TQ Ventures

TQ Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Schuster Tanger, Andrew Marks, and Scooter Braun. The firm focuses on partnering with exceptional founders across various industries and geographies, emphasizing collaboration over specific sector or regional preferences. TQ Ventures has invested in over 80 companies globally, managing approximately $1 billion in assets across its third fund. The firm's portfolio includes companies in sectors such as e-commerce, fashion, food and beverage, pet tech, and health and wellness. TQ Ventures is industry and geography agnostic, prioritizing partnerships with extraordinary founders. The firm has invested in companies across the United States, Europe, and Asia, with a typical investment size ranging from $250,000 to $5 million. Notable portfolio companies include Acala, Braintrust, Chief, Clubhouse, Cometeer, Countertop, Current, Darwin, Grove, Interval, Juice, June Homes, Kindbody, Knife Aid, Knowde, Koodos, Kosas, Latch, Legacy, Liquid I.V., Lunchclub, Miku, Mindset, Mixlab, Modern Treasury, Mos, Noho Med, Noom, Package Free, Pei, Phosphorus, Pietra, Pinata, Popshop Live, Press Play, Quinn, Ro, Recurrency, Right Rice, Saturn, Supergoop, Supergreat, Tellie, Vertical Finance, Vise, Wtrmln Wtr, and Zype. The firm's investment stages include seed, early-stage venture, series A, series B, growth, late stage, pre-IPO, buyout, turnaround, and distressed. Geographically, TQ Ventures focuses on the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Norway, Argentina, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Singapore. The firm's industries of interest encompass e-commerce, fashion, food and beverage, pet tech, health and wellness, artificial intelligence, machine learning, software, financial services, information technology, retail, developer tools, open source, SaaS, blockchain, cryptocurrency, health diagnostics, hospital, mHealth, wellness, travel, and video streaming. TQ Ventures has raised three funds, with the latest being TQ Ventures III Mid-Stage Fund, announced on February 1, 2022. The firm's most recent investment was on July 10, 2025, when Augmodo raised an undisclosed amount. TQ Ventures has made 29 diversity investments, with the most recent being on April 30, 2025, when Plenful raised an undisclosed amount. The firm's notable exits include Liquid I.V., Grove Collaborative, and Darwin Homes.