The world's best founders

need the best in their corner.

Primary Impact

No other early stage VC offers this much operational power.

Hundreds of Hires

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

Driving ARR

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

Strategies for Scale

Financial perspectives on how you can set milestones and create systems to turn a product into a business.

Your Next Investors

With a playbook honed over a decade of successful fundraises, Primary companies are 2x more likely to raise a Series A.

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Primary founders are 19x more likely to reach unicorn status

AlloyAlloyAlloyAlloy

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.

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first Edition: The Magazine for New York Startups

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Whether you’re a founder or AE, here’s advice we’ve honed from hundreds of coaching sessions.

BY Cassie Young, Jason Gelman
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Transitioning from Founder Led Sales to Your Critical First Sales Hire

A case study on what you need to know, from screening resumes to closing your candidate.

BY Rebecca Price, Jason Gelman, Ryan Monk
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Partner Cassie Young shares a secret of streamlined hiring: Ask these hard questions first to qualify potential hires earlier in the interview process.

BY Cassie Young
Founders, Don’t Wait for Your Next Fundraise To Build Your PitchFounders, Don’t Wait for Your Next Fundraise To Build Your Pitch
Founders, Don’t Wait for Your Next Fundraise To Build Your Pitch

A “working equity story” is a critical tool for fundraising success. Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating the powerful, one-slide resource.

BY Lisa Lewin
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Building the Foundations of Startup Team Culture

An in-depth tutorial and set of worksheets to help startup leaders establish a positive culture from day one.

BY Rebecca Price
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