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Vast Ventures
Vast Ventures

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About Company
Vast Ventures is a US-based venture capital fund founded in 2003 by Doug Chertok, investing in Seed, Series A, and growth stages.

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founded date

01.01.2003

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Number of employees

1-10

IPO status

Private

Description

Vast Ventures focuses on investing in diverse founders who lead world-changing companies in sectors such as consumer brands, AI, finance, healthcare, and resource sustainability. With over 70 investments in its portfolio, including companies like Zocdoc and SweetGreen, Vast Ventures aims to improve global health and happiness, promote resource sustainability, increase human potential and productivity, and disrupt industries that resist these goals.
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New York, NY, USA

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http://www.vastvc.com

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Doug Chertok
Doug Chertok

Doug Chertok

Doug Chertok is the Managing Partner and Founder of Vast Ventures. Vast Ventures is a venture fund investing in disruptive companies with global impact. Investments include: ASAPP, Bark & Co, ClassPass, Clover, Diamond Foundry, Ginkgo Bioworks, Moat (acq'd by Oracle), Ripple, SweetGreen, Tala, ZocDoc. Vast Ventures Manifesto: Improve world-wide health and happiness; Promote resource sustainability for future generations; Increase human potential and productivity; Increase knowledge, empathy and connectedness; Disrupt industries that resist these goals.

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Vast Ventures
Vast Ventures

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Doug Chertok

Doug Chertok

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Aniq Rahman
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Doug Chertok
Doug Chertok

Doug Chertok

Founder & Managing Partner

Founder & Managing Partner

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