# Oceans

> Oceans is a New York operator-led venture firm that leads and co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds and co-invests at Series A. Founded by technology operators Steven Rosenblatt, Josh Rahn and Glenn Handler, it pairs capital with direct help on recruiting, go-to-market strategy, fundraising, finance and company operations. Its current focus favors technically oriented or repeat founders in the United States building in AI infrastructure and applications, space and defense, robotics and spatial computing.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** New York City, United States
- **Founders:** Steven Rosenblatt (Co-Founder and General Partner), Josh Rahn (Co-Founder and General Partner), Glenn Handler (Co-Founder and Chief People Officer)
- **Team size:** LinkedIn lists 2-10 employees; supplied company data lists 17 employees.
- **Products:** Pre-seed and seed investing, Series A co-investing, People and recruiting support, Go-to-market support, Capital and finance support
- **Notable:** Closed an $11 million first fund in 2020 after building an 18-company portfolio, roughly two-thirds of it in New York at the time., Closed a $31 million second fund disclosed in 2023, allowing the firm to lead and co-lead more seed deals., Reports more than 60 investments since inception and a community of more than 100 founders.

## Products & services

- **Pre-seed and seed investing** — Oceans leads and co-leads early rounds for technically oriented and repeat founders, primarily in the United States.
- **Series A co-investing** — The firm selectively joins Series A rounds where its operator network and functional support can remain useful.
- **People and recruiting support** — Hands-on help sourcing, interviewing and closing early employees and executives, along with guidance on management, culture and compensation.
- **Go-to-market support** — Customer introductions, product-market-fit pressure testing and help building a repeatable sales motion.
- **Capital and finance support** — Fundraising strategy, deal structure, runway modeling and board preparation for companies too young to employ a full finance bench.
- **Oceans OS and founder tools** — Operating frameworks, templates and communication routines published for founders and portfolio teams.

## Achievements

- Closed an $11 million first fund in 2020 after building an 18-company portfolio, roughly two-thirds of it in New York at the time.
- Closed a $31 million second fund disclosed in 2023, allowing the firm to lead and co-lead more seed deals.
- Reports more than 60 investments since inception and a community of more than 100 founders.
- Reports helping make more than 1,000 hires across its network.
- Backed companies across AI infrastructure and software, energy, healthcare, legal technology, robotics and space, including Etched, David Energy, Arya and Observable Space.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Oceans highlighted portfolio company Etched as it emerged from stealth with an AI inference chip designed after the arrival of ChatGPT.
- **2026-06** — The firm publicized its backing of Iconic, a platform designed to help small-business owners sell their companies.
- **2026-02** — Oceans Ventures III filed a new Form D notice; the filing did not disclose a completed fund size.
- **2025-11** — Portfolio company Moonshot AI announced a $10 million seed round with participation from Oceans.
- **2023-09** — Oceans disclosed a $31 million second fund and a strategy of leading and co-leading seed-stage deals.

## Links

- Website: https://oceans.ventures
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oceansventures
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/oceansventures
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oceansventures
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/oceansventures

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Last updated: 2026-08-17