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IA Ventures

New York, NY · Invests in US; Europe · Website

Pre-SeedSeedSeries ASeries BB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsData & AnalyticsCybersecuritySales & Marketing TechFintech & PaymentsDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureSecurity & CybersecurityHealthcare & Digital HealthMarketing & AdtechBiotech & Life SciencesEnterprise Software

Thesis

Data is the defensible moat in technology. We invest in companies that build proprietary data assets, analytics capabilities, or machine learning advantages to dominate their categories. Founded on 'information arbitrage' thesis - applying hedge fund quantitative discipline to early-stage venture.

Likely not a fit for

Pure consumer social apps without data advantages, traditional hardware-only plays, business models relying solely on network effects without data defensibility

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$475M
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

3 contacts on file

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Roger Ehrenberg

PartnerPartner · Primary contact

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r•••@ia•••.com

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Jesse Beyroutey

General PartnerManaging Partner

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Brad Gillespie

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Portfolio

CoScreenDeveloper Tools Infra

CoScreen provides real-time collaboration tools for developers, allowing them to share their screens and collaborate on code in real-time.

The Trade DeskMarketing Adtech

The Trade Desk is a leading independent demand-side platform (DSP) that empowers data-driven marketers to optimize their advertising campaigns across various channels, including digital, audio, video, and connected TV.

WiseFintech Payments

Wise provides an international account for sending, spending, and converting money across borders with transparency and speed.

DigitalOceanDeveloper Tools Infra

DigitalOcean provides AI-powered cloud infrastructure and services for developers, enabling them to build, deploy, and scale applications easily.

Flatiron HealthHealthcare Digital

Flatiron Health is dedicated to reimagining the infrastructure of cancer care, providing solutions that enhance the experience of patients and improve outcomes through real-world evidence and data-driven insights.

Komodo HealthHealthcare Digital

Komodo Health provides a comprehensive platform for healthcare analytics, utilizing deidentified patient-level data to optimize insights generation for life sciences, clinical development, and patient services.

DataRobotEnterprise Software

DataRobot is a unified agent workforce platform that enables enterprises to build, operate, and govern AI at scale, integrating AI into core business processes.

Recorded FutureSecurity Cyber

Recorded Future provides advanced cyber threat intelligence solutions that enable organizations to identify and mitigate threats through comprehensive, real-time data analysis.

Better.comFintech Payments

Better.com is a direct lender that provides a fast, transparent digital mortgage experience, utilizing AI technology to simplify the home buying process.

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HeadwayEnterprise Software

Headway Technologies, Inc. has been at the forefront of innovation in the recording head industry for over 31 years. The company focuses on developing advanced solutions that enhance disk storage capacity while ensuring reliability and data integrity, catering to the growing demand for data storage.

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IA Ventures Research Document Investment Thesis IA Ventures was founded in 2009 by Roger Ehrenberg on an "information arbitrage" thesis. Ehrenberg, a former Wall Street derivatives trader, imported quantitative hedge fund pattern recognition and risk management into early-stage venture investing. The firm pioneered the "big data" seed investing category, focusing on companies that leverage data-in

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