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The Helm — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm

VC
New York, NYWebsite

The Helm is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in SaaS, Consumer, Other. The firm has 9 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
9 companies on record
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Consumer, Other, Marketplace, Developer Tools, Climate / Energy, Healthcare, AI / ML
HQ
New York, NY
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Portfolio

9+ companies

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Emerging manager backing early-stage companies with a bias toward overlooked founders and practical software-enabled businesses.

How The Helm invests

The Helm is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Consumer, Other, Marketplace, Developer Tools.

The Helm has backed 9 companies in our records, including itselectric, AOA Dx, Hey Jane.

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Consumer
Other
Marketplace
Developer Tools
Climate / Energy
Healthcare
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

IT

itselectric

Climate tech / transportation / EV infrastructure·Pre-seed — $2.2 million round·Fund II

Builds curbside electric-vehicle charging infrastructure for cities.

AO

AOA Dx

Healthcare / diagnostics / biotech·Seed — $2.5 million round·Fund II

Develops a liquid-biopsy blood test for early ovarian-cancer detection.

HE

Hey Jane

Digital health / women’s health·Series A — $6.1 million “Roe Round”·Fund II

Provides telehealth access to medication abortion.

IN

Inaru

Sustainable agriculture / food·Pre-seed — $750,000 round·Fund II

Operates a vertically integrated, traceable cacao and coffee supply chain.

MA

Mahmee

Digital health / maternal health·Stage not confirmed; The Helm was a previous investor

Provides integrated digital care and support for mothers and infants.

OO

Oova

Women’s health / diagnostics·Seed — $1.2 million round·Fund II

Develops at-home hormone and fertility diagnostics using quantitative biomarker testing.

RE

Realworld

Edtech / consumer SaaS·Seed — $3.4 million round·Fund II

Helps young adults navigate finance, healthcare, work, taxes, and other life-admin tasks.

SW

Sway

Climate tech / materials / packaging·Seed — $5 million round in 2023·Fund II

Produces home-compostable packaging made from seaweed.

VE

Venus Aerospace

Aerospace / climate tech·Series A — $20 million round; The Helm had invested previously

Develops carbon-free hypersonic aircraft intended to enable one-hour global flights.

How to pitch The Helm
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Consumer, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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