Nicholas Chirls is a pre-seed and seed investor who co-founded Notation Capital, focusing on technical. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Nicholas Chirls is a pre-seed and seed investor who co-founded Notation Capital, focusing on technical, product-obsessed teams in sectors like hard tech, infrastructure, SaaS, fintech, and blockchain [1][2]. He typically writes average checks of $150,000 (ranging $0.1M–$0.2M) to support founders from day 0, often before they have a market-ready product [2][6][7]. His distinctive thesis centers on investing in “too early” startups in underestimated geographies like New York City, believing significant opportunities lie in markets not yet fully developed [4][6]. Notable portfolio companies include Bison Trails (the first institutional-grade crypto staking company), Livepeer, Parsec, Spruce, and Alice [7][8][11].
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