What Lorimer Ventures does

Lorimer Ventures is an operator-led venture capital fund based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2019 by Stephan Cizmar, Nick Wijnberg, Pete Schork, and Zach Magdovitz. The firm invests at the inception stage — pre-seed and seed — in B2B software companies, primarily in New York City and beyond, and differentiates itself from capital-only funds by providing hands-on operational support across three pillars: talent placement, customer introductions, and capital sourcing. Its core product is the Lorimer Ventures Fund, supported by a secondary platform product — a Getro-powered job board at jobs.lorimerventures.com that aggregates 264+ open roles across portfolio companies as both a recruiting tool and an ecosystem engagement layer.

The fund's defining structural feature is its LP base of 100+ unicorn alumni — operators who have built companies from idea through IPO — which doubles as a deal-sourcing and portfolio-support network. Lorimer reports having placed 45+ operators into portfolio companies, made 100+ customer prospect introductions, and sourced 16+ round leads since inception. The partnership is augmented by 10+ venture partners drawn from senior roles at OpenAI, Affirm, Weights & Biases, Contentful, Rippling, and Formic, among others.

The business model follows standard VC economics: management fees on committed capital plus carried interest on successful exits (typically 20% above a hurdle). The firm is structured as Lorimer Ventures LLC, domiciled in Tennessee, and is privately held with no parent company. In 2025, Lorimer extended its strategy beyond direct investing by co-launching Dry Dock, a quantum computing venture studio with Cooley and Vanderbilt Owen Center, signaling an intent to broaden its platform into deep-tech venture creation.

Name

Lorimer Ventures

Legal name

Lorimer Ventures LLC

Website

https://lorimerventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lorimer Ventures is a Brooklyn-based, operator-led venture capital fund founded in 2019 that backs inception-stage B2B founders with pre-seed and seed capital, supported by a network of 100+ unicorn-alumni LPs providing talent, customer introductions, and follow-on capital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Venture Capital Fundraising Placement (FSAEALAC)

Keywords

• Venture capital fund
• Pre-seed investing
• Seed stage funding
• Operator-led investing
• Startup talent network

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Management Fees: Standard VC management fees charged on committed capital
2. Carried Interest: Performance fees from successful portfolio exits, typically 20% of profits above the hurdle rate

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lorimer Ventures is an operator-led venture capital fund that makes pre-seed and seed investments in inception-stage B2B companies. The fund is backed by 100+ unicorn alumni LPs and provides hands-on operational support across talent sourcing, customer introductions, and capital raising. The firm also operates a job board platform that aggregates open roles across its portfolio companies.

Product overview

Lorimer Ventures operates as an operator-led venture capital fund that provides funding and hands-on support to inception-stage founders in New York City. The firm offers a dual-product approach: its core VC fund delivers capital, strategic guidance, talent placement, customer prospect introductions, and GTM/playbook support to portfolio companies. In parallel, the firm maintains a job board platform that aggregates openings from portfolio companies, serving as a recruitment hub for the broader startup ecosystem it supports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lorimer Ventures Fund Operator-led venture capital fund that makes pre-seed and seed investments in inception-stage B2B companies, providing capital, strategic guidance, talent placement, customer introductions, and GTM playbook support. Targeted at early-stage startup founders.
• Lorimer Ventures Job Board Talent recruitment platform that aggregates job listings from Lorimer Ventures' portfolio companies, enabling job seekers to search and apply for positions across the network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45+ operators placed into portfolio companies
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Deep AcreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLP Deep Acre partnering with Lorimer and portfolio company Formic at Milken LA for Physical AI event for allocators and GPs.
• CooleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm Cooley partnering with Lorimer and Vanderbilt Owen Center to launch Dry Dock quantum venture studio.
• Vanderbilt Owen Center for InnovationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVanderbilt Owen Center partnering with Lorimer and Cooley to launch Dry Dock quantum venture studio focused on bringing quantum computing solutions from lab to market.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Flybridge Capital Partners: Flybridge is an NYC-based seed and early-stage venture firm backing technology founders with an operator-involved model, comparable to Lorimer in NYC geography and B2B tech focus.
• Bowery Capital: Bowery Capital is a NYC-focused seed and early growth venture firm that backs B2B software founders with operating support, matching Lorimer's pre-seed-to-seed B2B NYC focus.
• Primary Venture Partners: Primary is a seed-stage NYC venture firm that has long emphasized hands-on operational support and network effects for early-stage founders, competing head-to-head with Lorimer for pre-seed and seed NYC B2B deals.
• Collaborative Fund: Collaborative Fund is a NYC-based early-stage venture firm backing mission-driven founders across consumer and B2B, comparable in stage, geography, and community-led LP/network approach.
• Lerer Hippeau: Lerer Hippeau is a NYC-based operator-led seed and early-stage venture fund that backs NYC founders and provides hands-on operating support, making it the closest direct competitor to Lorimer on geography, stage, and operator-led thesis.
• Notation Capital: Notation Capital is a Brooklyn-based pre-seed/seed venture fund investing in technical founders and B2B SaaS — a near-identical mandate to Lorimer's inception-stage B2B focus with overlapping NYC geography.
• BBG Ventures: BBG Ventures is an NYC-based seed-stage venture fund focused on diverse founding teams and B2B businesses, directly competing for early-stage NYC deal flow and using an operator/LP network model.

Emerging players

• Hustle Fund: Hustle Fund is a pre-seed and seed venture firm offering founder-friendly terms and community-driven support for early-stage startups, comparable to Lorimer's inception-stage operator-led model.
• Antler: Antler is a global pre-seed VC that supports inception-stage founders with operator mentorship, comparable to Lorimer's earliest-stage focus though primarily competing in geographies beyond NYC.

Others

• Correlation Ventures: Correlation Ventures is a venture firm with a data-driven, broadly distributed early-stage model; Lorimer venture partner Wesley Barrow is currently a Partner there, making it a strong ecosystem comparator rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lorimer-ventures
• Xx.com/LorimerVentures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments103 records

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