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Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Differential Venture Partners, LLC
Differential Venture Partners, LLC
Investing in the people and solutions capturing the full value of the world’s data. AI-focused venture capital fund led by data scientists and entrepreneurs for data-focused founders.
name or self-description says seed
Importance
32
moderate
Active deployment
55
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
81
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
17
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- New York, NYadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 575 LEXINGTON AVENUE, FLOOR 23, New York, NY, 10022adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 212-300-2879adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.DIFFERENTIAL.VC
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- May 6, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 7 (7 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $94.1Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business email
- info@differential.vcdifferential.vcpublished by the subject
- business phone
- 212-300-2879adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
50 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, enterprise software, fintech, marketplaces, defense, cybersecurity, b2b
- Stages
- pre seed, seed
- Geography
- global, new york
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- seed
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 94%Other Technology 6%
lead rate 100%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 50
Funds and vehicles
6 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Differential Venture Capital Spv 2 Series 2, LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2024 adv first reported | Early deployment | $663,000 Mar 31, 2024 | 5 | unknown | unknown |
| Differential Ventures Spv 2 Series 1 LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $2.4M Mar 31, 2024 | 10 | unknown | unknown |
| Differential Ventures Spv 2 LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $2.4M Mar 31, 2024 | 10 | unknown | unknown |
| Differential-Ocrolus Spv LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $2.0M Mar 31, 2024 | 7 | unknown | unknown |
| Differential Venture Capital Fund II, LP | Fund | 2021 form d first sale | Mature | $17.8M Mar 31, 2024 | 41 | $36.8M of $60.0M | Oct 5, 2022 |
| Differential Venture Capital Fund I, LP | Fund | 2017 form d first sale | Harvest | $30.0M Mar 31, 2024 | 30 | $19.5M of $19.5M | Mar 9, 2020 |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
9 current, 2 departed
Tina Vinod
AssociateAssociate
David Mitchell Magerman
Managing partnerManaging Partner · since Nov 1, 2018
Nicholas J Adams
Managing partnerCo-Managing Partner And Founder · since Oct 1, 2017
Nick Adams
Managing partnerManaging Partner
Jeremy Kirsch
Operating partnerOperating Partner
Leah Mitchell
OtherChief of Staff
Lloyd Appel
Platform and operationsChief Financial Officer
Tom Driscoll
PrincipalPrincipal
Allen Duan
Venture partnerVenture Partner
2 departed (kept with end dates)
- Alex Katz · Co-Managing Partner And Founder · Oct 1, 2017 to Mar 11, 2020 Inference
- Mitchell Kleinhandler · Managing Partner · May 1, 2019 to Mar 29, 2023 Inference
Investments on record
50 edges, 49 companies, 1 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
40 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Nextview Ventures 2 shared · recurringBlumberg Capital, L.L.C. 2 shared · recurringCausation Ventures, L.L.C. 1 shared · one timeBuentrip Ventures Capital Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeMyasia Vc 1 shared · one timenvp capital 1 shared · one timeBullpen Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeSempervirens Ventures LLC 1 shared · one timeSPP Management Services, LLC 1 shared · one timeTarget Global Selected Opportunities LP 1 shared · one timeConcentric Team LLP 1 shared · one timeTeamworthy Group LLC 1 shared · one timeElsewhere Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeMatrix 1 shared · one timeMutual Capital Partners Funds 1 shared · one timeE14 Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeCentana Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeBoyne Capital 1 shared · one timeTIA Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeQED Investors, LLC 1 shared · one timeDenver Angels 1 shared · one timeMercato 1 shared · one timeGrotech Management Company 1 shared · one timeTA Associates 1 shared · one timeParade Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeBetaworks Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeRipple Manager Inc. 1 shared · one timeAvenir Management Company, LLC 1 shared · one timeVenture Studio Investment Management LLC 1 shared · one timeHoxton Ventures 1 shared · one timeNordstar Partners Management LLP 1 shared · one timeOCA Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeAsset Management Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeFlyover Capital Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timePWV Capital Management LLC 1 shared · one time14peaks Capital Ag 1 shared · one timeCRV, LLC 1 shared · one timeTrinity Ventures 1 shared · one timeRockstart Management Company, LLC 1 shared · one time2048 Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
12 dated events
- Sep 15, 2026Differential Venture Partners, LLC: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> SEED_FUND_MANAGER (name or self-description says seed)Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
- Mar 31, 2024Differential Venture Capital Spv 2 Series 2, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Differential Venture Partners, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $663,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDifferential Venture Capital Spv 2 Series 2, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Differential Ventures Spv 2 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Differential Venture Partners, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,350,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDifferential Ventures Spv 2 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Differential Ventures Spv 2 Series 1 LLC first reported on Form ADV by Differential Venture Partners, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,350,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDifferential Ventures Spv 2 Series 1 LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Differential-Ocrolus Spv LLC first reported on Form ADV by Differential Venture Partners, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDifferential-Ocrolus Spv LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Mitchell Kleinhandler (Managing Partner) no longer on Schedule A of Differential Venture Partners, LLC
- Mar 30, 2022Differential Venture Capital Fund II, LP first reported on Form ADV by Differential Venture Partners, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $5,596,616Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDifferential Venture Capital Fund II, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 11, 2020Alex Katz (Co-Managing Partner And Founder) no longer on Schedule A of Differential Venture Partners, LLC
- May 1, 2019Mitchell Kleinhandler joined Schedule A of Differential Venture Partners, LLC as Managing Partner
- Nov 1, 2018David Mitchell Magerman joined Schedule A of Differential Venture Partners, LLC as Managing Partner
- Feb 21, 2018Differential Venture Partners, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Feb 21, 2018Differential Venture Capital Fund I, LP first reported on Form ADV by Differential Venture Partners, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $270,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDifferential Venture Capital Fund I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 15, 2026Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)name or self-description says seed
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $55M across 6 vehicles
Evidence
53 observations from 3 sources