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Operators Studio

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Operators Studio is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in SaaS, Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 33 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$3.0M
Portfolio
33 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Other
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-17

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

Portfolio

33+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backs B2B SaaS companies solving operational inefficiencies for SMB and enterprise customers.

How Operators Studio invests

Operators Studio is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on SaaS, Other. It does not invest in Consumer.

Operators Studio typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.

Operators Studio has backed 33 companies in our records, including EffiOps, ProcessFlow, Guard0.

Partners & Team

DC

David Chen

Solo GP

Operations-Focused SaaS
Seed Investing
S

Soumitra

Venture Investor

AI
Deeptech
Consumer-tech
Fintech

Based in SF, a venture investor, operator, and founder in the US-India corridor for ~15 years. Professional arc includes VC @ IDG Ventures/Chiratae, Director – Global Expansion @ Alibaba Group, Founder & CEO @ Workomo, and Operator-Angel in 25+ startups. Investment track record includes Paytm (IPO), Newgen (IPO), Uniphore (Unicorn), Xpressbees (Unicorn), OpenSea (Unicorn), Phenom (Unicorn), Yulu (Series B), and LetsVenture (Series B).

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (33)

Other

EF

EffiOps

B2B SaaS
PR

ProcessFlow

Workforce Tech
GU

Guard0

AI·Seed

AI security posture management

HB

HBox

AI·Exited

AI-driven virtual clinics

LO

Loop

AI·Series A

AI for restaurants

CO

Confido Health

AI·Series A

Voice AI agents for front-office automation in US healthcare

WE

Weaver

AI·Undisclosed

AI for designers

DA

Datoms

AI·Series A

Enterprise AI platform for connected machines

FL

Flytbase

AI·Seed

AI for drone autonomy

MU

Muro AI

AI·Seed

Pre-construction operating system

How to pitch Operators Studio
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as David Chen, Solo GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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