Venture for America Overview
- Investor Type
- Venture Capital
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 3

- Investments
- 25
- Portfolio
- 22
- Exits
- 2

Venture for America General Information
Description
Founded in 2011, Venture for America is an organization that prepares college graduates for careers in the startup community. is a two-year fellowship program for recent grads who want to work at a startup and create jobs in American cities. Fellows learn important startup skills at our five-week Training Camp, apply for jobs within their vetted company network and work for two years as full-time, salaried employees in one of 14 cities. The firm is based in New York, New York.
Contact Information
- 307 7th Avenue
- Suite 1201
- New York, NY 10001
- United States
Venture for America Investments (25)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FloatMe | 09-Dec-2019 | Grant | 00.00 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | |
000000000 | 15-Oct-2019 | 0000 00000 | 00000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |
00000 (00000000 00 | 26-Sep-2019 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |
00000000000000 | 20-Aug-2018 | 0000 00000 | 00.00 | Movies, Music and Entertainment | Generating Revenue | |
00000 00000 | 21-Mar-2018 | 00000 00000 | 00.000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |
000000 | 06-Feb-2018 | 00000 00000 | 00000 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |
0000000 | 16-Jan-2018 | 000000000000 | Accessories | Generating Revenue | ||
00000 | 17-Nov-2017 | 000000000000 | Other Commercial Services | Generating Revenue | ||
Balto (Guidance Software) | 02-Aug-2017 | Accelerator/Incubator | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
AdMobilize | 01-Aug-2017 | Early Stage VC | 000 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue |
Venture for America Exits (2)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
---|---|---|---|
Find My Flock | 24-Jan-2019 | Merger/Acquisition | |
000000 | 09-Feb-2018 | 000 00 00000000 |
Venture for America Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

Investments by Region

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Request a free trialVenture for America Team (9)
Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
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Amy Nelson | Chief Executive Officer | New York, NY | |||
Jed Cohen | Chief Operating Officer | New York, NY | |||
Katherine Gledhill | Director, Finance | New York, NY | |||
Cris Landa | Director, Learning | New York, NY | |||
Andrew Yang JD | Founder | New York, NY |
Venture for America Co-Investors (22)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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CincyTech | 1 | 0 |
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Cultivation Capital | 0 |
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New Orleans BioInnovation Center | 0 |
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OCA Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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Vine Street Ventures | 0 |
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