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Novel Payments Fund

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Novel Payments Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on disruptive agentic payment technologies and AI-driven security solutions in the finance sector.

How Novel Payments Fund invests

Novel Payments Fund is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Manufacturing.

Novel Payments Fund typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.

Novel Payments Fund has backed 1 company in our records, including SecurePay AI.

Meet the Team

MB

Marcus Beal

Founder & GP

Agentic Payments
AI
EH

Emma Harris

CEO

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Manufacturing

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SE

SecurePay AI

AI Security
How to pitch Novel Payments Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Marcus Beal, Founder & GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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