Torch Capital
VC Fund
New York, United States
Torch Capital is a New York-based early-stage venture firm investing in companies that combine technology, brand, and customer experience to transform how consumers and businesses operate. In an AI era where technology is increasingly commoditized, we believe brand (with a relentless focus on product and user experience) is the ultimate moat - driving trust, loyalty, and superior economics that create the largest venture outcomes.
- Total investments:
- 156
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
- Fund size:
- $7.8M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Torch Capital invests in
Stages Torch Capital invests in
Countries Torch Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $2.5M–$11M
- Series A
- $8.5M–$30M
- Series B
- $12M–$85M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 18 (12%)
- Health Care 16 (10%)
- Software 14 (9%)
- Information Technology 14 (9%)
- FinTech 13 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 58 (37%)
- Series A 30 (19%)
- Series B 10 (6%)
- Pre-Seed 9 (6%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 9 (6%)
Country
- United States 71 (46%)
- United Kingdom 6 (4%)
- Canada 2 (1%)
- Spain 1 (1%)
- Germany 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Harper
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Curtis Cheng
Investor
|
Investor | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Jonathan Keidan
Founder & Managing Partner
|
Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 75 | Find email | |
Katie Reiner
Principal
|
Principal | Total investments: 10 | Find email | |
Sam Jones
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baselayer automates business risk assessment and eliminates B2B fraud in the financial sector. It offers services such as business verification (KYB), fraud detection, business onboarding optimization, risk profiling, portfolio monitoring & alerting, and workflow automation. Baselayer empowers 100s of financial institutions, governmentagencies, lenders, and fintech to unlock instant trust with any business in America. | $35M / Series A / Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| F2 AI offers an AI platform specifically designed for private markets, including private finance, private equity, and commercial banking. | $14M / Seed / Jun 10, 2026 | ||
| Solace is a digital health platform that connects patients with expert healthcare advocates. Their health advocates are former doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other clinical and experience-driven professionals who navigate patients through healthcare challenges. | $130M / Series C / Feb 10, 2026 | ||
| Salvo is emerging as the leader in helping GI providers leap into a hybrid-care vision of the future of medicine, providing brick & mortar clinics with an easy to implement continuous care platform that saves time, increases revenue and improves patient outcomes.The company has announced agreements with 771 GI’s, representing 15% of allindependent GI’s in the US, to deploy wraparound care for their clinic patients. Included in its customers are five of the largest GI practices in the country, together seeing over 1.1 million GI patients a year. Salvo provides the tech and care delivery for modern, interdisciplinary care to treat chronic conditions that have surged in cost and prevalence: --IBS and IBD (over 40M affected) -- GERD and Celiac (over 50M affected) --MASH/MASLD, what was previously called “fatty liver disease” (over 80M) --Obesity (over 100M) The care benefits patients (76% of patients reported improved symptoms, five accepted medical conference abstracts on outcomes), generates incremental profit for practices (over $2M EBITDA improvement for a 100 GI practice), and reduces total healthcare costs (79% drop in GI-related ER utilization). | $8.5M / Series A / Jan 22, 2026 | ||
| Asset helps platforms to slove accounting for their SMB customers. | Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Howtoo is an online learning platform designed to provide instructional content for vehicle repair and upgrades. | Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Obi Health is a US-based fertility technology company operating both a virtual fertility clinic and a platform connecting patients to fertility clinics nationwide. Obi coordinates with local OBGYN offices to handle the routine monitoring — blood draws and ultrasounds — that IVF cycles require, reducing the travel and time burden of treatment. Thecompany serves patients seeking fertility care across the US, offering full-cycle support, transparent pricing, and insurance acceptance. | Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Hey Alfie is an AI-powered home management platform that helps users fix issues, get guidance, and book trusted local tradespeople. | Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Ontime is a fintech platform that enables users to pay their bills directly from their salary automatically on payday. | Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| Noble offers a platform that connects prospects with existing customer advocates via website widgets and Salesloft integration. | Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | ||
| See all 156 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Torch Capital invest in?
Torch Capital invests primarily in Financial Services, Health Care and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 156 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Torch Capital invest in?
Torch Capital typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$11M at Seed, $8.5M–$30M at Series A and $12M–$85M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Torch Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Torch Capital took part in.
How do I contact Torch Capital?
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Who are the partners at Torch Capital?
The team at Torch Capital includes Christopher Harper (Principal), Curtis Cheng (Investor) and Jonathan Keidan (Founder & Managing Partner), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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