-useplatform designed to continuously strengthen cybersecurity across people, process, and technology. | $3.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 18, 2022 | |
Ogee
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Ogee is an organic skincare platform. The company adheres to organic and sustainable principles through its commitment to ethical and fair business practices through its suppliers, products, employees, partners, and community. Ogee obtained organic certification by NSF, a strict, internationally recognized standard specifically designed forpersonal care products, and uses only the highest quality natural and organic ingredients to retain the maximum level of antioxidants, polyphenols, and micronutrients in every bottle.Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in Burlington, Vermont, United States. | $7.7M / Series A / Jun 30, 2022 | |
Ten Percent Happier
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Ten Percent Happier is a provider of a meditation platform designed for fidgety skeptics. The company's platform offers expert advice to monitor behavioral changes in a person's life by blending text messages, web content, and short videos that enables users to access a clear a simple approach to meditation.It was founded in 2013 and isheadquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Seed / Jun 05, 2018 | |
SciAps
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SciAps is a Boston-based portable analytical instrumentation company that offers field-hardened and portable analytical instruments that measure compounds, minerals, and elements. They are dedicated to inventing, engineering, providing, and servicing field-hardened, portable instruments to measure any compound, any mineral, any element anyplace onthe planet.It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts. | $2.5M / Nov 21, 2013 | |
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SciAps
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SciAps is a Boston-based portable analytical instrumentation company that offers field-hardened and portable analytical instruments that measure compounds, minerals, and elements. They are dedicated to inventing, engineering, providing, and servicing field-hardened, portable instruments to measure any compound, any mineral, any element anyplace onthe planet.It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts. | $1.3M / Seed / Jul 26, 2013 | |
The NewsMarket
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The NewsMarket, Inc. operates a Web-based video marketing and distribution platform. The company's platform enables corporations, government agencies, and non-profit organizations to market and share their video content with media, blogs, consumers, and online communities. It offers stories, videos, audios, and stills in the categories ofaerospace and defense, agriculture, automotive and transportation, business and industry, charities and non-profits, countries-cities, education, energy, entertainment, environment, climate change, fashion, government and international affairs, green, health care, human interests, public service announcements, science, sports, technology, Internet, telecommunications, trade shows, and travel and leisure. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices in Beijing, Delhi, Dubai, London, San Francisco, Munich, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Mumbai.After acquiring MediaLink in 2009, The NewsMarket rebranded as | $10.6M / Series C / Oct 07, 2005 | |
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The NewsMarket
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The NewsMarket, Inc. operates a Web-based video marketing and distribution platform. The company's platform enables corporations, government agencies, and non-profit organizations to market and share their video content with media, blogs, consumers, and online communities. It offers stories, videos, audios, and stills in the categories ofaerospace and defense, agriculture, automotive and transportation, business and industry, charities and non-profits, countries-cities, education, energy, entertainment, environment, climate change, fashion, government and international affairs, green, health care, human interests, public service announcements, science, sports, technology, Internet, telecommunications, trade shows, and travel and leisure. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices in Beijing, Delhi, Dubai, London, San Francisco, Munich, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Mumbai.After acquiring MediaLink in 2009, The NewsMarket rebranded as | Series B / Apr 20, 2004 |
Co-Investors
FreshTracks Capital
2 deals together
Hearst Ventures
2 deals together
Rand Capital
2 deals together
Apax Partners
1 deal together
Ascend Technology Ventures
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Coastal Ventures invest in?
Coastal Ventures invests primarily in Internet, News and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Coastal Ventures includes Rich Bravman (Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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