Primary Venture Partners
Primary Venture Partners is a New York City-based seed-stage venture capital firm [1]. The firm focuses on investing in local technical founders across multiple sectors, including SaaS, fintech, healthtech, and proptech [2]. The firm's portfolio and writing center emphasize AI-native companies [3], with portfolio companies including Tabs, described as an AI-native revenue platform for modern finance [3]. The firm operates at https://www.primary.vc/ [4].
Leadership & org chart
Alumni
Ben SunCo-Founder and General Partner
Brad SvrlugaCo-Founder & General Partner
Brian SchechterPartner
Emily ManPartner
Jason ShumanPartner
Investments
Black Crow AI
AI platform for ecommerce brands generating predictive audiences, AI storefronts and buyer-driven messaging to lift conversion
Cake AI
New York, NY-based company offering an AI infrastructure stack that gives teams the fastest path to production AI.
Casap
New York, NY-based agentic AI platform for disputes, fraud and payment operations.
Circuit & Chisel
New York, NY-based company building the incentives layer for the agentic AI economy.
Gryps
New York, NY-based AI construction intelligence platform for building owners.
Inspiren
New York City-based company building an AI-powered care ecosystem for senior living, combining sensor hardware and software for fall prevention, care planning and staff efficiency.
K Health
New York City-headquartered AI-enabled healthcare company providing clinical AI infrastructure, PatientGPT and dynamic intake for health systems and 24/7 virtual primary care.
Ply
New York, NY-based AI procurement engine for the trades.
SparkAI
New York, NY-based AI company resolving edge cases for autonomous robotics systems operating in the real world.
Tabs
AI revenue automation platform for B2B contracts, billing, collections and revenue recognition
Tradesly
New York, NY-based AI growth agent for home services businesses.
In the news
- Jason Shuman on X@JasonrShuman · Aug 20, 2026
- Jason Shuman on X@JasonrShuman · Aug 19, 2026
- Jason Shuman on X@JasonrShuman · Aug 19, 2026
Alumni 2 went on to found or lead
- Mike W.Chief Financial Officer & Partner→Chief Financial Officer at Eniac Ventures
- Rachel O'DriscollFounder Fellow, Healthcare→Co-Founder & President at Simbie AI
The full Primary Venture Partners mafia →
AI investing
- Portfolio and writing centre on AI-native companies, including Tabs, 'the AI-native revenue platform for modern finance'[3]
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