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Chalk & Play Ventures

VC
Raleigh, NCWebsite

Chalk & Play Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Raleigh, NC investing in EdTech, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $50K–$250K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$50K–$250K
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
10 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
EdTech, Other, SaaS
HQ
Raleigh, NC
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-15

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $250K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to early-stage EdTech companies innovating with game-based learning and SaaS in underserved school districts.

How Chalk & Play Ventures invests

Chalk & Play Ventures is a vc firm based in Raleigh, NC. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on EdTech, Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Media.

Chalk & Play Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment.

Chalk & Play Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including GamifyMathEd.

Partners & Team

JR

Jonathon Rivers

Solo GP

Game-Based Learning
PR

Paul Rush

General Partner

Human Resources Technology

Putting the human in HR tech so companies can better unlock their greatest asset – their people.

AF

Anna Falkiner

General Partner

Artificial Intelligence
Grain and Agriculture

Using AI to drive innovation in grain and agriculture.

LM

Luke Morton

General Partner

Clean Energy

Founded iO Energy

RM

Rob Morris

General Partner

Clean Energy

Founded iO Energy

NT

Nathalie Taquet

General Partner

Agriculture
Smart Tech

Changing agriculture with smart tech for wine, cattle, and fish.

L

Littlepay

Team Member

Payments

Obsessed with solving one hard problem, exceptionally well.

IE

iO Energy

Team Member

Clean Energy

Delivers cleaner energy options to help customers cut bills and lower their carbon footprint.

S

ShallowReactive

System

S&

Stone & Chalk

Organization

The largest innovation community in Australia

Industry Focus

Invests In

EdTech
Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Media

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

GA

GamifyMathEd

Game-Based Learning
How to pitch Chalk & Play Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in EdTech, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $250K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jonathon Rivers, Solo GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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