Stage FocusPre-Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
AIBlockchainAdvanced ManufacturingMobility
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeGeneralist
ExposureSome DeepTech Investments
Bio
Notation Capital is a pre-seed venture firm based in Brooklyn, New York, founded by Nicholas Chirls, previously Head of Seed Investing at betaworks, and Alex Lines, a software engineer with a background in distributed systems. It describes itself as the first dedicated pre-seed fund in New York City, working with product-focused technical teams from day zero.
The portfolio includes Livepeer (dece...
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