# Mr. Youth

> Mr. Youth is a VC fund in New York backing SaaS, Real Time and Crowdsourcing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2011
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mryouth
- Website: http://www.mryouth.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mryouth

Mr. Youth is a VC fund in New York focused on SaaS and Real Time. Based in New York City, Mr Youth is a new breed of agency that was founded in 2002 as the antidote to traditional media burnout. Since then, Mr Youth has worked with some of the world's leading brands to help them connect with the rapidly evolving and highly elusive consumer. Mr Youth develops strategies and delivers campaigns often centeredaround the modern media mix of word of mouth, social interactive, and experiential marketing, with a strong focus on creating campaigns that fully engage the audience. Mr Youth's RepNation word of mouth network of 135,000+ savvy consumers provides marketers a direct channel to conceive ideas, market with, and gain insights from their own consumers. Mr. Youth was recently awarded Mashable's 2009 Social Media Agency of the Year and listed as Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Advertising and Marketing Agencies in the World. Current clients include: Pepsi, Crayola, Microsoft, Macy's, Nike, Pepperidge Farm, HP and P&G. Our web site: mryouth.com Our blog on how to connect with the new consumer: grownupthinking.com Our word of mouth network: repnation.com

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Real Time | 1 | 33% |
| Crowdsourcing | 1 | 33% |
| Product Research | 1 | 33% |
| Business Development | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Suzy | Headquartered in New York City, Suzy is a technology platform that harnesses collective insights from millions of consumers worldwide to deliver real-time intelligence. Suzy is the voice of consumers, helping companies validate critical assumptions so they can create compelling new products, develop effective marketing strategies, and validatedirect offers that increase conversion, improve path-to-purchase, and drive growth. The company is backed by Foundry Group Tribeca Venture Partners, and The Durant Company among others, and trusted by Fortune 500s and challenger brands alike - including Netflix, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Citibank, Verizon, Nintendo, and Nestle, among others. Millions of business decisions are made every day based on untested assumptions, Suzy gives companies an unprecedented direct line of communication to their customers on demand; helping them instantly validate anything, anytime, anywhere. | $7M | Series A | Jul 27, 2011 |  |
| Crowdtap | Crowdtap harnesses collective insights from millions of consumers worldwide to deliver real-time intelligence. It was founded in 2009 and is based in New York. | $7M | Series A | Jul 27, 2011 |  |
| Suzy | Headquartered in New York City, Suzy is a technology platform that harnesses collective insights from millions of consumers worldwide to deliver real-time intelligence. Suzy is the voice of consumers, helping companies validate critical assumptions so they can create compelling new products, develop effective marketing strategies, and validatedirect offers that increase conversion, improve path-to-purchase, and drive growth. The company is backed by Foundry Group Tribeca Venture Partners, and The Durant Company among others, and trusted by Fortune 500s and challenger brands alike - including Netflix, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Citibank, Verizon, Nintendo, and Nestle, among others. Millions of business decisions are made every day based on untested assumptions, Suzy gives companies an unprecedented direct line of communication to their customers on demand; helping them instantly validate anything, anytime, anywhere. | $3M | Seed | Aug 01, 2009 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Foundry Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundryvc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [GSA Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gsa-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tribeca Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tribeca-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mr. Youth invest in?

Mr. Youth invests primarily in SaaS, Real Time and Crowdsourcing startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mr. Youth last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mr. Youth closed in Jul 2011. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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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