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Polymath Capital
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Polymath Capital is an operator-led venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies with an emphasis on software, longevity, and financial democratization. The firm partners with ambitious founders to build the next generation of market-changing companies, typically writing the first check and engaging with portfolio companies long before investment — helping with incorporation, early hiring, and product development. Polymath has built a diverse, multidisciplinary network to provide portfolio companies with the village of knowledge and expertise they need to succeed, taking a deep dive into a company's product, mission, and vision early on and aiming to provide value pre- and post-investment.
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“Our focus is pre-seed to seed investments with a check size between $25k–$250k at a <$15M valuation. Polymath also invests in companies at Series A and beyond through SPVs to deepen the relationship with the founders we work with and provide access to LPs to our deal flow at later stages.”
“We know it takes a village to start a company. The term 'polymath' was first used in 1603 to describe a person with knowledge of various matters, drawn from different areas of study. We've built a diverse network to provide portfolio companies with the village of knowledge and expertise they need to succeed.”
“Polymath is typically one of the first venture capital investors a company interacts with. Whether we're helping a company incorporate or sourcing their first engineer, we're interacting with our portfolio companies long before we make our first investment.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grow Therapy | Seed | — | — |
| Benepass | Seed | — | — |
| Living Carbon | Seed | — | — |
| Commsor | Seed | — | — |
| Humanly | Seed | — | — |
| DraftWise | Seed | — | — |
| Loyal | Seed | — | — |
| Cara | Pre-seed | — | — |
| CandorIQ | Seed | — | — |
| Tiny Health | Seed | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Flybridge Capital Partners | 2 |
| Red Beard Ventures | 2 |
| Cool Climate Collective | 1 |
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