Great Oaks Venture Capital

What Great Oaks Venture Capital does

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based, privately-held seed and early-stage venture capital firm that invests $50,000 to $500,000 in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A financings for US-headquartered technology and consumer startups. The firm is the venture arm built on top of Great Oaks Capital Management, founded by Andy Boszhardt in 2003; the venture capital entity itself was established in 2011. Legal entity Great Oaks Management Company LLC is domiciled in New York. The firm is a generalist with stated focus areas spanning Software, Healthcare, Financial Services, Marketplaces, and Enterprise. Its website positions the firm as "among the most active Seed-stage investors based in New York," and the firm cites a 500+ portfolio company footprint spanning two decades.

The core "product" is capital deployment plus founder support, not a software platform. The firm has no proprietary technology, no patents, no API/MCP surface, and no internal product launches disclosed. Its distribution model is direct equity investment: checks into startups in exchange for equity stakes, with capital sourced via limited partners (LPs not publicly disclosed). Revenue mechanics follow the conventional VC template — management fees on committed capital plus carried interest on realizations — with no public disclosure of either stream. The firm monetizes only on outcomes; the EquipmentShare IPO in January 2026 (~$747M raised) represents the most significant recent realization event from a portfolio that has previously produced exits to Roche (Flatiron Health), Google (Invite Media), and Estée Lauder (Bobbi Brown Cosmetics).

The partnership comprises Founder & Managing Partner Andy Boszhardt (16 years at Goldman Sachs; former MD at Neuberger Berman), three General Partners (Henry McNamara, Raj Sandhu, Stuart O'Keeffe), Principal & CFO Celine Kwok (ex-Morgan Stanley and Neuberger Berman), and a small operations team. The firm operates from 667 Madison Avenue, Suite 17B, New York, with a secondary office at 230 Royal Palm Way, Suite 419, Palm Beach, FL. The customer base — in the venture sense — is founders; in the LP sense, undisclosed institutional and high-net-worth capital providers. No specific customer concentration, pricing schedules, or revenue figures are disclosed publicly.

Name

Great Oaks Venture Capital

Legal name

Great Oaks Management Company LLC

Website

https://greatoaksvc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm that invests $50,000-$500,000 in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A financings for US-based software, healthcare, financial services, marketplace, and enterprise founders.

Ownership category

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Product category

Venture Capital Investment

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

Keywords

• Venture capital investment
• Seed stage funding
• Early stage startups
• Startup capital financing
• Equity investments

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns (Carried Interest): VC firms typically generate returns through carried interest on successful portfolio company exits, as well as management fees on committed capital.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Great Oaks Venture Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests between $50,000 and $500,000 in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A financings. The firm is a generalist investor with primary focus on Software, Healthcare, Financial Services, Marketplaces, and Enterprise sectors, partnering with founders at the earliest stage of company building across the United States.

Product overview

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a seed and early-stage investment firm, not a product company. The firm provides venture capital investment services, partnering with founders at Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages with investments ranging from $50,000 to $500,000. The firm focuses on Software, Healthcare, Financial Services, Marketplaces, and Enterprise sectors. The company does not offer products, platforms, or technology services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seed and Early-Stage Venture Capital Investment

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Techstars: Global accelerator and seed investor that partners with founders at the earliest stages and writes initial checks. Comparable in seed/Series A deployment and founder-partnership model, though typically accelerator-led.
• Floodgate: Seed-stage venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies across multiple verticals. Direct peer given seed-stage check size, founder-first orientation, and generalist technology mandate.
• Betaworks: NYC-based seed-to-Series A investor and startup studio focused on consumer and frontier technology. Comparable given NYC base, seed/early-stage mandate, and generalist approach across software and consumer.
• First Round Capital: Premier seed-stage venture capital firm with a community-driven platform and Stage X program for follow-on capital. Direct peer given early-stage focus, check size range, and reputation for backing breakout companies from inception.
• Crosscut Ventures: Seed-stage venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies. Direct peer given seed-stage mandate, founder partnership model, and multi-sector (consumer, software, enterprise) coverage.
• Lerer Hippeau: NYC-based seed-stage venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology startups. Direct peer given overlapping NYC seed focus, check size range, and generalist technology thesis.
• Eniac Ventures: Seed-stage VC investing in early-stage software and mobile startups. Direct peer given seed focus and similar multi-sector (B2B/B2C software) coverage.
• BBG Ventures: NYC-based seed-stage venture firm. Comparable given NYC seed focus, early check size, and generalist technology thesis with consumer and enterprise exposure.
• 500 Global (formerly 500 Startups): Global seed-stage venture firm and accelerator with a multi-thousand portfolio and broad geographic reach. Peer given shared high-volume seed deployment and founder-support model.

Broad incumbents

• Accel: Major global venture capital firm with early-stage and growth-stage investing. Comparable as it co-invests in seed/Series A rounds alongside specialist seed funds like Great Oaks (e.g., appears in shared syndicates via General Catalyst/8VC network) but operates across a much broader stage and check-size range.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GreatOaksVC
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments573 records

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