Differential Venture Partners, LLC

Seed fund managerSEC venture capital fund adviser· New York, New YorkDIFFERENTIAL.VC

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.

In the firm's own words, from its website.

Reported fund assets
$94.1M
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
New companies, 12 mo
1
Investment team
6
Latest vintage
2024
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As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

6 additional team members, 29 additional co-investors and affiliates, 49 additional investments, funds and LPs, 11 events, 2 verified contacts (1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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What matters now

  1. 1 company
    new in 12 months

    1 new company in the last 12 months.

    A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.

    Factfunding announcements, Form D, the firm's portfolio pageFor Founders, co-investorsInvestments →
  2. 3 deals
    with QED Investors

    Invests most often alongside QED Investors (3 shared deals) and Blumberg Capital (2 shared deals).

    pair last observed on record 1 Oct 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.

    Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →

People to know

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  • Nick Adams
    Managing Partner
    Why: Managing partner: runs the firm
    No route on file yet
  • David Mitchell Magerman
    Managing Partner
    Why: Managing partner: runs the firm
    No route on file yet
  • Nicholas J Adams
    Co-Managing Partner And Founder
    Why: Managing partner: runs the firm
    No route on file yet

Relationship network

96 connected entities7 observed rounds2 repeat counterparties2 dated rounds shown here, 2020 to 2021

From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.

Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.

Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.

What stands out
Reading the network
  • Sponsor
  • Company
  • Fund or vehicle
  • Person

Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.

Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.

How am I connected?

Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Differential Venture Partners, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.

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Investing

47 companies on record, 1 new in 12 months
Investments on record
47 companies, 7 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
Advancing the ML Tech Stackportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownOct 1, 2026Fact Firm website
Agnostiqportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownOct 1, 2026Fact Firm website
AI-Powered Businessportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownOct 1, 2026Fact Firm website
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
54 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
Industries, each company once
Hardware and deep tech, Software or Tech-enabled and IT services (3)
lead rate 100%follow-on rate 25%new companies, 12 months 1

Team

9 current, 2 departed
Decision makers
who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function
  • Nick Adams · Managing Partner
    Why this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility; Led 1 round on record
  • David Mitchell Magerman · Managing Partner
    Why this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
  • Nicholas J Adams · Co-Managing Partner And Founder
    Why this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility

Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.

Investment team
9 current, 2 departed
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
Contacts
1 general firm email, 1 firm phone

1 general firm email, 1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.

Funds and LPs

8 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
8 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Differential Venture Capital Spv 2 Series 2, LLCSPV or co-invest vehicle2024 adv first reportedEarly deployment$637,881
May 6, 2026
4unknownunknown
Differential Ventures Spv 2 Series 1 LLCSPV or co-invest vehicle2023 adv first reportedActive deployment$3.2M
May 6, 2026
11unknownunknown
Differential Ventures Spv 2 LLCSPV or co-invest vehicle2023 adv first reportedActive deployment$2.4M
Mar 31, 2024
10unknownunknown
Limited partners
0 LPs, 0 disclosed commitments
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.
Known LPs and allocators
0 relationships across the firm's funds, from public pensions and the allocator graph
No allocator names this firm or its funds in a public disclosure DFX holds.

Relationships across DFX

32 co-investors
Co-investors
32 counted from shared deals, for the whole firm

Evidence and history

16 dated events, 76 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
16 dated events
  1. seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026
    Differential Venture Partners, LLC: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> SEED_FUND_MANAGER (name or self-description says seed)
    Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
  2. May 6, 2026
    Differential Ventures Spv 2, LLC Series 3 first reported on Form ADV by Differential Venture Partners, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $5,335,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceDifferential Ventures Spv 2, LLC Series 3Form ADV
  3. May 6, 2026
    Differential Ventures Fund III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Differential Venture Partners, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $30,563,369
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceDifferential Ventures Fund III, LPForm ADV
  4. Mar 31, 2024
    Differential Venture Capital Spv 2 Series 2, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Differential Venture Partners, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $663,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDifferential Venture Capital Spv 2 Series 2, LLCForm ADV
  5. Mar 29, 2023
    Differential-Ocrolus Spv LLC first reported on Form ADV by Differential Venture Partners, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,000,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDifferential-Ocrolus Spv LLCForm ADV
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed May 6, 2026 · 7 private fundsShow
Headquarters
New York, NYadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
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, adviser total
$94.1Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShow
  1. Sep 15, 2026
    Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%)
    Name or self-description says seed
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $55M across 6 vehicles
Evidence
76 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedVC exemption, VC funds reportedMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2018-02-21May 6, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2018-02-21Mar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29Sep 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25Sep 26, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-05-06May 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-05-06May 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-03-31Mar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC statusMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC status effective2018-02-21May 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1May 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
Contact page urlOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Contact page urlSep 16, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionOct 1, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionSep 16, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionSep 15, 2026Factno URL
HeadquartersNew York, NYMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
HeadquartersNew York, NYMar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
Office addressMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
Self-described typeseedOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Self-described typeseedSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Self-described typeseedSep 15, 2026Factno URL
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
Portfolio pageOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Portfolio pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Portfolio pageSep 15, 2026Factno URL
Private funds reported7May 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported7May 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported6Mar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$94.1MMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$94.1MMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$55.2MMar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
Schedule a diffsadiff-1May 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Stated geographyGlobal, new york
“geography words on the home page”
Oct 1, 2026Factno URL
Stated geographyGlobal, new york
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated geographyGlobal, new york
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsAI, enterprise software, fintech, marketplaces, defense, cybersecurity, B2B
“sector words on the home page”
Oct 1, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsAI, enterprise software, fintech, marketplaces, defense, cybersecurity, B2B
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsAI, enterprise software, fintech, marketplaces, defense, cybersecurity, B2B
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Factno URL
Stated stagesPre seed, seed
“stage words on the home page”
Oct 1, 2026Factno URL
Stated stagesPre seed, seed
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated stagesPre seed, seed
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Factno URL
Team pageOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 15, 2026Factno URL
Venture funds reported7May 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported7May 6, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported6Mar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteMay 6, 2026FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 31, 2024FactForm ADV
Site titleOct 1, 2026Factno URL
Site titleSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Site titleSep 15, 2026Factno URL
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersSeed fund manager, confirmedShow
Importance
47
elevated
Active deployment
29
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
100
high
Seed fund managerSEC exempt reporting adviser

Name or self-description says seed

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: $0 · funds: 0.67 · people: 0.28 · investments: 0.64 · co investors: 0.61
active deployment
investments 12m: 0.13 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-06-24
emerging manager
fund count: 8 · reported gav: $94.1M · first adv filing: 2018-02-21 · years since first filing: 8.6

Fits, record history and connections

scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge

Fits

1 scored match, best firstas of
  • score 19.3confidence 80%
    Why: activity; cap table

Scored by DFX match engines from the record's observed portfolio, stage, geography and recent activity. A fit is a reason to look, not a mandate; the blockers say what the model could not confirm. Names and the evidence sentences show with the names on this page.

Record history

1 identity change, 2 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Organization classification changed
    2026-09-15
  • Merged in
    2026-09-14
  • Adviser's first ADV filing
    2018-02-21source on record

The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.