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Tonic Ventures

VC
Nashville, TNWebsite

Tonic Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Nashville, TN investing in Other, SaaS, Healthcare. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$500K
Portfolio
10 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Healthcare, Consumer
HQ
Nashville, TN
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-08

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in Music Tech and Audio Production startups specifically rooted in enhancing workflow efficiency and creative tooling for professionals and producers.

How Tonic Ventures invests

Tonic Ventures is a vc firm based in Nashville, TN. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Healthcare, Consumer.

Tonic Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.

Tonic Ventures has backed 10 companies in our records, including TrackStride, GM Seed SPV, a series of Tonic-Barrel, LP (CIK 0002080549), Perfectly Dosed Fund I, a Series of Tonic-Barrel, LP (CIK 0002068299).

Partners & Team

CL

Chip Longenecker

General Partner

Consumer
Product-Led
Omnichannel
Emerging Growth
Strong Margins
Customer-Centric
DH

Dwight Harlan

Solo GP

Music Tech
Audio Creator Tools

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Healthcare
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (10)

Other

TR

TrackStride

Audio Production
GM

GM Seed SPV, a series of Tonic-Barrel, LP (CIK 0002080549)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Tonic Ventures

PE

Perfectly Dosed Fund I, a Series of Tonic-Barrel, LP (CIK 0002068299)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Tonic Ventures

OL

OL-1113 Fund I, a series of Tonic-Barrel, LP (CIK 0002045883)

SEC Form D filing mentioning Tonic Ventures

SP

Spotright

Tech/Marketing·Unknown

Data analytics platform for social media insights.

AB

ABPathfinder

Tech/Business·Unknown

Likely a business or pathfinding tool.

HR

HRM

HR Tech·Unknown

Human resources management software or service.

SL

Slimcircle

Consumer Health·Unknown

Fitness or wellness app/community platform.

MI

Minewhat

E-commerce/Tech·Unknown

Personalized shopping recommendation engine.

PE

Perch

E-commerce/Tech·Unknown

E-commerce analytics and optimization tool.

How to pitch Tonic Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chip Longenecker, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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