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Recess Ventures

VC
Philadelphia, PAWebsite

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 10 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$300K – $2.5M

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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 10 companies in our records, including SpinHub, Recess River Oaks, LLC (CIK 0002076144), Vanta.

Meet the Team

MC

Michelle Chan

GP

indoor sports
community recreation

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Security
Fintech
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

SP

SpinHub

sports facilities
RE

Recess River Oaks, LLC (CIK 0002076144)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Recess Ventures

VA

Vanta

Cybersecurity / SaaS·Seed / Series A / Series B·Recess Ventures

An automated security and compliance platform that helps companies get SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA certified.

MI

Middesk

Regtech / Identity Verification·Seed / Series A / Series B·Recess Ventures

A business identity platform that helps B2B companies verify, onboard, and monitor their customers.

RU

Runway

Fintech / SaaS·Series A·Recess Ventures

A modern financial planning and modeling platform designed to help teams understand and collaborate on business finances.

FI

Finch

Fintech / API Infrastructure·Series A·Recess Ventures

An API infrastructure platform that allows applications to access and write data across payroll and HR systems.

HI

Hightouch

Data Infrastructure / SaaS·Series B·Recess Ventures

A "reverse ETL" and data activation platform that syncs customer data from data warehouses into operational SaaS tools.

CO

Copilot

SaaS / Productivity·Series A·Recess Ventures

A client portal software platform that helps service providers run their businesses and manage client interactions.

BE

Bezel

E-commerce / Marketplace·Seed·Recess Ventures

An authenticated marketplace for buying and selling luxury watches.

CL

Clay

Consumer Software / Productivity·Seed·Recess Ventures

A private relationship manager and digital Rolodex designed to help users curate and maintain their professional and personal networks.

How to pitch Recess Ventures
  • 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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