Mu Ventures Fund II | 2026 VC Fund

Mu Ventures

Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

New York, United States

Countries of investment

United States
Mexico
Israel
Canada

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Commerce
AI
Consumer Products
Retail Tech

About
mu ventures is a New York-based early-stage venture firm. Its Fund II totals $15.5M and focuses on pre-seed and seed companies. Their portfolio is mainly in the United States, with investments in Mexico and Israel. The fund was announced in October 2026 and is one of the smaller vehicles of the month, anchored by AngelList’s fund of funds.

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Max check size: $600K
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Investment Thesis

Mu Ventures is a New York-based early-stage venture firm. Its Fund II totals $15.5M and focuses on pre-seed and seed companies. Their portfolio is mainly in the United States, with investments in Mexico and Israel. The fund was announced in October 2026 and is one of the smaller vehicles of the month, anchored by AngelList’s fund of funds.

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Manager's Experience

Led by Gary Benerofe (General Partner, Yale BA in economics and UCLA MBA, former Lehman Brothers investment banker, founder of Corner Light Capital, former CEO of ecommerce agency mediaspa and Managing Director for the Americas at overdose, with more than 150 digital transformation projects for brands including DKNY, Nespresso and Nine West). Anchor LPs include Jeff Weiser (Managing Partner at L Catterton, formerly CMO of Shopify), Tod Sacerdoti (GP at Flex Capital and founder of BrightRoll), Babak Hamadani (GP at Primeset) and Ken Pasternak (CEO of KABR Group and founder of Knight Capital). An advisor bench of more than 30 commerce operators supports the portfolio, which includes Alloy Automation, Balance, Arta, Firmly and Nilus. Based in New York and focused on the next wave of commerce.