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Positive Sum

Venture Capital

Venture capital and an unmatched community to help teams build extraordinary companies

Founded 2020 United States United States 8 employees Financial Services

14

Total Investments

12

Portfolio Companies

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Exits

1

Industries

General Information

Industries Financial Services

Company Overview

Founded 2020
Employees 8
Location United States United States

Investment Criteria

Investment Thesis

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About Positive Sum

Positive Sum is a venture capital firm led by Patrick O’Shaughnessy and Sam Cates. Our mission is to capture and openly share the world’s best knowledge on building great businesses. By “learning in public”, we intend to cultivate the world’s smartest and most interested audience and network, and to use what we learn to benefit our portfolio companies and their visions for the future.

Recent Investments (14)

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Company Stage Amount Date
Series E •••••• Sep 2026
Series Unknown •••••• Jun 2026
Series C •••••• Feb 2026
Portfolio company MFD
Series A •••••• Feb 2024
Seed Round •••••• Jul 2023
Portfolio company •••• ••••
Series A •••••• Feb 2023
Portfolio company •••• ••••
Series A •••••• Jan 2023
Portfolio company •••• ••••
Late Vc •••••• Sep 2022
Portfolio company •••• ••••
Series A •••••• Jun 2022
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Series B •••••• May 2022

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Jun 30, 2026

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