645 Ventures

645 Ventures is a U.S. early-stage data-driven venture capital firm headquartered in New York City, New York, founded in 2014 by Co-Founders and Managing Partners Nnamdi Okike (previously Principal at Insight Partners; Harvard BA; first-generation American with Nigerian / German parentage) and Aaron Holiday (former software engineer at Goldman Sachs high-frequency-trading and at GFI Group; previously at DFJ Gotham Ventures). The firm invests at seed and Series A stages in companies across consumer technology, SaaS / enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and adjacent early-stage technology themes, and is distinctive for its proprietary ''Voyager'' data-and-software platform used for data-driven deal sourcing, evaluation, and portfolio support aEUR" one of the earliest systematic applications of data-driven methodology at the U.S. seed stage. 645 Ventures is one of the largest Black-led venture capital firms in the United States. The firm has raised multiple institutional funds: Fund I at USD 8 million (2015), Fund II at USD 40.6 million (2018), Fund III at USD 160 million (2021), Fund IV at USD 194 million (2022) paired with Select I growth fund at USD 153 million, with aggregate AUM exceeding USD 550 million across more than 68 active portfolio companies. Typical check sizes are USD 1-5 million at Seed and up to USD 10 million at Series A. Notable portfolio companies include Iterable, Goldbelly, Eden Health, Squire, MM.LaFleur, Resident, FiscalNote, and many others.