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Betaworks

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Betaworks

Investing, building, and accelerating early-stage consumer technology and AI companies.

New York

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Investor
Location
New York
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Who they are

About

Betaworks is a New York City-based venture capital firm and startup studio established in 2008. They operate a hybrid model, actively building, accelerating through their 'Camp' program, and investing in early-stage consumer technology companies. With a portfolio of over 218 companies, Betaworks focuses on network-focused media businesses and thematic investments in AI/ML. Their track record includes building successful companies like Bitly and Tweetdeck, and investing in notable startups such as Twitter, Tumblr, Kickstarter, Hugging Face, and Giphy.

Investment profile
Investment thesis
Betaworks focuses on early-stage investments, primarily at the pre-seed and seed stages, in emerging sectors including DeepTech, Internet, E-Commerce, and particularly AI/ML technologies. They seek to support innovative startups that leverage advanced technological innovations to transform industries and identify new user behaviors. The firm's cohort-based 'Camp' program is also a key part of their strategy for exploring and investing in new categories.
Ticket size
$250,000 - $750,000
Sweet spot
Early-stage consumer technology companies, network-focused media businesses, startups leveraging AI/ML technologies (NLP, computer vision, media synthesis, voice and audio interfaces, copilot systems, models, training, inference, vertical/horizontal AI applications, agents), gaming, interactive entertainment, infrastructure, and metaverses.
What they add
["Cohort-based investment and product development program (Betaworks Camp)","Access to an extensive network and community of creators and makers","Strategic support and expertise in building and accelerating companies (venture studio model)","Deep domain expertise in AI/ML, DeepTech, Internet, and E-Commerce","Follow-on funding for promising early-stage companies"]
Stages
Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
Geographic focus
Global (primarily United States · also United Kingdom and 12+ other locations)
Portfolio companies
218
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