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New Stack Ventures is a venture capital firm in Chicago, IL. It invests at pre-seed to seed, it backs companies in AI, Fintech and Healthcare and it leads or co-leads rounds.

New Stack Ventures

Chicago, IL
Filed with the SEC as New Stack
New Stack Ventures leads or co-leads angel through seed rounds for founders outside the usual Silicon Valley network, across vertical AI, fintech, healthcare and industrials.Source
At a glance
Stage
Pre-seed to Seed
Industry
AIFintechHealthcareIndustrials
Lead
Leads or co-leads
How to pitch
Application form
What they look for
New Stack backs founders who did not attend Stanford, work at Big Tech or live in the Bay Area, betting that the most iconic companies often come from outsiders. They invest at angel through seed stage, pre-revenue through early commercialization, in vertical AI, fintech, healthcare and industrials such as manufacturing, energy, construction and supply chain.
Latest fund
Fund size
$11M
Their largest fund closed in the last two years, per SEC filings. This is the fund's size, not a check size.
From SEC filings
Named on filings1
Nicholas Moran
Executive Officer
Last filed 28 August 2025
Funds
New Stack Opportunity I, L.P.
$5M closed from their investors
Q3 2025
New Stack III Q, L.P.
$11M closed from their investors
Q3 2025
New Stack III, L.P.
$3M closed from their investors
Q3 2025
New Stack Opportunity I, L.P.
$25M target, no close reported yet
Q3 2024
New Stack III, L.P.
$125M target, no close reported yet
Q3 2024
New Stack III Q, L.P.
$125M target, no close reported yet
Q3 2024
Fund filings by quarter
Q3 2024Q2 2026
SourcesLast updated 1 October 2026
Told us whether they lead, their logo, the name they go by, how they take pitches, how to apply, what they invest in, the stage they invest at, the one-line description above, what they look for and their website. Checked 24 September 2026.
Website
Confirmed as theirs on 24 September 2026.
SEC Form D, 6 filings
Funds, partners and board seats. Filed between 28 August 2024 and 28 August 2025.
SEC Form ADV
Firm name, office and fund count. CRD 317702. Last filed 26 March 2026.