Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS, Israel
TypeVC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
DefenseSpaceEnergy TechHardwareRoboticsAI
Investor TypeGeneralist
ExposureSome DeepTech Investments
Bio
Ground Up Ventures is a generalist, early-stage venture firm co-founded by David Stark and Cory Moelis, with teams in New York and Israel. The firm describes itself as investing $500,000 to $1.5 million at pre-seed and seed stage in startups based in the US and Israel.
The bulk of the portfolio is consumer and B2B software: companies like EliseAI, Ritual, Portless, Tolstoy, and Tulu are cited as ...
Notable Investments
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EliseAIR
RitualP
PortlessT
TolstoyT
TuluC
CovenantK
KelaZ
ZeroMarkS
StarcloudG
Glass ImagingD
DandelionH
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