# PJC

> PJC is a VC fund in Boston backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 133 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 133
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 26%
- Fund size: $100M
- Last fund: Nov 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pjcvc/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/pjcventure
- Website: http://pjc.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pjcvc/

PJC is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in, supporting, and building relationships with entrepreneurs who are creating the future. The firm has invested in over 100 companies across North America including notable companies like Expensify, Nest, BlockFi, GetWell Network and Nexamp. PJC was founded in 2001 and is based inBoston, Massachusetts.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$7.2M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$17M |
| Series B | $4M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 20 | 15% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 15 | 11% |
| Health Care | 11 | 8% |
| Machine Learning | 9 | 7% |
| E-Commerce | 8 | 6% |

158 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 34 | 26% |
| Series A | 33 | 25% |
| Series B | 24 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 11 | 8% |
| Series C | 10 | 8% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 74 | 56% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Martirano | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 18 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-martirano |
| Matthew Hayes | General Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-hayes |
| Alok Deshpande | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alok-deshpande-2 |
| Arun Saigal | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arun-saigal |
| Gaurav Bhogale | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaurav-bhogale-5850 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ruli | Ruli reimagined the in-house counsel experience through the development of an AI Counsel teammate, aiming for unmatched efficiency and collaboration | $6M | Seed | Nov 04, 2025 |  |
| Benable | Benable is a platform that makes it easy to find & share trusted recommendations. The site enables you to create beautiful lists of recommendations that can be shared with friends, followers, or clients. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| Acelab | Acelab is building the operating system for the $2.4 trillion building materials industry, transforming how architects, designers, and building owners discover, specify, and manage material decisions for construction projects. The company's AI-powered platform serves as a comprehensive material intelligence hub that solves a critical painpoint in the architecture and construction workflow - the fragmented and outdated process of researching and selecting building materials. By creating a centralized database with advanced search capabilities, intelligent recommendations, and collaborative project management tools, Acelab connects architects who specify materials with manufacturers who supply them, while streamlining the entire decision-making process from design through procurement. Founded by second-generation architect Vardhan Mehta and led by Executive Chairman Dave Lemont (former CEO of Revit), Acelab is positioned to become the essential infrastructure that powers material decisions across the global construction industry. | $16.6M | Series A | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| Openly | Openly is an insurance company that specializes in premium home insurance sold through independent agents. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $123M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 30, 2025 |  |
| AceUp, Inc. | AceUp is the leading global provider of Human-Centered Leadership™ development solutions for individuals and teams.AceUp helps global, innovative, and purpose-driven organizations build high-performing teams at scale. upskilling leaders at all levels to lead transformation in a VUCA world.We combine 1-on-1 and team coaching, AI-poweredmicro-learning, and prescriptive analytics to maximize team alignment, engagement, and performance at scale.Are you unlocking your teams full potential? Learn more about how to fuel the success of your teams at all levels. | $22.5M | Series A | Sep 12, 2024 |  |
| Cohora | Cohora is a platform for customer engagement and activation. By stepping up sales and marketing initiatives, carrying out product development, and providing support to its initial clients in the travel, fashion, and cosmetics industries, it leverages the money to quicken its growth. | $2.5M | Seed | Sep 10, 2024 |  |
| Ruli | Ruli reimagined the in-house counsel experience through the development of an AI Counsel teammate, aiming for unmatched efficiency and collaboration | $2.2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 24, 2024 |  |
| FINDMINE | FindMine is the world's leading company helping iconic brands scale their editorial point of view. FindMine's Content Engine saves retailers and brands 90% of their time while dynamically generating exponentially more high-quality, "on-brand" content. FindMine enhances sell-through, and boosts gross margins and customer lifetimevalue (by over 150%!) for customers such as Rent the Runway, Revolve, Land's End, Vineyard Vines, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, and many more. FindMine's solutions power best-in-class customer experiences across ecommerce, email, chat, marketing channels, and stores. FindMine is a Gartner Cool Vendor, and LVMH Maison des Startups member, winner of VIP Award's Best SaaS/Cloud provider and is an Inc. Magazine Top 200 Most Dynamic Women Entrepreneurs company. | $8.9M | Series A | Apr 30, 2024 |  |
| Dripos | Dripos is a software platform that provides POS, employee scheduling, payroll, and everything in between for coffee shops. | $11M | Series A | Apr 24, 2024 |  |
| Grapevine | Grapevine is a collaborative giving platform where people give with people. | $1.7M | Seed | Aug 08, 2023 |  |

10 of 133 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Borealis Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/borealis-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Egan-Managed Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/egan-managed-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [MassVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does PJC invest in?

PJC invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 133 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 PJC's check size?

PJC typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$7.2M at Seed, $3.5M–$17M at Series A and $4M–$30M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds PJC participates in.

### How do I contact PJC?

Public channels for PJC include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at PJC?

The team at PJC includes David Martirano (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Matthew Hayes (General Partner) and Alok Deshpande (Venture Partner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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