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Equal Ventures

https://www.equal.vc

Last activity: 17.10.2025

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Invests in categories: PlatformFoodTechE-commerceEnergyTechDataFinTechSoftwareTechnologyIndustryMarketplace

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Location: United States, New York

Employees: 1-10

Investment Type: Venture Capital

Investment Stage: Seed

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Portfolio 14

Date	Name	Website	Total Raised	Location
21.06.2023	Leap Servi...	leapinc.com	$35M	United Sta...
19.05.2023	Odyssey En...	odysseyenergysolutions.com	$20.34M	United Sta...
27.01.2023	Suppli	gosuppli.com	$3.1M	United Sta...
-	Pattern	patternbrands.com	$25M	United Sta...
-	MVMNT	mvmnt.io	-	United Sta...
-	WeeCare	weecare.co	$45.2M	United Sta...
-	Starday	stardayfoods.com	$15M	United Sta...
-	SmartHop	smarthop.co	$16.5M	United Sta...
-	David Ener...	davidenergy.com	$64M	United Sta...
-	Bikky	bikky.com	$5.25M	United Sta...
-	Ghost	ghst.io	$83M	United Sta...
-	Wrapbook	wrapbook.com	$151M	United Sta...
-	Block Reno...	blockrenovation.com	$40M	United Sta...
-	ThreeFlow	threeflow.com	$45M	United Sta...

Persons 5

Date	First Name	Last Name	Title	LinkedIn	Twitter	Email	Location
-	Richard	Kerby	General Pa...	linkedin.c...	-	k***y@equa...	-
-	Adam	Chadroff	Investor	linkedin.c...	-	a**m@equal...	-
-	Rick	Zullo	Co-Founder...	linkedin.c...	-	z***o@equa...	-
-	Chelsea	Zhang	-	linkedin.c...	-	c*****a@eq...	-
-	Simran	Suri	Senior Ass...	linkedin.c...	-	s****n@equ...	-

Mentions in press and media 26

Date	Title	Description
17.10.2025	Stand Insurance: $35 Million Series B Raised For Expanding Into Florida	Stand Insurance, a company focused on reimagining coverage for high-risk properties, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round to fuel its expansion into Florida. Eclipse led the round with participation from existing investors, In...
16.10.2025	Stand raises $35 million	Home insurance provider Stand Insurance Solutions Stand Insurance Solutions Founded: 2024 Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States Total Funding: $30M See full company profile "> closed a $35 million Series B round led...
16.10.2025	Stand Raises $35M in Series B Funding	Stand, a San Francisco, CA-based insurtech company focused on catastrophe-exposed properties, closed a $35m Series B funding round. The round was led by Eclipse, alongside previous investors Inspired Capital, Lowercarbon Capital, and Equal ...
07.08.2025	InsurTech funding slumps despite AI demand	Global funding for InsurTech startups slumped in the second quarter of the year despite demand for AI as companies looked to the tech to help drive efficiencies and process claims. According to the second-quarter 2025 Global InsurTech Repor...
17.12.2024	Stand Raises $30M in Funding	Stand, a San Francisco, CA-based company improving insurance for climate-impacted properties, raised $30M in funding. Backers included Inspired Capital, Lowercarbon, Equal Ventures and Convective Capital. The company intends to use the fund...
15.10.2024	Ghost Raises $40M in Series C Funding	Ghost, a Los Angeles, CA-based B2B marketplace connecting brands and retailers, raised $40M in Series C funding. The round was led by L Catterton, a global consumer-focused investment firm, with participation from existing investors includi...
26.09.2024	David Energy: $23 Million Secured For Running The Grid On Clean Energy	Gridtech company David Energy announced that it has secured $23 million in funding to transform the retail energy market and make a clean energy grid a reality. This funding was led by Cathay Innovation, with participation from previous inv...
22.12.2022	3 Black investors talk about what they’re looking for in 2023	Founders and investors alike are bracing for a tough 2023 as the economy shows few signs of improving. But there are a lot of questions up in the air: Will the truckload of dry powder VCs have make its way to the market? Are there going to ...
29.07.2022	Equal Ventures has a new pair of funds, filings show	Equal Ventures, a venture firm that debuted in 2020 with a $56 million first fund, has raised a pair of new investment vehicles, SEC filings show. The New York City-based firm has closed a $94.8 million second fund and its first opportunity...
30.11.2021	ThreeFlow raises $45M to scale its employee benefits placement software	ThreeFlow, which provides software for insurance brokers selling employee benefits, announced today that it raised $45 million in Series B funding. New investor Accel led the round alongside existing investors Emergence Capital, Equal Ventu...
07.11.2021	Fewer than 200 Black female founders have ever received $1 million in VC funding. 7 women who did it share their best fundraising advice.	Britney Winters, Joanna Smith, and Tanya van Court. Courtesy of Britney Winters, Mamadi Doumbouya, and Tanya van Court; Skye Gould/Insider The venture-capital space isn’t the most welcoming environment for Black women. As of 2020, only 93 B...
07.11.2021	Fewer than 200 Black female founders have ever received $1 million in VC funding. 7 women who did it share their best fundraising advice.	The venture-capital space isn't the most welcoming environment for Black women. As of 2020, only 93 Black women had raised $1 million or more in venture funds. Advertisement Tanya van Court noticed immediately that white male investors were...
25.08.2020	Entertainment tech startup Wrapbook raises $4.7 million CAD seed round	Toronto and New York-based Wrapbook, which creates software for workforces in the media production space, has raised a $4.7 million CAD ($3.6 million USD) seed round of equity financing. This round represents Wrapbook’s first external round...
25.08.2020	LA Tech Updates: Techstars Music Accelerator Seeks Startups; Wrapbook Gets $3.6M in Seed Funding; PatientPop Raises $50M	Here are the latest updates on news affecting Los Angeles' startup and tech communities. Sign up for our newsletter and follow dot.LA on Twitter for more. Today: Applications Are Open for Techstars Music Accelerator Program Wrapbook, Provid...
12.06.2020	Lo Toney has some ideas about how to (really) bring VC into the 21st century	Last week, we suggested that for a truly diverse venture industry, the limited partners that provide investing capital to VCs — institutions like universities and hospital systems — need to start incorporating diversity mandates into their ...
20.02.2020	Equal Ventures raises $56m to lead more seed rounds	-
15.02.2020	VC firms need to release portfolio diversity data	For several years, there has been a growing movement to increase diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. It kicked into high gear in October 2013, when Tracy Chou, then an engineer at Pinterest, called on tech companies to release emp...
13.02.2020	Equal Ventures Launches First $56M Fund	NYC-based Equal Ventures has launched its first fund, Equal Ventures Fund I, a $56M seed-stage venture fund designed to bridge the digital divide. LPs include endowments, foundations and fund-of-funds, as well as leading executives from the...
13.02.2020	NY-Based Equal Ventures Launches $56 Million Fund	New York-based seed-stage venture firm Equal Ventures announced it has launched a new $56 million fund New York-based seed-stage venture firm Equal Ventures announced it has launched a new $56 million fund, according to TechCrunch. Founded ...
11.02.2020	Equal Ventures Closes On $56M Seed-Stage Fund To ‘Transform Society And Industry’	27 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Equal Ventures, a 1-year-old seed-stage venture firm, announced this morning it has closed on a $56 million fund. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily Rich Kerby and Rick Zullo founded New York-based E...
11.02.2020	Equal Ventures Closes On $56M Seed-Stage Fund To ‘Transform Society And Industry’	28 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Equal Ventures, a 1-year-old seed-stage venture firm, announced this morning it has closed on a $56 million fund. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily Rich Kerby and Rick Zullo founded New York-based E...
11.02.2020	Equal Ventures raises debut $56M fund to double down on thesis-driven seed	There has been a proliferation of venture capital the past few years, as funds go up and down the stack looking for unique and high-return opportunities in the startup landscape. Large funds are increasingly investing in small rounds, which...
30.07.2018	Venture capital’s diversity disaster	The lack of diversity issue in Silicon Valley touches all aspects of the industry — entrepreneurship, big tech company demographics and venture capital. While tech companies have been a bit more deliberate about fostering diversity and incl...
-	Subscribe to our newsletter to catch every headline.	"It's not the game you're playing; it's who you're playing with." Gamelancer launched today with the aim of giving gamers a new way to make money, and to make sure users get teammates matched to their skills. Applications opened t...
-	The VC landscape is dire for Black women. 7 Black women who have raised millions in funding reveal their best fundraising advice.	The venture-capital space isn't the most welcoming environment for Black women. As of 2020, only 93 Black women had raised $1 million or more in venture funds. Black women who have achieved this feat gave advice for others looking to do the...
-	How Black women can navigate difficult pitch meetings with confidence, according to 8 founders who've raised more than $5 million in venture capital	This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Conversing and connecting with investors is important when it comes to raising money. But this can pose problems for Black women, who often...

Equal Ventures

Portfolio 14

Persons 5

Mentions in press and media 26

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