Ground Up Ventures
Ground Up Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Cory Moelis and David Stark. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with additional offices in New York City and Tel Aviv, the firm focuses on investing in pre-seed and seed-stage startups primarily in the United States and Israel. Ground Up Ventures operates as a generalist investor, seeking high-potential companies across various sectors, including SaaS, fintech, AI, healthtech, and more. The firm typically invests between $500,000 and $1.5 million per company, with a hands-on approach that includes strategic
Investing activity
Ground Up Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $6M. The most recent is Konko AI (Seed, $6M, Sep 2026).
Ground Up Ventures most often invests alongside Hi Ventures, LifeX Ventures, SquareOne and Phoenix Investment Club, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Ground Up Ventures
What AI companies has Ground Up Ventures invested in?
Ground Up Ventures's AI investments include Konko AI. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Ground Up Ventures based?
Ground Up Ventures is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
What stage does Ground Up Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Ground Up Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $6M.
Who does Ground Up Ventures co-invest with?
Ground Up Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Hi Ventures (1 deal), LifeX Ventures (1 deal), SquareOne (1 deal) and Phoenix Investment Club (1 deal).
How can founders reach Ground Up Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Ground Up Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Ground Up Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.