Welcome to Contour Venture Partners
Contour Venture Partners is a New York City based early stage venture capital firm. Contour invests in seed and early stage companies that provide innovative technology enhanced solutions into the financial services, enterprise SaaS and digital media sectors, with a focus on New York City. Contour partners with passionate entrepreneurs and management teams to build great businesses that seek to ultimately transform their industries. Contour has $145 million under management across its 4 funds.
"Contour was our first institutional investor and helped us build the critical aspects of our business from the beginning. Any early stage company looking for the right mix of operational, financial, strategic skills and solid all around business judgment should work hard to get Contour on their team."
-Andrew Dreskin
CEO and co-founder, Ticketfly
"Contour was the first institutional investor to commit in our seed round. They saw the massive potential for Datadog before it was clear to others and have been incredible partners to the company on many levels."
-Olivier Pomel
CEO and co-founder, Datadog
"Contour has been an extension of our operating team ever since they led our seed round. They have played an integral role as board member, sounding board and advisor in helping guide the company to the point where we now have 300 major brands as happy and growing customers."
-Vivek Sharma
CEO and co-founder, Movable Ink
"Contour is not just an investor - they are a true business partner. Whether I am seeking input on a strategic relationship, analyzing a complex business decision or exploring financing alternatives, their experienced team always provides sound, invaluable and insightful advice."
-Jason Finger
CEO and founder, SeamlessWeb
"Contour was the only institution we brought into our company early on and ever since they have been the ideal early stage lead investor. They have been helpful with every material aspect of our business and are a terrific partner and friend."
-Ryan Urban
CEO and founder, Bounce Exchange
"Contour was our first institutional investor and was our only outside director for several years. They were a great partner and advisor who actively helped and added value in all major facets of our business as we scaled to over $100 million in revenue at our exit to GTCR."
-Frost Prioleau
CEO and co-founder, Simpli.fi
Maximizing Potential...
We have a deep understanding of how difficult it is to transform even the best ideas into successful enterprises. As a result, we take an active role and bring a team oriented approach to our portfolio companies - providing the operational assistance, transactional expertise, capital, network and overall judgment to maximize the potential for success and profitability.
