Interlace Ventures

Interlace Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm dedicated to investing in founders who are reimagining commerce. With offices in New York City and San Francisco, the firm focuses on technology-driven companies in the retail and e-commerce sectors, specializing in seed-stage investments ranging from $200K to $600K. Their portfolio includes companies like b8ta, OTO Systems Inc., SelfMade, BlueFox.IO, Cargo, For Days, FrenchFounders, Goodeed, Hyphen, and Oliver. Beyond capital, Interlace Ventures offers its portfolio access to its Commerce Platform—an active global community of nearly 100 brands and retailers, including companies like Mars Wrigley and Decathlon, eager to gain insights into the evolution of commerce and connect with change-makers. The firm was founded in 2019 by Joseph Sartre and Vincent Diallo.

Interlace Ventures invests in primarily commerce technologies that operate in one of two ways: enabling technologies and infrastructure platforms throughout the retail value chain, and marketplaces, new distribution platforms, or new retail experiences. To reflect this new diverse consumer group, Interlace Ventures is actively investing in founders building for and representative of this next generation—55% of Interlace's companies are led by founders from underrepresented groups. As a Black-led investment team made up of immigrants and former commerce operators in Asia and Europe, the experience they bring to the table sets them apart from other seed funds. For them, diversity is not a checked box; it is literally built into their DNA and their networks. They strongly believe that the next big commerce technology companies will be built by founders with diverse backgrounds.

Beyond capital, Interlace Ventures offers its portfolio access to its Commerce Platform—an active global community of nearly 100 brands and retailers, including companies like Mars Wrigley and Decathlon, eager to gain insights into the evolution of commerce and connect with leading change-makers. Leveraging this strategic partner base, Interlace Ventures actively supports the acceleration of its portfolio, introducing its founders to their first partners and customers. The firm was founded in 2019 by Joseph Sartre and Vincent Diallo.