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Room 9
Room Nine is a creative and venture studio based in New York and Los Angeles that supports early-stage ventures by assisting founders and creatives in telling their stories through design and culture.
Overview
What Room 9 does
What Room 9 is
Room Nine is a creative and venture studio based in New York and Los Angeles that supports early-stage ventures by assisting founders and creatives in telling their stories through design and culture.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and program host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Studio
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Program host
- Last reviewed
- March 5, 2026
What Venture studio means
A venture studio is an organization that systematically creates new startups by generating or sourcing ideas, validating them, building early products, recruiting founders or operators, providing shared resources, and retaining meaningful equity in the companies it helps create.
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Capability profile
Room 9 as a funder
Investment thesis
Room Nine invests in seed and Series A stage companies, emphasizing design and culture as foundational elements. They provide investment capital, fundraising assistance, industry connections, and advisory services.
Focus narrative
Room Nine invests in seed and Series A stage companies. The organization provides investment capital, fundraising assistance, industry connections, and advisory services. It emphasizes design and culture as foundational elements of its investments.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed · Series A
- Regions
- North America
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 5
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include: Los Sundays: Seed stage investment. Jot Coffee: Seed stage investment. Madre Mezcal: Advisory board member and Series A investment. Three Wishes: Seed stage investment. Behave: Seed stage investment.
Capability profile
Room 9 as a program host
Program thesis
Room Nine aims to empower early-stage companies by integrating design and culture into their business strategies, fostering innovation and growth.
Focus narrative
The primary focus of Room Nine is to invest in companies at the seed and Series A stages. By emphasizing design and culture, the studio seeks to create a unique value proposition for its ventures, helping them stand out in competitive markets.
Value and support
Founders working with Room Nine gain access to investment capital, expert advisory services, and valuable industry connections, all aimed at enhancing their business's growth potential and market presence.
Availability
- Application state
- Not published
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed · Series A
- Regions
- North America
Alumni and track record
Alumni context
Notable alumni companies include Los Sundays, Jot Coffee, Madre Mezcal, Three Wishes, and Behave, all of which have received seed or Series A stage investments and advisory support from Room Nine.
Common questions
What to know about Room 9
Upseed classifies Room 9 under the Venture Studio organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and program host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 5, 2026
Known limits
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