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New York, United States
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    Investment stages
    • Seed
    • Series A
    Industries
    • Sexual Health
    • Women's Health
    • Femtech
    • Consumer Health
    • Telehealth
    • Diagnostics
    • Consumer Products
    • Digital Health
    About
    Amboy Street Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm focused on backing startups that lift stigma and close innovation gaps in sexual and women's health. Their focus spans femtech, consumer health brands, telehealth, and diagnostics across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Founded by Carli Sapir with a $20M debut fund, the firm supports founders at seed and Series A with roughly $500K checks.
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    Amboy Street Ventures is a seed to Series A venture capital firm deploying capital across sexual health technology, women's health technology, femtech, and consumer health. They invest across six defined verticals: maternal health and fertility, hormonal health and menstruation, menopause and aging, abortion and contraception, LGBTQIA+ health and gender-affirming care, and sexual health and pleasure. The firm differentiates itself as the first VC fund dedicated to the sexual health and women's health category, backed by a dedicated Value Enhancement Team operating within the Healthy Pleasure Group ecosystem.
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    Founded in 2020 by Carli Sapir (Founding Partner, based in Amsterdam) and Devrim Selim (Founding Partner). World's first VC firm dedicated to sexual health and women's health tech across US and Europe. Fund I closed at $10M in 2023. Portfolio includes Bloomer Tech, Peppy, Ossio, EvoEndo, and Vessel Health.

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    Carli Sapir-Founding Partner

    Dominnique Karetsos-General Partner

    Mafe Perez Godoy-General Partner

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