W Ventures is a Baltimore-based venture capital firm and accelerator launched by marketing communications firm Warschawski in 2021. It combines cash investments, mentorship, office space, and integrated marketing communications services in exchange for equity in high-growth potential startups.
Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $8.6M (across 8 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
10
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
DW
David Warschawski
Managing Partner
SH
Shana Harris
Managing Partner
AH
Akihiro Higashi
General Partner
SK
Shin Kazuhiro
General Partner
JM
Jochen M. Wilms
Founder & Managing Director
YL
Yangnuo Liu
Investor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
10 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Culina Health | Series A | $7.9M | Dec 2024 |
 Taiko | Series A | $15M | Mar 2024 |
| SSynatic | Seed | $2.5M | Dec 2022 |
 Simplifyber | Seed | $3.5M | Jul 2022 |
 Tippsy | Series A | $1.6M | Apr 2022 |
 Shiru | Series A | $17M | Oct 2021 |
 Inspirato | Unknown | $20M | Sep 2014 |
| PPlaysino | Seed | $1.5M | Apr 2012 |
| KKyash Inc. | Series D | — | — |
 KAERU | Unknown | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Flow Traders1 shared
OKX Ventures1 shared
Hashed1 shared
Token Bay Capital1 shared
GSR Ventures1 shared
Lightspeed Venture Partners1 shared
Wintermute Ventures1 shared
Amber Group1 shared
Emles Venture Partners1 shared
S2G Ventures1 shared
CPT Capital1 shared
XFactor Ventures1 shared
Scale Venture Partners1 shared
Peak State Ventures1 shared
Aera VC1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
SALT Fund1 shared
Lux Capital1 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners1 shared
Sierra Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 9 September 2026