Charge Ventures
New York pre-seed and seed firm founded in 2015, backing technical founders at company inception. Portfolio includes Transfix and Cometeer; known for being among the earliest institutional checks in NYC startups.
Typical check size
$250K-$3M (stage-based estimate)
Founded
2015
Headquarters
New York, NY
AUM
N/A
Rounds they lead
Pre-Seed
Seed
Rounds they invest
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Portfolio companies we track
Startups in our directory that list Charge Ventures as an investor (2 total).
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FAQs about Charge Ventures
Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.
Charge Ventures leads pre-seed and seed rounds — often as a founder's first institutional capital — and follows into Series A. Our directory lists pre-seed and seed as lead stages.
Charge Ventures does not publicly disclose a standard check size. As a pre-seed/seed specialist, checks are typically at the smaller end of institutional venture; exact amounts are deal-specific.
Headquartered in New York, NY. Charge is NYC-rooted but invests in U.S. software companies broadly — many portfolio companies operate outside New York.
Generalist early-stage technology with emphasis on technical founders. Public portfolio references include Transfix and Cometeer. Our directory tags generalist-tech.
Charge typically leads or co-leads pre-seed and seed rounds. The firm is built for speed at inception rather than joining crowded later-stage rounds as a follower.
In our directory: Nectar Social (/startup/nectar-social) and Coral Care (/startup/coral-care).
Reach out via charge.vc with a concise product demo and early traction signal. Warm intros from NYC seed investors, angels, or prior Charge portfolio founders are the most effective path.
See /2026-charge-ventures-nectar-social-seed and /2026-charge-ventures-coral-care-series-a for recent Charge Ventures–backed rounds.