Ansa Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Series A–Series B · 6 people tracked
Also known as ANSA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Ansa makes high-conviction investments in Series A and B businesses, backing teams aiming to redefine their industries. The firm emphasizes a hands-on partnership model, working alongside founders to strategize, grind, and scale, and supports portfolio companies through platform resources such as its Revenue Council and Advisory Network. Its interests align with ambitious founders set on rewriting the playbook in their fields.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 33 of 52 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×15SaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6Developer Tools ×6Cybersecurity ×5Fintech ×5Cloud Computing ×4
HQs:United States×28United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×83 founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data
Harvard Business School ×3Harvard University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history
McKinsey & Company ×3Booz & Company ×2DoD Platform One ×2General Assembly ×2Google ×2Prehype ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 52 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 22023 · 12022 · 12019 · 12014 · 12012 · 110 dated
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Brian Armstrong(Co-founder & CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Co-founder)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)Alesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)Paul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)Lawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzARK Investment Management+53 more
Bob Parsons(Founder)in
Co-investorsAgent CapitalCitta CapitalCrimson Investment FundCyverse CapitalFiddlehead VenturesHealthtech Capital+6 more
Defense Unicorns delivers secure, vendor-lock-free software deployment solutions for the U.S.
Cloud ComputingDefense TechDeveloper ToolsGovTechColorado Springs, US
Rob Slaughter(Co-founder / CEO)inJeff McCoy(Co-founder / CTO)inAndrew Greene(Co-founder)inThomas Runyon(Executive Officer)
Board seatMarco DeMeireles· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsSapphire VenturesBain Capital Tech Opportunities
ShopShops operates a livestream, interactive cross-border shopping marketplace linking brick-and-mortar retailers with mobile consumers.
New York, US
Liyia Wu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Qian Hang(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatMarco DeMeireles· per SEC Form D · $35.8M raise · filed Jun 2022
Co-investorsForerunner VenturesLightShed VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)
Policygenius is an online insurance marketplace that provides consumers with free, tailored quotes and support from licensed agents across life, auto, home, and disability insurance.
FintechInsurTechMarketplacesBrooklyn, US
Francois de Lame(Director)inJennifer Fitzgerald(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardTianxiang Zhuo(Director)David Golden(Director)in
Board seatAllan Jean-Baptiste· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBaroda VenturesFikaInnovating CapitalKarlin VenturesMassMutual VenturesNewtown Partners+4 more
Synthpop is a Patient Journey Orchestration Platform that uses AI agents to automate healthcare administrative workflows including referral intake, insurance eligibility verification, prior authorization, and patient communication.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechCambridge, US
Elad Ferber(Executive Officer, Director)inJan Jannink(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardIllana Stern(Director)
Board seatMarco DeMeireles· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDefy PartnersInception Studio CapitalNewfund CapitalPage One VenturesZelda VenturesPeterson Ventures+1 more
Acorns provides automated investment services that allow users to invest in diversified portfolios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) composed of stocks and bonds, with options including Bitcoin-linked ETFs.
FintechIrvine, US
Jeff Cruttenden(Executive Officer, Director)Walter Cruttenden(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Dru(Executive Officer)James Caccavo(Director)
BoardJim Caccavo(Director)Jay Fishman(Director)
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpBlack Jays VenturesComcast VenturesConnetic VenturesDeclaration PartnersGreat Oaks Venture Capital+12 more
AISquared provides an enterprise platform (UNIFI) to build, deploy, and govern agentic AI workflows across existing business systems, connecting trusted data, orchestration, embedded delivery, security, and analytics.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jacob Renn(Founder)Benjamin Harvey, Ph.D.(Founder)inBenjamin Harvey(Founder)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Latimer Ventures
Akuity offers an enterprise software delivery platform built on the open-source Argo CD and Kargo projects, providing GitOps-based continuous deployment, policy-driven environment promotion, and AI-driven operations across Kubernetes, VMs, and cloud environments.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSunnyvale, US
Alexander Matyushentsev(Founder)Hong Wang(Founder)Jesse Suen(Founder)
BoardJon Sakoda(Director)in
Co-investorsAviso VenturesDecibel PartnersSherpalo Ventures
Avant provides financial solutions and lending services to help customers pursue their financial goals.
FintechChicago, US
Paul Zhang(Cofounder, Chief Information Officer)
Co-investorsAlpha Ascent Ventures LlcAugust CapitalHaymaker VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersLobby CapitalQED Investors+1 more
Bland is an enterprise voice AI platform for building, running, and monitoring AI phone agents that handle inbound and outbound calls, replacing IVRs and staffing AI call centers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Sobhan Nejad(Founder)in
Co-investorsCameron VenturesCoho DeeptechSciFi VCTeam Ignite VenturesUpfront VenturesDell Technologies Capital
Software-defined manufacturing company using AI and robotics to assemble AI servers, racks and storage systems.
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesEclipse VenturesGeodesic CapitalLux Capital
Conduktor provides an operations platform for real-time data streaming that unifies access, governance, and observability for Apache Kafka and other streaming data.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Nicolas Orban(CEO)Stéphane Derosiaux(CTO)Stéphane Maarek(Chief Evangelist)
BoardAndrei Brasoveanu(Director)inOrson Stadler(Director)
Co-investorsAccelFrontline VenturesKima VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)RTP Global
Coram provides an AI-native physical security platform that unifies video security, access control, emergency management, and guest management for schools, hospitals, and multi-site teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSunnyvale, US
Ashesh Jain(Co-Founder & CEO)Peter Ondruska(Co-Founder & CTO)in
BoardTOBY COPPEL(Director)inJAKE MEDWELL(Director)inBRYAN BAUM(Executive Officer, Promoter)in
Co-investors8VCAir Street CapitalBattery VenturesK5 GlobalMosaic VenturesUP Partners
Cuebiq provides location intelligence and footfall measurement tools that help brands, agencies, and research institutions analyze how people move and shop in the real world.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechNew York, US
Antonio Tomarchio(Executive Officer, Director)Marco A. DeMeireles(Director)Ashwin Gupta(Director)Richard Belluzzo(Director)John McEvoy(Director)
BoardBrian Hirsch(Director)
Co-investorsARC Angel FundElevate Innovation PartnersTribeca Venture PartnersDRW Venture CapitalNasdaq VenturesTLcom Capital
Everlywell offers at-home lab testing kits and virtual healthcare services across multiple wellness categories including daily health screening, digestive analysis, sexual health testing, and hormone monitoring.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Julia Cheek(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcNext Coast VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersPortfoliaThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Foresite Capital+3 more
FanDuel offers online sports betting and gaming entertainment products for sports fans across the U.S. and Canada, partnering with leagues, teams, and talent.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
Nigel Eccles(Founder)inAmy Howein
Co-investorsAmplify.LAAurumBettor CapitalBullpen CapitalComcast VenturesFelicis Ventures+11 more
Finix provides embedded payments infrastructure for software platforms, acting as an outsourced PayFac (PayFac-as-a-Service) with end-to-end payments technology, compliance and risk management, merchant onboarding, and reporting tools.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Richie Serna(Founder)inSean Donovan(Founder)in
Co-investorsInsight PartnersInspired CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersAcrew CapitalCap Table CoalitionCiti Ventures+10 more
CrowdStrike provides cloud-native security software protecting endpoints, cloud workloads, identity systems, and data infrastructure to prevent breaches for enterprise customers.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
George Kurtz(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAmiti VenturesBallistic VenturesDecibel PartnersIntercept VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Khosla Ventures+6 more
ForgeRock (now part of Ping Identity) provides identity and access management software, offering secure and scalable digital identity solutions for enterprises.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Scudder(Director)Lasse Andresen(Director)Michael Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Ferris(Director, Promoter)
BoardWarren Weiss(Director)Alex Ott(Director)
Co-investorsAccelcoreteq venturesRiverwood CapitalMeritech Capital Partners
Glassdoor is a community platform that provides job seekers with access to company reviews, salary information, and job listings, while helping employers post jobs and manage their reputation.
B2B MarketplacesHR TechMarketplacesMill Valley, US
Robert Hohman(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Spiegel(Executive Officer)Christian Sutherland-Wongin
BoardJames White(Director)inNeeraj Agrawal(Director)inLee Fixel(Director)
Co-investorsBattery VenturesDag VenturesFelicis VenturesDragoneer Investment GroupSutter Hill VenturesTiger Global Management
Gradient AI provides a fleet of agents that research, build, and deliver digital content and applications—including apps, websites, documents, and video—using the customer's data, tools, and style.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Eric Yang(Founder)in
Co-investorsWingCommerzVenturesExceptional CapitalOctopus VenturesRedpoint Ventures
By Gravity builds enterprise data analytics software that uses generative AI to bridge the gap between data insights and business action.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoulder, US
Drew Gillson(Founder)inLucas Thelosen(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoundryNext Frontier CapitalBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcCaffeinated CapitalDenver VenturesEclipse
Gravity is an enterprise carbon and energy management platform that automates data collection and value-chain engagement to produce Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions disclosures.
Climate TechEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US
Saleh ElHattab(CEO & Founder)Ted Kornish(CTO)
Co-investorsEclipse VenturesHNVRBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcCommunitas Capital Partners
A company that provides access control and building management solutions, extending beyond traditional locks to support the full operational ecosystem of buildings.
Enterprise SoftwareIoTPropTech
Co-investorsAlpaca VCAvenir Growth CapitalCalibrate VenturesCamber CreekCorigin VenturesExpansion Venture Capital+11 more
Kindbody is a fertility care provider offering services such as egg freezing, IVF, IUI, and prenatal and gynecological care through its own clinics across the US.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Dr. Lynn Westphal(Co-founder)Gina Bartasi(Executive Officer, Director)inFahimeh Sasan(Founding Physician / Ob-Gyn)Angeline Beltsos, M.D.(Director)
BoardKathy Harris(Director)inCheryl Pegus(Director)
Co-investorsClaritas CapitalGENERAL INCEPTIONGV (Google Ventures)Spice CapitalTMVTq Ventures Llc+3 more
Enterprise SaaS company enabling financial institutions to deliver digital banking products including verification, fraud protection, lending, and deposit services.
Chicago, US
Co-investorsAlpha Ascent Ventures LlcAugust CapitalHanaco Venture CapitalHaymaker VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersLobby Capital+4 more
Merkle Manufactory is a software company that contributes to the Farcaster protocol and builds clients for it.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsSocialWest Hollywood, US
Palo Alto geospatial analytics company applying AI and computer vision to satellite, aerial and mobile location data; acquired by Privateer in 2024.
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalGen CapitalGeodesic CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Hemisphere Ventures LLCKrillion Ventures+1 more
Peloton develops connected fitness equipment and a digital fitness app that delivers personalized workout classes and training guidance to home exercisers.
ConsumerHardwareWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsCade VenturesCoatue ManagementFELIX CAPITALHarmonic Growth PartnersMaywic Select InvestmentsNext Legacy Partners+3 more
San Francisco, US
Deap Ubhi(Founder)
Co-investorsGTM CapitalSCB 10X
Rippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, finance, and employee data across a business.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Parker Conrad(Co-founder & CEO)inPrasanna Sankar(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAmino CapitalBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesBedrockBerkeley FrontierBoxGroup+33 more
Ro is an online healthcare platform that connects patients with licensed providers and delivers prescription treatments, including GLP-1 medications for weight loss, ED treatments, and other health goals.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtechSilicon Valley, US
Zachariah Reitano(Founder)inRob Schutz(Founder)inSaman Rahmanian(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalBlack Jays Venturesblue 9 capitalBoxGroupBY Venture PartnersCade Ventures+19 more
Selector builds an AI-driven observability platform that helps operations teams understand and manage complex infrastructure through natural language interaction and contextual intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Kannan Kothandaraman(Founder)Nitin Kumar(Founder)
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesComcast VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESTwo Bear CapitalBell VenturesSingTel Innov8 Pte Ltd.
ShopShops is a livestream shopping application for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle goods.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceSocial
Liyia Wu(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsLightShed VenturesSozo VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Union Square Ventures (USV)Acrew CapitalForerunner Ventures+3 more
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalNotable CapitalPrimary Venture PartnersTeamworthy Ventures
SpecterOps is a cybersecurity platform focused on identity attack path management, built by the creators of BloodHound.
CybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSAlexandria, US
David McGuire(Chief Executive Officer)Jared Atkinson(Chief Technology Officer)KELLY COFFMAN(Executive Officer)JASON FRANK(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKEVIN MANDIA(Director)inJON SAKODA(Director)in
Co-investorsAviso VenturesBallistic VenturesCisco InvestmentsDecibel PartnersInsight PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
SurveyMonkey is an online platform for creating surveys and forms to run market research, customer satisfaction, event registration, and employee feedback programs.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Zander Lurie(Director)inBill McGlashan(Director)Benjamin Spero(Director)Victor Parker(Director)Ryan Finley(Director)David Goldberg(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsStgTiger Global Management
Powering agentic AI across healthcare operations
Automate your phone calls with AI
Scale Data Streaming with Security and Control
Transforming the way the DoD Builds and Deploys Secure Cloud Software and AI
Powering agentic AI across healthcare operations
Developer of software for social media networks and clients
Zola provides online wedding planning tools and resources that guide couples from engagement through marriage, including save-the-date creation, gift registration, and wedding etiquette guidance.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesNew York, US
Shan-Lyn Ma(Founder & CEO)Nobu Nakaguchi(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua Kushner(Director)
BoardKevin Ryan(Director)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBAM VenturesCanvas VenturesComcast VenturesFemale FoundersForerunner Ventures+5 more
Zscaler operates a cloud-based cybersecurity platform built on Zero Trust architecture to protect users, workloads, branches, and devices across an inline security cloud.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Jay Chaudhry(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert Schlossman(Executive Officer)Remo Canessa(Executive Officer)Syam Nair(Executive Officer)Charles Giancarlo(Director)Karen Blasing(Director)
Co-investorsAlphaDriveaVentureBright Pixel CapitalCapitalGDell Technologies CapitalJunipero+3 more
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.
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioCoinbaseNasdaq: COINGodaddyNYSE: GDDY
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesZscaler · tickerreport.com · Aug 22, 2026
Coinbase · Coinbase Blog · Aug 13, 2026
Rippling · entrackr.com · Jul 16, 2026
Zola · fortune.com · Jul 15, 2026
Peloton · seekingalpha.com · Jul 14, 2026
Hdw · kavout.com · Jul 11, 2026
Bland AI · alleywatch.com · Jun 21, 2026
Coram AI · dealstreetasia.com · Jun 12, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ansa Capital made?
- Ansa Capital has 51 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Ansa Capital invest at?
- Ansa Capital invests at the Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Ansa Capital's typical check size?
- Ansa Capital typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
- What sectors does Ansa Capital focus on?
- Ansa Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health, Energy, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
- Where is Ansa Capital located?
- Ansa Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Ansa Capital lead rounds?
- Ansa Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Ansa Capital co-invest with?
- Ansa Capital most often shares deals with Comcast Ventures, The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto), Battery Ventures, among 279 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
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Notable Capital is a venture capital firm that has partnered with founders for over two decades, backing companies from the earliest stages through to exit.
Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.
Decibel Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies, established through a partnership with Cisco.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Ballistic Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on backing cybersecurity entrepreneurs, drawing on the operating experience of investors who have founded, funded, and operated over 90 companies.
M12 is Microsoft's venture fund, investing in companies building AI-native platforms and applications for business use cases.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
Norwest Venture Partners is an investment firm whose growth equity team backs private, profitable, fast-growing companies, providing capital and hands-on support through its 'invited guest' approach.
SciFi is the venture fund of Max and Nellie Levchin, an early-stage generalist firm partnering with founders tackling hard problems, with emphasis on fintech, artificial intelligence, and science.
Meritech Capital Partners is a venture capital firm, founded in 1999, that invests in market-leading technology companies, having backed 200+ investments with 60+ IPOs.
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Cisco InvestmentsMosaic VenturesAtlantic Vantage PointSusa VenturesAccel-KKRScale Venture Partners01 AdvisorsKohlberg Kravis RobertsWestWave CapitalMustard Seed
Firms observed investing alongside Ansa Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Ansa Capital's recorded portfolio.
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