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Stage 2 Capital

Stage 2 Capital, based in Massachusetts, backs generalist startups from Pre-Seed to Series A, mostly leading rounds with checks from $100k to $10M, including Ocrolus and Vouch.

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Entry stagePre-seed, Seed, Series A
Check size$100K to $10M
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fundn/a
Investing team8 peopleNo activity since Sep

Who you would pitch at Stage 2 Capital

8 people on the investing team, 4 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Jay Po
Jay PoCo-Founder & Managing PartnerHe previously worked as an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners.
Mark Roberge
Mark RobergeCo-Founder & Managing PartnerHe previously served as founding CRO at HubSpot, scaling it to IPO.
Liz Christo
Liz ChristoPartnerShe previously spent six years at OpenView Venture Partners and a decade as an operator, including at NetSuite.
Mandy Cole
Mandy ColePartnerShe has built and scaled sales organizations at several companies and founded Rise Accelerator.
Sakib Dadi
Sakib DadiPartnerFocus: infrastructure software investments.
Sean Po
Sean PoPartner, Stage 2 Capital CatalystHe previously worked at Disney and BofA Merrill Lynch, and holds degrees from Harvard.
Anubhav MaheshwariInvesting team
Daniel HeckInvesting team

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Writes $100K to $10M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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No recent activity since September 2026. Quiet does not mean closed.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target> 12%
Does not invest inB2C

Notable investments

OcrolusVouchSendosoDeepScribeMomentumMetaplaneTerminal49AptEdgeEnboarderGradient Works

In their words

The venture capital fund led and backed by GTM expertsStage 2 Capital: the first VC fund backed by 1,000+ GTM execs from Anthropic, Databricks, OpenAI, Salesforce, Lovable, Snowflake + more. We write $200K-$5M checks into prwww.stage2.capital
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Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.

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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Pre-seed investors in United States1561Seed investors in Massachusetts95Series A investors in Massachusetts69Pre-seed investors in Massachusetts58Seed investors3020Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Stage 2 Capital invest in?

Stage 2 Capital reports entry at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How much does Stage 2 Capital invest?

Stage 2 Capital reports checks of $100K to $10M.

Does Stage 2 Capital lead rounds?

Yes. Stage 2 Capital says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Stage 2 Capital?

Jay Po (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Mark Roberge (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Liz Christo (Partner), Mandy Cole (Partner).

Is Stage 2 Capital active right now?

No recent activity since September 2026.

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