QB1 Ventures
VC Fund
New York, United States
QB1 Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm focusing primarily on US and Israeli companies. Our mission is to identify the best opportunities across a wide spectrum of industries and stages. We invest in passionate entrepreneurs who turn innovative ideas and business models into reality.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
- Fund size:
- $8M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries QB1 Ventures invests in
Stages QB1 Ventures invests in
Countries QB1 Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $500k–$3.3M
- Series A
- $2.3M–$20M
- Series B
- $12M–$14M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (31%)
- Video 2 (15%)
- Industrial Automation 2 (15%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (15%)
- SaaS 1 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (31%)
- Series A 2 (15%)
- Series B 2 (15%)
- Series C 1 (8%)
- Funding Round 1 (8%)
Country
- Israel 4 (31%)
- United States 4 (31%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Swieca
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowdig's software platform creates a social layer on top of existing enterprise learning systems used by colleges, universities, and organizations. Unlike pre-existing social technology, Yellowdig is designed for higher education institutions. The platform provides instructors and learners with a private and secure experience, controlledand protected within the institution's designated environment. Yellowdig was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. | $800K / Seed / May 19, 2018 | ||
| FanAI is an AI-driven Audience Monetization platform focusing first on esports, and their sponsor ecosystems, increasing franchise and sponsorship revenues by making their audience data actionable. | $1.8M / Seed / Jul 27, 2017 | ||
| Yellowdig's software platform creates a social layer on top of existing enterprise learning systems used by colleges, universities, and organizations. Unlike pre-existing social technology, Yellowdig is designed for higher education institutions. The platform provides instructors and learners with a private and secure experience, controlledand protected within the institution's designated environment. Yellowdig was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. | $500K / Seed / Sep 22, 2016 | ||
| GameCo created Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM) a category of Video Game Gambling on casino floors. It is a pioneering company uniting the experience of playing video games with the excitement of gambling by creating Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM). GameCo’s VGM is the first platform to bring video games to the casino floor engaging a newmarket of casino customers. The first video game gambling platform approved by any regulator in the United States, GameCo’s patented VGM proprietary arcade-style cabinets allows a player’s skill to effect the payout and winnings while maintaining the same casino-based economics as slot machines. | $2.3M / Series A / Sep 21, 2016 | ||
| GameCo created Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM) a category of Video Game Gambling on casino floors. It is a pioneering company uniting the experience of playing video games with the excitement of gambling by creating Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM). GameCo’s VGM is the first platform to bring video games to the casino floor engaging a newmarket of casino customers. The first video game gambling platform approved by any regulator in the United States, GameCo’s patented VGM proprietary arcade-style cabinets allows a player’s skill to effect the payout and winnings while maintaining the same casino-based economics as slot machines. | $6M / Series A / Sep 15, 2016 | ||
| GameCo created Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM) a category of Video Game Gambling on casino floors. It is a pioneering company uniting the experience of playing video games with the excitement of gambling by creating Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM). GameCo’s VGM is the first platform to bring video games to the casino floor engaging a newmarket of casino customers. The first video game gambling platform approved by any regulator in the United States, GameCo’s patented VGM proprietary arcade-style cabinets allows a player’s skill to effect the payout and winnings while maintaining the same casino-based economics as slot machines. | $3.3M / Seed / Sep 15, 2016 | ||
| WSC Sports' platform generates personalized sports videos for every digital platform and every sports fan - automatically and in real-time.Currently being used by leading media rights owners such as NBA, MLS, FIBA, Cricket Australia, WarnerMedia, Discovery, Bleacher Report, and many others, WSC Sports’ platform utilizes advanced AI andMachine Learning technologies to analyze live sports broadcasts, identify each and every event that occurs in the game, create customized short-form video content and publish to any digital destination. This enables partners to instantly generate and distribute professionally edited personalized clips and videos on a large scale, to engage audiences and maximize video monetization opportunities. | $12M / Series B / Sep 08, 2016 | ||
| Yellowdig's software platform creates a social layer on top of existing enterprise learning systems used by colleges, universities, and organizations. Unlike pre-existing social technology, Yellowdig is designed for higher education institutions. The platform provides instructors and learners with a private and secure experience, controlledand protected within the institution's designated environment. Yellowdig was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. | $1M / Seed / Jul 18, 2016 | ||
| mPrest is a leading software house specializing in developing high performance critical systems of several types, including Command & Control (C4I) and Homeland Security (HLS) systems for the defense sector, and civilian systems for the telecom, medical and hi-tech sectors.mPrest possesses extremely high technological capabilities which aretranslated to developing complex systems in a short period and with the highest quality.mPrest is developing large and complex software systems in the areas of C4I, Electronic Warfare (EW), Homeland Security & Border Defense, simulators, radar, and communication for organizations such as Rafael, IAI-Elta, IAI-Malam, IAI-Malat, Tadiran Systems, Elisra, Israeli Police and other firms in the defense sector; Civilian Critical Systems for Ituran, Rimed, TopSpin Medical, Netafim, and others.mPrest developed a unique product, mCore. mCore is a framework of infrastructure and generic building blocks for high-performance distributed critical systems. mCore is installed and operational in a large number of organizations in the defense sector. | $20M / Series A / Jan 25, 2016 | ||
| Percepto is a developer of autonomous drone technology for inspection and surveillance.Drones hold the potential to disrupt multi-billion dollar industries including energy, security, insurance, agriculture, and more. Drones completely change the way inspection, measurement, surveillance, and deliveries are done today. Still, the main barrier tomaking them a must-have platform is the ability of drones to perform tasks autonomously.The company is at the forefront of redefining how industrial sites and critical infrastructure are holistically inspected and monitored, harnessing remote robotics to autonomously collect, aggregate, and analyze visual data.Leveraging its experience with Percepto Sparrow, the most deployed drone-in-a-box solution on the market, Percepto introduced Percepto AIM (Autonomous Inspection and Monitoring) the first end-to-end autonomous inspection and monitoring platform. Percepto AIM empowers the remote operation center of the future to assess risk, minimize downtime, drive efficiency, increase safety, and reduce operational costs. | $1M / Seed / Jan 01, 2016 | ||
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FAQ
What does QB1 Ventures invest in?
QB1 Ventures invests primarily in Software, Video and Industrial Automation startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does QB1 Ventures invest in?
QB1 Ventures typically joins rounds of $500k–$3.3M at Seed, $2.3M–$20M at Series A and $12M–$14M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not QB1 Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds QB1 Ventures took part in.
How do I contact QB1 Ventures?
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Who are the partners at QB1 Ventures?
The team at QB1 Ventures includes Kevin Swieca (Venture Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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