About Charmides Capital
Charmides Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Carmel, United States. As of Jan 2022, Charmides Capital has invested in 22 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Real Estate and Construction Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of ConverSight Overall, Charmides Capital portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 9 acquisitions including key companies like Opendoor, Emplify and Realync. A lot of funds co-invest with Charmides Capital, with names like Mandra Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Charmides Capital has team of 5 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Locations
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Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Charmides Capital's List of Top Investments
Charmides Capital has a portfolio of 22 companies. Their most notable investments are in Nex and Bolstra.Their portfolio spans across United States, India and Israel. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Real Estate and Construction Tech and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Charmides Capital:
1. Opendoor
Provider of digital platforms for buying and selling residential property. The business facilitates real estate transactions by enabling owners to list properties for sale and providing buyers with direct purchase options. It manages the underlying processes for home exchanges and coordinates with homebuilders to offer inventory to prospective buyers.
Key facts about Opendoor
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Tempe (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $1.35B
- Employee Count: 1,446 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Access Industries, Vibhu Venture Partners and 74 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 18, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Nex
Provider of game-based fitness training solutions for the consumers. The company offers an app for users to receive home-based fitness training. Users can enjoy a variety of motion-based games while staying in shape.
Key facts about Nex
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $40M
- Employee Count: 297 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Samsung Venture Investment, SIG and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 21, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Odyssey
Odyssey is a social content platform that discovers and shares views and ideas of millennials using social media. Specializes in producing and distributing branded and native content through its platform. Has more than 6,000 localized content creators and an audience of 20 million monthly unique visitors.
Key facts about Odyssey
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Indianapolis (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $69.6M
- Employee Count: 472 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Hyde Park Venture Partners, Charmides Capital and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 21, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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4. Ateios
Manufacturer of high-energy, recyclable, PFA-free electrodes for battery makers. The company provides electrodes designed for faster production speeds. These electrodes are chemistry-agnostic and intended as a drop-in solution. The electrodes are designed to be environmentally friendly and easy to recycle.
Key facts about Ateios
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Indianapolis (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $9.5M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Vertical Venture Partners, Charmides Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 26, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Emplify
Emplify helps companies launch native employee engagement apps. The app helps employers to communicate and send push notifications to employees. Provides a centralized portal for employees to acess all staff directories and key information regarding benefits/policies. Also provides pulse survey features and real-time analytics based on the data. Claims to have hosted more than 15 million app session and 6 million push notifications. Won Techpoint Mira in 2013 and was voted as Indiana Companies to Watch in 2014. Customers include FirstPerson, R.T. Moore, T2 Systems, Mainstreet, MedExcel, The NFL Trust among others.
Key facts about Emplify
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Fishers (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $25.5M
- Employee Count: 20 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Cultivation Capital, Allos Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 10, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Charmides Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Charmides Capital has invested in 22 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in ConverSight and most recent follow-on round was in ConverSight.Charmides Capital's Investments by Stage
Charmides Capital has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.09M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Charmides Capital's Investments by Sector
Charmides Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure, Gaming and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 19 Tech companies, 17 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 14 Software companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Consumer | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Gaming | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Charmides Capital's Investments by Geography
Charmides Capital has made most investments in United States (7), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 7 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Charmides Capital's recent investments
Charmides Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Charmides Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 27, 2022 | United States | Series A | 5291 | [+4] | |
Jun 16, 2020 | United States | Seed | 5517 | [+4] | |
Oct 11, 2019 | United States | Seed | 4976 | ||
Aug 20, 2018 | United States | Series A | 7817 | [+4] | |
Jul 17, 2018 | United States | Series A | 3766 | [+5] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Charmides Capital's Portfolio
1 of Charmides Capital's portfolio company became public - Opendoor. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Dec 2020.Here are Charmides Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 21, 2020 | - | - | 9836 |
Acquired companies in Charmides Capital's Portfolio
9 companies from Charmides Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was DemandJump in Apr 2025 by Demand Science for $*****.Here are Charmides Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 09, 2025 | - | - | 5064 | |
Oct 10, 2024 | Oct 12, 2016 | Seed | 8594 | |
Oct 22, 2021 | Aug 06, 2015 | Seed | 8707 | |
Apr 27, 2021 | Jul 20, 2016 | Series A | 2718 | |
Dec 15, 2020 | - | - | 1346 |
Team profile of Charmides Capital
Charmides Capital has a team of 5 members including 2 Partners located in United States. Charmides Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Charmides Capital
Over the past 11 years, 52 investors have co-invested in Charmides Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Charmides Capital: Techstars, Elevate Ventures and 2 others have invested in rounds before Charmides Capital. There is 1 company where Techstars has invested before Charmides Capital and 1 company where Elevate Ventures has invested before Charmides Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Charmides Capital: 20 investors entered a company along with Charmides Capital. These include investors like Mandra Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after Charmides Capital: A total of 28 investors have invested in Charmides Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Collina Ventures (3 companies), NBA (2 companies) and Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund (1 company).
Recent News related to Charmides Capital
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ConverSight.ai raises $4M to empower supply chains with patented AI assistantFreightWaves•Jan 27, 2022•ConverSight, Elevate Ventures, Surface Ventures, Rev1 Ventures and 2 others
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Indy AI Company Secures Seed FundingInside INdiana Business•Jul 07, 2020•ConverSight, Elevate Ventures, Techstars, Bread and Butter Ventures and 3 others
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Clear Software Announces Series A RoundPR Newswire•Aug 20, 2018•Clear Software, Collina Ventures, The Knall and Cohen Group, Charmides Capital and 3 others
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An app that uses AI to help you improve your basketball shot just raised $4 millionTechCrunch+•Jul 17, 2018•HomeCourt, Charmides Capital, Mandra Capital, Sam Hinkie and 4 others
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Customer Success Startup Secures $1.5M Series Seed Round Fueling Expansion Under New Name, Bolstra | Business WireBusiness Wire•Jul 26, 2016•Bolstra, Elevate Ventures, Strong Ventures, 4G Ventures and 2 others
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Bolstra takes in $1.5 mln - PE HubPE Hub•Jul 26, 2016•Bolstra, Elevate Ventures, Strong Ventures, 4G Ventures and 2 others
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