Fresh VC

Fresh VC is a San Francisco and New York-based micro VC fund co-founded in 2014 by Brian Sheng and Shri Ganeshram. Sheng previously worked at Shenzhen Capital Group, China's largest venture capital firm; Ganeshram founded FlightCar and is now CEO of Awning. Sheng continues as Founder and Managing Partner. The fund is geographically agnostic and focuses on early-stage software and consumer internet companies, with particular interest in mobile-first disruption, developer platforms, on-demand marketplaces, the consumerization of SaaS, and connected home technology. Fresh VC has built two funds with a portfolio spanning software, marketplaces, consumer devices, and healthcare technology. Named portfolio companies include FiscalNote, a government legislation data and intelligence platform that went public via SPAC; Eaze, a medical cannabis delivery platform that exited in August 2024; Aptible, a secure platform-as-a-service for digital health; Shyp, an on-demand shipping service; Eight Sleep, a sleep technology company; and Gyroscope, a personal health dashboard. The portfolio has produced one unicorn and one public listing in FiscalNote. Follow-on investors in Fresh VC portfolio companies have included Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, NEA, and SV Angel. Fresh VC operates with a small, high-conviction team, making early bets on founders who are building in categories where mobile and software are disrupting legacy consumer and enterprise behaviors. The fund's network includes notable angels such as Jerry Yang, Tim Ferriss, Brian Chesky, and Ashton Kutcher, reflecting the firm's ability to attract co-investors with strong consumer and technology brand relationships alongside the capital it deploys.