Harlem Capital — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$2.5M Checks)
Harlem Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York City, United States investing in SaaS, Enterprise, Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$2.5M checks and has 18 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$2.5M
- Portfolio
- 18 companies on record
- Partners
- 7 listed
- AUM
- $174M
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- SaaS, Enterprise, Other, Fintech, AI / ML, Healthcare, Consumer
- HQ
- New York City, United States
Last verified: 2026-09-17
Pre-Seed, Seed
$1.0M – $2.5M
$174M
18+ companies
7 partners
Investment Thesis
Harlem Capital invests in early-stage founders—especially those from overlooked backgrounds—who are building the future of technology via AI, software, infrastructure, and solutions that redefine legacy systems. They focus on founders who deeply understand their customers and are executing with precision rather than hype.
How Harlem Capital invests
Harlem Capital is a vc firm based in New York City, United States. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Enterprise, Other, Fintech, AI / ML.
Harlem Capital typically writes checks of $1.0M–$2.5M per investment, backed by approximately $174M in assets under management.
Harlem Capital has backed 18 companies in our records, including Lili, Blavity, Lava.
Partners & Team
Ricardo Matias
Investor
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (18)
Other
Lili
Blavity
Lava
AllieHealth
Compt
Drip
Fintary
Lami
Malomo
MoviePass
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Enterprise, Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $2.5M check.
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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