VC firm
Optimist Ventures
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-22Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- New York, NY, United States
- Assets under management
- $311MForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-05-28Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 2
- Legal name
- OPTIMIST VENTURES LLC
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About
Backing entrepreneurs on their most ambitious journeys
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We believe that the early and late stage distinction is over-rated. Early-stage companies can scale faster and with fewer resources than ever before, and late-stage companies can still exhibit power-law dynamics. More than this, we believe our superpower lies at connecting the horse-shoe ends of early and late stages, as energetic talent recycles, path-breaking insights light the way forward, and promising sparks grow rapidly into industry leaders. Long-term partnerships over long horizons, understanding that building great companies requires patience and perseverance.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Investing status notes
- We invest across stages
Funds
- OV OAI HOLDINGS, L.P.
- Main fund
- OPTIMIST VENTURES FUND I, LP
- Main fund
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- OPTIMIST VENTURES LLC
- CRD number
- 337808 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 801-134403
- Registration
- SEC registered
- Regulatory AUM
- $311Mas of 2026-05-28
- Private funds reported
- 2
- Principal office
- NEW YORK, NY, United States
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