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Red Cell Partners

VC
Washington, DCWebsite

Red Cell Partners is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Washington, DC investing in Other, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 15 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$5.0M
Portfolio
15 companies on record
Partners
10 listed
AUM
$200M
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other, Developer Tools
HQ
Washington, DC

Last verified: 2026-08-06

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

AUM

$200M

Portfolio

15+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2024Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on building and funding companies innovating in national security and government sectors.

How Red Cell Partners invests

Red Cell Partners is a vc firm based in Washington, DC. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Consumer Tech, Media.

Red Cell Partners typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment, backed by approximately $200M in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2021, Red Cell Partners has backed 15 companies in our records, including Beyond Boundaries. Beyond Limits., Protect the Hunted, AI, Uncomplicated.. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2024.

Partners & Team

NB

Nick Baker

Finance Director

KG

Katie Griff

Chief Marketing Officer

JT

John Tiernan

Partner

MS

Michael Sheets

Chief Human Resources Officer

GB

George Barnes

Partner

RW

Ryan Whittle

Director of Communications

SR

Sophie Roney

Director of Recruitment

NP

Naimish P

Partner

NC

Nicole Cava

Director of Finance

GM

Genene Morris

Editorial Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Tech
Media

Portfolio Companies (15)

2024

BE

Beyond Boundaries. Beyond Limits.

National Security·Incubation
PR

Protect the Hunted

Cyber·Incubation
AI

AI, Uncomplicated.

Healthcare·Incubation
PO

Power Delivery, Evolved.

National Security·Incubation
PA

Paving the Way for a Population Health Renaissance

Healthcare·Incubation

2023

AN

Analyst Obsessed

Cyber·Incubation
TY

Tying Together Communities & Healthcare

Healthcare·Incubation

2022

TH

The Only Way Out is Through

Healthcare·Incubation
RE

Resilience in the Face of Disruption

National Security·Incubation

2021

BE

Better Outcomes for a Brighter Future

Healthcare·Incubation
How to pitch Red Cell Partners
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nick Baker, Finance Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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