XRC Ventures
XRC Ventures is a New York City-based venture capital firm focused on pre-Seed to Series A startups in the retail technology, consumer goods, and consumer healthtech sectors. Launched in 2015, XRC Ventures has invested in more than 140 startups. Notably, it was an early investor in: razor and personal care DTC brand Billie, telemedicine solution MD Integrations, intralogistics supply chain solution Gather AI, workforce wellness solution OneImaging, and agentic social operating system Nectar Social. XRC Ventures invests in startups spanning: consumer brands, next gen commerce, generative AI, consumer healthtech, marketplace, e-com tech, store tech, data infrastructure, on-demand manufacturing, supply chain, analytics and marketing technology. The company champions diversity, inclusion and belonging in venture capital. Currently 49% of XRC Ventures’s portfolio companies have female founders, 35% female CEOs, 40% BIPOC founders and 34% BIPOC CEOs. XRC Ventures itself has an over 50% female staff, and the investment team is led by a female executive. XRC Ventures has three investments funds, which include: 1) Accelerator Fund: for pre-Seed to Seed startups in the retail technology and consumer healthtech sectors 2) Technology Fund: for Seed to Series A startups also specializing in the retail technology and consumer healthtech sectors 3) Brand Capital Fund: focuses on Seed to Series A consumer product companies in Beauty, Personal Care, Home Goods, and Health and Wellness categories XRC Ventures has built a world-class ecosystem with 25 strategic partners including The Estée Lauder Companies, The TJX Companies, Inc., GS1 US and 370+ business mentors. They also partner with national conferences like NRF Retail's Big Show, Shoptalk, HLTH and others. Per Crunchbase, XRC Ventures has made 184 investments, 85 as lead investor across 155 portfolio companies, with 16 exits.
Investing activity
XRC Ventures has made 184 investments according to Crunchbase across 155 portfolio companies, and has led 85 rounds and seen 16 exits.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about XRC Ventures
Where is XRC Ventures based?
XRC Ventures is based in New York, New York, United States.
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