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Half Court Ventures

281 Walnut Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, 02445, United States

Overview

Seed-stage venture fund focused on AI.

Founded

2015

Deals ยท 12mo

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Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

Canada
China
United States

Sector focus

Financial Services

Investment portfolio

6rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Jozu
May 2025Led
$4 MSeed
Guidesly
Jan 2025Participated
$10 MSeries A
Light Frame
May 2024Participated
$2 MSeed
Phiar Technologies
Nov 2018Participated
$3 MSeed
Botkeeper
Nov 2018Participated
$18 MSeries A
Root AI
Aug 2018Participated
$2 MSeed
Jozu
May 2025Led
$4 MSeed
Guidesly
Jan 2025Participated
$10 MSeries A
Light Frame
May 2024Participated
$2 MSeed
Phiar Technologies
Nov 2018Participated
$3 MSeed
Botkeeper
Nov 2018Participated
$18 MSeries A
Root AI
Aug 2018Participated
$2 MSeed
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Deal Distribution

Half Court Ventures: 6 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Half Court Ventures: 6 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed13
Series A02

Monthly Deal Activity

Half Court Ventures: 6 deals are recorded across 99 months.All available history.
Half Court Ventures: 6 deals are recorded across 99 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Half Court Ventures: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Half Court Ventures: AI & Machine Learning is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
AI & Machine Learning4
Enterprise Software3
Data, Analytics & IT3
Fintech2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
E-Commerce & Retail1
AR/VR1
Professional Services1
Transportation & Logistics1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Half Court Ventures: 6 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Half Court Ventures: 6 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M4
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Half Court Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Half Court Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States5
Canada1
Half Court Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Accomplice sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Half Court Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Accomplice sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Accomplice1
AlleyCorp1
Anorak Ventures1
Aspen Capital Group1
ATX Venture Partners1
Brightspark Ventures1
Cross Culture Ventures1
Derive Ventures1
Elysian Park Ventures1
First Round1
GFR Fund1
Gradient Ventures1
Greycroft1
Ignition Partners1
Innolinks Ventures1
Liquid 2 Ventures1
Marquee Ventures1
Mayfield1
Mozilla Ventures1
New Stack Ventures1

Investment Strategy

Half Court Ventures: Led accounts for 17% and participating for 83% of round participation.All available history.
Half Court Ventures: Led accounts for 17% and participating for 83% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led117%
Participating583%
Half Court Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Half Court Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1100%
Co-led00%

Team

Joshua Lessing

Venture Partner

Rob May

Managing Partner