What stage does 7GC & Co invest at?

7GC & Co invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.

Where is 7GC & Co located?

7GC & Co is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.

7GC & Co

Growth equity

Los Angeles · Series B–Late Stage · 7 people tracked

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Investment thesis

7GC & Co is a Luxembourg-domiciled asset management firm with presence in Silicon Valley, New York, Germany, and London, managing roughly $400M across multiple vehicles for its limited partners. It invests in growth-stage US emerging tech and internet businesses at Series B and beyond, positioning itself as a gateway to Europe for these companies. The firm applies a private equity-style discipline to growth investing, targeting businesses with strong financial fundamentals and maintaining discipline on valuations paid for growth. Its team consists of experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and operators with track records across venture capital and private equity.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Consumer Deep Tech Enterprise Software Sector AgnosticEuropeLos AngelesLuxembourgNorth AmericaUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Series B–Late Stage

Los Angeles, CA, US

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2015

AUM

$400M

Tracked investments

Team · 7 people

from the firm's website

Steffen Pauls· Managing Partner, Co-Founder· Berlin

Founder and Managing Partner of 7GC, based in Berlin. Previously spent 11 years at KKR as Head of Germany; a serial entrepreneur who co-founded firstfive AG and founded Moonfare, where he is Co-CEO and Chairman. Began his career at BCG.

Jack Leeney· Managing Partner· Los Angeles, Californiain 𝕏

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 7GC based in California, leading investments in companies including Anthropic, poolside, and Hims. Former CEO and Chairman of 7GC & Co Holdings and Head of US Investing for Telefonica Ventures; started at Morgan Stanley as a tech investment banker.

Caroline Rausch· Investor Relations· Luxembourg

Leads 7GC's fundraising, investor relations, and operations since September 2022. A CFA charterholder who previously spent six years in the hedge fund industry at Infusive Asset Management and Quadra Capital.

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Chase Seklar· Associate

Joined 7GC in October 2025 as an Associate on the investment team, focusing on sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio strategy with an emphasis on frontier technology and AI. Previously an Associate at Advaita Capital and co-founded an AI data infrastructure startup.

H.S.H. Prince Heinrich von und zu Liechtenstein· Chairman of the LP Advisory Board· Barcelona

Chairman of the LP Advisory Board and professor of financial management at IESE Business School. He has experience in wealth management, owners strategy with family holdings, and work at Boston Consulting Group. He has founded and sold two companies and serves on boards of family holdings, foundations, and private equity firms.

Heinrich von und zu Liechtenstein· Chairman of the LP Advisory Board

Chairman of 7GC's LP Advisory Board and a professor of financial management at IESE Business School in Barcelona. Serves on several supervisory and advisory boards and has founded and sold two companies.

Michael Polansky· Senior Advisor· San Francisco

Senior Advisor to 7GC and CEO of the Parker Group, which manages the interests of Sean Parker. Co-founded the Economic Innovation Group, the Parker Foundation, and the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy; previously a Principal at Founders Fund.

What they invest in

from 6 of 19 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×3Fintech ×3Marketplaces ×3B2B Marketplaces ×1Cloud Computing ×1Consumer ×1Developer Tools ×1Future of Work ×1

HQs:United States×3

Investments · 19 tracked

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Banzai InternationalNASDAQ: BNZISEC filingmedium confidence

Bainbridge Island, US

Joe Davy(Executive Officer, Director)Alvin Yip(Executive Officer)

BoardMason Ward(Director)Kent Schofield(Director)Paula Boggs(Director)

Board seatJack Leeney· per SEC Form D · $300K raise · filed Nov 2025

Anthropic

Banzai

Because

Because Market

Capsule

Cheddar

Dream

Fluidstackfluidstack.ioin 𝕏

Fluidstack develops infrastructure for AI by rapidly deploying compute capacity, enabling delivery of gigawatts of computing power in six months compared to industry standards of 18-24 months, with focus on data center acquisition, design, operation, and supporting major AI infrastructure projects.

AI & Machine LearningCloud Computing

Gary Wu(Founder & CEO)inCésar Maklary(Founder)

Hims & Hershims.com

Jackpocketjackpocket.comin 𝕏

Jackpocket is a licensed third-party lottery courier app that enables users to order official state lottery tickets via smartphone.

ConsumerFintechMarketplacesNew York, US

Peter J. Sullivan, III(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Rothstein(Director)

Jio

Lucra

Market

Grand Cayman

Glenn Kennedy(Director)Phil Elsasser(Director)Collins Brown(Executive Officer, Director)Seth Rubin(Executive Officer, Director)

Moonfaremoonfare.comin

Moonfare operates a digital platform that gives professional and qualified private investors access to top-tier private equity and venture funds through pooled feeder vehicles with lower minimum allocations.

FintechSaaS

Poolsidepoolside.ai

Poolside builds open-weight foundation models and agentic coding models, including the Laguna family, along with the systems and infrastructure needed to train, refine, and improve these models.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools

Jason Warner(Founder & CEO)Eiso Kant(Founder)

Roofstockroofstock.comin

Roofstock is a digital platform that enables individual and institutional investors to acquire and manage single-family rental homes using proprietary data analytics and local market expertise across the U.S. residential market.

FintechMarketplacesPropTech<UNKNOWN>, US

Gary Beasley(Founder & CEO)in

Sway

The Mom Projectthemomproject.comin 𝕏

The Mom Project operates an AI-powered marketplace that matches mothers and allies with employment opportunities at companies across various sectors, offering flexible remote, hybrid, and onsite roles.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHR TechMarketplaces

Tricia House(President & COO)

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does 7GC & Co invest at?: 7GC & Co invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does 7GC & Co focus on?: 7GC & Co focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Sector Agnostic.
Where is 7GC & Co located?: 7GC & Co is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.

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Co-investors · 24

Bain Capital Ventures

Bain Capital Ventures is the venture arm of Bain Capital, backing founders from incubation and seed through growth-stage, leveraging Bain Capital's global platform, industry expertise, and network.

Both backed · 2

Poolside Roofstock

$1M – $100M

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm known for backing AI and technology founders, emphasizing deep, hands-on partnerships with the companies it funds.

Both backed · 1

Roofstock

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Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1999 by former partners from leading venture firms, focusing on early-stage technology companies across multiple sectors. The firm leverages its partners' technology investment experience and an extensive network of entrepreneurs and industry contacts to support portfolio company growth.

Both backed · 1

Poolside

$100K – $10M

Felicis Ventures

Felicis Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that has backed founders for over 20 years, leading or co-leading the majority of its investments across seed and Series A rounds.

Both backed · 1

Poolside

$500K – $15M

Canvas Ventures

Canvas Prime (formerly Canvas Ventures) is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in AI transforming digital health and fintech, leading Series A and B rounds in companies ready to scale.

Both backed · 1

Roofstock

$5M – $20M

Left Lane Capital

Left Lane Capital is an investment firm focused on hyper-growth consumer and technology businesses that have enduring customer relationships, applying a data-driven, specialized approach to help companies scale.

Both backed · 1

Jackpocket

$5M – $75M

High Alpha

High Alpha is a venture firm that creates and funds B2B SaaS companies, partnering with founders to build enterprise software businesses. It operates a venture capital arm (Capital) and a company-building arm (Studio).

Both backed · 1

The Mom Project

Grotech Ventures

Grotech Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and supports early- and growth-stage B2B software companies located outside of Silicon Valley.

Both backed · 1

The Mom Project

$500K – $5M

OCA Ventures

OCA Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with founders from seed stage onward, providing capital along with strategic advice and introductions across sectors including biotech, healthcare, and technology.

Both backed · 1

The Mom Project

$1M – $3M

Conductive Ventures

Conductive Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs capital-efficient, non-traditional entrepreneurs, emphasizing sustainable growth over 'growth at all costs.'

Both backed · 1

Jackpocket

Insight Partners

Insight Partners is a venture and growth-stage software investor featuring a large portfolio of technology companies across multiple sectors and regions.

$120M – $350M

Red Swan Ventures

Red Swan Ventures backs founders at the earliest stage, aiming to be a founder's first outside capital, focusing on companies born from platform shifts and cultural insight that serve enduring human needs.

$500K – $1M

▶12 more co-investors

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