# VSC Ventures

> VSC Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Health Care. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 4%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.vscventures.com

VSC Ventures is a VC fund focused on Software and Health Care. VSC Ventures is built on the core thesis that it has become easier than ever before to start a startup, but harder than ever before for that company to break out or get noticed. Our award-winning comms firm has represented over 550 startups incl. 3 IPOs, 16 unicorns, and 50+ exits. Storytelling is our superpower. We’ll invest at Seed & SeriesA and go to work for you!

## Contacts

5 contacts available for VSC Ventures. Shizune tracks 5 team members at VSC Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/vsc-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $4.4M–$25M |
| Series A | $10M–$51M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 17% |
| Health Care | 3 | 13% |
| SaaS | 2 | 9% |
| Construction | 2 | 9% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 9% |

53 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 13 | 57% |
| Series A | 6 | 26% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 9% |
| Series B | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 14 | 61% |
| Israel | 2 | 9% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eric Gonzalez | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-gonzalez-3 |
| Gwyn Stahlhut | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gwyn-stahlhut |
| Jay Kapoor | General Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-kapoor-47b7 |
| Maggie Philbin | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maggie-philbin-2 |
| Vijay Chattha | General Partner | 18 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vijay-chattha |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gritt Robotics | Gritt Robotics is automating renewable energy construction using AI and Robotics. | $26M | Series A | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Nebex | NEBEX is a successful middle market investment intermediary. NEBEX, has completed over 100 transactions throughout the United States. New England Business Exchange concentrates on representing sellers whose business appeals to large corporate buyers or private equity groups. | $30M | Seed | Jun 29, 2026 |  |
| Iconic | Iconic leverages AI and automation for better buyer matching and valuations. | $6M | Seed | May 27, 2026 |  |
| Multitude Insights | Multitude Insights helps law enforcement agencies leverage their unstructured data. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. | $10M | Series A | Feb 27, 2026 |  |
| Hyper | Automating phone calls with voice A.I. for Government | $6.3M | Seed | Jul 21, 2025 |  |
| BrightAI | We harness the power of AI to seamlessly convert physical entities into digital counterparts, infusing them with intelligence and control. This catalyzes limitless opportunities for business expansion and fosters positive societal impact. BrightAI is headquartered in Hillsborough, California and was founded in 2020. | $51M | Series A | Jul 18, 2025 |  |
| Glacier | Glacier is the creator of the first affordable, high-performing, and space-efficient AI-enabled robot for recycling. | $16M | Series A | Apr 28, 2025 |  |
| OptimHire | OptimHire is an online recruiting and hiring platform for job seekers & recruiters. | $5M |  | Mar 13, 2025 |  |
| Ruck | Ruck is a marketplace platform for contractors, runners, and vendors to optimize last-mile, on-demand shipping for building supplies. | $5M | Seed | Jan 05, 2025 |  |
| Glacier | Glacier is the creator of the first affordable, high-performing, and space-efficient AI-enabled robot for recycling. | $7.7M |  | Mar 06, 2024 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does VSC Ventures invest in?

VSC Ventures invests primarily in Software, Health Care and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 23 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 VSC Ventures's check size?

VSC Ventures typically joins rounds of $4.4M–$25M at Seed and $10M–$51M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds VSC Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact VSC Ventures?

Public channels for VSC Ventures include 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 VSC Ventures?

The team at VSC Ventures includes Eric Gonzalez (Venture Partner), Gwyn Stahlhut (Venture Partner) and Jay Kapoor (General 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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