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    Stepchange

    Seattle, Washington, United StatesFounded 2024

    Stepchange is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Seattle that invests in product-led companies building software to accelerate energy abundance and upgrade critical infrastructure. The firm was founded by Ben Eidelson and raised a $7 million first fund focused on climate technology.

    50% of their portfolio is in AI. Deal activity increased 100% year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is seed (83% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $10.9M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    $7M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    2

    Team

    Anay Shah

    Anay Shah

    Co-founder & Managing Partner

    Ben Shwab Eidelson

    Ben Shwab Eidelson

    Co-founder & Managing Partner

    Julie Sandler

    Julie Sandler

    General Partner

    Aaref Hilaly

    Aaref Hilaly

    Partner

    James Gordey

    James Gordey

    CEO

    Marc Bridge

    Marc Bridge

    CEO

    Mishal Thadani

    Mishal Thadani

    CEO

    Tiya Gordon

    Tiya Gordon

    COO

    BE

    Ben Eidelson

    Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    6 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Lucend logoLucendSeed$3.3MJan 2026
    Lemurian Labs logoLemurian LabsSeries A$28MDec 2025
    Nevoya logoNevoyaSeed$9.3MJul 2025
    AAardenSeed$4MJan 2025
    Lemurian Labs logoLemurian LabsSeedJan 2022
    HHammerheadSeed$10M

    Top Co-Investors

    Astia1 shared
    Third Sphere1 shared
    Never Lift1 shared
    Acclimate Ventures1 shared
    SE Ventures1 shared
    1Flourish Capital1 shared
    Pebblebed1 shared

    Last updated: 14 September 2026