Level Up Ventures

New York City, New Yorklevelup.vc

Overview

Level Up Ventures is a mission-driven venture capital firm backed by Hearst, founded in October 2021. It focuses on closing the racial wealth gap by investing in high-growth, tech-enabled startups led by Black and Latinx founders at the pre-seed or seed stage. The firm provides a standard investment of $300,000 and leverages the support and resources of Hearst's global network to help its portfolio companies succeed.

Portfolio Companies

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Investments

Level Up Ventures investments
Company	Date	Stage	Lead
Tensor9	May 2025	Seed	Co-investor
ClearCOGS	Apr 2025	Seed	Co-investor
SmartWiz	Dec 2024	Seed	Co-investor
BoxedUp	Jun 2024	Seed	Co-investor
EMTECH	Aug 2023	Seed	Co-investor

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HeadquartersNew York City, New York

Year FoundedN/A

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