Character
Venture capitalMilwaukee · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Also known as CHARACTER CAPITAL LLC
Investment thesis
Built around the Design Sprint method, they focus on AI in science/medicine, run a small accelerator (Labs, cohorts ≤15), and provide direct partner access and open training.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 30 of 33 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×21SaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×9Data & Infrastructure ×6Healthtech ×6Deep Tech ×5Developer Tools ×5Digital Health ×5
HQs:United States×13
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 34 dated
Bindwell develops pesticides using artificial intelligence and machine learning to address crop loss and pest resistance.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningSan Francisco, US
Tyler Rose(Founder)inNavvye Anand(Founder)in
1Fort AI builds an AI workforce platform for insurance brokers that automates manual workflows like quoting, invoicing, and servicing, enabling brokers to spend more time with clients.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSNew York, US
AxionOrbital Space develops AI models that convert synthetic aperture radar data into optical-like imagery, enabling continuous Earth observation regardless of cloud cover or time of day.
Advanced ManufacturingSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Dhenenjay Yadav(Founder)inAtharva Peshkar(Founder)in
Brief is a product-context platform that captures product decisions from tools like Linear, Jira, Notion, Slack, and GitHub and maps them into a "Product Graph" so engineers and AI coding agents can access the reasoning behind features.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
CTGT develops a governance layer for AI systems that enables direct intervention at the neural network representation level to ensure reliable, policy-aligned AI behavior for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Cyril Gorlla(Founder)inTrevor Tuttle(Founder)in
Decisional provides AI agents that automate operational tasks within existing business software, handling workflows such as expense reconciliation, preventive maintenance, and field service management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dhruv Tandon(Co-Founder, CEO)inSai Neeraj Kanuri(Founder)inAdit Sanghvi(Founder)in
Extend builds infrastructure that processes unstructured data at scale for applications in healthcare, real estate, insurance, and finance.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Kushal Byatnal(Founder)inEli Badgio(Founder)in
Fathom provides AI-powered meeting intelligence that automatically captures notes, summaries, and transcripts while surfacing decisions and action items across Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Richard White(Founder)in
Folia Health is a digital health platform that enables patients and caregivers to track symptoms, treatments, and health outcomes through personalized surveys, generating home-reported outcomes data used by life sciences companies and researchers to understand real-world treatment impacts.
Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechMassachusetts, US
Nell Meosky Luo(CEO and Chairman)Dan Toffling(Co-Founder & CTO)Paul T. Meosky(Executive Officer, Director)
Hatch is a platform that helps nonprofit fundraisers, prospect researchers, and campaign managers identify and cultivate donors by enriching their donor CRM data with up to 90 additional data points from licensed third-party sources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Hypernatural is an AI-powered video creation tool aimed at making video production accessible to creators without technical expertise.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentElm Grove, US
Chris Kolbe(Executive Officer, Director)
Inductive Bio builds AI and machine learning software to accelerate drug discovery for pharmaceutical and biotech researchers, combining computational chemistry with expertise in translating complex drug programs from preclinical to clinical stages.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechBrooklyn, US
Josh Haimson(Executive Officer, Director)inBen Birnbaum(Ph.D.)inAlexander Taylor(Ph.D.)in
BoardRohan Ganesh(Director)
Intermezzo offers an API-first platform that automates global payroll processing and tax filing across countries, including gross-to-net calculations, filing and reporting, payslips, and accounting syncs.
AI & Machine LearningFintechHR Tech
Orbital Industries is an "AI Industrial" company that develops physical AI models—including AI-accelerated simulators and autoresearch agents for advanced materials—to speed up the design and manufacture of hardware products.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew Materials
Phaidra develops an AI control platform that uses reinforcement learning to optimize energy efficiency and operational performance in data centers and AI factories.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechEnergy
Jim Gao(Chief Executive Officer)inVeda Panneershelvam(Chief Technology Officer)inKatie Hoffman(President and Chief Operating Officer)in
An AI-powered calendar management tool for sales teams that reduces scheduling friction and meeting overhead by protecting focus time for selling activities and automating meeting coordination.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkMarketing TechSales TechSeattle, US
Alexandra Taylor(Director, Promoter)Kyle Buckingham(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Screwball is a sports statistics search engine that lets users ask MLB and NBA stat questions in plain English and receive real-time answers, with stats and plays searchable within one to two minutes even during live games.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSports Tech
SkillSync provides a shared platform for storing and organizing AI coding agent sessions, letting users centralize sessions from tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor, share them via URL, and convert successful workflows into reusable skills.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Sohar Health is a front-end revenue cycle management platform that uses technology and machine learning to automate insurance claims processing for healthcare providers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York City, US
Dr Ashish Mandavia MD(Founder)inLucas Gordon(Founder)inAshish Mandavia(MD)in
TimeCopilot is an open-source forecasting agent that pairs large language models with time series foundation models (such as Amazon Chronos, Salesforce Moirai, Google TimesFM, and Nixtla TimeGPT) to automate model selection, forecasting, and natural-language explanation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Azul GarzaRenée Rosillo
Unsupervized develops AI-powered humanoid robotics, with stated applications including logistics.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Zest is an online gifting platform that lets ecommerce brands sell gifts to individual and corporate customers directly from their websites, with features for multi-recipient checkout, gift messaging, self-service B2B storefronts, and corporate gift project management.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFolia Health · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Fathom · stocktitan.net · Jul 16, 2026
AxionOrbital Space · ycombinator.com · Jan 6, 2026
Versa · s3vc.com · Dec 8, 2025
Bindwell · founderstoday.news · Nov 15, 2025
Phaidra · geekwire.com · Oct 1, 2025
Sohar Health · finance.yahoo.com · Sep 23, 2025
Extend · fintech.global · Sep 18, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Character invest at?
- Character invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Character's typical check size?
- Character typically writes checks of $2M.
- What sectors does Character focus on?
- Character focuses on Biotech, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, SaaS.
- Where is Character located?
- Character is headquartered in Milwaukee, US.
- Does Character lead rounds?
- Character typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamMaking time for what matters | Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (Authors of Make Time, Character VC)
Lenny's Podcast · John Zeratsky
John Zeratsky, Character Capital GP on Startup Sprints & Design DNA
Grace Gong · John Zeratsky
Quantifying Startup Potential: The OATS Scorecard | John Zeratsky | Character
Understanding VC · John Zeratsky
Co-investors · 1
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