Sandbox Capital — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($300K–$2.5M Checks)
Sandbox Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Marketplace, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $300K–$2.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $300K–$2.5M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 5 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Marketplace, Other, SaaS
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-17
Pre-Seed
$300K – $2.5M
1+ companies
5 partners
Investment Thesis
Backs early-stage startups building infrastructure for entrepreneurs, with a focus on SaaS and marketplace models.
How Sandbox Capital invests
Sandbox Capital is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer Apps.
Sandbox Capital typically writes checks of $300K–$2.5M per investment.
Sandbox Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including FounderDock.
Partners & Team
Emily Wright
Principal
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
FounderDock
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, SaaS — 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 Nick Rosa, General Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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