# Gotham Ventures

> Gotham Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Advertising and Software. See 50 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 50
- Last investment: Mar 2019
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/draper-fisher-jurvetson-gotham-ventures
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/dailyworth
- Website: http://gothamvc.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gotham-Ventures-225421490913409/

Gotham Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City. We work with the visionaries of today to create the successes of tomorrow. We invest in early-stage information technology startups based in our backyard. We are proud to be an active partner, leveraging our expertise and relationships to provide substantial value to our portfoliocompanies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advertising | 8 | 16% |
| Software | 6 | 12% |
| E-Commerce | 5 | 10% |
| Analytics | 4 | 8% |
| Mobile | 3 | 6% |

70 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 14 | 28% |
| Series B | 14 | 28% |
| Series C | 9 | 18% |
| Seed | 4 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 6% |

9 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Schultz | Co-Founder & Managing Director | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-schultz |
| Ross Goldstein | Co-Founder & Managing Director | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ross-goldstein |
| Tim Draper | Founder & Partner | 300 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/timothy-draper |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| StellaService | Stella Connect is a customer feedback and quality management platform built specifically for customer service teams. | $11M |  | Mar 12, 2019 |  |
| Medallia Agent Connect | Stella Connect is a customer feedback and quality management platform built specifically for customer service teams. Companies use Stella Connect to drive agent engagement and to measure and improve their service performance. | $11M |  | Mar 11, 2019 |  |
| LendKey Technologies | LendKey is a financial technology company that creates white-labeled lending solutions that transform financial institutions into profitable digital lending businesses. The company manages the entire lending process, which includes: demand generation, online decisioning, loan origination, customer service and balance sheet management. Based in NewYork and Cincinnati, the company was founded in 2009. | $8M | Series C | Jul 20, 2017 |  |
| Medallia Agent Connect | Stella Connect is a customer feedback and quality management platform built specifically for customer service teams. Companies use Stella Connect to drive agent engagement and to measure and improve their service performance. | $15M | Series C | Jul 15, 2015 |  |
| Jibe | At Jibe, we create global recruiting software solutions to help the world’s leading companies identify, engage, and hire the best talent. Jibe's core technology is the Jibe Recruiting Cloud, a SaaS-based platform that enables leading companies to hire the best talent, regardless of their existing systems. Through this platform, Jibe providesa suite of products including personalized career sites and recruiting tools for sourcing, nurturing and marketing to candidates. Jibe currently serves the world's leading Fortune 500 companies, including Johnson & Johnson, FedEx, Marriott, and American Express. Elevated by strategic partnerships with Google and LinkedIn and backed by their expertise in recruiting technology, Jibe continues to be an innovative leader in the changing world of talent acquisition. | $20M | Series C | May 20, 2014 |  |
| Sailthru | Sailthru helps modern marketers acquire, grow, and retain customers. With over 1.6Bn global consumer profiles under management, Sailthru's powerful suite of connected capabilities – including high-performance email, onsite personalization, mobile marketing automation, and unique integrations powering new customer acquisition – drives higherrevenue, improves customer lifetime value, and reduces churn. The world's most innovative publishers, including Business Insider, Refinery29 and Mashable, and the world's fastest-growing e-commerce companies, including Rent The Runway, JustFab, and Alex and Ani, trust Sailthru to help them succeed. Founded in 2008, Sailthru's exceptional group of investors include Benchmark, RRE Ventures, DFJ Gotham, Scale Venture Partners, and AOL Ventures. | $20M | Series C | Dec 17, 2013 |  |
| LendKey Technologies | LendKey is a financial technology company that creates white-labeled lending solutions that transform financial institutions into profitable digital lending businesses. The company manages the entire lending process, which includes: demand generation, online decisioning, loan origination, customer service and balance sheet management. Based in NewYork and Cincinnati, the company was founded in 2009. | $12.5M | Series B | Aug 07, 2013 |  |
| DailyWorth | DailyWorth is the leading multi-platform financial media company for women who want more — more net worth, more self worth, and ultimately, more joy. | $1M | Series A | Apr 22, 2013 |  |
| Medallia Agent Connect | Stella Connect is a customer feedback and quality management platform built specifically for customer service teams. Companies use Stella Connect to drive agent engagement and to measure and improve their service performance. | $15M | Series B | Feb 27, 2013 |  |
| Sailthru | Sailthru helps modern marketers acquire, grow, and retain customers. With over 1.6Bn global consumer profiles under management, Sailthru's powerful suite of connected capabilities – including high-performance email, onsite personalization, mobile marketing automation, and unique integrations powering new customer acquisition – drives higherrevenue, improves customer lifetime value, and reduces churn. The world's most innovative publishers, including Business Insider, Refinery29 and Mashable, and the world's fastest-growing e-commerce companies, including Rent The Runway, JustFab, and Alex and Ani, trust Sailthru to help them succeed. Founded in 2008, Sailthru's exceptional group of investors include Benchmark, RRE Ventures, DFJ Gotham, Scale Venture Partners, and AOL Ventures. | $19M | Series B | Feb 11, 2013 |  |

10 of 50 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Gotham Ventures invest in?

Gotham Ventures invests primarily in Advertising, Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 50 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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### Who are the partners at Gotham Ventures?

The team at Gotham Ventures includes Daniel Schultz (Co-Founder & Managing Director), Ross Goldstein (Co-Founder & Managing Director) and Tim Draper (Founder & Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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