SurgePoint Capital Research
Investment Thesis
SurgePoint Capital is a New York-based angel fund founded in 2024 by Jacob Snider, a former private funds and M&A attorney (Harvard Law J.D.). The homepage calls it "our first endeavor, an angel fund dedicated to supporting ambitious founders with bold visions of the future" and the tagline is "Investing at the earliest stages." The firm describes itself as industry-agnostic and oriented toward deeply technical founders. Its stated principles are "There from the beginning" (willing to be a founder's first commitment at seed or pre-seed), "Long-term orientation" (no seeking of immediate gains, building sustainable long-enduring companies) and "Committed to you" (help on strategy, recruiting and fundraising while respecting founders' space).
Stage Focus
Pre-seed and seed. The firm says it is willing to be the first commitment. A LinkedIn testimonial from a portfolio founder says SurgePoint led their pre-seed "when there was little more than an idea."
Check Size
The website does not state a check size. A third-party profile lists a $500,000 minimum investment, but that figure appears to be fund-level (Form D minimum for LPs) rather than a per-deal check, so it is not recorded as a check size. Check size is left unset.
Lead Tendency
Evidence is mixed. A portfolio founder credits SurgePoint with leading their pre-seed, and aggregators list it as lead investor on some rounds, but the firm has also invested alongside larger funds. Recorded as both.
Recent Activity
SEC Form D filings exist for SurgePoint Angel Fund, LP (filed 2025, with SurgePoint Capital GP, LLC as general partner) and a SurgePoint Angel Fund II, LP. A trade article noted Snider made 17 investments before announcing the fund. An aggregator lists a $10.1M seed in Veritus in February 2026 as the latest tracked deal. Fund status is treated as actively deploying given Fund II filings and recent portfolio additions, with moderate confidence.
Portfolio Highlights
The site lists 31 companies, skewed toward AI-native software and deep tech:
- AI and agents: Marr Labs (voice agents), Pelica (healthcare operations agents), Veritus (consumer lending agents), Risotto (IT ChatOps), Besimple AI (data annotation), Upsolve AI (customer-facing analytics), Subtle Computing (voice)
- Security and fraud: Tracecat (open source SOAR), ZeroPath (code vulnerability remediation), MouseCat (AI fraud investigations), Closure (law enforcement)
- Deep tech and hardware: Dipole Labs (photonic hardware for AI), Nine Fives (RF test equipment), Atopile (circuits from code), Proception (humanoid robotics, hand dexterity), Atomarine (floating nuclear-powered data centers), Rewbi (battery storage optimization)
- Science and models: Ångström AI (molecular simulation), Silurian AI (Earth and weather foundation models), ParcelBio (mRNA delivery), Polymath and Olam Labs (simulated environments for agents)
- Fintech and vertical software: Central (payroll and benefits), Karoo (Canadian neobank), TrueClaim (healthcare TPA), Sava (trusts), Alara (dental procurement), Guac (grocery demand forecasting), Autumn Labs (manufacturing line monitoring), AtlasGrid (visual analytics), BiteSight (video food delivery)
No exits were found on the site.
Team
- Jacob Snider, Founder and Managing Partner: former private funds and M&A attorney, J.D. Harvard Law School, B.S. Finance and B.A. Economics from the University of Florida. Seasoned angel investor.
- Bradley Snider, Advisor: experienced angel investor and quantitative trader, A.B. Mathematics from Princeton.
Decision Process
Appears to be a solo GP (Jacob Snider) with an advisor. Not stated explicitly, so confidence is moderate.
Founder Preferences
Deeply technical founders with bold visions, backed at the earliest stage. Many portfolio companies are research-heavy or hardware-adjacent.
Geographic Focus
Based in New York City. Portfolio includes a Canadian company (Karoo); no geographic restriction is stated. Treated as US-led with no stated limits.
Gaps
No stated check size, no named co-investors, and no source-backed activity events with direct URLs were collected, so activityEvents is omitted. Portfolio stages are not given on the site, so none are recorded.