# On Grid Ventures

> On Grid Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Retail and Software. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/OnGridVentures
- Website: http://www.ongridventures.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ongridventures

On Grid Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Retail and Software. The mission of On Grid Ventures LLC is to support the startup and success of GeoDisruptive businesses which leverage GeoLocation as a disruptive force in marketplaces and commerce, digital infrastructure, or information flow.On Grid Ventures is focused on the global adoption of location-based technologies as a game changer across fiveinvestment areas.1 GeoMarketplaces focused on a well-defined audience of buyers and sellers where location-based technology enables commerce spanning online and offline, such as Uber, AutoTrader, or Cups.2 GeoMarketing businesses where customer acquisition and retention is dependent on location, such as Yelp, OpenTable or AllTheRooms, both business-to-consumer and business-to-business3 GeoSocial networks based around location and often other factors like interests, such as Foursquare or Tinder.4 GeoInfrastructure businesses which facilitate the growth and maturation of location-based businesses, such as Yext, PlaceIQ, xAd, Gimbal, and SocialSign.in.5 GeoInformation businesses which aggregate and assimilate content and data for a defined geographic area in innovative ways, such as Yelp and EnerKnol.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $750k–$3.3M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 4 | 19% |
| Software | 4 | 19% |
| Mobile | 3 | 14% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 14% |
| SaaS | 2 | 10% |

59 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 52% |
| Series A | 5 | 24% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 10% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 10% |
| Angel | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 18 | 86% |
| Israel | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jason Evan Klein | Founder & CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-klein |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RubyWell | RubyWell is an intelligent and automated guide that helps family caregivers regain financial stability by continuously discovering and delivering new savings, benefits, and compensation opportunities. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2025 |  |
| CloudFrame | CloudFrame is a software product company bridging the mainframe innovation gap with a step-by-step, low-risk approach towards modernizing legacy mainframe technologies. CloudFrame’s innovative approach significantly reduces the business and regulatory risk associated with changing mission-critical mainframe applications. By converting legacyprograms to portable, Cloud-ready modern code, customers can reduce mainframe costs, integrate new technologies into their business applications, and migrate to Cloud. | $1.5M | Seed | May 29, 2019 |  |
| With Clarity | With Clarity is the only online, direct to consumer home try-on engagement ting company that marries affordability with expertise and convenience with a personal touch.With their Free Home Preview, they can try replicas of engagement ring styles at home to make a confident decision. Then return to their site to fully customize the ring and makeit one of a kind. It has the lowest diamond prices guaranteed and a refreshing new way to shop for engagement rings. With Clarity was formerly known as Four Mine | $4.8M | Series A | Oct 02, 2018 |  |
| Tire Agent | Tire Agent is an online tire retailer that provides at-home/on-site installation. It offers consumers a premium service at a value price. Tire Agent provides consumers with personalized tire recommendations, live tire experts, warranty claims, and great prices. | $750K | Seed | Dec 30, 2017 |  |
| New York Shipping Exchange | New York Shipping Exchange is a platform that unites shippers, carriers, and forwarders and revolutionizes the logistics industry.New York Shipping Exchange enables the transformation of the container shipping industry through two innovations: a new standardized freight contract and a new way to trade freight digitally. The company is supportingthe transformation of container shipping by solving inefficiencies associated with booking downfalls and shipment rolling. They are determined to eliminate the distrust between shippers and carriers that has been created by the lack of accountability in ocean contracts.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, United States. | $14.3M | Series A | Aug 24, 2017 |  |
| Social Standards | Social Standards is creating the next generation of market research tools to discover and deliver actionable business insights with complete & authentic analysis of social data. By taking a market vertical approach and integrating sales data through the Nielsen Connected Partner Program, Social Standards is quickly becoming the most trustedconsumer voice measurement and marketing insights leader in industries such as Beverage Alcohol, Beauty, Personal Care, Food & Beverage, Quick Serve Restaurants, and more.Founded in 2015 by veterans from Dolby and Gracenote, Social Standards has raised funding from the Band of Angels, Keiretsu Capital, and has a strategic investment from their pioneer customer, e.l.f. Cosmetics. Social Standards is headquartered in Oakland, California. | $4.9M | Series A | May 24, 2017 |  |
| Front Range Biosciences | Front Range Biosciences brings modern agriculture to cannabis and hemp to improve reliability, efficiency, and safety for cultivators and consumers. They provide advanced agricultural science services to plant growers. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 23, 2017 |  |
| Live XYZ | Live XYZ is on a mission to map the world - a live map of every place on every block showing the culture, activity, and life of a city. A complete revolution in how we access and experience the physical world around us.Live XYZ’s ground approach to mapping the world's places is unique to the industry. For the past few years, our on-the-groundmapping team has been walking the streets of New York, |  |  | Jan 01, 2017 |  |
| Shoppable | Shoppable is a profitable technology company with a suite of e-commerce products surrounding Shoppable's patented, universal checkout API. Shoppable's solutions enable advertisers, retailers, and publishers to create shoppable sites, content, ads, videos, mobile apps, recipes, and other innovative commerce experiences.The company wasfounded in 2011 in San Francisco and is now headquartered in New York. | $3.5M | Series A | Aug 02, 2016 |  |
| Walc | Walc empowers exploration on foot. More to come soon. | $1M | Angel | Jun 01, 2015 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does On Grid Ventures invest in?

On Grid Ventures invests primarily in Retail, Software and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is On Grid Ventures's check size?

On Grid Ventures typically joins rounds of $750k–$3.3M at Seed and $3.5M–$14M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds On Grid Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact On Grid Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at On Grid Ventures?

The team at On Grid Ventures includes Jason Evan Klein (Founder & CEO). 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 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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