Chalk & Play Ventures
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
Pre-Seed, Seed
$50K – $250K
1+ companies
10 partners
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
Jonathon Rivers
Solo GP
Paul Rush
General Partner
Putting the human in HR tech so companies can better unlock their greatest asset – their people.
Anna Falkiner
General Partner
Using AI to drive innovation in grain and agriculture.
Luke Morton
General Partner
Founded iO Energy
Rob Morris
General Partner
Founded iO Energy
Nathalie Taquet
General Partner
Changing agriculture with smart tech for wine, cattle, and fish.
Littlepay
Team Member
Obsessed with solving one hard problem, exceptionally well.
iO Energy
Team Member
Delivers cleaner energy options to help customers cut bills and lower their carbon footprint.
ShallowReactive
System
Stone & Chalk
Organization
The largest innovation community in Australia
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
GamifyMathEd
- •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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