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Stage 2 Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 78 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $2.9M, Jul 2024VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEnterpriseProductivity ToolsSmb

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79%of best year15cheques in 12 months, 78 on record
Since the last cheque45days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.4MCheque size, as they say$200K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 78Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 85%
Pitch Stage 2 Capital

Stage 2 Capital highlights

  1. 01

    15 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 66% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $4.5M

What they do

We write $200K-$5M checks into pre-seed to Series A B2B and AI startups.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
EnterpriseProductivity ToolsSmb
Based in
Virtual, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first78 appearances

  1. 2026

    13 rounds

  2. Sept
    ScaffoldSeed · US · Ventureburn$15MWith 6 others
  3. Sept
    HelmGuard AISeed · GB$7.3MWith 4 others
  4. Aug
    Axle LabsSeries A · US$18MWith 4 others
  5. Aug
    ChampionHQSeed · US$4.8MWith 2 others
  6. May
    UpwellVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  7. Apr
    Meaningful GigsVenture · US$3.5MWith 2 others
  8. Mar
    OrderUS · AlleyWatch$7.1MWith 4 others
  9. Mar
    MedScoutGrowth · US · LiveOak Ventures$10MWith 4 others
  10. Feb
    Slang AISeries B · US · Ventureburn$36MWith 8 others
  11. Feb
    Letter AISeries B · US · Ventureburn$40MWith 5 others
  12. Feb
    VeremarkSeries B · GB · Gresham House Ventures$26MWith 6 others
  13. Feb
    Day AISeries A · US$20MWith 6 others
  14. Feb
    OPUSSeries B · US$9.0MWith 3 others
  15. 2025

    15 rounds

  16. Dec
    Steelhead TechnologiesGrowth · US$84MWith 1 other
  17. Nov
    TACMINDSeed · ES$2.8MSole investor
  18. Oct
    Basis TheorySeries B · US$33MWith 4 others
  19. Sept
    FiveonefourSeries A · US$17MWith 2 others
  20. Sept
    TieSeries A · US$10MSole investor
  21. Sept
    Curated For YouSeed · US$8.3MWith 3 others
  22. Aug
    OneCrew SoftwareSeries A · US$7.5MWith 1 other
  23. Jul
    AldoaSeed · US$3.8MWith 2 others
  24. Jun
    OccupierVenture · US$16MWith 2 others
  25. Jun
    Rally UXRSeries A · US$11MWith 3 others
  26. May
    KorlSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  27. Mar
    AuxiaSeries A · US$24MWith 3 others
  28. Feb
    tofuSeries A · CA$12MWith 5 others
  29. Jan
    ReibusVenture · USUndisclosedWith 7 others
  30. Jan
    Athenic AISeed · US$4.3MWith 3 others
  31. 2024

    14 rounds

  32. Nov
    BevzVenture · US$6.1MWith 3 others
  33. Oct
    AuquanSeed · GB$4.5MWith 6 others
  34. Oct
    Persana AISeed · US$2.3MWith 2 others
  35. Sept
    ChampionHQSeed · US$3.3MWith 2 others
  36. Sept
    RestokeSeed · AU$3.5MWith 2 others
  37. Jul
    GigproSeries A · US · Foundry Group$16MWith 3 others
  38. Jul
    MomentumSeries A · US$13MWith 3 others
  39. Jul
    nodaFiSeed · US$3.5MWith 3 others
  40. Jun
    DayZeroPre-seed · US$125KWith 1 other
  41. Jun
    Pear CommerceSeries A · US$10MWith 2 others
  42. May
    BlerpSeries A · US$2.4MWith 4 others
  43. May
    MetaplaneVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 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 registration2 named

JPJay PoManaging Member of the ManageriFiling they signed
MRMark RobergeManaging PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 57 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

$354Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Stage 2 Capital Advisors, LLC
SEC number
CRD 314199

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Gtm

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 Stage 2 Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Y CombinatorAccelerator7rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm5rounds together500 GlobalAngel3rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherEverywhere VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherFJ LabsVC firm3rounds togetherFlybridgeVC firm3rounds togetherGaingelsPrivate equity3rounds togetherGradientVC firm3rounds togetherSaaS VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherUnderscore VCVC firm3rounds togetherATX Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Stage 2 Capital put money into.

HelmGuard AI$7.3M · Sept 2026UpwellMay 2026Meaningful Gigs$3.5M · Apr 2026MedScout$10M · Mar 2026Letter AI$40M · Feb 2026Veremark$26M · Feb 2026

Quick answers about Stage 2 Capital

What does Stage 2 Capital invest in?

Stage 2 Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (66% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise, Productivity Tools and Smb.

How active is Stage 2 Capital?

78 investments on record, 15 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Stage 2 Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Scaffold (Seed, Sept 2026), HelmGuard AI (Seed, Sept 2026) and Axle Labs (Series A, Aug 2026).

How big are Stage 2 Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.4M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $5.0M.

Does Stage 2 Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 78 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Stage 2 Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (85%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

Is Stage 2 Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 15 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Stage 2 Capital invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (7 rounds together), Techstars (5 rounds together) and 500 Global (3 rounds together).

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