# Vast Ventures

> Vast Ventures is a VC fund in New York backing Health Care and Software. See 108 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 108
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last fund: Jan 2014
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vast-ventures/
- Website: http://www.vastvc.com

Vast Ventures is a VC fund in New York focused on Health Care and Software. Vast Ventures they invest in consumer brands, AI and cloud software, and more.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$8M |
| Series A | $2.4M–$30M |
| Series B | $5M–$105M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 22 | 20% |
| Software | 18 | 17% |
| Apps | 10 | 9% |
| SaaS | 10 | 9% |
| Advertising | 10 | 9% |

140 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 40 | 37% |
| Series A | 35 | 32% |
| Series B | 13 | 12% |
| Angel | 4 | 4% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 4% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 74 | 69% |
| Canada | 3 | 3% |
| Colombia | 2 | 2% |
| Argentina | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aniq Rahman | Managing Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aniq-rahman |
| Doug Chertok | Founder & Managing Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doug-chertok |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tapi | Tapi is a fintech firm that helps and supports companies provide simple and regional payment solutions. | $27M | Series B | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Warrant | We believe the most creative marketing happens when you play by the rules. Warrant automates the entire marketing compliance & stakeholder review process so you can get back to what you do best — marketing. | $720K | Pre-Seed | Apr 09, 2025 |  |
| HIFI | HIFI is a next-generation payments infrastructure platform. The company powers a suite of modern payment APIs to enable businesses to move money faster on a global scale for the next chapter of the internet. Our payment rails powers businesses to move money instantly with near-zero cost to enhance cash flow, reduce inefficiencies, increasevisibility, and combat fraud.Zach Walsh and Mohamed Afifi founded the company in New York City in 2022. | $6M | Seed | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| HIFI | HIFI is a next-generation payments infrastructure platform. The company powers a suite of modern payment APIs to enable businesses to move money faster on a global scale for the next chapter of the internet. Our payment rails powers businesses to move money instantly with near-zero cost to enhance cash flow, reduce inefficiencies, increasevisibility, and combat fraud.Zach Walsh and Mohamed Afifi founded the company in New York City in 2022. | $6M | Series A | Dec 10, 2024 |  |
| Alexi | Alexi empowers law firms to build an enduring competitive advantage with AI | $10.9M | Series A | Jun 07, 2024 |  |
| Fabric | Florence is a health tech company that enables healthcare providers to deliver faster, higher quality, and more accessible care while reducing costs via consumer-grade patient experiences that automate workflows for staff. | $60M | Series A | Feb 21, 2024 |  |
| Forus | From PA generation to appeals, enrollments, & pharmacy navigation, Forus handles the end-to-end medication access process. Forus supports every drug, insurance, and pharmacy to help patients get access to life-changing medications. | $30M | Series A | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Candor Health | Candor Health is a healthcare intelligence layer for a referral management software company. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| PatchRx | PatchRx is a remote therapeutic management platform that boosts adherence and helps increase patient compliance. PatchRx's 360-degree approach to medication compliance is designed to assist clinics in capitalizing on remote therapeutic monitoring. PatchRx uses data-driven technology to improve prescription adherence and assist users inremembering to take their medication. The service, which consists of a universal smart pill bottle device, a patient-facing app, and a web app, assists patients in taking their medications on time, allows refills, rewards patients for good adherence, and streamlines true adherence data back to care providers. | $8M | Series A | Aug 30, 2023 |  |
| Base | Base is a membership organization that brings together outstanding minds such as innovators, artists, and eccentrics from all backgrounds and industries for personalized social activities. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Aug 25, 2023 |  |

10 of 108 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Vast Ventures invest in?

Vast Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 108 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 Vast Ventures's check size?

Vast Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$8M at Seed, $2.4M–$30M at Series A and $5M–$105M 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 Vast Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Vast Ventures?

Public channels for Vast Ventures include LinkedIn 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 Vast Ventures?

The team at Vast Ventures includes Aniq Rahman (Managing Partner) and Doug Chertok (Founder & Managing Partner). 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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