Contour Venture Partners
Emerging managerSEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).
- HQ
- NY
Contour Venture Partners invests in seed stage companies building innovative software for enterprise SaaS, vertical B2B SaaS and financial services, with a focus on New York City. Co-founders Matt Gorin and Bob Greene lead the firm, and Owen Davis is a General Partner. Portfolio companies include Datadog, Movable Ink, Olapic, Sigma360, Compyl, Covr, Wunderkind, ShopKeep, Octane, Pendo, Cutover, Syndio, Shipyard and Simpli.fi.
01 · Says / Does
| Tag | Says | Does | Historically (to 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stages | Seed | Not enough dated deals | Series A, Seed, Series B, Growth |
| Sectors | Enterprise SaaS, Vertical SaaS, Fintech | Not enough dated deals | Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Fintech, Media, Edtech |
| Regions | NY | Not enough dated deals | NY |
Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.
Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
| Year | Deals | Top sectors |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | Ecommerce |
| 2008 | 3 | AI applications, Climate hardware, Data analytics |
| 2010 | 4 | Ecommerce, Media, Enterprise SaaS |
| 2011 | 10 | Media, Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics |
| 2012 | 7 | Enterprise SaaS, Devtools, Construction and proptech |
| 2013 | 13 | Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Edtech |
| 2014 | 10 | Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Fintech |
| 2015 | 10 | Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Fintech |
| 2016 | 7 | Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Fintech |
| 2017 | 8 | Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS, Fintech |
| 2018 | 8 | Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS, Fintech |
| 2019 | 7 | Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Hardware |
| 2020 | 5 | Data analytics, Edtech, Agtech |
Stage mix over time
- Pre-seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Growth
| Year | Pre-seed | Seed | Series A | Series B | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
02 · Fund history
| Fund | Year | Size | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contour Venture Partners V-A, L.P. Contour Venture Partners is a New York City based seed stage venture capital firm investing in companies that provide innovative software solutions into enterprise SaaS, vertical B2B SaaS and financial services sectors. Inferred from the firm's website | 2023 | $20M (Form D) | Open, writing first checks |
| Contour Venture Partners V, L.P. Contour Venture Partners is a New York City based seed stage venture capital firm investing in companies that provide innovative software solutions into enterprise SaaS, vertical B2B SaaS and financial services sectors. Inferred from the firm's website | 2023 | $42.1M to $70M (Form D) | Open, writing first checks |
03 · People across funds
- Matthew Gorin, Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer
Contour Venture Partners V-A, L.P. (Named on Form D); Contour Venture Partners V, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- Robert Greene, Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer
Contour Venture Partners V-A, L.P. (Named on Form D); Contour Venture Partners V, L.P. (Named on Form D)
- Bob Greene, Managing Partner
Contour Venture Partners V-A, L.P. (Team); Contour Venture Partners V, L.P. (Team)
- Matt Gorin, Managing Partner
Contour Venture Partners V-A, L.P. (Team); Contour Venture Partners V, L.P. (Team)
- Owen Davis, General Partner
Contour Venture Partners V-A, L.P. (Team); Contour Venture Partners V, L.P. (Team)
04 · Recent deals
No dated deals found yet.
05 · Latest from the firm
No news from the firm's website yet.
06 · Sources
- HTTP://WWW.CONTOURVENTURES.COM
- https://www.contourventures.com/team
- https://www.contourventures.com/portfolio
- http://www.contourventures.com/
Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.
Last verified: Oct 28, 2026