Joe Marchese, Human Ventures

Joe Marchese is the co-founding partner and Executive Chairman of Human Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Joe Marchese

Joe Marchese is the co-founding partner and Executive Chairman of Human Ventures, an early-stage venture fund and startup studio in New York, where he previously founded the ad-tech platform true[X] and sold it to 21st Century Fox for $200 million before serving as President of Advertising Revenue at Fox Networks. His investment thesis targets pre-seed and seed-stage companies in consumer technology, enterprise software, media, the future of work, and the attention economy, with a focus on sectors where AI enhances value. Human Ventures oversees over 50 early-stage portfolio companies, and while specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not explicitly detailed in available sources, the firm’s third fund raised more than $100 million in 2025. Notable portfolio companies include Maven Clinic, which Marchese advises, and the firm has invested in brands aligned with the attention economy and AI-enhanced areas. Marchese distinguishes himself as a “world-class” expert in branding and storytelling within the attention economy, emphasizing human positivity, optimism, and connection in his socially driven investing approach. He has been inducted into

Joe Marchese at a glance

Role
Co-Founding Partner & Executive Chairman
Organization
Human Ventures
Location
New York, NY
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Software

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