# Harlem Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Harlem Capital is a vc firm based in United States. 68 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Harlem Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 68 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $134M, May 2024 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Female Founded Underrepresented Founders Lesbian

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**44%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 68 on record

Since the last cheque **54** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.1M** Cheque size, as they say **$750K – $2.0M** Rounds led **2 of 68** Sole investor **7 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 95%**

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## Harlem Capital highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 71% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $3.0M

## What they do

> Harlem Capital is a venture capital firm on a mission to back the next generation of winners. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $750K – $2.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Female Founded Underrepresented Founders Lesbian
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **68 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Bluecore Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluecore-energy)** Seed · US · Harlem Capital **$50M** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[Ellis AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/ellis-ai)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$10M** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[Bluecore Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluecore-energy)** Pre-seed · US · TechCrunch **$10M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Wagmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/wagmo)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2025** 7 rounds
- **Oct** **[AccessGrid](https://millionrounds.com/company/accessgrid)** Seed · TechCrunch **$4.4M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[Lava Payments](https://millionrounds.com/company/lava-payments)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$5.8M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Trustible](https://millionrounds.com/company/trustible)** Seed · US **$4.6M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Ponte Labor](https://millionrounds.com/company/ponte-labor)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Faura](https://millionrounds.com/company/faura)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Fintary](https://millionrounds.com/company/fintary)** Series A · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Tapestry](https://millionrounds.com/company/tapestry)** Series A · US **$5.8M** With 4 others
- **2024** 7 rounds
- **Oct** **[Propense.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/propense-ai)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Primitives](https://millionrounds.com/company/primitives)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[TestParty](https://millionrounds.com/company/testparty)** Seed · Urban Innovation Fund **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Procision Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/procision-software)** Seed · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Velma](https://millionrounds.com/company/velma)** Seed · US **$3.1M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Wagmo](https://millionrounds.com/company/wagmo)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[MoviePass (NEW)](https://millionrounds.com/company/moviepass-new)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **2023** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Kipsi](https://millionrounds.com/company/kipsi)** Seed · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[TrashLab Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/trashlab-software)** Seed · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Parrot Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/parrot-finance)** Pre-seed · US **$2.4M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Poolit](https://millionrounds.com/company/poolit)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[SuperStorm](https://millionrounds.com/company/superstorm)** Seed · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Fintary](https://millionrounds.com/company/fintary)** Pre-seed · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Ugami](https://millionrounds.com/company/ugami)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[DocDraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/docdraft)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 1 other
- **May** **[AllieHealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/alliehealth)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[OpenBorder](https://millionrounds.com/company/openborder)** Seed · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Stuf](https://millionrounds.com/company/stuf)** Series A · US **$11M** With 1 other
- **2022** 21 rounds
- **Dec** **[Assemble](https://millionrounds.com/company/assemble)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[SilkChart](https://millionrounds.com/company/silkchart)** Seed · US **$5.2M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[AGAPÉ](https://millionrounds.com/company/agape)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Portabl](https://millionrounds.com/company/portabl)** Pre-seed · US **$3.2M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Lami](https://millionrounds.com/company/lami)** Seed **$3.7M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Moving Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/moving-analytics)** Series A · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Dexai Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/dexai-robotics)** Venture · US **$6.7M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Gander](https://millionrounds.com/company/gander)** Seed · IM **$4.2M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Beauty Bakerie Cosmetics Brand](https://millionrounds.com/company/beauty-bakerie-cosmetics-brand)** Venture · US **$5.1M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Oko](https://millionrounds.com/company/oko)** Pre-seed · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **May** **[BeCause](https://millionrounds.com/company/because)** Seed · DK **$3.0M** With 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 registration **5 named**

BH **Brandon Henry Bryant** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

HM **Henri Muller Pierre-Jacques** Managing Partner of the General Partner i Filing they signed

HP **Henri Pierre-Jacques II** Executive Officer, Director i Filing they signed

JT **Jarrid Tingle** Managing Partner of General Partner i Filing they signed

JH **John Henry Matos** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

We also hold **15** 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

**$176M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Harlem Capital Partners Management Company, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 301531

New fund on file

**$134M**

raised in May 2024

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$4.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M**

Led 2 of 68 rounds **3%**

- **Said size:** $750K – $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 7 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *35*
- Series A said *13*
- Venture *13*
- Pre-seed said *5*
- Grant *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 9
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 8
- [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) 5
- [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge) 4
- [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) 4
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Techstars** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Precursor Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures)[**Flybridge** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge)[**Gaingels** Private equity **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Dorm Room Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund)[**Everywhere Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everywhere-ventures)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**645 Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/645-ventures)[**Base10 Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base10-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Harlem Capital put money into.

[**Bluecore Energy** $50M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluecore-energy)[**Wagmo** Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/wagmo)[**AccessGrid** $4.4M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/accessgrid)[**Trustible** $4.6M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/trustible)[**Ponte Labor** $3.0M · Apr 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/ponte-labor)[**Faura** $3.5M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/faura)

## On podcasts

3 episodes naming Harlem Capital in the title, and 3 more that mention it.

- [Latitud Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/latitud) 19 Oct 2022 · 44 min #117 – Global funds looking for Latin American founders: a16z, Founders Fund, and Harlem Capital at Vamos Latam Summit Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Harlem Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harlem-capital)[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *+3* Apple Podcasts
- [Capital Allocators](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/capital-allocators) 16 Dec 2021 · 49 min Jarrid Tingle and Henri Pierre-Jacques – Harlem Capital (Manager Meetings, EP.24) With [Henri Pierre-Jacques](https://millionrounds.com/person/henri-pierre-jacques)[Jarrid Tingle](https://millionrounds.com/person/jarrid-tingle-2) Mentions [Harlem Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harlem-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 10 Mar 2021 · 1h 6m Harlem Capital's Henri Pierre-Jacques on funding underrepresented founders, insights from raising first fund & getting Apple as an LP, Black culture's impact on social apps | E1183 With [Henri Pierre-Jacques](https://millionrounds.com/person/henri-pierre-jacques) Mentions [Harlem Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harlem-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 24 Jun 2022 · 44 min 20VC: From Kitchen Table to $134M Fund II; Raising Your First Time Fund: Lessons from 400 LP Meetings, How To Find New LPs, What Materials to Use, How To Get LPs To Commit, The Challenges on Minimum Check Sizes and GP Commits and more with Henri Pierre-Ja Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 10 Dec 2021 · 34 min Your local trucker is giving us creator economy vibes Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 2 Apr 2021 · 34 min Clubhouse will create billions in value and capture none of it Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Harlem Capital

### What does Harlem Capital invest in?

Harlem Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Female Founded, Underrepresented Founders and Lesbian.

### How active is Harlem Capital?

68 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Harlem Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Bluecore Energy (Seed, Sept 2026), Ellis AI (Seed, Jul 2026) and Wagmo (Venture, Jul 2026).

### How big are Harlem Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.1M. It says it writes cheques of $750K to $2.0M.

### Does Harlem Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 68 investments on record (3%).

### Where does Harlem Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

### Is Harlem Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Harlem Capital invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (9 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (8 rounds together) and Precursor Ventures (5 rounds together).

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