The Helm
thehelm.coVCMatch tracks The Helm as an investor focused on Climate/Cleantech, Energy, and Mobility/Transportation companies, Seed and Series A rounds, United States, NYC, and London markets, and $2m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.
Check Size
$2m
Focus Areas
Geography
United States, NYC, and London
Investment Thesis
The Helm operates on a gender-lens investing thesis, believing that female-founded companies represent an undervalued opportunity in venture capital. They identified that women receive only 2% of venture capital funding despite evidence showing female-founded startups deliver twice as much per dollar invested compared to all-male founding teams. Their core belief is that investing in women-led companies generates both significant social and financial returns by creating companies that ‘consider women, are led by women, and create wealth for women.’
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Investment Focus
Who should take a closer look
The Helm is most relevant for founders raising Seed and Series A rounds in Climate/Cleantech, Energy, Mobility/Transportation, and Healthtech, especially across United States, NYC, and London, with public check-size signals around $2m.
Focus statement
The Helm is a generalist seed-stage fund investing in companies with at least one female founder, targeting early-stage companies showing 'incredible, defensible promise' across diverse sectors including healthcare, sustainability, fintech, food & beverage, and consumer technology.
Value Add
- Exclusive focus on female-founded companies (at least one female founder required)
- Demonstrated arbitrage opportunity in undervalued female-founded startups
- Multi-platform approach combining venture fund and angel syndicate membership
- Commitment to diversity within their portfolio: 15% Black founders and 40% BIPOC founders minimum
- NYC and London-based dual presence
- Integrated content and community platform (The Helm Review) providing editorial and educational support
Stage And Sector Fit
Investment Team
3 Partners at The Helm
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