Symmetrical Ventures

Symmetrical Ventures is a privately-held venture capital firm founded in late 2015 and based in New York City. It was created with the vision of partnering with creative innovators looking to transform traditional business models through disruptive technology, and combines investment capital with deep industry expertise and senior leadership relationships. The firm invests primarily at the early stage, typically Series A in US-based startups, with an inclination toward pre-revenue businesses that have a clear go-to-market strategy. It shows a strong preference for companies with elements of social good whose founders are driven by the positive difference their product can make, and its focus sectors are financial services, e-commerce, digital media, entertainment and direct-to-consumer businesses. Since inception the firm has averaged roughly one investment per month, deploying capital both as direct investments in startups and as limited-partnership stakes in venture capital funds, generally as a co-investor. It reports roughly $6.5M invested over five years generating an IRR of around 30%. Its portfolio of around 11 companies includes identity-decisioning unicorn Alloy, True Link Financial, FinTech Studios and redIQ, a real-estate analytics company acquired by Radix in 2024. Symmetrical Ventures is led by Managing Member and Co-Founder Paul Audet, a corporate M&A veteran who directed over 25 transactions worth $50 billion across two bank holding companies, alongside Principal Lloyd Lapidus, Venture Partner Adi Levanon and Paul Audet Jr. The firm backs mission-driven founders reshaping finance, commerce and media.