Harlem Capital: Pitch


Harlem Capital is a venture capital firm on a mission to change the face of entrepreneurship by investing in 1,000 diverse founders.
Thanks for your interest in Harlem Capital! We’re excited to learn about your company.
Our Criteria
We are currently investing out of our $134mm Fund II, making investments of $1mm-$3mm in Seed rounds.
- High quality, resilient management team with at least one full-time founder
- Post product (We are early)
- Disruptive business model solving an important problem
- Large market size ($1B+) with positive demand drivers
- Attractive valuation in priced or capped Seed Round (10%+ ownership target)
- Ability for HCP to provide strong added value
- Investment realization horizon of 7 to 10 years
Getting Started
If your company meets our criteria, please fill out this form so our team can learn about your company. Please download our Deck Template if you are looking for guidance.
If you want to learn more about us, please check out our pitch to founders.
Please allow us at least two weeks to get you our thoughts. You can find more details on what we look for in investments here. Please note, we generally do not invest in Biotech, Consumer Products, Cannabis, Hardware, or capital intensive businesses. We also do not invest in projects (plays, music, etc.) or provide small business loans. We only invest in U.S., Latam, or Africa-based companies and have preference for Delaware C-corps.
Pitch on the form at the bottom of this page: https://harlem.capital/pitch/
Pitches accepted on a rolling basis.
Harlem Capital is a venture capital firm on a mission to change the face of entrepreneurship by investing in 1,000 diverse founders. We believe it’s important for founders to know there are people who look like them willing to invest in and support them and for the next generation to know that they too can be successful in VC.

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