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Character VC

VC
New York, NYWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

44+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Character VC is a pre-seed and seed-stage fund backing marketplace and network-driven SaaS models. They favor highly defensible businesses where AI acts as part of the moat.

Meet the Team

JK

Jake Knapp

Co-Founder & General Partner

design sprint methodology
product-market fit
early-stage startups
technical founders
PS

Preeti Singh

General Partner

Marketplaces
B2B SaaS
EB

Eli Blee-Goldman

Co-Founder & General Partner

early-stage software
seed stage
enterprise
healthcare
life sciences
industrial AI
JZ

John Zeratsky

Co-Founder & General Partner

product design
founder coaching
design sprints
early-stage venture

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
SaaS
AI / ML
Consumer
Enterprise

Does Not Invest In

Crypto
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (44)

Other

VO

Vouch

Marketplace/SaaS
FO

FormLogic

AI/B2B
FL

Flatiron Health

DI

Digit

BL

Blue Bottle Coffee

SL

Slack

RE

Reclaim

HE

HeadsUp

MA

MajorBoost

EX

Exponent

How to pitch Character VC
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, SaaS, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jake Knapp, Co-Founder & General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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