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Chapter One

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Chapter One is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in SaaS, Other, Fintech. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

AUM

$50M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage venture firm investing in technology companies with founder-friendly early checks.

How Chapter One invests

Chapter One is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Other, Fintech, Developer Tools.

Chapter One typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $50M in assets under management.

Chapter One has backed 3 companies in our records, including Asana, Robinhood, Plaid.

Meet the Team

JM

Jeff Morris Jr.

Managing Partner

DD

Doug Dyer

Chief Financial Officer

LH

Lauren Hill

Executive Assistant

JS

Jamesin Seidel

General Partner

Former Lead Data Scientist at Twitter

AL

Alex Labossiere

Investment Partner

Previously energy and economic policy at the US Senate, and AI in public markets at IBM

TW

Ty Wilkins

Venture Partner

Former Brand Director at Scale

JM

Jeff Morris, Jr.

General Partner

Former VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other
Fintech
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

AS

Asana

Work Management SaaS
RO

Robinhood

Fintech
PL

Plaid

Fintech Infrastructure
How to pitch Chapter One
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jeff Morris Jr., Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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