Brickyard
Chattanooga pre-seed/seed firm and founder outpost. Writes roughly $100K–$500K checks and requires portfolio founders to relocate to The Yard in Chattanooga until ~$1M ARR or shutdown — an insulator model, not a cohort accelerator.
Typical check size
$250K-$3M (stage-based estimate)
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Chattanooga, TN
AUM
N/A
Rounds they lead
Pre-Seed
Seed
Rounds they invest
Pre-Seed
Seed
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FAQs about Brickyard
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
Pre-seed and seed. Typical checks are described as roughly $100K–$500K into early rounds.
Yes — Brickyard’s model requires portfolio founders to work from The Yard in Chattanooga until they hit roughly $1M ARR or shut down.
No. It is a venture firm with co-location requirements — no cohort programming or demo day in the classic accelerator sense.
Chattanooga, Tennessee (The Yard).
Via justlaybrick.com.
Generalist early-stage software and tech; conviction and willingness to relocate matter as much as category.
Operator-GPs including Cam Doody (Bellhops co-founder) among the partnership.
US-focused with founders relocating from many cities; Chattanooga is the operating hub, not only a TN deal filter.