Charge Ventures is a pre-seed venture capital firm based in New York City, dedicated to partnering with exceptional founders at the inception of their entrepreneurial journey. Their mission is to support visionary entrepreneurs by providing early-stage funding and guidance. The firm has made 72 investments, with a portfolio market capitalization exceeding $5 billion.

Charge Ventures focuses on non-traditional startup geographies across America, including NYC, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, San Diego, and Miami. They specialize in pre-seed and seed stage investments, often investing alongside angels as the first institutional check a company receives. The firm has a bias toward data-driven software companies with a strong product sense and bottoms-up growth, often investing in low code tools, AI/ML, the creator economy, marketplaces, D2C healthcare, and the future of work.

Charge Ventures initially invests between $250K and $750K, frequently deploying millions into follow-on rounds via Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).