Character is a new VC firm founded by John Zeratsky, Jake Knapp, and Eli Blee-Goldman. Character builds on Zeratsky’s and Knapp’s work at Google Ventures (GV), where they developed the Design Sprint, worked with 100+ startups including Flatiron Health, Blue Bottle Coffee, and Slack, and wrote the bestselling Sprint book. Blee-Goldman brings a strong track record in software investing and broad experience in fund management after 10 years as a VC at Capital Midwest. Character invests up to $1M at seed stage into startups betting on big shifts in customer behavior. They are a remote-native firm investing in companies located anywhere in the USA. After investing, they work hand-in-hand with founders, using the sprint method they created at GV, to help startups find and expand product-market fit.
Employees: 1-10
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 22.12.2025 | Unsuperviz... | unsupervized.com | - | - |
| 22.12.2025 | AutoManus | automanus.io | - | - |
| 22.12.2025 | Screwball | screwball.com | - | - |
| 22.12.2025 | Breefly | breefly.org | - | - |
| 05.11.2025 | Skillsync | skillsync.wiki | - | - |
| 17.10.2025 | Weave | weave.bio | $30M | United Sta... |
| 07.10.2025 | Folia Heal... | foliahealth.com | $10.5M | United Sta... |
| 02.09.2025 | Mediphant | mediphant.ai | - | - |
| 23.07.2025 | Hypernatur... | hypernatural.ai | $9.2M | United Sta... |
| 22.07.2025 | Doctors in... | drs-network.com | - | - |
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| - | Jake | Knapp | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | - |
| - | John | Zeratsky | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | twitter.co... | - | - |
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| 17.10.2025 | Weave Bio: $20 Million Series A Closed For Expanding AI-Native Regulatory Platform For Global Drug Development | Weave Bio, a San Francisco-based company redefining regulatory automation through artificial intelligence, has raised $20 million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to $36 million. The round was led by USVP, with additio... |
| 17.10.2025 | Weave Bio Raises $20M in Series A Funding | Weave Bio, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of AI-native regulatory automation management solutions, raised $20m in Series A funding. The round, which brought total capital raised to $36m, was led by USVP, with participation by Innovation... |
| 16.10.2025 | Weave Bio Raises $20M to Scale AI-Native Regulatory Automation Platform | What You Should Know: – Weave Bio, a pioneer in AI-native regulatory automation management solutions announced it has raised $20M in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total capital raised to $36M led by USVP, with participation from ... |
| 30.07.2025 | Hypernatural Secures $9.2 Million: Revolutionizing AI Video Creation | Hypernatural, a leading AI video creator, secured $9.2 million in recent funding rounds. This capital empowers its mission to revolutionize content creation. Over one million users already leverage its platform. They create high-quality, cu... |
| 27.07.2025 | Hypernatural: $9.2 Million Secured For Scaling AI Video Creator | Hypernatural, one of the fastest AI video creators, has secured $9.2 million in funding across two rounds, led by AIX Ventures and Underscore VC, with participation from Adverb, Character.vc, and 43 VC. The company’s platform allows video c... |
| 23.07.2025 | Hypernatural Raises $9.2M in Funding | Hypernatural, a NYC-based AI video creator, raised $9.2M in funding, across 2 rounds. The rounds were led respectively by AIX Ventures and Underscore VC, with participation from Adverb, Character.vc, and 43 VC. The company intends to use th... |
| 19.04.2025 | Navigating the Future of Insurance: AI and Strategic Acquisitions Shape the Landscape | The insurance industry is at a crossroads. Two recent developments highlight this transformation: the rise of AI-driven platforms and strategic acquisitions. These changes promise to reshape how businesses, especially small ones, secure cov... |
| 17.04.2025 | This AI startup just raised $7.5m to fix commercial insurance for America’s 24m underprotected small businesses | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More 1Fort announced today a $7.5 million seed funding round to improve how small businesses obtain commercial insuran... |
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