Primordial Ventures
Pre-seed and seedDurham pre-seed and seed fund for North Carolina software startups, founded in 2023 by Joe Colopy and Jenn Summe. Part of Colopy Ventures alongside Jurassic Capital and GrepBeat. The fund posts a dated announcement for each first check and each follow-on, so this page is built from that index plus company releases and filings. No post discloses a check size; the general partner gave Triangle Business Journal a range in April 2026.
Portfolio companies
Every company with a dated first-check post on the fund's news index, plus one on its portfolio page without a post. Triangle companies first, oldest first check first. Each card lists the fund's follow-on posts, and any later round on record with whether that round's source names Primordial. Six announced companies are not on the fund's current portfolio page; the card says so and nothing more.
Management software for coworking spaces. Founded 2019.
- First check · Apr 20, 2023 · The fund’s first investment, alongside Madison River Ventures and Fulcrum Financial Partners
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
- Form D · Coworks, Inc. · first sale Mar 31, 2023 · $357K sold of $500K to 2 buyers. Filed eight days before the fund’s post.
- Form D · Coworks, Inc. · first sale Jul 1, 2024 · $100K sold of $500K to 2 buyers. Not announced.
Mobile app that turns photos into design mockups for home projects.
- First check · May 2, 2023
- Primordial again · Mar 12, 2024 · $130K ARR and 3,000+ paying customers cited
Predictive audience analytics for social media marketers.
- First check · May 30, 2023
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
- Recorded in the directory as no longer operating.
Patient education for pediatric clinics, delivered through social media.
Smart waste containers that sort at the source and report in real time.
- First check · Jul 26, 2023
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
AI video scripts and content calendars for social marketing.
- First check · Aug 15, 2023
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
AI risk adjustment and medical coding for payers and accountable care organizations.
- First check · Sep 21, 2023
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
- Later, Primordial not named · Apr 15, 2026 · $16M · Series A, led by Flare Capital Partners
AI analytics on building data for facility operators.
- First check · Oct 10, 2023
- Primordial again · Aug 27, 2024 · Second check, with Blueridge Climate Ventures; 20 customers and over $200K ARR cited
- And again · Apr 30, 2025 · Third check, in a round led by Cofounders Capital with Front Porch Venture Partners, Blueridge Climate Ventures, Triangle Tweener Fund, and 2ndF
- Round naming Primordial · Apr 23, 2025 · $2.8M · Equity offering on SEC Form D; Cofounders Capital led per the fund’s post
- Form D · Nimble Energy, Inc. · first sale Apr 23, 2025 · $2.8M sold to 20 buyers. The round the fund joined with its third check; filed from Pittsboro.
AI workspace for technical sales teams.
- First check · Jan 25, 2024
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
- Round naming Primordial · Feb 1, 2024 · $2M · Pre-seed
- Later, Primordial not named · Dec 9, 2025 · $5M · Seed, led by S3 Ventures
- Form D · Opine Market, Inc. · first sale Sep 14, 2023 · $1.8M sold of $2.5M to 10 buyers. Latest of three filings for the pre-seed; the fund’s post came a month later.
- Form D · Opine Market, Inc. · first sale Nov 26, 2025 · $2.8M sold of $3M to 8 buyers. The seed; the company announced $5M.
AI voice ordering for restaurants.
- First check · Feb 27, 2024
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
- Round naming Primordial · Feb 1, 2024 · — · Pre-seed, led by Primordial
Delivery logistics for pharmacies and labs with HIPAA-trained drivers.
- First check · May 2, 2024
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
- Form D · Eboxchain, Inc. · first sale Jan 1, 2021 · $812K sold of $1.5M to 18 buyers. A continuous offering first sold in 2021.
Mobile college-admissions planning for families.
- First check · Jun 18, 2024
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
Concussion management software for neurologic care.
- First check · Aug 6, 2024
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
AI legislative tracking for advocacy and policy teams.
- First check · Sep 12, 2024
- Primordial again · Sep 9, 2025 · Over 80% demo-to-paid conversion and a doubled customer base cited
- Later, Primordial not named · Dec 9, 2025 · $625K · Equity offering on SEC Form D, no lead named
- Form D · Roboro, Inc. · first sale Dec 9, 2025 · $625K sold of $725K to 4 buyers. Filed from Cary.
Customer-generated content turned into branded social posts for small businesses.
- First check · Feb 6, 2025
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
- Round naming Primordial · Jan 31, 2025 · $1.3M · SAFE round on SEC Form D; Primordial named among the investors
- Later, Primordial not named · Jun 1, 2026 · $737K · Offering on SEC Form D
- Form D · Scale Social AI, Inc. · first sale Jan 31, 2025 · $1.3M sold to 11 buyers. SAFE round; the filing names Primordial among the buyers in its own text.
- Form D · Scale Social AI, Inc. · first sale Jun 1, 2026 · $737K sold to 4 buyers
AI phone answering for social services, in English and Spanish.
- First check · May 15, 2025
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
Governance and real-time controls for enterprise AI agents.
- First check · May 12, 2026
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
Cloud fixed-asset and depreciation software for CPA firms.
- First check · Jul 30, 2026
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
AI procurement intelligence on vendor activity and spend.
- First check · Oct 31, 2024
- Primordial again · Apr 28, 2026
Subscription personal styling by human stylists.
- First check · Jan 7, 2025
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
Asset tracking and maintenance for media production equipment.
- First check · Mar 25, 2025
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
AI fundraising platform for founders: pitch feedback, investor matching, a raise CRM.
- First check · Jun 3, 2025 · Primordial’s own pitch-deck intake runs on Capwave
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
AI sales copilot for account executives.
- First check · Sep 25, 2025
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
AI quoting and sales for residential HVAC contractors.
- First check · Oct 14, 2025
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
- Later, Primordial not named · Mar 26, 2026 · $2M · Seed, led by York IE with Palmetto and Finturf
- Form D · SetSale, Inc. · first sale Feb 13, 2026 · $2.6M sold of $2.7M to 9 buyers. The seed York IE led; the company announced $2M.
Clinical intelligence for menopause care from patient and wearable data.
- First check · Jun 25, 2026
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
Cognitive and gait assessment for neurofunctional health.
- First check · Sep 21, 2026 · On the portfolio page; no dated post found, so the date shown is the day the page was read
- No posted follow-on from Primordial.
The fund on SEC Form D
A Form D reports what an issuer sold and to how many buyers; it never names the buyers, and the offering amount is a ceiling rather than a target. The rolling fund files one per quarterly series through AngelList's administrator: seven quarters from January 2024 through September 2025, $1.3M sold in total, and no series since. A separate entity, Primordial Ventures Fund I, LP, filed in March 2026 with $3M sold of a $12M offering to 5 investors. Triangle Business Journal reported that filing in April with the general partner quoted; the fund's own site does not mention it.
| Entity | First sale | Offering | Sold | Investors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primordial Venture Fund, LP - A1 | Jan 1, 2024 | $185K | $185K | 8 | |
| Primordial Fund, LP - A2 | Apr 1, 2024 | $197K | $197K | 11 | Amended from $140,000 and 9 investors. |
| Primordial Fund, LP - A3 | Jul 1, 2024 | $500K | $155K | 11 | |
| Primordial Fund, LP - A4 | Oct 1, 2024 | $500K | $218K | 11 | A second A4 sleeve under 506(c) sold $20,000 to 4 investors. |
| Primordial Fund, LP - B1 | Jan 1, 2025 | $500K | $140K | 13 | |
| Primordial Fund, LP - B2 | Apr 1, 2025 | $255K | $213K | 17 | |
| Primordial Fund, LP - B3 | Jul 1, 2025 | $174K | $145K | 15 | The last series on file; no Q4 2025 or 2026 series. |
| Primordial Ventures Fund I, LP | Mar 16, 2026 | $12M | $3M | 5 | Delaware LP formed 2025; $250,000 minimum. Related persons: Jennifer Summe, executive officer and promoter; Joe Colopy, promoter. Signed by Summe as manager of the general partner. Reported by Triangle Business Journal on 2026-04-02 with Summe quoted; not on the fund’s own news index. |
Follow-ons, in the fund's words and on its record
The fund says about 70% of its capital is reserved for follow-ons, concentrated in the top quartile of the portfolio (Our Focus). Five of 26 companies have a posted second check; Nimble Energy has a posted third. Five companies have announced a priced round or filing in which Primordial is not named.
Fund details
Colopy Ventures family
Each relationship below is stated on the page it links to. Both sides of each are public.
Announcements
Fund, investment, follow-on, and team posts from the fund's news index, newest first. Founder lunches, meet-and-greets, the podcast, and fellowship posts are left out.
- Jul 30, 2026
- Jun 25, 2026
- May 12, 2026
- Apr 28, 2026Abra, second checkfollow-on
- Mar 19, 2026Primordial Ventures Fund I, LP on Form D: $12M offering, $3M sold, 5 investorsfund
First sale 2026-03-16. Reported by Triangle Business Journal on 2026-04-02; not on the fund’s own site.
- Oct 14, 2025
- Sep 25, 2025
- Sep 9, 2025
- Jun 3, 2025
- May 15, 2025
- Apr 30, 2025Nimble Energy, third checkfollow-on
Third check, in a round led by Cofounders Capital with Front Porch Venture Partners, Blueridge Climate Ventures, Triangle Tweener Fund, and 2ndF
- Mar 25, 2025
- Feb 12, 2025
- Feb 6, 2025
- Jan 7, 2025
- Nov 25, 2024
- Oct 31, 2024
- Sep 12, 2024
- Aug 27, 2024Nimble Energy, second checkfollow-on
Second check, with Blueridge Climate Ventures; 20 customers and over $200K ARR cited
- Aug 6, 2024
- Jun 18, 2024
- May 28, 2024
- May 2, 2024
- Mar 12, 2024
- Feb 27, 2024
- Jan 26, 2024First rolling-fund series on Form D: $185,000, 8 investorsfund
One filing per quarter through Q3 2025; $1.27M across seven quarters.
- Jan 25, 2024
- Dec 4, 2023Rolling fund opens to angel investors on AngelListfund
Eight companies backed at the time: Coworks, Bristles, TSV Analytics, Social Cascade, MyMatR, Syllaby, Keebler Health, Nimble Energy.
- Oct 10, 2023
- Sep 21, 2023
- Aug 15, 2023
- Jul 26, 2023
- Jun 27, 2023
- May 30, 2023
- May 2, 2023
- Apr 20, 2023
- Apr 4, 2023
Sources are the fund's own site and news index, company releases, GrepBeat, and SEC Form D filings where a later round is cited. Check sizes the fund did not disclose render as a dash.