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Venture capitalIndianapolis · Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Charmides Capital focuses on early-stage business-to-business software-as-a-service companies with high growth potential. The firm co-invests alongside institutional investors, concentrating on startups based in Indiana and the broader Midwest region. Its partners bring diverse backgrounds intended to provide strategic value across a range of portfolio companies.
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Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 15 of 20 portfolio companiesSaaS ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Digital Health ×3Enterprise Software ×3Marketing Tech ×3AdTech ×2Fintech ×2Healthtech ×2
HQs:United States×14
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history
Cognizant ×2Hyde Park Angels ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 12021 · 12019 · 12018 · 15 dated
Allos provides growth capital and partnerships to startups in the Midwest, focusing on entrepreneurs building industry-changing businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticMidwest, US
Co-investorsRenaissance Venture Capital
Ateios develops electrode manufacturing techniques designed to accelerate production speed, reduce carbon emissions, and decrease the physical footprint of battery manufacturing and gigafactories.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyMedical DevicesNew MaterialsLa Jolla, US
Terry Taber(CTO)
Co-investorsCarat Venture PartnersCowtown AngelsE8 AngelsElevate VenturesGood Growth CapitalHG Ventures+6 more
Bettor Capital is a growth equity and venture investment firm that invests in the real-money online gaming market, with a focus on software companies in the gaming industry's technology supply chain.
FintechGaming
David VanEgmond(Founder)in
ConverSight provides AI-powered decision intelligence software for sales, finance, procurement, marketing, and service functions in manufacturing, distribution, and retail industries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSIndianapolis, US
Ganesh Gandhieswaran(Founder)inGopinath Jaganmohan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtland VenturesAugment VenturesBread And Butter Ventures, LlcElevate VenturesTechstarsRev1 Ventures+1 more
Indianapolis, US
Christopher Day(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inThomas Millay(Executive Officer, Director)Frank Dale(Executive Officer, Director)Shawn Schwegman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardThad Langford(Director)inWilliam Godfrey(Director)
Co-investorsBIP VenturesFlyover CapitalBIP CapitalHyde Park Venture PartnersRise of the Rest Seed
15Five is an AI-powered people management platform for HR teams and managers, covering performance reviews, employee engagement surveys, compensation decisions, and manager enablement.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAllos VenturesEdison PartnersCultivation CapitalGutbrain Ventures
HomeCourt is a basketball training app that uses AI to track and analyze players' shooting and skills.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSports TechSanta Monica, US
Sarah Jahnke(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBilal Mekkaoui(Director)Charles Rosier(Director)Ryan Nelson(Director)Jennifer Meyer(Director)
Co-investorsBlue Pool CapitalHarris Blitzer Sports & EntertainmentDreamers VCParticleCult Capital
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Hyde Park Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and growth companies across various sectors.
Sector AgnosticChicago, US
Guy Turner(Partner)inIra Weiss(Partner)in
Co-investorsBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcRenaissance Venture CapitalQuiet Capital
Interactive Metronome is a therapeutic intervention developed to improve attention, motor control, language processing, and impulse control in children with learning and developmental disorders and adults recovering from neurological conditions.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & Fitness
NeuroFlow provides behavioral health risk analytics, engagement, and referral infrastructure that use machine learning on claims, EHR, ADT, and assessment data to identify and stratify behavioral health needs across populations.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMental Health
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBroad Street Angels
NEX is an AI-based advertising suite for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands, offering ad creative generation, media buying, and measurement across paid social and retail media channels.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsPoint72 VenturesBlue Pool CapitalFoundation CapitalMandra CapitalSamsung Ventures
Project Admission provides a ticketing platform that integrates directly with box office systems to help live event organizers—including sports teams, leagues, artists, and venues—manage inventory, customize sales channels, and capture audience data across event lifecycles.
MarketplacesSaaSNashville, US
Stephen Glicken(Executive Officer, Director)inThomas Giles(Executive Officer, Director)Jordan Stone(Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary)in
BoardBukie Adebo Umeano(Director)Tristan Mace(Director)inMarcus Whitney(Director)
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureBread And Butter Ventures, LlcCartan CapitalFlyover CapitalHilltop Venture PartnersNOMO Ventures+5 more
Realync is a video platform for multifamily property teams to create virtual apartment tours, personalized follow-up videos, and resident communications.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentPropTechSaaSVernon Hills, US
Ani Rangarajan(Co-Founder)inMatt Weirich(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCapital Midwest FundElevate VenturesSusquehanna Growth EquityM25Meridian Street Capital
Chicago, US
Ryan Coon(Executive Officer, Director)inLaurence Jankelow(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCultivation CapitalM25Sandalphon Capital
Terminus provides an account-based marketing (ABM) platform that helps B2B companies identify, prioritize, and engage target accounts across multiple channels including advertising, chatbots, email, and web personalization.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSIndianapolis, US
Daniel Hanrahan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsEdison PartnersElevate VenturesGeekdomGlasswing VenturesGrand VenturesHigh Alpha+4 more
SIQ (now Spalding TF DNA) develops smart basketballs equipped with sensor technology that track performance metrics.
Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechIoTSports TechWellness & FitnessCharlotte, US
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesTechstarsTera Ventures
Odyssey is a content creation platform where individual creators publish articles and ideas across geographic and interest-based communities, with monetization through a revenue-sharing program.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsWakestream Ventures
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Exits · 2
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latest coverage across their companiesSIQ Basketball · finsmes.com · Feb 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Charmides Capital made?
- Charmides Capital has 20 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Charmides Capital invest at?
- Charmides Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Charmides Capital focus on?
- Charmides Capital focuses on Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Charmides Capital located?
- Charmides Capital is headquartered in Indianapolis, US.
- Who does Charmides Capital co-invest with?
- Charmides Capital most often shares deals with Elevate Ventures, Techstars, Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc, among 40 tracked co-investors.
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