What Lattice Ventures does

Lattice Ventures is a network-driven, seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York City. The firm invests at the pre-seed and seed stage in companies pursuing industries hungry for innovation with technologies that are "defensible via network effects," targeting low-tech markets where billions of dollars transact on outdated technology. It is co-founded and operated by Brittany Laughlin (formerly General Manager at Union Square Ventures, where portfolio exposure included Etsy, Twitter, SoundCloud, Tumblr, Lending Club, and Kickstarter) and Vanessa Pestritto (formerly Executive Director of New York Angels, where she reviewed more than 5,000 companies and managed deal flow). The partners had collaborated for eighteen months on an invite-only founder community focused on fundraising before launching the fund.

The firm makes direct equity investments in early-stage startups and supplements capital with operational advisory, talent identification, and network introductions intended to accelerate portfolio companies to their next funding inflection point. Lattice Ventures closed its inaugural Fund I in December 2016; fund size and committed capital are not publicly disclosed. The visible portfolio spans approximately eight companies, including WorkRails, API-Fortress, Bazaar, Neema, Nexgent, Planted, Swoonery, and TARA, across software, marketplaces, services infrastructure, and consumer categories. Revenue is generated through the traditional VC model of management fees on assets under management plus carried interest on portfolio exits.

Lattice Ventures has no proprietary technology product, no app, no API, and no disclosed AI or ML systems. Its go-to-market is community-led and content-led, combining a blog, partner social-media engagement, and in-person events in NYC focused on topics such as blockchain, AI, and the future of work. Headcount is two partners, and the firm does not disclose downstream LP composition, AUM beyond Fund I, or follow-on fund vehicles. Public-facing activity trails off after January 2018 in the source material, leaving the firm's current scale ambiguous.

Name

Lattice Ventures

Legal name

Lattice Ventures

Website

https://lattice.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lattice Ventures is a NYC-based, network-driven seed-stage VC firm founded in 2016 by partners Brittany Laughlin and Vanessa Pestritto. It invests in early-stage startups whose technologies are defensible via network effects and provides operational advisory plus network access to accelerate portfolio companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seed-Stage Venture Capital Investing

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM), Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Seed stage venture capital
• Pre-seed investing
• Network effects investing
• Portfolio operational advising
• Startup fund management

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. VC Fund Management: Traditional venture capital model: management fees from fund assets under management plus carried interest (carry) from portfolio company exits and distributions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lattice Ventures is a network-driven, NYC-based seed-stage venture capital firm that deploys capital from its Fund I (closed December 2016) into pre-seed and seed-stage companies defensible via network effects, while providing portfolio founders with operational advice, talent identification, and curated industry/network access to accelerate them to their next inflection point.

Product overview

Lattice Ventures is a network-driven venture capital firm focused on seed-stage investments. Rather than offering a unified product platform, the firm provides investment capital combined with operational advisory services, including growth acceleration support, talent identification, and resource allocation for portfolio companies. The firm is based in New York City and is led by partners Brittany Laughlin and Vanessa Pestritto, who bring experience from Union Square Ventures and New York Angels respectively.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lattice Ventures Fund I Seed-stage venture capital fund providing investment capital to pre-seed and seed-stage companies whose technologies are defensible via network effects and that target industries hungry for innovation. Lattice pairs the capital with hands-on operational advising, talent identification, and curated network access intended to accelerate portfolio companies to their next inflection point.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Betaworks: NYC-based startup studio and seed investor backing early-stage companies, often with thematic concentrations in emerging tech. Comparable stage and NYC focus.
• Lerer Hippeau: NYC-focused seed and Series A VC firm actively investing in early-stage NYC startups. Highly comparable to Lattice in stage, geography, and value-add operational model.
• BoxGroup: NYC-based seed-stage VC that writes initial checks into early startups. Comparable stage and geographic focus with strong network-driven founder community parallels to Lattice's approach.
• Notation Capital: NYC pre-seed and seed VC investing in technical founders building network-effects businesses. Direct competitor for similar thesis, stage, and geography as Lattice.
• Collaborative Fund: NYC-based seed and early-stage VC focused on companies tackling systemic challenges. Comparable stage and thematic breadth with strong founder community emphasis.
• SV Angel: San Francisco-based seed VC led by Ron Conway that writes initial checks into early-stage startups, particularly those with network effects. Direct peer in stage and thesis, though geographically distinct.
• Floodgate: Early-stage seed VC investing in founders with strong conviction and unique insights. Highly comparable stage and operator-driven approach to Lattice's network-driven model.
• Eniac Ventures: NYC-based seed-stage VC leading initial rounds in technical founders. Comparable stage, geographic focus, and emphasis on operator-founder fit similar to Lattice's thesis.

Broad incumbents

• Union Square Ventures: NYC-based early-stage VC where partner Brittany Laughlin previously served as General Manager. USV invests across consumer, crypto, and fintech at seed and Series A, directly comparable to Lattice's stage and geographic focus, with substantially larger AUM.
• First Round Capital: Seed-stage VC with strong founder community and operational support programs. Comparable stage and value-add model, though significantly larger AUM than Lattice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/latticevc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments18 records

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