# QB1 Ventures

> QB1 Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing SaaS and Drones. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2016
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11014722
- Website: http://www.qb1ventures.com/

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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| Drones | 1 | 14% |
| EdTech | 1 | 14% |
| Gaming | 1 | 14% |
| eSports | 1 | 14% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 43% |
| Israel | 2 | 29% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kevin Swieca | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-swieca |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yellowdig | 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 |  | May 19, 2018 |  |
| FanAI | 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 | 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 | 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. |  | Series A | Sep 21, 2016 |  |
| Yellowdig | 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 |  |
| Percepto | 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 |  |
| ElMindA | ElMindA vision is to bring a paradigm change to the management of brain disorders and injuries, by transforming state of the art neuroscience into bed-side clinical practice. ElMindA has developed the BNA™ technology platform, which for the first time allows high resolution visualization and evaluation of the complex neuro-physiologicalinterconnections of the human brain at work, capturing information on the composition, connectivity, synchronization and operation of brain networks. | $28M | Series C | Nov 16, 2015 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Courtside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/courtside-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Rosecliff Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rosecliff-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SRI Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sri-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Counterview Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bds-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CRCM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/china-rock-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CRCM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/CRCM) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does QB1 Ventures invest in?

QB1 Ventures invests primarily in SaaS, Drones and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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