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Steven Rosenblatt

Steven Rosenblatt

Co-Founder, General Partner·Oceans Ventures

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
LinkedIn Bio source

Bio

Professional summary

Steven Rosenblatt is Co-Founder and General Partner at Oceans. Oceans' official team page says he co-founded the firm in 2018 and has more than 20 years of experience scaling startups and building technology companies in the digital and mobile ecosystem. Before Oceans, he was President of Foursquare, where he worked on the company's shift from a consumer-facing location platform to an enterprise business, built a multi-product strategy, and grew revenue substantially. Earlier, he launched Apple's iAd platform, helped open Apple's New York office, and served as Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales at Quattro Wireless before its acquisition by Apple. The official bio also notes that he is a University of Michigan graduate.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

Formative-stage startups, inferred from Oceans' stated focus on helping startups at their most formative stages.

Sector

Digital and mobile ecosystemEnterprise go-to-market and revenue scalingLocation intelligence, advertising technology, and consumer-to-enterprise transitions

Thesis

Early company-building and founder coachingDigital, mobile, advertising, and go-to-market scaling

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

FoursquareApple iAdQuattro Wireless

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Emphasize founder support needs around go-to-market, revenue model evolution, enterprise transition, or scaling from product traction to repeatable revenue.

Partneralization hooks

  1. 1Reference his experience helping Foursquare move from consumer location app to enterprise business.
  2. 2If relevant, connect to advertising, mobile, location, or New York startup ecosystem experience.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • OceansCo-Founder & General PartnerApr 2018 – Present
  • FoursquarePresidentJan 2016–Apr 2018
  • FoursquareChief Revenue OfficerMay 2012–Jan 2016
  • Apple Inc.Director, iAd Advertising Sales & StrategyJan 2010–Jan 2012
  • Quattro Wireless (acquired by Apple)SVP, Advertising SalesJan 2008–Jan 2010
  • Maxim Digital (Dennis Publishing)VP, Advertising SalesOct 2003–Jan 2008

Education

  • University of MichiganBA, Psychology1998

Skills

Venture CapitalGo-to-Market StrategyRevenue GrowthEnterprise Sales

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Brian Lew

Managing Partner, Founding Team Member

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Brian Lew is a Managing Partner and Founding Team Member at Oceans with experience in acquisition, investment, corporate development, engineering, sales, and marketing.

corporate developmentfinanceM&Astrategy
Glenn Handler

Glenn Handler

Co-Founder, General Partner

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Glenn Handler is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Oceans with a background in recruiting and HR leadership across Morgan Stanley, Google, and Facebook.

org buildpeoplerecruiting
Joshua Rahn

Joshua Rahn

Co-Founder, General Partner

Oceans Ventures

Joshua Rahn is Co-Founder and General Partner at Oceans, with prior experience building Facebook's New York monetization and partnership efforts.

platform/partner growthproduct marketing
Sara Barek

Sara Barek

Managing Partner, Founding Team Member

Oceans Ventures

Sara Barek is a Managing Partner and Founding Team Member at Oceans, focused on operations and cross-functional execution.

cross‑functional executionoperations
Sasha Levyn

Sasha Levyn

Associate

Oceans Ventures

Oceans Associate investing in early-stage future-of-work, SaaS, and AI companies.

AIEarly-stage startupsEnterprise SaaSFuture of workNo-code/low-codeSMB software

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