Family Office & AI Studio · Brooklyn, NY · Est. 2026

Builders whoinvest. Investorswho build.

Ifada Ventures is a family office and AI studio. We build our own AI-powered products — like NestIQ and Tend — and back the early founders building what comes next.

We build & we back
AI-native · Long-term
ifadaventures.com
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How we work

We're operators first. We build products we'd use ourselves — then back the founders chasing the same standard.

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We build, then back
Operating teaches what investing can't. We ship our own products, and invest with a builder's eye for what's real.
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Our own capital
We invest our own money on our own timeline — free to move on conviction, not consensus or a fund clock.
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AI-native by default
Every product we build and every founder we back uses AI as leverage — small teams, outsized output.
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Built for the long game
Generational wealth and relationships, measured in decades rather than exits.
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What we build

Our studio builds AI-powered products that solve problems we've lived. We use what we make, refine it in the real world, then decide what becomes a company.

NestIQ
Real Estate Intelligence · NYC
AI that surfaces, analyzes, and prices NYC property deals — built for investors hunting the value others miss.
Studio product[ link ]
Tend
Childcare · Marketplace
On-demand childcare that dispatches trusted caregivers to families the moment they're needed — a dispatch model, not another directory.
Studio product[ link ]
Stylist
Personal Styling · Coming soon
An AI stylist that learns your taste and dresses you for the life you're building — effortless, personal, always on.
In development
What's next
We build in the open. More from the studio soon.
Follow along →
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Who we back

Stage
First-check to early

Pre-seed and seed founders, often before there's a clean story to tell. We're comfortable being early.

Founders
AI-native & under-backed

We look for founders using AI as real leverage — and we're intentional about backing women and underrepresented builders.

Our edge
Operators, not just capital

We've built and shipped AI products ourselves, so we help you build yours — not just fund it.

Check Size
First-check + follow-on

[ $25K–$100K ] to start, with room to keep backing what's working. [ Edit your range. ]

For Founders

Tell us what
you're building.

A short note beats a polished deck. Tell us about you, the problem, and why now — especially if AI is core to it.

founders@ifadaventures.com →
For Investors

Build alongside
us.

Co-invest, share deal flow, or back the studio itself. If you build or invest in AI, we'd love to compare notes.

investors@ifadaventures.com →
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The principals

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Diara
Founder & Investing Partner
[ Beauty founder, former VC, background in marketing and technical product development. ]
diara@ifadaventures.com
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Chinedu
Partner · Product & Engineering
[ Background in data & AI; oversees the studio's products. ]
chinedu@ifadaventures.com
Building in public

We document the journey — building products and backing founders, in the open.

Product launches, founder meetings, lessons, and the occasional miss. If you build or invest, follow along.