TMV

Trail Mix Ventures, which rebranded to TMV in 2020, is a female-led, early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2016 and based in New York City. The firm invests with a 'triple bottom-line' philosophy, seeking social and environmental impact alongside financial returns, and roughly 65% of its portfolio companies are women- or minority-owned. TMV concentrates on a handful of themes it believes are reshaping daily life: the Care Economy, broadening access to care; the Way We Work, talent and the future of work; Logistics and Mobility, transparency and efficiency in global trade, shipping and maritime; Sustainable Solutions, the circular economy; and Education Technology. It typically invests from pre-seed through Series A, frequently leading or co-leading rounds, with cheques generally in the range of about $1 million to $1.5 million for roughly 10% ownership in seed and early-stage startups. The firm manages approximately $200 million in assets; its second flagship fund closed in January 2022 at more than $64 million, above its $60 million target and around six times the size of Fund I, and it also launched a $200 million Maritime & Logistics Venture Fund backed by ABS and Prologis Ventures. TMV was co-founded by Marina Hadjipateras, who comes from a maritime and shipping family background and serves as Founder and Managing Partner, and Soraya Darabi, Co-Founder and General Partner. Notable portfolio companies include Cityblock Health, Kindbody and Parsley Health. By combining impact-driven conviction with a willingness to lead, TMV backs founders reshaping care, work, mobility, sustainability and education.