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Character

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 5 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $853K, Aug 2026

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI For ScienceAI For MedicineAI For Industry

Deploying now
50%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque56days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MCheque size, as they say$200K – $2.0MRounds led1 of 5
Pitch Character

Character highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Character is a boutique venture fund supporting founders with capital and sprints.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AI For ScienceAI For MedicineAI For Industry
Based in
Milwaukee, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Sept
    IntermezzoSeed · US · Crosslink Capital$10MWith 4 others
  3. 2025

    4 rounds

  4. Nov
    Great QuestionSeries A · US · Startup Daily$13MWith 5 others
  5. May
    Inductive BioSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$25MWith 7 others
  6. Mar
    TaxoSeed · US · TechCrunch$5.0MLed
  7. Feb
    SymbyAISeed · TechCrunch$2.1MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

BEBlee-Goldman EliExecutive Officer of the General PartneriFiling they signed
EBEli Blee-GoldmanManager of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed
JKJohn KnappManageriFiling they signed
JZJohn ZeratskyManager of the Issuer's ManageriFiling they signed

We also hold 3 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$113Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Character Capital LLC
SEC number
CRD 313823

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

13 of 37 we have independently watched raise

ApoxyCTGTComendFolia HealthHatchHypernaturalInductive Bio VirtualIntermezzoOrbital Materials DatacenterPhaidra Power, coolingPoetiqVersaZestAmariAutoManusAxion OrbitalBind AIBriefDecisionalExtend Production-ready documentFathom The bestFinerasGet in TouchJohnzeratskyLenny’s podcastMediphantNevaraPitch SprintPrism TPORasynReclaim AI thatScrewballSkillsyncTimeCopilotUnsupervizedUpstartsmediaWeave AI-powered regulatory

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Character. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Character put money into.

Quick answers about Character

What does Character invest in?

Character invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI For Science, AI For Medicine and AI For Industry.

How active is Character?

5 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Character invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Intermezzo (Seed, Sept 2026), Great Question (Series A, Nov 2025) and Inductive Bio (Series A, May 2025).

How big are Character's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $2.0M.

Does Character lead rounds?

Yes: it led 1 of its 5 investments on record (20%).

Is Character investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Character invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Character?

Character is a VC firm based in Milwaukee, United States.

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