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Overlay VC — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($100K–$2.0M Checks)

VC
Cambridge, MA

Overlay VC is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Cambridge, MA investing in Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$2.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Cambridge, MA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-27

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on early-stage companies offering productivity and compliance automation tools that streamline regulated workflows.

How Overlay VC invests

Overlay VC is a vc firm based in Cambridge, MA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer.

Overlay VC typically writes checks of $100K–$2.0M per investment.

Overlay VC has backed 2 companies in our records, including AuditBoard, ClauseMatch.

Partners & Team

RL

Rachel Lacey

Managing Partner

RegTech
Compliance
Enterprise SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

AU

AuditBoard

Compliance Automation SaaS
CL

ClauseMatch

Contract Lifecycle Management
How to pitch Overlay VC
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $2.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Rachel Lacey, Managing Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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