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Primordial Ventures

Venture capitalActively deploying

Durham · Pre-Seed–Seed · 11 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Primordial Ventures backs North Carolina's software startups at the earliest stages, forming partnerships with founders during their first rounds. Leveraging deep roots in the local ecosystem, the firm gains visibility into emerging companies across the state and supports founders through regular check-ins, mentorship, and introductions. It typically starts with small checks and continues investing in companies that show real progress. The firm believes strong companies are being built earlier and more intentionally, with founders operating more efficiently and often with less upfront capital, and it aims to support them as they scale.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$25K – $50K
HQ
Durham, North Carolina, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2023
Last 12 months
3 investments
Tracked investments
21

Team · 11 people

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Jenn Summe· General Partnerin

Co-founder of Primordial Ventures with experience founding, scaling, and investing in startups.

Jennifer Summe· General Partner
Marisa Cruz· Finance + Operationsin

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Primordial Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 18 of 21 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×15SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×5Healthtech ×4Digital Health ×3Marketing Tech ×3GovTech ×2Medical Devices ×2

HQs:United States×9

Who they back

founder profiles across 11 portfolio companies
45%
solo founders
5 of 11 mapped founding teams
53%
repeat founders
of 17 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×43 founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with education data

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics ×2The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×7Computer Science ×5Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history

LG-MRI ×2Origin ×2

Investments · 21 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12025 · 34 dated

Amissaamissa.comin𝕏

Amissa Health quantifies symptoms through wearable data and biometric collection to improve clinical care and research, with a focus on early detection of Alzheimer's and digital biomarkers for perimenopause in women.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesCharlotte, US

Sam Smith(Founder & CEO)inJon Corkey(Founder & CSO)in

BoardDr. Jaclyn Piasta(Founder, Monarch Health)

Co-investorsTechstars

Beam Dynamics Future of Workbeamdynamics.ioin

Beam Dynamics provides a cloud-based platform for managing assets, licenses, and vendors, with tools for scheduling, maintenance, ticketing, and integrated manufacturer data.

Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

David Kaszycki(Founder)inRyan DeMars(Founder)in

Co-investors100Km Ventures Llc

Capwavecapwave.aiin𝕏

Capwave provides AI agents that coordinate the fundraising process for founders and investors.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Charlotte Ketelaar(Co-founder)inReid Williams(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsIDEA NCPrimordial

Civicreachcivicreach.aiin

CivicReach helps residents connect with government agencies and nonprofit organizations to access services they depend on.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS

Co-investorsIDEA NCVC 414

Coworkscoworks.comin𝕏

Coworks provides management software for coworking and flex office spaces, offering automated booking and billing, a member directory, resource management, and reporting.

Future of WorkPropTechSaaSRaleigh, US

DeShawn Brown(Co-founder & CEO)inPhil Vanderwoude(COO)inLauren Walker(CMO)in

Co-investorsFulcrum Financial PartnersVentureSouth

Eboxchaineboxchain.comin𝕏

Raleigh, US

Suraj Chanda(Executive Officer, Director)inVenkataraman Palabindala(Executive Officer, Director)Rajesh Ramarao(Executive Officer, Director)

Fashivlyfashivly.comin

Fashivly offers clothing and styling solutions designed to help people of all sizes and body types feel confident in their everyday outfits.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerMarketplaces

Ashlyn Greer(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz

Getsocialscalegetsocialscale.comin
Helloabrahelloabra.comin

Abra provides tools that help procurement teams hold vendors accountable and increase their influence within organizations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Byron Revels(Co-Founder & CEO)inMatt Stewart(Co-Founder & CTO)inBen Rounds(Co-Founder & COO)in

Co-investorsConnetic VenturesKnoll Ventures

Keebler Healthkeebler.healthin

Keebler Health, founded in 2023, is a healthcare company focused on improving efficiency and efficacy in the healthcare industry.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Isaac Park(CEO)inAndrew Stickney(COO)inKevin Hill(CTO)inTerrell Bacchus(CMO)in

Co-investorsFlare Capital PartnersHypothesisNew Stack VenturesTau VenturesEverywhere VenturesFreestyle Capital+8 more

Mymatrcorpmymatrcorp.com

MyMatR builds AI-powered smart waste bins ("Coach" and "Maestro") and an analytics portal that record every deposit, give real-time recycling feedback, and sort waste at the source.

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyHardware

Neurotechinsightsneurotechinsights.comin

NeuroTech Insights provides an integrated platform for neurofunctional health assessment and monitoring, combining cognitive and gait analysis with treatment guidance and remote patient monitoring for healthcare providers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Tobin Geatz(Chairman of the Board)Steve DeVrieze(Chief Executive Officer)Chris Newton(Board Director)

Nimble Energynimble-energy.cominApr 2025

Nimble Energy offers an AI-driven platform that automates utility data entry, validation, and analysis, and provides predictive analytics and automated reporting to help organizations identify energy savings and plan for the energy transition.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyPittsboro, US

Jeffrey Soplop(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardScott Albert(Director)

Co-investorsCofounders Capital

Opine Future of Worktryopine.comin𝕏Nov 2025

Opine builds AI agents that consolidate scattered deal context and product knowledge into real-time deal intelligence for technical sales teams.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechDurham, US

Akash Ganapathi(Founder)inCharlie Duong(Executive Officer, Director)Austin Kelleher(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors100Km Ventures LlcKnoll VenturesPropel Venture Partners

Robororoboro.aiin𝕏Dec 2025

Roboro uses AI to monitor legislation in real time, alert users to new bill actions, summarize bills and their changes, and answer natural-language questions about bill content with citations.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechLegalTechCary, US

Jenny Bo(Founder)inPaul A Rava(Executive Officer, Director)James Gieszelmann(Executive Officer, Director)Yang Bo(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsService Provider CapitalTriangle Tweener

SetSalesetsale.aiinFeb 2026

SetSale is an AI-powered sales and quoting tool that generates dynamic multi-option quotes and helps identify AHRI matchups for HVAC sales.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechCharlotte, US

ASSAF WEINBERG(Executive Officer, Director)inSETH URE(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMATT SHAPIRO(Director)in

Co-investorsPrimordialYork IE

Social Cascade Future of Healthsocialcascade.coin

Social Cascade is a marketing platform for healthcare practices that automatically publishes patient education content sourced from trusted medical organizations across a practice's social and communication channels.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMarketing Tech

Co-investors100Km Ventures LlcSymphonic Capital

Syllabysyllaby.ioin𝕏

Syllaby is an AI video creation platform that turns text prompts and keyword research into social media videos with scripts, visuals, subtitles, AI voices, and avatars, including faceless and text-to-video formats.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Austin Armstrong(Founder)in

Trinititetrinitite.aiin𝕏

Trinitite provides continuous compliance monitoring for AI systems by streaming production AI chat events, scoring them against defined policies, and generating daily signed attestations that demonstrate compliance posture in real time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Virnikavirnika.ai

Virnika builds AI-powered voice automation software to handle routine phone communications like order taking and appointment scheduling for small businesses, particularly in the restaurant industry.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSChapel Hill, US

Charles Douthitt(Co-Founder & CEO)inLogan Whitehouse(Co-Founder & CTO)Cameron Long(Co-Founder & CRO)in

Co-investorsPrimordial

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Primordial Ventures made?
Primordial Ventures has 21 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Primordial Ventures invest at?
Primordial Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Primordial Ventures's typical check size?
Primordial Ventures typically writes checks of $25K – $50K.
What sectors does Primordial Ventures focus on?
Primordial Ventures focuses on Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Primordial Ventures located?
Primordial Ventures is headquartered in Durham, US.
Does Primordial Ventures lead rounds?
Primordial Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Primordial Ventures co-invest with?
Primordial Ventures most often shares deals with 100Km Ventures Llc, Knoll Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, among 14 tracked co-investors.

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