BoxGroup

NYC-based seed-stage venture capital firm[3][7][9][14]

2009 Founded6 People on the graph8 News mentions

Overview

BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2009[5]. Co-founded by David Tisch and Adam Rothenberg[3], the firm invests at the earliest stage, from pre-seed through Series A[9], typically committing up to $1 million per company[8][12]. BoxGroup focuses on early-stage consumer and prosumer AI apps[1], as well as fintech, developer tools, climate and frontier tech[2]. The firm maintains offices in both New York and San Francisco[11]. In Q2 2026, BoxGroup ranked as the most active investor in NYC startups with 9 deals[3]. Notable portfolio companies include Cursor, Ramp, Baseten, Clay, Plaid and Ro[10].

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Investments

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  • Zip Security

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  • And AI

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  • Phaselaw

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  • Ease Health

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In the news

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Product

  • BoxGroup states it invests as early as the pre-seed round and as late as Series A, reserves capital to follow on as companies scale, and invests up to $1M.[12]

NYC headquarters

  • The company's own site places it in New York: Text explicitly states 'Based in NYC' in the opening and mentions 'Built in NYC + SF' with offices on both coasts. Also described as 'One Of.[8]
  • BoxGroup's about page is headed "Built in NYC + SF" and says it is proud to represent both coasts while funding companies anywhere.[11]

NYC presence

  • Ranked the most active investor in NYC startups in Q2 2026 with 9 deals; a New York-based seed fund co-founded by David Tisch and Adam Rothenberg[2]

Team size

  • BoxGroup's team page lists nine investors, including David Tisch, Adam Rothenberg, Nimi Katragadda and Greg Rosen, plus a CFO, a controller and an operations lead.[13]

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