# J4.Ventures

> J4.Ventures is a VC fund backing Financial Services. See 33 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New City, United States
- Total investments: 33
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/j4ventures/
- Website: https://j4.ventures

J4.Ventures is a VC fund in New City focused on Financial Services and Information Technology. Early stage technology and technology enabled businesses

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 8 | 24% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 21% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 18% |
| FinTech | 5 | 15% |
| Software | 4 | 12% |

47 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 33% |
| Convertible Note | 5 | 15% |
| Series A | 2 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 25 | 76% |
| India | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Jaffe | General Partner | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-jaffe |
| Jamie Rapperport | General Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-rapperport |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hearvana | Hearvana is a IT consulting company. | $6M | Pre-Seed | Nov 05, 2025 |  |
| Ethosphere | Ethosphere is changing the brick-and-mortar retail game through innovative voice-AI technology that drives incredible employee experiences, next-level customer engagement, and unparalleled brand insights. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| Tough Day | Tough Day enables companies to provide employees with a safe place for candid conversation and expert guidance to resolve their workplace issues before they become messy, costly problems.When work gets tough, the tough get working. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Jun 01, 2025 |  |
| Sonar | Sonar is a healthcare company focusing on the proactive identification and intervention of mental health challenges in youth. | $2.4M | Pre-Seed | Feb 24, 2025 |  |
| Scout | Scout is a financial planning company that offers financial education, wealth management, and tax preparation services for athletes. |  | Seed | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| Sound Health | Sound Health uses acoustic resonance to provide nasal relief. Its current product is an app that scans the face to map the bone structure and then a headband that plays music at personalized frequencies for 10 minutes. The headband is off the shelf and the sound levels are akin to wearing earpods. It envisions the headband to be over-the-counter(OTC) so it’s easily accessible to patients, whether prescribed by doctors or not. | $7M | Seed | Jul 24, 2024 |  |
| Molten Industries | Molten Industries develops clean technology with the goal of decarbonizing the hydrogen market. The company's technology generates the most affordable and environmentally friendly hydrogen. | $25M | Series A | Jun 20, 2024 |  |
| Refer | Referring people to their ideal jobs. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | May 01, 2024 |  |
| Take2 AI | take2 is an online marketplace platform that provides a place for job seekers to display the skills required to land a job. | $5M | Seed | Apr 16, 2024 |  |
| Reset Financial Technologies | Reset is an earned-wage access platform that offers employees financial wellness and increases employee retention across industries through mission-driven technology. | $2.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 29, 2024 |  |

10 of 33 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Moai Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moai-capital) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Precursor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/precursor-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [VITALIZE Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vitalize-vc) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Core Innovation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/core-innovation-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does J4.Ventures invest in?

J4.Ventures invests primarily in Financial Services, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 33 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 J4.Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at J4.Ventures?

The team at J4.Ventures includes Bruce Jaffe (General Partner) and Jamie Rapperport (General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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