# Gambit Ventures

> Gambit Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Software and Big Data. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last fund: Apr 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gambit-fund
- Website: http://meetgambit.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GambitVentures/

Gambit Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and Big Data. Early stage fund providing strategic guidance to companies gathering unique data assets to be leveraged for varied commercial use cases

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 26% |
| Big Data | 4 | 21% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 21% |
| Fitness | 3 | 16% |
| Wellness | 3 | 16% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Convertible Note | 9 | 47% |
| Seed | 6 | 32% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 15 | 79% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Keith Petri | General Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-petri |
| Lev Ekster | General Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lev-ekster |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marble | Marble is a human kind of law firm that makes the experience of getting quality legal care easy. It uses predictive analytics to accurately price and predict each legal need, a collaboration platform for a faster and optimal case result, and digital communications.Marble sets out to make legal care more accessible to everyday people by buildingtechnology that enables attorneys to do their best work and that puts clients in control of the process from start to finish. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Aescape | Aescape is a technology company that builds data-driven massage therapy and wellness experiences. They provide a holistic approach to physical wellness and recovery for everyone, from elite athletes to those just starting out in fitness. It brings together cutting-edge research, a user-friendly interface, and a comprehensive, insights-drivenapproach to physical wellness and recovery that leaves people feeling great. The company aims to solve this problem and help the industry grow by providing operators with a scalable, dependable solution that supplements the labour shortage and serves as a support tool for massage therapists and athletic trainers. |  | Seed | Jun 16, 2021 |  |
| Sift wallet | Sift wallet is a free application that maximizes credit card benefits and earns reimbursements for consumers. The app analyzes hidden benefits that are buried in complex credit card policies and file the appropriate claims on the user’s behalf, getting consumers back tens of billions currently left on the table every year. It tracks all of theirpurchases in one place, maps benefits to individual purchases, and automatically streamlines claims. In BETA, Sift has gotten its users an average of 5–10% back on their purchases 1 Sift is the first service to comprehensively map all the benefits for 90% of all credit cards in the United States. |  | Convertible Note | Jul 19, 2018 |  |
| SELECT | SELECT is creating next-generation credit and debit cards that focus on what cardholders want the most, powerful & unique rewards. Over the last few years, we have built a network of exclusive and unlimited rewards with premier partner brands and venues at over 1,500,000 locations. These include things like up 60% off at hundreds of thousandsof hotels, priority access and free drinks or discounts off the full bill with hundreds of world-renowned dining and nightlife venues, exclusive discounts with leading travel, retail, and entertainment brands and much, much more. | $435K | Convertible Note | May 18, 2018 |  |
| FleetOps | FleetOps is a freight marketplace.It works by automating the allocation of loads to truck drivers that can deliver them. It does this by leveraging the data of telematics providers (ex. BigRoad.com) which provide thousands of data-points on vehicles, and by interacting with drivers through a mobile application which truck drivers are required touse called an ELD (read more here: http://bit.ly/2vqq4w7). This telematics data gives us information on: • Where trucks are • Where trucks are headed • What routes trucks typically use • When they’re handling a back-haul (return journey) • When trucks are idle, etc. • Driver behaviour • Available driving hours We run AI/ML algorithms against this and computationally determine which loads are most-appropriate for which drivers. When we make these determinations, we send drivers shipment opportunities |  | Convertible Note | May 11, 2018 |  |
| Fitspot | Fitspot is a centralized hub for all things wellness, connecting employees to an ecosystem of onsite and virtual wellness experiences. |  | Convertible Note | Feb 22, 2018 |  |
| Studio | Studio makes audio based group running classes available live and on-demand to anyone with access to a treadmill. Each class is a mix of great instruction from an awesome coach matched with an amazing playlist. Think of it like a SoulCycle class for running, that you can take at anytime that’s convenient for you. |  | Convertible Note | Jan 30, 2018 |  |
| Spaceback | Social Display ads are authentic recreations of social media posts designed to deliver in traditional banner placements and support your programmatic campaign goals. Spaceback's creative automation platform is purpose-built to extend the reach of brand social media posts into display banner ads. |  | Convertible Note | Dec 26, 2017 |  |
| StrongArm Tech | StrongArm Tech provides SaaS solutions to Fortune 2000 companies that prevent workplace injuries. . |  | Series A | Dec 01, 2017 |  |
| Podscribe | Podscribe is the only podcast search engine that looks through podcasts' content and displays the text match! It makes podcast content both searchable and readable. We convert thousands of the most popular shows to text, and allow users to find specific instances in transcripts where terms, people, companies, etc appear. We're the onlyplace where users can view and search through all podcast transcripts without having to purchase each one separately! | $300K | Convertible Note | Nov 29, 2017 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Spacecadet Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spacecadet-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [10X Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ARC Angel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arc-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Corner Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corner-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crosslink Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crosslink-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Gambit Ventures invest in?

Gambit Ventures invests primarily in Software, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Convertible Note and Seed stage. Most of the 19 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 Gambit Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Gambit Ventures?

The team at Gambit Ventures includes Keith Petri (General Partner) and Lev Ekster (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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