# TQ Ventures

> TQ Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 197 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 197
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.tqventures.com/

TQ Ventures is an early-stage venture firm based in New York City and San Francisco, led by Schuster Tanger and Andrew Marks.  We manage over $1 billion in assets and are currently investing out of our third fund.We’re industry-agnostic with a focus on backing exceptional founders building category-defining businesses.Since our founding in2018, we’ve made more than 80 investments globally and built a reputation for using our exceptional network to make enterprise customer introductions that drive significant revenue growth.  We invest from first principles and build deep relationship with our founders based on trust and long-termism.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.1M–$15M |
| Series A | $7.3M–$50M |
| Series B | $20M–$85M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 28 | 14% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 20 | 10% |
| Health Care | 18 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 17 | 9% |
| Machine Learning | 13 | 7% |

129 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 55 | 28% |
| Series A | 37 | 19% |
| Series B | 22 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 19 | 10% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 68 | 35% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 4% |
| Germany | 6 | 3% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| Singapore | 2 | 1% |

21 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Marks | Co-Founder & Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-marks-9e92 |
| Andrew Marks | Co-Founder & Partner | 16 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-marker |
| Jana Iris | Investing | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jana-iris |
| Schuster Tanger | Co-Founder & Partner | 22 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/schuster-tanger |
| Scooter Braun | Co-Founder | 54 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scooter-braun |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Augmodo | Augmodo Spatial AI enables real-time tracking of products across all stores, enhancing inventory management and shopping experiences. It discovers information through augmented reality for enhanced experiences. | $21M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 13, 2026 |  |
| Architect | Architect provide frontier AI lab for chip design. | $24M | Seed | Jun 18, 2026 |  |
| Copperlane | Copperlane is an AI-native mortgage origination software company that builds an automation layer between mortgage borrowers and loan officers to streamline the loan application process. The company develops a platform that uses AI agents to collect borrower information, verify financial documents, detect inconsistencies, and manage follow-upcommunication during the mortgage application lifecycle. Its system is designed to reduce manual coordination by automatically handling document requests, clarifying missing details, and structuring borrower data for loan officers.A core component of Copperlane’s offering is an AI agent that operates like a virtual loan officer, guiding applicants through the process, answering questions, and flagging issues such as missing or inconsistent documentation before underwriting begins. This helps improve data accuracy and reduces delays caused by back-and-forth communication between borrowers and lenders. The platform integrates with existing mortgage systems rather than replacing them, allowing lenders to use Copperlane as an overlay that enhances current loan origination workflows. | $4.1M | Seed | Jun 12, 2026 |  |
| TILT | TILT app allow users to discover small brands, buy through videos, livestreams, and eard rewards. | $26M | Series B | Jun 02, 2026 |  |
| Basics | Basics OS is a workspace where an AI agent sees everything your company does and learns to run it. The agent learns through voice and screen walkthroughs, builds automations in real time, watches how your team works, and earns autonomy progressively as it proves itself.Anyone on the team can build and deploy custom tools through coding tools withone-click desktop hosting. Basics gives you full data ownership, and eliminates the sprawl of scattered SaaS tools.Your promptless AI employee that actually earns your trust. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2026 |  |
| Nomadic | NomadicML develops visual reasoning AI Agents for Autonomous Systems | $8.4M | Seed | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Luron AI | Luron AI provides always-on voice agents that handle calls, support customers, book appointments, and operate in multiple languages 24/7. | $1M | Seed | Feb 17, 2026 |  |
| Lawhive | Lawhive provides online legal services that connect clients with solicitors and lawyers for a wide range of legal matters, including property, family, employment, immigration, and other areas of law. It operates a platform that makes it possible for individuals and small businesses to request legal support, receive transparent pricing, and bematched with qualified legal professionals through an online process. The company manages client enquiries and assigns solicitors to handle cases through digital communication channels, giving clients clear updates as their matters progress. Lawhive also supports its lawyers with administrative and regulatory infrastructure so they can focus on delivering legal work. The platform combines technology with a network of regulated legal practitioners to streamline access to legal services. | $60M | Series B | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| Linq | Linq is a networking app that gives users the ability to create a custom digital page where they can centralize and share their content digitally or using linq's one of a kind physical NFC smart products. | $20M | Series A | Feb 02, 2026 |  |
| Linqapp | Linqapp is committed to helping people all over the world overcome their language barriers. Linqapp is an ambitious attempt to change how people learn languages and get in touch with each other doing so. | $20M | Series A | Feb 02, 2026 |  |

10 of 197 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does TQ Ventures invest in?

TQ Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 197 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 TQ Ventures's check size?

TQ Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$15M at Seed, $7.3M–$50M at Series A and $20M–$85M 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 TQ Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact TQ Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at TQ Ventures?

The team at TQ Ventures includes Andrew Marks (Co-Founder & Partner), Andrew Marks (Co-Founder & Partner) and Jana Iris (Investing). 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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