Chisos Capital

www.chisos.io

VCMatch tracks Chisos Capital as an investor focused on AI/ML, Enterprise SaaS, and Marketplace companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, United States and United Kingdom markets, and $50k to $15m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$50k to $15m

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

AI/ML, Enterprise SaaS, Marketplace

Geography

United States and United Kingdom

Investment Thesis

Chisos’s investment philosophy centers on democratizing access to early-stage capital by investing in people — “investing in high-potential creators, athletes, founders, and innovators before traditional capital catches on.” They invented a founder-friendly hybrid instrument (the CISA) that blends an Income Share Agreement with equity (SAFE) to provide flexible, pre-traction checks ($15–50K), fast decisions (“make decisions in weeks”), and holistic support (cash wired directly plus access to mentors, advisors, and service providers). The firm emphasizes inclusion and practical support so that talented individuals who are overlooked by traditional VC can start, scale, or bridge their ventures.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Chisos Capital is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed and Seed rounds in AI/ML, Enterprise SaaS, Marketplace, and Foodtech, especially across United States and United Kingdom, with public check-size signals around $50k to $15m.

Focus statement

Chisos funds individuals (idea- and early-stage founders, creators, and athletes) across sectors via Convertible Income Share Agreements (CISAs) and accompanying SAFE equity, targeting pre-traction, capital-efficient businesses and "people-as-brands," with tickets typically between $15K–$50K.

Value Add

Convertible Income Share Agreement (CISA): a proprietary hybrid that "combines the ISA and SAFE agreements" to offer both cash-flow yield and equity upside.
People-first mandate: explicitly "invests in you, the individual, and your venture holistically," funding creators, athletes, and founders rather than only traditional startups.
Pre-traction / early-stage focus with small checks ($15K–$50K) to fund prototypes, MVPs, demo tapes, highlight reels, or pilots that VCs/banks typically won’t fund.
Founder-friendly repayment mechanics: features such as a $40K salary floor ("When the founder begins earning over $40K / year... they will start making payments"), a repayment cap ("At Chisos, our repayment cap is 2.0x"), and reduction to 1x if the founder raises >$3M.
Equity protection / upside for founders: CISA allows founders to "claw back up to 2/3rds of their equity," preserving founder ownership versus typical institutional terms.
Speed and accessibility: "Most investors take months... We're built to review opportunities and make decisions in weeks," plus an online open application and cash wired directly upon acceptance.
Commitment to inclusion: public Diversity in VC certification and use of crowdfunding/Reg CF (WeFunder) to broaden both investor and founder access.
Holistic portfolio support and community: portfolio founders gain access to a peer group, mentors/advisors, service providers, and an ecosystem of partners.