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PhaseShift Capital

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

PhaseShift Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in AI / ML, SaaS, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $200K–$1.0M checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $1.0M

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

PhaseShift Capital targets disruptive B2B AI software startups in underserved geographies. Their thesis emphasizes AI for lead generation, customer success, and automated workflows.

How PhaseShift Capital invests

PhaseShift Capital is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on AI / ML, SaaS, Enterprise, Other.

PhaseShift Capital typically writes checks of $200K–$1.0M per investment.

PhaseShift Capital has backed 10 companies in our records, including AutoIntent, VirtuAI, Phaseshift Technologies.

Meet the Team

NR

Nathan Reed

GP

AI
Enterprise SaaS
FM

Fazal Mahmood

CEO

AI
Materials Science
Computational Engineering
Advanced Alloys
GS

Gurjot Singh Dhaliwal

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Technology Infrastructure
R&D Platforms
MatterMind™ Platform
Computational Materials
AA

Abu Anand

Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer

Multi-Scale Simulations
Materials Engineering
Cascade™ Simulations
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
SaaS
Enterprise
Other

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

AU

AutoIntent

Lead Gen Tech
VI

VirtuAI

AI-Powered Sales Platforms
PH

Phaseshift Technologies

AL

Alloy Design

FE

Fervo Energy

Energy·Seed

Geothermal energy company developing next-generation enhanced geothermal systems for clean, baseload power.

HA

Hadrian

Advanced Manufacturing/Motion·Seed

Precision manufacturing platform automating aerospace and defense factory operations with advanced automation.

IS

ISEE

Autonomous Systems/Motion·Seed

Autonomous trucking technology provider enabling self-driving capabilities for freight transport.

KU

Kula Bio

Bioengineering/Matter·Pre-seed/Seed

Synthetic biology company engineering microbes for sustainable fertilizer and chemical production.

MA

Mantel

Energy (Nuclear)·Seed

Develops modular nuclear reactors for clean, scalable energy production.

OS

Osmo

Intelligence/Sensors·Pre-seed/Seed

AI-powered systems for real-time chemical analysis and process optimization in manufacturing.

How to pitch PhaseShift Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nathan Reed, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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