Grit Capital Partners
Grit Capital Partners is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, New York investing in SaaS, Fintech, Real Estate. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 34 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $100K–$500K
- Portfolio
- 34 companies on record
- Partners
- 9 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- SaaS, Fintech, Real Estate, Other, Healthcare, Developer Tools
- HQ
- New York, New York
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-10
Pre-Seed, Seed
$100K – $500K
34+ companies
9 partners
Investment Thesis
Emerging micro-fund focused on scrappy early-stage founders building in major verticals, including property-related SaaS and operational infrastructure.
How Grit Capital Partners invests
Grit Capital Partners is a vc firm based in New York, New York. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Fintech, Real Estate, Other, Healthcare.
Grit Capital Partners typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.
Investing since at least 2017, Grit Capital Partners has backed 34 companies in our records, including Kira, Averi, Layo. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 3 investments logged over the last 12 months.
Partners & Team
Brian Nichols
Managing Partner
General Partner at Grit Capital Partners investing in early-stage companies across martech and fintech. Previously founded and sold BodesWell, Yesware, and WGR Media, and has served in executive roles at Floodgate Entertainment, CNET, Vivox, and American Express.
Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Grit Capital Partners. Oversees operations including portfolio management, financial planning, compliance, investor relations, and capital formation, and is a member of Grit’s Investment Committee. Previously held leadership roles at ABR Capital Partners, Sands Capital Management, Facet Wealth, and Brown Advisory.
Senior Associate at Grit Capital Partners focused on supporting the investment team in identifying, evaluating, and supporting investment opportunities. Previously was a Venture Capital and Growth Equity Analyst at StepStone Group.
Jennifer Byrne
General Partner
General Partner at Grit Capital Partners investing in media and fintech. Previously co-founded Quesnay, launched an accelerator for women-led fintech companies, held business development leadership roles at American Express and Verizon, and has been active as a board advisor and ecosystem builder.
Jonathan Ebinger
Investment Committee Chair & Senior Advisor
Investment Committee Chair and Senior Advisor to Grit Capital Partners. Seasoned investor with over 20 years of experience in venture capital and entrepreneurship. Also General Partner at BlueRun Ventures and General Partner at Transform Capital.
Jonathan
General Partner
Michael Flannery
General Partner
General Partner and co-founder of Grit Capital Partners. Focuses on commerce, media, and martech investments and curates the firm’s seed to series A acceleration curriculum. Previously founded Redwood Partners and co-founded Redwood International and Redwood Technology Ventures. Has led the firm’s seed investments in over a dozen companies.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (34)
2025
Kira
Kira provides the infrastructure to non-fintech enterprises to launch AI-powered and stablecoin-based embedded financial products.
Averi
The mission of Averi AI is to redefine marketing for the modern age. By blending advanced AI with top-tier human expertise, Averi AI empowers businesses to go beyond simple operational automation.
Layo
Layo enables teams to design, ship, and scale ChatGPT-native applications, converting AI conversations directly into customers and measurable intent signals.
2024
Monark Markets
Monark Markets, founded by Ben Haber in 2022, provides Alts-as-a-Service infrastructure, enabling businesses to integrate private securities into their platforms via an API.
Mesh
MESH is an end-to-end mortgage servicing technology company that leverages data to analyze all measurable regulations for every loan, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance in real time.
2023
MyBundle
MyBundle is a streaming management platform that allows consumers to purchase and manage their subscriptions across 200+ broadband service providers, with personalized recommendations based on their preferences.
Chptr
Chptr is a mobile-first memorialization platform where consumers can gather, share, and hold memories of loved ones lost for generations to come.
BACCH Labs
BACCH Labs is an audio technology company that renders any content as immersive 3D sound experiences across all devices, streaming applications, and media types.
Loupe
Loupe is a digital art streaming solution that delivers curated, high-resolution art from renowned artists to commercial real estate, hospitality, healthcare, and workplace customers.
TechRow
TechRow is an enterprise technology platform that leverages AI to onboard, curate, and distribute cinematic and immersive media to enterprises.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Fintech, Real Estate — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Paul Palmieri, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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