Tamarisc Ventures

Tamarisc Ventures is a New York-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2013 that invests in and helps build companies improving the human habitat through innovation at the intersection of real estate, health and technology. Its thesis spans three connected sectors: real estate innovation and building efficiency (proptech); human betterment through educational and medical technologies; and resource-utilization efficiency, technologies applied to reduce pollution and waste. The firm concentrates on US-based companies at the seed and Series A stages, typically deploying $1M to $20M across the life of an investment and actively leading seed rounds with hands-on strategic guidance. Its small, technical partnership combines venture and operating experience: managing partner David Bates, a former Morningside Ventures investor with an Auckland PhD in chemical and materials engineering; co-founder Ed Walters, a Harvard MBA, former Morningside investor and hospitality-tech executive; co-founder Seng Oon Toh, a Berkeley PhD and former ARM and AMD engineer; and co-founder Justin Yap, a Harvard JD and former IFC/World Bank and corporate lawyer. Across a portfolio of roughly 30 to 41 companies, top sectors are enterprise applications and real estate and construction tech, with holdings including Northspyre, Reggora, Breezeway, Serraview, Critical Asset, Bevi, CleanAir.ai, Getaway, ResortPass, Bode, Marigold Health, Meru Health, Aural Analytics, Huckleberry and Bite. Its most recent tracked investment was in Bite in November 2023. By combining a technically deep team with a habitat-improvement thesis, Tamarisc leads seed rounds in proptech, health and resource-efficiency founders.