WHAT WE DO
137 Ventures is a leading provider of customized liquidity solutions to founders, investors, and early employees of growth-stage private technology companies.
We structure transactions to align our interests with those of shareholders and their companies, while simultaneously offering market leading risk-adjusted returns to our investors. In addition to personalized liquidity solutions, 137 Ventures also participates in primary direct equity financing rounds. Founded in 2011, we have raised five flagship funds and have approximately $2 billion in assets under management.
Benefits to our approach:

Trusted Partner
137 is a trusted partner with a robust venture capital network

More Upside
Defer tax payments and retain more equity upside compared to a conventional secondary sale

Compliant Transactions
Abide by all company transfer restrictions and stockholders keep voting rights

No 409A Impact
Avoid transactions that cause a re-pricing of the company’s 409A valuation
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
GROWTH-STAGE COMPANIES
137 Ventures invests in growth-stage private technology companies.
Growth-stage companies are characterized by product market fit at scale, high-growth, and a repeatable sales process.
PRODUCT MARKET FIT AT SCALE
$10s of millions in annual revenue up to more than $1 billion

HIGH-GROWTH
>50% growth per year expected over next 3 – 5 years

REPEATABLE SALES PROCESS
Diversified customer base generating predictable revenue stream and unit economics
DURABLE BUSINESS MODELS
137 Ventures is sector agnostic and focuses on investing in companies with durable business model dynamics that strengthen with scale.
Examples of desired business model dynamics include positive feedback loops such as network effects, economies of scale, and information asymmetries.
NETWORK EFFECTS
Product or service becomes more valuable to existing customers with increased scale

ECONOMIES OF SCALE
Cost structure of product or service decreases as scale increases

INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
Data collected from existing customers makes product more valuable to new customers
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS
137 Ventures Celebrates 10 Years in Business
We celebrate 10 years of doing business and providing founders and other large shareholders of private, high-growth companies with hundreds of millions of dollars in liquidity over the last decade. You will see our select milestones in the timeline below. We are grateful for the remarkable entrepreneurs and limited partners in our corner. Learn more about our firm’s origin story and our latest fund (a $350M Fund V) in our press release dated November 2, 2021.