Charles Porch, Angel Investor

Charles Porch is an angel investor whose portfolio includes Phia, a Series A–stage company that raised $35.5M to build an AI-powered shopping assistant designed to simplify online purchasing by offering personalized product recommendations and streamlined checkout experiences. He invests at the Series A stage, supporting startups focused on artificial intelligence and consumer-facing digital platforms. Charles is Vice President of Global Creative Partnerships at OpenAI, based in New York, and has also served as Partnerships Lead at Instagram for over a decade, where he built and managed relationships with creators and cultural partners.