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Third Kind Venture Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Shana Fisher, a former Microsoft executive and early investor in Pinterest. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on sectors such as software, financial services, digital media, information technology, life sciences, and education. Their investment strategy targets companies with scalable business models, providing both capital and strategic resources to drive significant growth.
In January 2017, Third Kind Venture Capital closed its inaugural fund at $44.325 million, with plans to raise a second fund targeting $65 million in 2019. ( The firm's portfolio includes notable companies like Notion, Pinterest, Pietra, ClassPass, and Bubble. ( As of April 2025, Third Kind Venture Capital continues to actively seek new investments, having made 177 investments and achieved 61 exits.
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