Harlem Capital

Venture capital firm
New York, New York, USAFounded 2019harlem.capitalSee connections →

Early-stage venture firm backing underrepresented founders across consumer and enterprise sectors, with 70+ investments across 10+ US cities.

At a glance

Harlem Capital appears in 3 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026. Its most frequent sector in these rounds is Energy & Climate, and its most recent tracked deal was Bluecore Energy's $50M Seed round (Sep 8, 2026). It co-invests most often with HartBeat Ventures and Slauson & Co. ValueAddVC also tracks 2 funds managed by Harlem Capital.

Strategy

Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
ConsumerEnterpriseFintech
Geographies
USANew York, New York, USA
Check size
$500K-$3M

Recent changes

  1. Sep 8, 2026Follow-on: Invested in Bluecore Energy (Seed, $50M) TechCrunch
  2. Jul 31, 2026Invested in Ellis (Seed, $10M) TechCrunch
  3. Jul 21, 2026Invested in Bluecore Energy (Pre-Seed, $10M) TechCrunch
  4. Jan 1, 2021New fund: Harlem Capital Fund II ($134M) Value Add VC funds tracker
  5. Jan 1, 2019New fund: Harlem Capital Fund I ($40M) Value Add VC funds tracker

Funds

2
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Harlem Capital Fund II2021$134MFlagship
As of 2021Value Add VC funds tracker
Harlem Capital Fund I2019$40MFlagship
As of 2019Value Add VC funds tracker

Portfolio

2 total

Recent Investment Activity

3

Track record: led 0 and participated in 3 of 3 tracked venture rounds · 3 in the last 12 months

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Energy
1 · 50%
Fintech
1 · 50%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Seed
2 · 67%
Pre-Seed
1 · 33%

Co-Investors

12

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Latest Pulse

  1. Bluecore Energy Raises $50M Seed For Floating NuclearBluecore Energy closed an oversubscribed $50 million seed round just two months after emerging from stealth, adding to a $10 million pre-seed as it develops floating small modular reactors for ports and AI data centers.→
  2. Cadre Founder Raises $10M Seed for Private Credit AIRyan Williams, co-founder of real estate platform Cadre, emerged from stealth with $10 million in seed funding for Ellis, an AI-native platform aimed at fixing private credit managers' fragmented data workflows.→

Harlem Capital FAQ

How large are Harlem Capital's funds?

Harlem Capital funds Value Add tracks include Harlem Capital Fund II ($134M, 2021); Harlem Capital Fund I ($40M, 2019), out of 2 Harlem Capital funds tracked in total.

What companies has Harlem Capital invested in?

Harlem Capital's portfolio includes Bluecore Energy, Ellis.

Who does Harlem Capital co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Harlem Capital most often invests alongside 645 Ventures (1 shared deal), Chris Larsen (1 shared deal), Collab Capital (1 shared deal), First Round Capital (1 shared deal), HartBeat Ventures (1 shared deal).

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