What TMV does

TMV is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Soraya Darabi and Marina Hadjipateras, focused on backing founders building in three vertical theses: AI & Automation, Health & Bio, and Logistics & Maritime. The firm manages a multi-fund platform including TMV Funds I-III (collectively ~$230M in AUM), a $25M mental health-focused sub-fund called TMV Lifecycles (launched 2024), a $200M maritime and logistics fund called TMV Logistics, LP (launched May 2026), and a family-office co-investment platform called Generations. TMV typically invests $1-3M per deal at pre-seed through Series A, and provides operational support across GTM strategy, recruiting, fundraising, and board governance in addition to capital.

TMV's core products are its fund vehicles, not software. Revenue is generated through standard venture fund management fees (typically ~2% of committed capital) and carried interest on realized gains. The firm's distribution advantage is anchored by strategic corporate LPs — American Bureau of Shipping and Prologis Ventures co-anchor TMV Logistics, while Bank of America and J.P. Morgan anchored Fund II — providing portfolio companies with pilot deployment environments, customer introductions, and regulatory navigation that would be difficult to replicate without the founders' industry relationships (Hadjipateras's 200-year family shipping legacy and INTERTANKO tenure; Darabi's New York Times and Foodspotting operating background). Across its history TMV has made 100+ investments including seven unicorns, with notable AI exposure via Anthropic and AMI Labs (Yann LeCun's world-models startup, $1.03B seed at $3.5B pre-money).

Name

TMV

Legal name

TMV LP

Website

https://tmv.vc/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TMV is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016 that backs founders in AI & Automation, Health & Bio, and Logistics & Maritime, managing multiple funds with approximately $230M in AUM plus a $200M maritime-focused fund anchored by ABS and Prologis Ventures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Fund Management: TMV generates revenue through management fees (typically 2% of committed capital) and carried interest (typically 20% of profits above the hurdle rate) from its venture funds including TMV Funds I-III, TMV Lifecycles, and TMV Logistics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TMV is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed through Series A companies across AI & Automation, Health & Bio, and Logistics & Maritime sectors. The firm manages multiple funds (TMV Funds I-III, TMV Lifecycles, and TMV Logistics) and provides capital alongside hands-on operational support, including go-to-market strategy, recruiting, fundraising, and strategic introductions, to portfolio founders.

Product overview

TMV is an early-stage venture capital firm that operates multiple investment funds. The firm manages TMV Funds I-III, TMV: Lifecycles (a mental health-focused fund), and TMV Logistics (a $200M maritime and logistics fund launched in May 2026). TMV provides capital investment and go-to-market partnership to early-stage entrepreneurs in AI & Automation, Health & Bio, and Logistics & Maritime sectors. TMV does not offer a traditional software product; its core offering is venture capital investment and operational support for portfolio companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TMV Lifecycles: A mental health-focused investment fund within TMV
• Generations
• TMV Logistics

Products and services

• TMV Funds I-III TMV's flagship early-stage venture fund series (Funds I-III) investing in AI & Automation, Health & Bio, and Logistics & Maritime sectors, with $230 million in AUM and a track record of seven unicorns and 100+ investments.
• TMV Lifecycles A $25 million proof-of-concept fund focused on mental health innovation, enabling entrepreneurs building mental health solutions with market-based approaches.
• TMV Logistics Fund A $200 million venture fund dedicated to maritime and logistics innovation, targeting pre-seed through Series A companies in industrial autonomy, robotics, operational AI, maritime dual-use technologies, and energy transition.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 unicorns in portfolio to date
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ConGlobalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026ConGlobal CEO Brant Ring serves as an advisor to TMV Logistics fund, providing expertise in container logistics and terminal operations at scale.
• MaerskminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Alexandra Ciobotaru, who leads Automation Innovation at Maersk, serves as an advisor to TMV Logistics fund.
• FlexportminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Will Urban, former CRO of Flexport, serves as an advisor to TMV Logistics fund with 25+ years logistics experience.
• Dorian LPGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Alexander C. Hadjipateras, COO of Dorian LPG, serves as advisor to TMV Logistics fund with expertise in commercial strategy and maritime operations.
• Fenix Marine ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 2026Pekka Ranta, CTO of Fenix Marine Services, serves as advisor to TMV Logistics fund with expertise in terminal operations and digital infrastructure.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lerer Hippeau: Early-stage NYC-based venture capital firm investing in seed and Series A consumer and enterprise software. Directly comparable because TMV's CFO Joshua Gilbert previously served as CFO/CCO, making it operationally a near-twin in stage, geography, and team-size profile.
• Bedrock Capital: Early-stage NYC venture capital firm focused on seed-stage internet, software, and crypto-enabled companies. Directly comparable as a same-stage, same-city peer where TMV's CFO previously held CFO/CCO role, with overlapping check sizes and deal-flow geography.
• Freestyle Capital: Early-stage venture capital firm making seed and pre-seed investments in consumer and enterprise software. Directly comparable given TMV's CFO was previously CFO/CCO here; both are small-team, founder-led micro-VCs deploying at the pre-seed through Series A stages.
• Eniac Ventures: Seed-stage venture capital firm based in New York investing in technical founders across AI and software. Directly comparable as a same-city, seed-stage peer with overlapping portfolio themes (AI infrastructure and healthcare operations), and similar team-scale economics.
• Female Founders Fund: Early-stage venture capital fund backing female-founded businesses at pre-seed and seed. Directly comparable as a similarly-staged, similarly-sized fund where Soraya Darabi's recognition (PEI Women of Influence 2025) positions TMV in the same competitive set for female-led founder deal flow.
• Forerunner Ventures: Early-stage consumer-focused venture capital firm. Directly comparable as a co-investor alongside TMV in Roon ($15M seed at $68M valuation per source), operating at the same seed-to-Series A stages with similar average check sizes.

Broad incumbents

• Bain Capital Ventures: Multi-stage venture capital arm of Bain Capital. Comparable incumbent that overlaps thematically with TMV's AI and health verticals at series-A and beyond, but at materially larger fund sizes and broader sector mandate.
• Andreessen Horowitz: Large multi-stage venture capital firm with sector-specialized funds including a16z Bio/Health and a16z infrastructure. Overlaps with TMV's AI and Health & Bio verticals as a co-investor in Slingshot AI (a16z-led Series A per source), but at vastly greater scale and broader remit.
• Khosla Ventures: Large venture capital firm investing across technology, healthcare, and climate. Comparable as a co-investor with TMV in Novellia's $18M Series A, overlapping on AI/healthcare themes but operating at multi-billion-dollar fund scale.
• USVP: Later-stage venture capital firm focused on enterprise and healthcare. Overlaps with TMV's Health & Bio thesis as the lead investor in Weave Bio's $20M Series A with TMV participating, with a broader-staged mandate than TMV's pre-seed/seed focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trailmixventures
• Instagraminstagram.com/tmv.vc
• Xx.com/trailmixvc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments100 records

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