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FLYWHEEL

Venture capitalActively deploying

Santa Fe · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 9 people tracked

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Tiffany Spencerunlockedknows Trevor Loy · together at National Venture Capital Association (overlapped)
×5knows the team · via Intel Corporation
knows the team · via Teradyne
×2knows the team · via Stanford Seed
×2knows the team · via STVP - the Stanford Engineering Entrepreneurship Center
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Investment thesis

Flywheel Ventures focuses on pre-seed, seed, and early-stage investments in startups that leverage advances in technology and the physical sciences to address significant global problems. The firm emphasizes a founder-centric approach and has been investing for over 25 years across multiple funds.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
Check
$100K – $1M
HQ
Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1999
AUM
$31M
Tracked investments
2

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Pratap Mukherjee· General Partnerin
Partha Choudary Katragadda· Senior Associatein
Don Lansing· Director

What they invest in

from 2 of 2 portfolio companies

HR Tech ×2SaaS ×2EdTech ×1Marketplaces ×1Media & Entertainment ×1

HQs:United States×2

Investments · 2 tracked

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By year:2022 · 12021 · 12 dated

Possippossip.comin𝕏Feb 2022

Possip provides a listening and feedback system that lets schools and organizations gather input from their communities via SMS, web, QR code, and email pulse checks or surveys, and turns responses into insights for action.

EdTechHR TechSaaSNashville, US

Shani Dowell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inChristine Fisher(Founder)in

Co-investorsLaunch TennesseeWocstar Capital

Stagetimestagetime.cominNov 2021

Stagetime is an online platform for the performing arts where artists such as opera singers and musicians build professional profiles with headshots, video, credits, and training.

HR TechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaSBloomington, US

Jennie Moser(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardScott Eisen(Director)

Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)Connetic VenturesElevate VenturesGravity VenturesIU VenturesService Provider Capital+3 more

Frequently asked questions

What stage does FLYWHEEL invest at?
FLYWHEEL invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
What is FLYWHEEL's typical check size?
FLYWHEEL typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
What sectors does FLYWHEEL focus on?
FLYWHEEL focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, New Materials, SaaS, Semiconductors.
Where is FLYWHEEL located?
FLYWHEEL is headquartered in Santa Fe, US.

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