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Compliance Lane Capital — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($250K–$1.0M Checks)

VC
Chicago, IL

Compliance Lane Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Fintech, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Fintech, Other, SaaS, AI / ML, Marketplace, Consumer
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-26

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Compliance Lane Capital backs early-stage startups leveraging automation and AI to address regulatory and compliance challenges in fintech and marketplaces.

How Compliance Lane Capital invests

Compliance Lane Capital is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Fintech, Other, SaaS, AI / ML, Marketplace. It does not invest in Hardware.

Compliance Lane Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Compliance Lane Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including VerifyHub.

Partners & Team

MP

Michael Phelps

Managing Partner

Fintech
KYC/AML
AI Compliance

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other
SaaS
AI / ML
Marketplace
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Hardware

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

VE

VerifyHub

Compliance SaaS
How to pitch Compliance Lane Capital
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Phelps, Managing Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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