Velvet Sea Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm based in New York that helps entrepreneurs turn their visions into reality. Its principals have more than 80 years of combined experience and over $2 billion invested as founders and venture investors.
Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is series-a (48% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $42.8M (across 22 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
16
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
KASS LAZEROW
co-founder and Managing Director
MIKE LAZEROW
co-founder and Managing Director
Katherine Quick Rosa
Managing Director
KAREN BLANCHARD
Vice President of Operations
AUDREY DIMARZO
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
TODD KNOWLES
Chief Financial Officer
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Splash | Series B | $14.5M | Oct 2025 |
| SSplash Sports | Series B | $14.5M | Oct 2025 |
 arketa | Series A | $15M | Jan 2025 |
 Healthie | Series B | $23M | Oct 2024 |
 KarmaCheck | Series B | $45M | Jun 2024 |
 Gynger | Series A | $20M | Jun 2024 |
 Leo Labs | Series B | $29M | Feb 2024 |
 eToro | Series D | $250M | Mar 2023 |
| eToro | Series F | $250M | Jan 2023 |
| Healthie | Series A | $16M | Jul 2022 |
 Connect the Dots | Series A | $15M | Dec 2021 |
| Leo Labs | Series B | $65M | Jun 2021 |
 Mercato | Series A | $26M | Apr 2021 |
 SuperRare | Series A | $9M | Mar 2021 |
 Autograph | Series A | — | Jan 2021 |
 Strigo | Series A | $8M | Sep 2020 |
 Liquid Death | Series A | $9M | Feb 2020 |
| Leo Labs | Series C | $65M | — |
| FFrame Technology, Inc. | Unknown | $7.6M | — |
| SSuperNFT | Series A | $7M | — |
| Healthie | Series B | $23M | — |
| KarmaCheck | Series A | $15M | — |
| SSplash Sports | Seed | $14.1M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 20 October 2026