Charge Ventures
Partner with exceptional founders at the very inception of their entrepreneurial journey, focusing on pre-seed and seed stage investments with a data-driven approach across non-traditional startup geographies.
Check Size$250K – $750K
StagesPre-Seed, Seed
LocationUS
Data quality70good
Investment thesis
Partner with exceptional founders at the very inception of their entrepreneurial journey, focusing on pre-seed and seed stage investments with a data-driven approach across non-traditional startup geographies.
90 confidence · stated by fund
What sets Charge Ventures apart
- Proprietary data-driven technology for founder identification beyond immediate network
- Focus on non-traditional startup geographies (NYC, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, San Diego, Miami)
- Strong follow-on deployment via SPVs into follow rounds
- Stats For Startups product providing public KPI benchmarking tool
Recent investments
Fonzi AI, Higgsfield, Nectar Social, Justpoint, NOAT
Investment profile
- Stages
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- SaaS, AI/ML, Marketplaces, D2C Healthcare, Creator Economy, Future of Work, Low Code Tools
- Cold inbound
- Warm intro preferred
Frequently asked questions
- What does Charge Ventures invest in?
- Charge Ventures is a pre-seed, seed stage SaaS, AI/ML, Marketplaces, D2C Healthcare, Creator Economy, Future of Work, Low Code Tools investor, typically writing $250K – $750K checks, primarily investing in US. Their thesis: Partner with exceptional founders at the very inception of their entrepreneurial journey, focusing on pre-seed and seed stage investments with a data-driven approach across non-traditional startup geographies.
- What check size does Charge Ventures write?
- Charge Ventures typically writes $250K – $750K checks at the Pre-Seed, Seed stage in SaaS, AI/ML, Marketplaces, D2C Healthcare, Creator Economy, Future of Work, Low Code Tools.
- Is Charge Ventures actively deploying capital?
- Charge Ventures is actively deploying capital. What we observed: Portfolio shows recent additions (Fonzi AI, Higgsfield, Nectar Social dated Sept 2025, Justpoint and NOAT dated Sept 2024) indicating active deployment.
- What makes Charge Ventures different from other funds?
- Charge Ventures stands out on 4 points: Proprietary data-driven technology for founder identification beyond immediate network; Focus on non-traditional startup geographies (NYC, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, San Diego, Miami); Strong follow-on deployment via SPVs into follow rounds; Stats For Startups product providing public KPI benchmarking tool.
- What has Charge Ventures invested in recently?
- Recent investments DryPowder has tracked from Charge Ventures include Fonzi AI, Higgsfield, Nectar Social, Justpoint, NOAT.
- What other funds are similar to Charge Ventures?
- Funds with overlapping stage and sector focus include Dentsu Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, L-SPARK. See the full list below, or use DryPowder's AI fund matching to rank all tracked funds by fit with your specific startup.
- How do I reach out to Charge Ventures?
- Charge Ventures doesn't generally take cold inbound — a warm introduction from a founder or investor they already know is the reliable path in. Use DryPowder's AI fund matching to see how your startup aligns with Charge Ventures's thesis and focus areas (SaaS, AI/ML, Marketplaces, D2C Healthcare, Creator Economy, Future of Work, Low Code Tools) — it returns a fit score and specific talking points for your outreach.