186 Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm based in Boston, founded by DraftKings alumni Giuseppe Stuto and Michael Fialkow. The firm invests across consumer, enterprise, and disruptive tech, leveraging deep operational and founder experience to back impact-obsessed founders.
Their most common stage is seed (43% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $4.8M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
6
Fund Size
$37M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Giuseppe Stuto
Co-Founder, Managing Partner
Julian Fialkow
Co-Founder, Managing Partner
KH
Kendall Hope Trucker
Founder & CEO @ Stealth company, 186 Ventures Founder Partner, 2 time 186 portfolio founder
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIPX | Unknown | $3M | May 2023 |
 Onyx Private | Unknown | $4.1M | Jan 2023 |
| IIPX | Seed | $3M | Jan 2023 |
| NNeighborSchools | Seed | $5M | Jan 2022 |
 Tappity | Seed | $1.3M | Dec 2020 |
 moni | Growth | — | — |
 Sourgum | Series A | $12.5M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Y Combinator3 shared
Founder Collective3 shared
Animoca Brands2 shared
Atlantic Labs2 shared
AltaIR Capital1 shared
Uncovered Fund1 shared
MAGIC Fund1 shared
Predictive VC1 shared
Suffolk Technologies1 shared
Spark Capital1 shared
Village Global1 shared
Global Founders Capital1 shared
One Way Ventures1 shared
Accomplice1 shared
Metrodora Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 7 September 2026