186 Ventures

186 Ventures is a Boston-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Giuseppe Stuto and Julian Fialkow. See sector focus and contact routes.

About 186 Ventures

186 Ventures is a Boston-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Giuseppe Stuto and Julian Fialkow, former DraftKings executives who previously deployed over $15 million via an angel syndicate before launching a $37 million institutional fund in 2021. The firm focuses exclusively on pre-seed and seed stages, investing geographically agnostically across the U.S. with a primary concentration in the Northeast, while targeting sectors including enterprise software, consumer technology, fintech, AI/ML, Web3, and digital health. Typical check sizes range from $250,000 to $1.5 million, with the firm often leading or co-leading seed rounds rather than solely participating as a follow investor. Notable portfolio companies include Farcaster, Braintrust, HqO, and Centaur Labs, reflecting their support for high-growth technology startups. A distinctive point of view centers on a "relentless focus" on founder-market fit and providing deep operational and strategic support beyond capital, leveraging the partners' own high-growth tech building experience to guide founders through early uncertainty.

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Boston
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
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What does 186 Ventures invest in?
186 Ventures (Boston) — sector focus: https:, www.bizjournals.com, boston, news, 2022, 02, 28, heres-how-two-draftkings-alumni-came-to-launch-18.html.
How do I contact 186 Ventures?
186 Ventures's published profile links (website, LinkedIn or X where available) are listed on the StartupFundraising.com investor profile.
Where is 186 Ventures headquartered?
186 Ventures is based in Boston.

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