Recess Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($300K–$2.5M Checks)
Recess Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Philadelphia, PA investing in Other, SaaS, Security. The firm typically writes $300K–$2.5M checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $300K–$2.5M
- Portfolio
- 9 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other, SaaS, Security, Fintech, Developer Tools
- HQ
- Philadelphia, PA
- AUM
- Not in our records
Seed
$300K – $2.5M
9+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Focused on indoor sports and leisure projects, Recess Ventures supports ventures that refurbish community activity spaces and high-demand sports offerings.
How Recess Ventures invests
Recess Ventures is a vc firm based in Philadelphia, PA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Security, Fintech, Developer Tools.
Recess Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$2.5M per investment.
Recess Ventures has backed 9 companies in our records, including SpinHub, Vanta, Middesk.
Partners & Team
Michelle Chan
GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (9)
Other
SpinHub
Vanta
An automated security and compliance platform that helps companies get SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA certified.
Middesk
A business identity platform that helps B2B companies verify, onboard, and monitor their customers.
Runway
A modern financial planning and modeling platform designed to help teams understand and collaborate on business finances.
Finch
An API infrastructure platform that allows applications to access and write data across payroll and HR systems.
Hightouch
A "reverse ETL" and data activation platform that syncs customer data from data warehouses into operational SaaS tools.
Copilot
A client portal software platform that helps service providers run their businesses and manage client interactions.
Bezel
An authenticated marketplace for buying and selling luxury watches.
Clay
A private relationship manager and digital Rolodex designed to help users curate and maintain their professional and personal networks.
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Security — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $300K – $2.5M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michelle Chan, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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