The Council — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($50K–$250K Checks)
The Council is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, New York investing in SaaS, Marketplace, Other. The firm typically writes $50K–$250K checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $50K–$250K
- Portfolio
- 7 companies on record
- Partners
- 9 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- SaaS, Marketplace, Other, Enterprise, AI / ML, Healthcare, Consumer
- HQ
- New York, New York
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-10-06
Pre-Seed, Seed
$50K – $250K
7+ companies
9 partners
Investment Thesis
The Council is an early-stage investor backing software founders, with a broad internet and marketplace orientation. Its small checks and early-stage posture fit a capital-efficient commerce SaaS startup.
How The Council invests
The Council is a vc firm based in New York, New York. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Marketplace, Other, Enterprise, AI / ML.
The Council typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment.
The Council has backed 7 companies in our records, including Council Fund II, LP (CIK 0002049314), COUNCIL FUND I LP (CIK 0001875131), GC AI / General Counsel AI.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (7)
Other
Council Fund II, LP (CIK 0002049314)
SEC Form D filing mentioning The Council
COUNCIL FUND I LP (CIK 0001875131)
SEC Form D filing mentioning The Council
GC AI / General Counsel AI
AI software for legal teams and in-house counsel workflows
Trially / Trially AI
AI platform for clinical trial operations and workflow automation
Rosarium Health
Healthcare company in stealth / not publicly detailed in the source materials
Quintess AI
Not publicly described in the source materials beyond being an investment
Nox Metals
Not publicly described in the source materials beyond being an investment
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Marketplace, Other — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $250K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Scott Turner, Executive Director.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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