Level Up Ventures
VC Fund
New York, United States
Level Up Ventures is an early stage investor in tech enabled startups lead by Black and Latino founders. We couple financial investment with a deep bench of in-house support to best position startup teams for success by exposing them to the diversity of thought, capabilities and expertise that drives innovation and tests the limits of what’spossible.
- Total investments:
- 35
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 34%
Last updated:
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Industries Level Up Ventures invests in
Stages Level Up Ventures invests in
Countries Level Up Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$4M
- Pre-Seed
- $600k–$1.6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (11%)
- SaaS 3 (9%)
- FinTech 3 (9%)
- Machine Learning 3 (9%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 12 (34%)
- Pre-Seed 6 (17%)
- Series A 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 15 (43%)
- Slovakia (Slovak Republic) 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carlton Charles
Chairman
|
Chairman | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Iyke Iwotor
Venture Analyst
|
Venture Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Katherine Rodriguez
Platform Manager
|
Platform Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Shashi Srikantan
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 20 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenshoe is an AI-powered platform that streamlines SEC disclosure drafting, analysis, and benchmarking for enhanced productivity. | $3M / Seed / Nov 13, 2025 | ||
| Tensor9 is a data security company. Tensor9 helps software and AI vendors run their products inside their customer's cloud — so sensitive customer data stays private. For vendors, this unlocks customers that can't share sensitive data. | $4M / Seed / May 14, 2025 | ||
| ClearCOGS is an AI-powered SaaS platform that helps restaurants optimize their operations and increase profitability through data-driven insights. The company's mission is to provide local restaurants with the tools and technology to compete with larger chains by simplifying operations and streamlining decision-making. ClearCOGS found productmarket fit in 2024 when they identified their ICP of mid-market restaurant chains in the Fast-Casual and QSR segments.Key features of ClearCOGS include:-Accurate forecasting of individual menu item and ingredient demand, reducing waste and operational costs-Detailed reporting on what to prepare each day, such as how many briskets to prepare for lunch-Precise inventory management and ordering recommendations-Integration with leading POS systems like Toast to provide a holistic view of restaurant operationsClearCOGS synthesizes restaurant data from POS systems, back-of-house software, weather, events, and other sources to provide actionable answers to daily operational questions. The goal is to act as a "fractional digital CFO/COO" for restaurants, relieving them of the burden of statistical analysis and planning.By leveraging AI and machine learning, ClearCOGS aims to level the playing field for local restaurants, allowing them to operate as efficiently as large chains. The company's technology can increase restaurant profits by an average of 40% through accurate forecasting, inventory management, and ingredient management. | $3.8M / Seed / Apr 10, 2025 | ||
| SmartWiz is an AI-enabled IRS that simplifies the tax preparation process. SmartWiz links technology and tax professionals to provide their customers with the quality finance experience possible. | $2.5M / Seed / Dec 20, 2024 | ||
| SuperScale is an all-in-one Growth Platform that profitably scales games & blockchain apps to their maximum potential. | $1.2M / Series A / Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| Sunthetics enables process chemists in pharma to develop electrochemical lead molecules in 1/10th of the time. Electrochemistry has many operational, cost, and sustainable benefits such as using 40% less energy, avoiding toxic chemicals and waste, and enabling new types of molecules. Despite interest in pharmaceuticals to developelectrochemical molecules, many molecules don't make it past process development. For most applications, the many years of optimization and additional training required don't justify the energy and cost savings. Sunthetics develops smart electrochemical reactors that enable process chemists to develop at-scale processes in 1/10th of the time. Our effective hardware is scalable and effective, and enables fast results through a machine-learning platform that is automatic and predictive, reducing the experiments needed for development by 10x. Though the beachhead market is pharmaceuticals, Sunthetics has a platform technology that can be scaled and applied to follow-on markets such as agrochemicals and specialty chemicals, spearheading the electrification of the chemical industry. | $4M / Seed / Nov 13, 2024 | ||
| LoanWell is community lending re-imagined. Our modern platform for CDFIs automates the entire loan origination and servicing process, enabling delivery of more capital, more efficiently. We help these mission-driven lenders grow great communities with the impact of affordable capital for the individuals and small businesses that are the engine ofour economy. We believe in equitable access to affordable capital for all. | $3M / Seed / Oct 16, 2024 | ||
| SmartWiz is an AI-enabled IRS that simplifies the tax preparation process. SmartWiz links technology and tax professionals to provide their customers with the quality finance experience possible. | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / Jul 29, 2024 | ||
| LoanWell is community lending re-imagined. Our modern platform for CDFIs automates the entire loan origination and servicing process, enabling delivery of more capital, more efficiently. We help these mission-driven lenders grow great communities with the impact of affordable capital for the individuals and small businesses that are the engine ofour economy. We believe in equitable access to affordable capital for all. | $3M / Seed / Jul 01, 2024 | ||
| BoxedUp is a subscription-based software that allows equipment rental companies to set up online stores, quickly. Founded by three Amazon alum, the company uses API's and a set of rental-specific features to streamline equipment quoting, logistics and inventory management so that B2B suppliers can grow their operations. | $2.8M / Seed / Jun 24, 2024 | ||
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FAQ
What does Level Up Ventures invest in?
Level Up Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Level Up Ventures's check size?
Level Up Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$4M at Seed and $600k–$1.6M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Level Up Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at Level Up Ventures?
The team at Level Up Ventures includes Carlton Charles (Chairman), Iyke Iwotor (Venture Analyst) and Katherine Rodriguez (Platform Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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