# First Chair Ventures

First Chair Ventures is a Venture Capital based in Boulder, United States.

## Overview

- **Organization type:** Venture Capital
- **Headquarters:** Boulder, United States
- **Region:** North America
- **Address:** Boulder, CO, United States
- **Founded:** 2017
- **Assets under management:** Undisclosed
- **Website:** www.firstchairventures.com
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-chair-ventures

## Regulatory record

- **Reports private funds:** No

## About

First Chair Ventures is a boutique investment firm that focuses on partnerships with seed and early-stage companies in media, technology, and consumer product markets. It has made one investment. The firm's latest investment was in Sweater as part of their Series A on February 25, 2022.

## Sectors

- Media & Entertainment
- Enterprise Software
- Consumer Products
- Food & Beverage

## People

- Bradford Fayfield — Chief Investor

## Questions

### What check size and stage does First Chair target?

First Chair writes initial checks of $50,000 to $1 million into seed and early-stage companies. It targets firms with trailing twelve-month revenue of $500,000 to $5 million and a typical first-funding valuation below $5 million. If a product is still in beta, the firm requires proof-of-concept revenue before investing.

### Does First Chair Ventures invest outside the United States?

No. The firm explicitly states on its website that it does not invest in companies headquartered outside of the United States. While the geographic priority is Colorado-based companies, it will back US-headquartered businesses elsewhere when there is a strong strategic fit.

### How is First Chair Ventures funded?

First Chair is privately funded through a network of angels, entrepreneurs, CEOs and business leaders that Bradford Fayfield has built over two decades. The firm does not disclose a formal institutional LP base, operating instead more like a curated syndicate than a traditional blind-pool venture fund.

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- [First Capital Partner](https://altss.com/profile/first-capital-partner)
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