Stage 2 Capital
VC Fund
New York, United States
Stage 2 Capital is a go-to-market venture capital fund that primarily invests in early-stage B2B software companies. Backed by top go-to-market professionals from leading tech companies, Stage 2 Capital leverages its deep sales expertise to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses in addition to providing capital.
- Total investments:
- 145
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 26%
- Fund size:
- $150M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Stage 2 Capital invests in
Stages Stage 2 Capital invests in
Countries Stage 2 Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 27 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.8M–$8.3M
- Series A
- $5.1M–$18M
- Series B
- $10M–$40M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 45 (31%)
- SaaS 29 (20%)
- Artificial Intelligence 22 (15%)
- Information Technology 18 (12%)
- FinTech 8 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 59 (41%)
- Series A 34 (23%)
- Series B 12 (8%)
- Pre-Seed 6 (4%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 5 (3%)
Country
- United States 73 (50%)
- United Kingdom 7 (5%)
- Australia 3 (2%)
- Spain 2 (1%)
- Germany 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Glenn Oclassen, Jr.
Limited Partner
|
Limited Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Raymond D. Croghan
Limited Partner
|
Limited Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Aman Kandola
Limited Partner
|
Limited Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Amy Volas
Limited Partner
|
Limited Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Anubhav Maheshwari
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
| See all 27 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| HelmGuard develops an AI-driven trust infrastructure platform for security, compliance, and third-party risk management. The company provides an operational risk infrastructure layer that centralizes fragmented security, compliance, and vendor data into a structured repository. Its platform coordinates autonomous, domain-specific AI agents thatperform continuous data indexing, compliance mapping, automated vendor assessments, and real-time security tracking. HelmGuard includes a risk operating system, a zero-knowledge verification engine for selective disclosure and cryptographic-style proofs, and persona-specific risk intelligence reporting. These capabilities support first-party, third-party, and customer-facing workflows across sectors such as financial services, SaaS, and healthcare. The platform is used by security, risk, and compliance teams to maintain continuous oversight of internal controls, vendor posture, and regulatory obligations while generating tailored, natural-language reports for business stakeholders. | $7.3M / Seed / Sep 09, 2026 | ||
| Axle is an open platform for consumer-permissioned insurance data. With Axle, companies can instantly verify insurance and monitor ongoing coverage, helping them create a frictionless experience for their customers and reduce operational risk through better-informed decisions. | $17.5M / Series A / Aug 11, 2026 | ||
| Letter AI empowers revenue teams to close more deals quickly and effectively with our all-in-one platform powered by generative AI. We offer AI-driven training and coaching, seamless content management and creation, real-time support from an AI co-pilot, and engaging deal rooms for buyers. | $40M / Series B / Feb 24, 2026 | ||
| Slang.ai is a digital phone concierge that answers questions, takes reservations, and satisfies callers. | $28M / Series B / Feb 24, 2026 | ||
| MedScout is a revenue acceleration platform for medical device and diagnostic companies. MedScout combines the most recent medical claims intelligence from public and private payors with an easy-to-use user interface designed specifically for sales professionals and leaders at growing medical device and diagnostic companies. MedScout providesclients with immediate insight into the addressable market within their current territories and enables them to easily understand the implications of any changes. | $10M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 24, 2026 | ||
| Veremark provides digital identity verification and background screening solutions for businesses. The company offers services that include employment history checks, education verification, criminal record checks, and professional reference validation, all delivered through a cloud-based platform. Veremark’s system integrates with recruitment andHR workflows to streamline candidate vetting, reduce manual processes, and ensure compliance with data protection regulations. The platform also allows organizations to manage verifications, store reports securely, and access analytics to support hiring decisions. Veremark works with companies across sectors to facilitate safer and more efficient recruitment and onboarding processes. | $26M / Series B / Feb 03, 2026 | ||
| Enata provides solution to reps run their business by voice, | Pre-Seed / Jan 27, 2026 | ||
| Tacmind is an AI platform that helps companies understand how AI models perceive, describe, and recommend their brand. It analyzes how large language models and other AI technologies speak about a brand, detecting tone, emotion, and narrative. Tacmind provides insights that allow companies to see their brand's presence and reputation inAI-driven environments, benchmark against competitors, and optimize their brand assets and messages specifically for how AI systems view them. This helps companies influence and improve the narrative AI models generate about their brand to better control brand perception and increase visibility in AI-assisted searches and recommendations. Tacmind’s tools give companies a strategic advantage in the evolving landscape where AI plays a significant role in shaping consumer decisions and brand discovery. | $2.8M / Seed / Nov 20, 2025 | ||
| Letter AI empowers revenue teams to close more deals quickly and effectively with our all-in-one platform powered by generative AI. We offer AI-driven training and coaching, seamless content management and creation, real-time support from an AI co-pilot, and engaging deal rooms for buyers. | $10.6M / Series A / Oct 21, 2025 | ||
| Basis Theory provides a programmable vault and API platform for tokenizing, routing, and securing sensitive data throughout its lifecycle. It enables applications to collect, process, and share data — such as payment card information, personally identifiable information (PII), and other high-risk data — while the data remains encrypted and undercustomer control. The platform supports PCI Level 1, SOC 2 Type 2, and ISO 27001 standards, and it lets developers use sandboxed environments to build compliance-first experiences. Basis Theory also supports flexible payment routing, backup PSPs, and integrating with any payment processor without disrupting existing infrastructure. | $33M / Series B / Oct 14, 2025 | ||
| See all 145 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Stage 2 Capital invest in?
Stage 2 Capital invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 145 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 Stage 2 Capital's check size?
Stage 2 Capital typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$8.3M at Seed, $5.1M–$18M at Series A and $10M–$40M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Stage 2 Capital participates in.
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Who are the partners at Stage 2 Capital?
The team at Stage 2 Capital includes Glenn Oclassen, Jr. (Limited Partner), Raymond D. Croghan (Limited Partner) and Aman Kandola (Limited Partner), among 27 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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