Charlie Pinto
InvestorFounder & General Partner at Fundamental Ventures Β· Operating Partner at Bling Capital
Austin, Texas, United States
About
Operating Partner and YC alumnus at Bling Capital focused on SaaS, enterprise, consumer, defense tech, and frontier tech. Runs the firm's Series A program and portfolio onboarding, and serves as board observer of Hermeus, Somewear Labs, and NuBrakes.
Charlie Pinto @charliepinto
This https://t.co/CoMchpV5p0
Jun 3, 2026 Β· β₯ 2
Charlie Pinto @charliepinto
Yes https://t.co/ZXiKI6Gwya
Feb 8, 2026 Β· β₯ 1
Charlie Pinto @charliepinto
Love this. Looks like @ycombinator Prototype Day or Demo Day prep. This is the PG Halo Effect taking shape. https://t.co/2hGWwSo3r5
Dec 4, 2025 Β· β₯ 1
Invests in
ConsumerDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Bling CapitalOperating Partnercurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HermeusInvestor & Board Observercurrent2024 β present
- Somewear LabsInvestor & Board Observercurrent2024 β present
- Stoke SpaceInvestorcurrent2020 β present
- ExowattInvestorcurrent2024 β present
- Recall.aiInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- PayabliInvestorcurrent2022 β present
- Fundamental VenturesFounding General Partnercurrent2014 β present
- ZBioticsInvestorcurrent2018 β present
- Rigetti ComputingInvestorcurrent2014 β present
- TempoBoard Observer2022 β 2025
- NuBrakesBoard Observer2021 β 2025
- SpellbookBoard Observer2021 β 2024
- GoogleHead of Operations2018 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Ginkgo BioworksInvestor2014 β 2021
- Rocket LawyerDirector of Product Management2015 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Rocket LawyerDirector of Business Development2014 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- SlidePayCo-Founder and CEO2011 β 2014Mountain View, CA
- unitechangeCo-Founder and Director2010 β 2012Worldwide
- WePaySales Manager2010 β 2011Palo Alto, CA
Education
- Y Combinator2012
- University of Maryland
Skills & more
+12 more
Web DesignMobile DesignCrossFitFitnessNutritionMobile PaymentsInternet BankingBankingStrategySaaSPhotoshopSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages English
- CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) β CrossFit, LLC
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator1,463
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Also attended University of Maryland164
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Shared employers
Also worked at ZBiotics4
Also worked at Google1,078
+ 1,072 more
Also worked at Deloitte Consulting1,089
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Deals Β· 28
Bird BuddySolo GP
via Fundamental Ventures Β· filed Oct 2021
CoverdashSolo GP
ExowattSolo GP
Hermeus Mach 5 engineSolo GP
Stoke SpaceSolo GP
ZBioticsSolo GP
AdonisSolo GP
CoopSolo GP
DeepnightSolo GP
GinkgoSolo GP
GreenliteSolo GP
NoeticaSolo GP
NominalSolo GP
NovelliaSolo GP
OdysseySolo GP
OsiumSolo GP
PayabliSolo GP
PryzmSolo GP
RecallSolo GP
RigettiSolo GP
SomewearSolo GP
SunboundSolo GP
Tuesday LabsSolo GP
VaireSolo GP
VehoSolo GP
WallySolo GP
WritingSolo GP
YonedaSolo GP
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