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Symphonic invests in AI-enabled companies building essential systems households depend on across health, wealth, and climate resilience, particularly those solving problems for the 99% at the core of daily life rather than at the margins.

Check Size

$1M - $3M

Stages

Pre Seed

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Healthtech, Fintech

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Investment Thesis

Symphonic Capital believes that building lasting institutions requires patience, care, and a deep understanding of the systems people rely on. They reject the traditional venture model focused on finding unicorns and massive valuations, instead pursuing ‘broader, more sustainable success across an entire portfolio of companies.’ Their founder Sydney Thomas, as a Black woman who has experienced inequities firsthand, approaches investing with a commitment to building solutions rooted in trust, dignity, and long-term impact. They view AI as a tool for access, resilience, and equity—not for its own sake.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Deep operator experience: Founding GP Sydney Thomas spent 7 years as a Pre-Seed investor in the trenches with founders; Co-GP Shruti Shah was a founder herself
  • Rejection of traditional metrics: Not focused on finding two unicorns to return a fund, but on portfolio-wide success and meaningful impact
  • Founder-first approach: They treat founders as customers and have organized the fund to serve them effectively, with streamlined diligence and KPI-based capital unlocking
  • Lived experience lens: Leadership brings personal proximity to broken systems, particularly in health and wealth sectors
  • Post-launch focus: Only invest in companies post-product launch with first customer secured, preferring to back doers and builders over idea-stage companies
  • Hands-on support: Offer access to experienced early-stage investors, COOs, CPOs, and engineers who 'jump into the trenches with entrepreneurs'

Stages

Pre Seed

Portfolio Highlights

Aura Finance

Fintech

Bump

Fintech

Canopie

Healthtech

Croux

Fintech

Flourish Care

Healthtech

Gather Flora

Fintech

Giving Credit

Fintech

Honeycomb Credit

Fintech

+ 11 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

2 Partners at Symphonic VC

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