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Blake Lyon, Managing Partner
Daniel Faierman, Partner
JB Osborne, Founding Partner
Emily Heyward, Founding Partner
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
About Us
Habitat Partners is a New York-based early-stage VC fund focused on pre-seed to Series A investments in the consumer and software ecosystems. The fund was born out of the renowned creative and branding firm, Red Antler. Red Antler has a history of adding tremendous value to the startup ecosystem through an array of services and business-building expertise, in addition to having a vast founder and VC network.
Website: https://www.habitatpartners.co/
Press: How Red Antler quietly built its venture arm Habitat Partners
Investment Criteria
💸 Average Check Size: $500k with flexibility to write from $250k to $1M
🎢 Stage: Pre-Seed to Series A with seed being our most common entry point
🏦 Fund Size: $31M
🕶️ Lead/Follow: beyond pre-seed, we don’t typically lead; we do have reserves for pro rata support
Investment Areas of Focus
(1) Commerce, Advertising, & Marketing Software (B2B & B2C)
Active Portfolio Examples:
Software empowering businesses to get the most out of their creative content
An AI-native design platform and image editor
AI marketing productivity software helping enterprises manage content audits
(2) Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG)
Active Portfolio Examples:
Delicious modern-style bagel shop founded in Westport, CT
Effective, clean & accessible skincare
Healthy kids snacking platform