ACME Capital
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Growth · 12 people tracked
Also known as ACME, LLC
Investment thesis
ACME Capital invests in deep-tech founders who pair technical ambition with fast, decisive execution. The firm positions itself as an active partner that brings conviction, craft, and a bias toward forward motion throughout a company's lifecycle. Its recent activity spans defense technology, AI platforms, healthcare safety systems, and space-related ventures, indicating a focus on hard technology and national-security-adjacent domains. Founder testimonials emphasize hands-on support beyond capital, including customer introductions, partnership development, and help navigating regulatory challenges within the deep-tech and national security ecosystem.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 37 of 73 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×11Healthtech ×11SaaS ×8Consumer ×7Hardware ×6Marketplaces ×6Deep Tech ×4
HQs:United States×26Denmark×1
Investments · 73 tracked
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Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Brian Chesky(Founder/CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(Founder/CTO)inJoe Gebbia(Founder/CPO)inAlfred Lin(Director)Belinda Johnson(Executive Officer)Laurence Tosi(Executive Officer)
New York, US
New York, US
Board seatAike (Tiffany) Ho· per SEC Form D · $33M raise · filed Sep 2025
Waltham, US
Sherwin Prior(Director)Tay Choon Chong(Director)Anish Patel(Director)Wenxiang Xue(Director)Qichao Hu(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatChristian Tang-Jespersen· per SEC Form D · $35.7M raise · filed Dec 2017
Akash Systems develops thermal management technology for AI servers and semiconductors using diamond cooling, enabling improved performance and energy efficiency across data centers, automotive, and communications applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Alex Carter(Founder & CEO)
Mountain View, US
Jayson Chi(Director)Ping Wang(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Yanjuan Chen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Dong Wei(Director)
BoomPop is an AI-powered event planning platform that helps organizations plan corporate events, conferences, and offsites in significantly less time by automating vendor sourcing, budget tracking, guest management, and logistics planning.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS<UNKNOWN>
Braintrust operates a talent marketplace and AI-powered hiring platform that connects enterprises with vetted professionals for recruitment, screening, and workforce automation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
Adam Jackson(Founder)inGabe Luna-Ostaseski(Founder)
Brightside provides remote mental health care combining personalized psychiatry and therapy through a technology-enabled platform.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthSan Francisco, US
Bradley Kittredge(Executive Officer, Director)Jeremy Barth(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Wiesen(Director)Aike Ho(Director)
Brightwheel provides software tools for early education centers and teachers, helping them spend more time with students and engage parents in child development while supporting small business operations in the early education sector.
EdTechHR TechSaaS
Dave Vasen(Founder)
Camber provides revenue cycle management infrastructure for specialty care practices, leveraging claims data and automation to reduce billing denials and accelerate reimbursement.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US
Christophe Rimann(Founder)inCelina Qi(Founder)inNathan Lee(Founder)in
Canopy develops an IoT-based wearable safety platform for healthcare organizations to protect workers from safety risks and workplace violence.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechIoT
Shan Sinha(Co-founder & CEO)Vinay Pulim(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Hemanth Meenakshisundaram(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)
Partiful is an event management platform that enables users to create and share event invitations, sell tickets, manage guest lists, and coordinate event logistics through features like QR code check-in, messaging, and photo sharing.
ConsumerMarketplacesBrooklyn, US
Conceivable builds AURA, a robotic automation platform that automates manual IVF laboratory procedures using physical AI, aiming to increase accessibility and affordability of in-vitro fertilization treatments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics
Alan Murray(Founder & CEO)Alejandro Chavez-Badiola, MD(Founder & Chief Medical Officer)
DraftKings operates a multi-product gaming platform offering online sportsbooks, daily fantasy sports, and casino games to consumers across desktop, mobile apps, and retail locations.
GamingMarketplacesSports TechBoston, US
Ever/Body operates medspa clinics that combine dermatological treatments with a luxury spa experience, offering cosmetic and skincare services delivered by trained providers.
ConsumerHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Amy Shecter(Executive Officer, Director)Evan Gogel(Director)Catherine Twist(Director)Brian Yee(Director)Kira Wampler(Director)
BoardElliot Wagner(Director)
Included Health is a healthcare company offering an all-in-one care model that combines virtual and in-person medical services, expert medical opinions, care navigation, and advocacy.
Digital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Colin Quinn(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Laquere(Executive Officer)Joshua Riff(Executive Officer, Director)Owen Tripp(Co-Founder & CEO)
Invert provides infrastructure and intelligence software that connects bioprocess equipment and data sources for pharmaceutical and biologics companies, enabling faster process development and manufacturing through integrated data platforms and digital twin capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Martin T. Permin(Founder)inHolger Thorup(Founder)inSam Cates(Director)
BoardChristian Tang-Jespersen(Director)
IonQ develops trapped ion quantum computers along with quantum networking, sensing, and security technology, aimed at solving problems beyond the reach of classical systems.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingCollege Park, US
Jungsang Kim(Co-founder)Andrew Schoen(Director)David Moehring(Executive Officer, Director)Blake Byers(Director)Christopher Monroe(Executive Officer)Ron Bernal(Director)
Muon Space designs, builds, and operates satellite constellations using its proprietary Halo technology stack, which integrates spacecraft platforms, payload integration, and software-defined orchestration to deliver data and enable real-time computation in space.
Deep TechHardwareSpace TechSilicon Valley, US
Jonny Dyer(Founder & CEO)Paul Day(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel McCleese(Executive Officer, Director)John Cowgill(Director)Rob Toews(Director)
OpenGov builds a unified software platform that local and state governments use to manage operations including budgeting, permitting, infrastructure management, procurement, and tax collection.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaS<UNKNOWN>, US
Zac Bookman(Co-founder)Nate Levine(Founder)
PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that organizes and delivers medications to customers, managing automatic refills and coordinating directly with doctors and insurance providers.
Digital HealthHealthtechManchester, US
Jon Karlen(Director)Fred Destin(Director)Timothy Parker(Chief Executive Officer, Director)Elliot Cohen(Chief Technology Officer, Director)TJ Parker(Founder)
BoardDavid Frankel(Director)
Poshmark is a fashion resale marketplace that enables individuals to buy and sell secondhand clothing and accessories through a mobile-first platform.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSocial
Manish ChandraChetan PungaliyaGautam GolwalaTracy Sun
Regology provides software that automates the identification of regulations applicable to financial products and functions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSan Francisco, US
Mukund Goenka(Founder/CEO)inPavan Bayyapu(Founder/CTO)inPaul Bruin(Co-founder)in
BoardHany Nada(Director)
Replika is an AI companion app that engages users in conversations and provides emotional support through memory, personality customization, and features like voice calls and messaging.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & EntertainmentMental HealthSan Francisco, US
Eugenia Kuyda(Founder/CEO)in
Reshape provides an AI-driven operating system that automates microbiology data capture and analysis for research laboratories.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechRoboticsCopenhagen, DK
Carl-Emil Grøn Fuglesang(Founder)Magnus Nyborg Madsen(Founder)inDaniel Storgaard(Founder)in
Forte provides a rules engine for managing on-chain token economies and compliance controls across blockchain networks.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
SoLo Funds operates a community lending marketplace where individual members lend to and borrow from each other for short-term needs, with optional lender protection.
ConsumerFintechInsurTechMarketplacesCincinnati, US
Travis Holoway(Executive Officer, Director)Rodney Williams(Director)
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 ACME Capital invest at?
- ACME Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does ACME Capital focus on?
- ACME Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Healthtech, Robotics, Space Tech.
- Where is ACME Capital located?
- ACME Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does ACME Capital lead rounds?
- ACME Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamRobotics will be the ‘gigantic benefactor’ of AI, says ACME Capital’s Hany Nada
Hany Nada · cnbc.com
Household names like MSFT, NVDA and AMD will rebound first, says Acme Capital's Hany Nada
CNBC Television · Hany Nada
Watch CNBC’s full interview with ACME Capital's Hany Nada
Hany Nada · cnbc.com
How ACME Capital's Hany Nada is reading into the volatile trading
Hany Nada · cnbc.com
ACME Capital's Hany Nada doesn't think the TikTok deal will happen—Here's why
CNBC Television · Hany Nada
Christian Tang-Jespersen (ACME Capital) | VC Pitches | The Investor Series
Christian Tang-Jespersen · vimeo.com
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