Lavender Fund backs LGBTQ+ founders and business owners in New York — first checks, honest counsel, and a network that shows up. Capital for chosen family.
Most companies start with a friends-and-family round. Many queer founders can't — coming out has a way of shrinking the family balance sheet. So the community's businesses start later, smaller, and underfunded, despite outperforming when they're backed. We exist to be that first call: the chosen-family round, plus the counsel that usually comes with it.
First checks into LGBTQ+ founded companies with real revenue paths. Patient capital, meaningful ownership, and no need to translate yourself in the pitch.
The bars, venues, studios, and shops that anchor queer New York deserve better than closing notices. We work with owners on growth, real estate strategy, and succession.
A small, concentrated portfolio. Every company gets partner-level attention — that's the model, not a slogan.
Dinners, intros, and working sessions connecting queer founders, operators, and investors across the city. If you build, you belong here — funded by us or not.
Lavender Fund I invests in LGBTQ+ founded companies at the earliest stage. What we can share publicly is the strategy — the numbers live in the data room, after a conversation.
Queer founders outperform on jobs and patents yet receive a fraction of one percent of venture funding. Bias-driven gaps are exactly where disciplined early capital finds its edge.
Deal flow here runs on trust. Founders who go back in the closet to pitch other firms don't have to translate themselves at our table — so we see what others never do.
Advisory work with queer-owned NYC businesses creates income, relationships, and an inside track on the fund's future investments.
Quarterly letters, capital account statements, and every document in a dedicated LP portal — not a PDF trail in your inbox.
Nothing on this page is an offer to sell securities. Offering materials are provided only to verified accredited investors through definitive documents.
Every submission is read by a partner. You'll hear back within two weeks either way — a real answer, not a form letter.