Somak Chattopadhyay
Managing Partner at Armory Square Ventures
Somak Chattopadhyay
Managing Partner at Armory Square Ventures
Skaneateles, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Founder and Managing Partner
2013 - Current
Managing Partner and Founder of Armory Square Ventures (ASV), a seed and early stage venture fund. The fund invests in software, mobile, and technology-enabled services companies across New York state and the greater northeast region. Armory Square Ventures invests up to $2M initially with plenty of reserves for follow-on investments. For more information, please visit www.armorysv.com
Board Member
2015
With a focus on education, events and advocacy, the Upstate Venture Association of New York, Inc. (UVANY) seeks to advance the number, scale and quality of venture capital and private equity investments across New York State. Working with entrepreneurs, companies seeking funding, venture capital firms, private equity firms and professionals we strive to improve deal flow and facilitate greater availability of capital for all investment stages.
Board Observer, Investor
2015
Healthcare technology company targeting opthalmology market led by founders of iCardiac. Co-investors include Stonehenge Growth Capital and Cranberry Capital
Board Member, Investor
2016
Online media technology startup led by former CTO of NBC Universal. Co-investors include Core Capital, NEA, and Kinetic
Investor, Board Observer
2016 - 2021
ACV Auctions uses mobile based technologies to assist the automotive dealer industry by providing efficient B2B solutions that streamline operations and increase profitability, all while reducing risk. Recruited COO from eBay as well as strategic investors across multiple rounds.
Investor
2016 - 2019
As a delivery-only restaurant concept exclusively focused in secondary and tertiary markets (i.e. non major metros) and, specifically, college towns, Good Uncle licenses the top items from popular, iconic major city food brands and recreates those items out of its local commercial kitchens. Coinvestors include First Round Capital and Lerer Hippeau. Company was acquired by Aramark.
Board Member, Investor
2015 - 2019
BentoBox offers restaurants beautiful, mobile friendly websites that drive revenue and customers. The platform comes complete with a simple, hospitality-focused management system, hosting and exceptional customer support. BentoBox is used and loved by restaurants like The Meatball Shop, Union Square Hospitality Group, The Spotted Pig, Jeffery's Grocery and more. Co-investors include Bullpen Capital, Golden Seeds VC Fund, F Cubed.
Board Observer, Investor
2014 - 2017
Agronomic Technology Corp. operates Adapt-N, a cloud-based recommendation platform that offers a precision nitrogen management solution for farmers and agronomists. Its Adapt-N gives growers with an accurate nitrogen rate customized for corn field through an integration of various software models that include the effects of soil variation, climate dynamics, and farm management practices. Agronomic was acquired by Yara North America in November 2017. Co-investors include Arthur Ventures and Cayuga Venture Fund.
Investment Committee Member
2013 - 2016
Launched in 2013, the Female Founders Fund, or F Cubed for short, is a seed fund that invests in startups with female founding members. Based in New York City, the firm aims to promote the growth of female entrepreneurs in tech, a demographic which has been historically under-represented in the industry.
Board Member
2011 - 2013
Altruik is a SaaS company that optimizes e-commerce sites on-demand for improved search engine visibility. Other co-investors include DFJ Gotham, First Round Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, and Zelkova. Company was acquired in 2013 by Searchdex