The world's best founders

need the best in their corner.

Primary Impact

Early stage VC's largest operator team. Twice the average Series A success rate.

Find top hires


Way more than just intros. We can hire full teams, running the process end-to-end.

Drive real ARR

Six-figure pilots, sales call review and coaching, customer retention strategies, and actual work to fill your top of funnel.

Design the vision

Get design support in key moments like fundraising, brand building, and launching your next phase of growth.

Strategize spend

You've raised capital, now it's time to deploy it: We’ll help you understand the levers of your business and how to manage cash strategically.

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Primary founders are 19x more likely to reach unicorn status

AlloyAlloy

Tommy Nicholas, Laura Spiekerman, and Charles Hearn

Fairer finance, a million identity decisions at a time

First invested: 2015
AlmaAlmaAlmaAlma

Dr. Harry Ritter

Simplifying access to high-quality and affordable mental health care

First invested: 2018
ElectricElectricElectricElectric

Ryan Denehy

The help desk every mid-sized business deserves

First invested: 2016
K HealthK HealthK HealthK Health

Allon Bloch, Ran Shaul, Adam Singolda, Israel Roth

24/7, personalized, virtual healthcare—anytime, anywhere

First invested: 2016
MirrorMirrorMirrorMirror

Brynn Putnam

The nearly invisible home gym—and new category of screen; Lululemon acquired

First invested: 2016
SliceSliceSliceSlice

Ilir Sela

Tech for independent pizzerias—and online ordering for consumers

First invested: 2015
VestwellVestwellVestwellVestwell

Aaron Schumm

Powering modern-day workplace savings and investing programs

First invested: 2016
EtchedEtchedEtchedEtched

Gavin Uberti, Chris Zhu, and Robert Wachen

Chips built for Gen AI—doing 20x more powerful inference

First invested: 2023
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Sectors of specialization

Primary leads early stage financings in NYC and beyond.

Enterprise and SMB SaaS

Industrials, supply chain, vertical applications, built world, and more.

Consumer

Fintech

Reinventing our interactions with money — the lifeblood of our economy.

Healthcare

Infrastructure & Cyber

Technical tools for technical teams—what's beneath the app layer across data, cloud, AI/ML, dev ops, and cybersecurity.

Frontier Tech

Deep technology solving challenges ranging from climate to health to defense.

Our team is your team

People drive everything we do. And our team plays to win.

Jason ShumanJason Shuman
Jason's upbringing has led him to focus on Vertical AI—a game changing technology that he believes will be harnessed by small business owners, the real estate world, the energy transition, and consumers alike.
Jason ShumanGeneral Partner
Rebecca PriceRebecca Price
First Head of People at Sailthru, Chief People Officer at Enigma and Capsule; here to coach you to mobilize talent into high performing teams.
Rebecca PricePartner
Ben SunBen Sun
Ben, a former founder, has spearheaded Primary's unique strategy of supporting founders in a much more meaningful way. That approach has landed him on the Forbes Midas List for multiple years and established Primary as the leading seed firm in the world.
Ben SunCofounder and General Partner
Emily ManEmily Man
Emily leads new investments across fintech, application software, and vertical SaaS. She loves startups tackling "unsexy" industries ripe for technical disruption.
Emily ManPartner
Sam TooleSam Toole
Sam is a Partner at Primary, where he spearheads healthcare investments. He was previously the GM of Physician Marketplace for Nomad Health.
Sam ToolePartner
Brad Svrluga Brad Svrluga
Brad has been a seed investor in NYC since before it was cool. He focuses on enterprise apps, and through M&A and public listings, has helped build companies to billions in value.
Brad Svrluga Cofounder and General Partner
Cassie YoungCassie Young
Cassie has scaled sales, marketing, and customer operations for startups and a global $200 million+ martech portfolio.
Cassie YoungGeneral Partner
Brian SchechterBrian Schechter
Brian is a two-time founder and invests in developer infrastructure, ranging from hardware to AI Infra and cyber, with companies like Etched, Cake, and Teleskope.
Brian SchechterPartner
Jason GelmanJason Gelman
As Primary’s Go-to-Market Operating Partner, Jason helps portfolio companies to build and scale their customer acquisition, expansion, and retention motions and teams.
Jason GelmanOperating Partner, Go-to-Market
Meet The Team
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