Prehype
VC Fund
New York, United States
Prehype is a VC fund in New York focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Prehype is venture development firm HQ in NYC with offices in London, Copenhagen and Sydney, Detroit.Prehype is a venture development firm, building new businesses in partnership with the world’s finest corporations and VCs. They run workshops for companies like Diageo, NewsCorp, Mondelez, LEGO, and Verizon, in which they identify problems ormissed opportunities and resolve them through their startup/early-stage approach. Some of their very successful ventures are Bark & Co (barkbox), basno.com, and Managed By Q.
- Total investments:
- 17
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Prehype invests in
Stages Prehype invests in
Countries Prehype invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $500k–$9M
- Angel
- $500k–$775k
- Series A
- $4M–$12M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 3 (18%)
- Financial Services 3 (18%)
- Apps 2 (12%)
- Mobile 2 (12%)
- Software 2 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (35%)
- Series A 5 (29%)
- Angel 3 (18%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (12%)
- Funding Round 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 14 (82%)
- Canada 1 (6%)
- France 1 (6%)
- Denmark 1 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Philip Petersen
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Stacey Seltzer
Partner & CFO
|
Partner & CFO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Steven Dean
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Alex Godin
EIR
|
EIR | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Angel Gambino
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Ferry
|
Financial Tools for the Service Industry | $9M / Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | |
Aide
|
Aide uses AI to automate customer support and analyze conversations to help teams understand issues and make their customers happier. | Angel / Nov 11, 2022 | |
Dollaride
|
Dollaride is a mobility company that develops clean transportation projects in urban cities. The company provides mobility software and financial services that increase clean energy/transportation adoption in underserved markets. Backed by world-class investors, venture capital firms, government agencies, and community partners, Dollaride isforging a new path to the green economy for small transportation fleet owners. Dollaride was inspired by NYC commuter vans (aka "dollar vans"). Originating in the 1980s, a robust network of commuter van drivers now provides local transportation services to over 120,000 New Yorkers daily. Dollaride service connects fleet owners, drivers, and passengers through the first digital platform for NYC's informal transit network. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Jul 28, 2021 | |
Parade
|
Parade is an underwear company that creates designer and eco-friendly fabrics undergarments. Their product is made of 85% recycled polyamide and all materials are Oeko-Tex certified, meaning they're free from harmful chemicals that pollute skin and the environment, enabling users with all-day comfort.The company is based in Brooklyn, NewYork. | $10M / Series A / Apr 21, 2021 | |
Proper
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Proper offers a platform to help property owners‚ and their tenants, manage their property. Proper develops an intelligent platform that automatically performs the operational tasks associated with the rental of residential and commercial leases, garages and parking lots, etc. It was founded in 2017 and based in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark. | $4.6M / Seed / Mar 11, 2021 | |
Launcher
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Launcher develops the world’s most efficient rockets and transfer vehicles to deliver small satellites to orbit. | $11.7M / Series A / Feb 06, 2021 | |
Caisson
|
Caisson is creating the system of record for portable, verifiable, self-managed identities.That starts with a more pragmatic goal: to make it easier for businesses and other organizations to reliably verify government-issued ID's. Verifying that people are who they say the are on the internet is the first step toward a world of trust andtransparency online. | Seed / Jan 01, 2021 | |
Catalina Crunch
|
Catalina Crunch produces keto-friendly, vegan, low-carb cereals, and sandwich cookies. The company uses breakthrough science and food technology to make food healthier while continuing to focus on exciting taste and texture profiles. Catalina's mission is to make healthier foods that are more accessible and convenient for various lifestyleswhile simultaneously delivering fantastic taste. | $4.8M / Dec 07, 2020 | |
Headway
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Headway is a mental healthcare system provider based in New York. It develops a health insurance advisory platform designed to connect patients with therapists and provides administrative support to therapists who don’t typically accept insurance. The company was founded by Andrew Adams, Jake Sussman, Dan Ross, and Kevin Chan in 2019. | $26M / Series A / Nov 18, 2020 | |
Flower Company
|
FLOWER CO is a cannabis wholesale membership club that saves members 40% on popular brands and products, delivered to your door. They work with small business in each market to get a product to you and they believe that the modern cannabis economy can be an equalizing force that provides high-quality jobs.The company currently delivering torecreational and medicinal users across Alameda country, Vallejo, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Marin. Their business model delivers premium products to consumers directly from the old-school supply at wholesale prices.FLOWER CO was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Arcata, California. | $2.8M / Seed / Jul 22, 2019 | |
| See all 17 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Prehype invest in?
Prehype invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 17 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 Prehype's check size?
Prehype typically joins rounds of $500k–$9M at Seed, $500k–$775k at Angel and $4M–$12M 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 Prehype participates in.
How do I contact Prehype?
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Who are the partners at Prehype?
The team at Prehype includes Philip Petersen (Partner), Stacey Seltzer (Partner & CFO) and Steven Dean (Partner), among 8 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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