# Vincent Viola

> Vincent Viola is a seed investor in New York backing EdTech and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

Vincent Viola is a seed investor in New York focused on EdTech and Software. Vincent Viola is the former Chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and is one of the nation's foremost leaders in electronic trading. He is currently the Executive Chairman of Virtu Financial. Mr. Viola started his career in the financial services industry on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange and rose to be ViceChairman (1993-1996) and Chairman (2001-2004).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Wearables | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VersaMe | Nicki Boyd met brothers Jon and Chris Boggiano on the campus of Stanford University. The trio quickly found that they shared a passion and united themselves in a common goal to “fix” the education system. Yes, the same system everyone has tried and failed to fix for the past 50 or so years. So while great minds think alike, they knew they alsoneeded to think differently. | $2.5M | Seed | Nov 10, 2015 | http://www.versame.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stanfordstartx-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Vincent Viola invest in?

Vincent Viola invests primarily in EdTech, Software and Wearables startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Vincent Viola last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vincent Viola closed in Nov 2015. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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