New Stack Ventures
VC Fund
Chicago, United States
New Stack Ventures is a venture firm investing in startups that are pre-revenue, in pilots/PoCs, or early commercialization.
- Total investments:
- 101
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 41%
- Fund size:
- $43M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries New Stack Ventures invests in
Stages New Stack Ventures invests in
Countries New Stack Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $750k–$6M
- Pre-Seed
- $500k–$2.4M
- Series A
- $5M–$16M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 23 (23%)
- Information Technology 9 (9%)
- FinTech 8 (8%)
- Health Care 7 (7%)
- SaaS 6 (6%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 39 (39%)
- Seed 27 (27%)
- Series A 16 (16%)
- Series B 5 (5%)
- Funding Round 2 (2%)
Country
- United States 51 (50%)
- Canada 4 (4%)
- Mexico 2 (2%)
- Singapore 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin Ju
Deal Lead
|
Deal Lead | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
J.R. Moran
COO
|
COO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Nate Pierotti
Deal Lead
|
Deal Lead | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Nick Moran
General Partner
|
General Partner | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
Zeke Trezise
Analyst
|
Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kestrel Labs is building AI-powered code compliance tools for architects.Our platform integrates directly into BIM software like Revit to check building codes in real time, flag violations, and suggest precise, actionable fixes—all inside the design workflow. Instead of manually interpreting thousands of pages of regulations or waiting forconsultants, architects get instant feedback as they model.Originally launched as ArchiCheck AI, Kestrel Labs rebranded in 2025 to reflect a broader vision: replacing fragmented, manual code compliance with intelligent infrastructure that’s deeply embedded in how architects actually work.We’re currently piloting with leading architecture firms and expanding access to early adopters. | $2.2M / Pre-Seed / Jun 10, 2026 | ||
| equipifi provides buy now, pay later software for financial institutions. The company offers embedded payment and installment lending tools that integrate with digital banking platforms and core banking systems. Its platform enables banks and credit unions to provide pre-qualified financing offers, split-payment options, and short-term installmentloans through existing checking accounts and debit cards. equipifi also provides loan management, risk configuration, reporting, and customer engagement tools to support digital payment and lending programs. | $34M / Series B / May 14, 2026 | ||
| AI-Enabled Coding for Medical Billing Teams | $16M / Series A / Apr 15, 2026 | ||
| Earlyasset is a private market infrastructure company that brings price transparency and liquidity access to the venture secondary market.The platform enables shareholders — including employees, founders, and early investors — to discover the estimated market value of their private equity, priced to their specific share class and cap stackposition using real market data, public comparables, and proprietary signals. Unlike last-round valuations or 409A estimates, Earlyasset models what a secondary buyer would actually pay today.For VCs, LPs, and multi-asset holders, Earlyasset provides portfolio-level pricing across dozens of positions — uploadable via a schedule of investments — updated continuously as market conditions change.When shareholders are ready for liquidity, Earlyasset Capital steps in as a direct buyer for qualifying companies (Series B+ with strong revenue and growth). For situations outside that criteria, the platform's SecondaryOS product helps issuing companies manage bespoke secondary transactions directly — handling shareholder communications, cap table coordination, and share pricing for transactions of any size and stock class.Earlyasset removes the friction, opacity, and broker dependency that have historically made private market liquidity inaccessible for most shareholders. The result is a transparent, company-friendly process that puts shareholders in control of when and how they access the value they've earned. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Mar 31, 2026 | ||
| Maestrotech builds industrial automation systems for battery manufacturing, electronics production, and custom special-purpose machines. | $1.2M / Pre-Seed / Feb 11, 2026 | ||
| SparkServ is designed to assist dealers in providing proactive, individualized, outbound customer care so that each client feels appreciated, supported, and remembered. Because clients who are well-cared for come back | Seed / Jan 26, 2026 | ||
| Digitt creates equitable financial tools to combat predatory lending. Digitt's mission is to eliminate the predatory interest rates that banks charge on credit cards. Digitt offers low-interest rates ranging from 20% to 42% per year, allowing customers to pay less interest and pay off their debt faster. Customers using Digitt will know exactlyhow much they must pay each month and when they will be debt-free. | $10M / Series A / Aug 20, 2025 | ||
| Sendit is a healthcare marketplace that enables clinicians and health organizations to collaborate to fill staffing needs. | Pre-Seed / Jul 10, 2025 | ||
| Developer of cloud-based AI software designed for bioprocess development and optimization. The company's products are used for parameter optimization and focus on automating tasks and improving efficiency within the bioprocess development field, automatically aligning online and offline data from virtually every bioreactor and offline datasource, enabling scientists to accelerate process optimization and scale-up with the power of AI. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Jun 01, 2025 | ||
| Enclave Coworking offers coworking and lounge spaces for suburban professionals. The spaces include private offices, shared work areas, utilities, internet, cleaning, mailing services, and access to conference rooms. It provides a productive environment for focused work and meetings, designed to minimize home distractions. | $4.2M / Series A / May 14, 2025 | ||
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FAQ
What does New Stack Ventures invest in?
New Stack Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and FinTech startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 101 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does New Stack Ventures invest in?
New Stack Ventures typically joins rounds of $750k–$6M at Seed, $500k–$2.4M at Pre-Seed and $5M–$16M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not New Stack Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds New Stack Ventures took part in.
How do I contact New Stack Ventures?
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Who are the partners at New Stack Ventures?
The team at New Stack Ventures includes Austin Ju (Deal Lead), J.R. Moran (COO) and Nate Pierotti (Deal Lead). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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