Our Approach

We help with what matters most at Seed

We’ve built companies from 0-1 through IPO, and offer support rooted in firsthand experience. We help our founders with what matters most at the early stage: building the best teams, go-to-market, and fundraising/cap table strategy. 

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Building the best teams

We help founders and their teams learn how to recruit, retain, and grow world-class talent.

Go to market

We coach founders on business models and pricing; navigating enterprise contract deals; and developing new narratives and go-to-market presentations that help on the path to product market fit.  

Fundraising guidance

We help ensure founders set the right financial foundation to de-risk their next round of funding for Series A or multi-stage investors. 

Team

Oceans Team

The inner circle

We started Oceans because founders kept approaching us individually to ask for help − they had capital but wanted guidance from people who had lived the journey. Steven built Quattro Wireless from the bottom up through to acquisition by Apple and led the pivotal transformation of Foursquare. Josh played an instrumental role in establishing Meta’s first satellite office in NYC and helped launch several key early products. Glenn architected world class teams and opened up Sales / Marketing and Engineering offices globally for Meta and Google. Sara ran engagements, designed and implemented software solutions, and built and led global development teams at software companies such as ClearForest, acquired by Thomson Reuters (Refinitiv). And, Brian led corporate development and M&A efforts across the Time Warner ecosystem, including acquiring startups and putting over $3 billion of capital to work.  We have the operational experience that only comes with experience. 

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Focus Areas

Our focus

While every new company is different, Oceans invests in founders and teams that share certain key attributes.

People

The founder qualities we look for include a proven zero-to-one track record, the ability to attract and build exceptional teams, strong technical and business DNA, a unique understanding of the problem they are solving, and a high level of self-awareness.

Sector

We are generalists who invest in companies with tech and data differentiation at their core.  We invest mostly in B2B business models but will invest in consumer companies that are truly differentiated by their approach and technology. 

Geography

We are headquartered in New York and invest in US-based companies with a high concentration in NYC, SF, and LA.  

Stage

We lead Pre-Seed and Seed Stage deals. We participate in Series A.

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