Tusk Ventures is a venture capital firm in New York that focuses on consumer technology startups operating in highly-regulated markets. Founded 2015 in New York, United States by Bradley Tusk and Jordan Nof, it invests in early stage ventures and seed. Its portfolio companies include Boost Insurance, Wheel, Boulder Care, Tend, Landline, Sunday, Alma Health, and Lyric. As of February 2020, Tusk Ventures has made 35 investments. Their most recent investment was on February 5, 2020, when Boost Insurance raised $14M. Tusk Ventures has had two exits, the most notable of which include FanDuel and Grove. Tusk Ventures has raised two funds, their latest being Tusk Venture Partners II. This fund was announced on December 18, 2019 and raised a total of $70M.
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New York City
Boston
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Santa Monica, California
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New York
United States
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San Francisco
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Matthew Yale
Head of Regulatory Affairs
Bradley Tusk
CEO
Jordan Nof
Managing Partner, Head of Investments
Michaela Balderston
Vice President of Communications
Quinn Shean
Managing Director
Seth Webb
Managing Director
Solomon Hailu
Principal
Yoni Rechtman
Associate
Further reading
Tusk Ventures has closed its debut fund with $36 million
Connie Loizos
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Alma Health
Boost Insurance
Boulder Care
Landline
Lyric
Sunday
Tend
Wheel
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Lyric (company)
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