About Bear Ventures

Bear Ventures LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in growth, buyouts, and distressed situations. The firm seeks to invest in consumer products, business services, manufacturing, and distribution sectors. Within venture capital, it prefers to invest in seed, start-up, early stage, and later stage investments. The firm typically invests between $100,000 and $2 million. Within growth and buyouts, it targets growth, acquisitions, and recapitalizations. The firm typically invests between $2 million and $50 million. It provides equity, debt, and mezzanine financing in its portfolio companies. The firm prefers to exit its investment between five and seven years. Within distressed situation, it seeks to invest in acquiring and restructuring distressed companies that are experiencing financial and operating difficulties. The firm typically invests in companies with annual revenues between $20 million and $300 million. Bear Ventures LLC is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Dallas, Texas.

Investment Details

Investment Range
Not specified
Investment Stage
Various stages
Industry Focus
B2C, Consumer, Finance (+3 more)
Investor Type
Micro VC, Venture Capital

Investment Focus

Focus Areas
B2C Consumer Finance Manufacturing VR/AR +1 more
Investment Stages
Early Stage, Growth, Later Stage, Seed