Cantor Ventures
499 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, United States
Overview
Cantor Ventures has a particular interest in industries where there is an opportunity to leverage Cantor’s decades of operating experience and institutional knowledge in organizing marketplaces and scaling businesses. The team looks to invest in companies and business ideas that leverage technology to realize economies of scale and scope both within and across industries. Capitalizing on Cantor Fitzgerald’s reputation as a pioneer in technological innovation within the financial services industry, Cantor Ventures endeavors to invest in businesses that are at the forefront of change in their respective sectors. Cantor Ventures takes an active role in developing early stage businesses into successful companies, from inception to maturity, bringing to bear Cantor’s decades of experience in spawning new businesses and technologies. As an active partner, Cantor Ventures can provide business access to services provided by Cantor, including corporation formation, intellectual property and hosting, among others. Cantor Ventures recognizes that each new business brings with it a unique purpose with unique characteristics. By disregarding venture capital trends, Cantor Ventures promotes an environment in which entrepreneurs can build companies of measurable impact.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 2
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- TopLine Game Labs
Led · Equity · Jun 2013
TopLine Game Labs develops a mobile-first, platform-agnostic fantasy sports and social gaming platform. The company aims to power new sports- and entertainment-based social games across devices. Leadership is headed by CEO David Geller, a digital media and technology executive with prior roles at DreamWorks Animation Investments and as Global Head of Fantasy Sports for Yahoo! Sports, among others. The company plans to grow its team and launch new products and applications. TopLine received a $25M investment from Cantor Ventures to support these plans. Cantor Ventures will also assist in developing the business as the company scales its product and team.
- Ritani
Led · Equity · Oct 2012
Ritani designs and sells engagement rings, loose diamonds and other fine jewelry through an e-commerce platform integrated with a network of local luxury jewelers. The company focuses on handcrafted and custom-made pieces while enabling online-to-in-store purchases via partner jewelers. Founded in 1999 and led by newly appointed president Brian Watkins, Ritani also operates e-commerce operations in Seattle and has launched a new e-commerce website. Partner jewelers include London Jewelers, Underwood Jewelers, Fink’s Jewelers, Steve Padis Jewelry, Bachendorf’s and Brown & Co. Jewelers. The company is currently working to expand its partner network. Ritani raised $15m in funding led by Cantor Ventures.
Team
No current team members are available.