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Azure Capital Partners
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series B · 7 people tracked
Also known as AZURE CAPITAL PARTNERS LP
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Investment thesis
Azure Capital Partners backs post-seed and early-stage technology companies positioned at inflection points of growth. The firm focuses on identifying industry-defining moments and transformative platforms, including those serving underserved markets, and positions itself as a trusted advisor to entrepreneurs building significant technology businesses. Its track record spans companies across consumer, enterprise software, networking, and infrastructure that have gone on to major acquisitions and public listings.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesFounder mafia
2 people who came through Azure Capital Partners went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 31 of 62 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×12AI & Machine Learning ×11Consumer ×10SaaS ×10Data & Infrastructure ×5Cloud Computing ×4Direct to Consumer ×4Hardware ×4
HQs:United States×26Canada×2Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×113 founders×44+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 31 founders with education data
Georgia Institute of Technology ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2McGill University ×2NYU Stern School of Business ×2University of Calgary ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 28 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×8Computer Science ×8Engineering ×8Economics ×5Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 31 founders with career history
Microsoft ×3Factory ×2Google ×2Juniper Networks ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Modern Times Group ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
5 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 31 with degree data)
Investments · 62 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 12021 · 22020 · 12018 · 12016 · 12015 · 42014 · 32013 · 115 dated
Calix provides broadband service providers with a dedicated funding team, tools, and resources to identify and apply for public grants (such as the federal BEAD program) and connect with private investors including private equity, venture capital, and equipment financiers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS
Michael Weening(President and Chief Executive Officer)inJohn Durocher(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsFoundation CapitalKinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Western Technology Investment
Ginkgo Bioworks builds autonomous labs that accelerate bioengineering for applications in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechRoboticsBoston, US
Jason Kelly(Co-founder and CEO)inReshma Shetty(Co-founder; President, Chief Operations Officer)inBarry Canton(Co-founder)inAustin Che(Co-founder)inTom Knight(Founder; Ginkgo Fellow)inPeter Boynton(Director)
Co-investors11.2 CapitalAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorB3 HoldingBlue Owl CapitalCannage CapitalCool Climate Collective+54 more
Sprinklr provides an AI-native customer experience platform that manages feedback, customer interactions, and contact center operations across multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Ragy Thomas(Executive Officer, Director)inMurali Swaminathan(Executive Officer, Director)inChristopher Lynch(Executive Officer)Carlos Dominguez(Director)inRory Read(President and Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesConductive VenturesHellman & FriedmanICONIQJC2 VenturesOregon Venture Fund+5 more
GoodTrust helps individuals organize and protect their digital assets and online accounts, providing tools to create an online estate plan and preserve a digital legacy.
ConsumerDigital HealthLegalTechSaaSMenlo Park, US
Rikard Steiber(CEO & Founder)inMarkus Thorstvedt(CTO & Co-Founder)inDaniel Sieberg(Co-Founder & Advisor)Christian Lagerling(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBling CapitalMoxxie VenturesWestbound Equity PartnersKhosla VenturesNext Play Ventures
Chairish operates an online marketplace for vintage, antique, and pre-owned furniture, home décor, and art, alongside new products from brands and small makers.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Anna Brockway(Executive Officer, Director)inGregg Brockway(Executive Officer, Director)inLyle Poindexter(Executive Officer)inAndrew Denmark(Executive Officer)Kris Miller(Director)
Board seatMike Kwatinetz· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBonnier CapitalEscalate Capital PartnersFounderPartnersTritium PartnersAltos VenturesOATV
Le Tote offers a subscription service that allows women to rent clothing and accessories on demand, using algorithms and customer data to personalize recommendations.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US
Rakesh Tondon(Founder/CEO)inBrett Northart(Co-Founder & President)in
BoardDavid Atchison(Director)
Board seatMike Kwatinetz· per SEC Form D
Co-investors500 GlobalEPIC VENTURESFundersClubGotham Gal VenturesLerer HippeauY Combinator+10 more
Open Road Media is a global ebook publisher and digital marketing platform that brings classic and contemporary works, including out-of-print titles, back to readers worldwide.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Jane Friedman(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJames Kohlberg(Director)Mike DiPiano(Director)Kathryn Swintek(Director)inLaurie Racine(Director)
Board seatMike Kwatinetz· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Jun 2015
Co-investorsABRY PartnersGolden SeedsNewSpring Capital
Convercent provides support services to clients, working with IT specialists and executive teams to solve enterprise problems.
Enterprise SoftwareDenver, US
Patrick Quinlan(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Winterburn(Executive Officer)Chuck Boyle(Executive Officer)
BoardSteven Foster(Director)R. Douglas Higgins(Director)Cameron Lester(Director)
Co-investorsGolub GrowthRho Capital PartnersRho VenturesSapphire VenturesTola Capital
Convex provides a sales and revenue platform for commercial services businesses, offering property-based intelligence and applications to help teams plan, target, and engage sales opportunities.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Blake Meulmester(Founder/COO)inCharlie Warren(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsNotable CapitalY Combinator1984 Ventures Management, LlcEmergence Capital PartnersFifth WallGSD Capital+6 more
DecisionNext provides AI and machine learning-powered forecasting and decision support systems for price and supply chain optimization across commodity industries.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Mike Neal(Co-Founder/CEO)inBob Pierce(Co-Founder/Chief Scientist)Graeme Stanway(Co-Founder/EVP Strategy Delivery)in
BoardLarry Lowry(Director)Hau Lee(Director)
Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesDalus CapitalRally Ventures Management, Llc
Education.com offers an online library of over 40,000 educational resources including worksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and hands-on activities for math, reading, writing, science, and other subjects.
EdTechPittsburgh, US
Mark S. Miko(Executive Officer)Carol DiBattiste(Executive Officer)J. Devitt Kramer(Executive Officer)Edward H. West(Executive Officer, Director)James C. Hobby(Executive Officer)inMark A. McEachen(Director)
Co-investorsCalifornia Technology VenturesAndreessen Horowitz
Eight Sleep manufactures a smart bed system called the Pod that provides personalized temperature control, elevation adjustment, and integrated sound for sleep optimization.
ConsumerHardwareIoTWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Matteo Franceschetti(Founder/CEO)inMassimo Andreasi Bassi(Founder/CTO)inAlexandra Zatarain(Founder/CMO)in
BoardNG YiPin(Director)
Co-investorsAltra VentureAntiBlue Scorpion InvestmentsComcast VenturesCota CapitalCraft Ventures+68 more
Empowerly provides college admissions counseling and application support services to help students gain admission to top universities.
EdTechBay Area, US
Hanmei Wu(Founder)inChangxiao Xie(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundBrighter CapitalConductive VenturesFJ LabsScrum VenturesThink+ Ventures Management, Llc+5 more
Toronto
Brandon Koffler(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Koffler(Director)
BoardCam di Prata(Director)inDan Park(Director)
Co-investorsCalifornia Technology VenturesGibraltar Ventures
Austin, US
Hardik Jain(Executive Officer, Director)inSriram Vishwanath(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Gartside(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsUT Horizon FundBandgap VenturesBMW i VenturesIntel Capital
Ginko offers a tap-in, tap-out device and system that helps children build healthy screen-time habits by making each use of technology an intentional choice, and connects kids' online interests to real-world activities.
ConsumerHardwareWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsSwizzle VenturesWildwood VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Felicis VenturesiGlobe PartnersOS Fund+1 more
Hamama sells countertop microgreen growing kits and Seed Quilts that let consumers grow non-GMO, organic microgreens at home in 7-10 days without soil, along with growing accessories and organic superfood supplements.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Camille Richman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Daniel Goodman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsContext VenturesInvariantes Fund
Luma Health builds patient engagement technology that helps healthcare providers connect patients with appointments and manage their clinical, financial, operational, and access journeys.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Adnan Iqbal(Founder & CEO)inAditya Bansod(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCisco InvestmentsCorrelation VenturesEpsilon Health InvestorsFTV CapitalInHealth Ventures+7 more
Lumetric is an AI assistant for business professionals that automates financial modeling, data analysis, and document preparation tasks including presentations, spreadsheets, and research synthesis.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Ross Cefalu(Founder)inDavis Palmie(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorPioneerAmino CapitalAndreessen HorowitzEight CapitalGaingels+1 more
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Sam Shawki(Founder)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersEPIC VENTURESMosaik PartnersSocial StartsSony Ventures Corporation
Native Voice operates an on-demand voice services library letting users reach branded voice assistants across audio devices.
Denver, US
John Goscha(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpBantam GroupFirst Star VenturesMaccabee VenturesPJCTech Square Ventures+8 more
Robotic Process Automation for business and IT workflows
Boston, US
Vesselin Bakalov(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Goldberg(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Wiley(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRobert Davoli(Director)inTimothy McSweeney(Director)Robert Adelson(Director)
Co-investorsNew Stack VenturesNewfund CapitalYork IEBrightCap Investment Advisor ADGutbrain VenturesOsage Venture Partners
PurposeMed is a physician-led telehealth company that builds branded services connecting patients with specialist clinicians for remote care, including PrEP, adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment, and gender-affirming care and hormone therapy.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Husein Moloo(Co-founder & CEO)inPete MacLeod(Co-founder & COO)inAmaan Banwait(Co-founder & CCO)inCaley Shukalek(Chief Medical Officer)in
Co-investorsPanache VenturesTrue North FundUCeed FundsUCeed
Ranovus provides optical infrastructure platforms that enable hyperscalers and original design manufacturers to move beyond copper interconnect limits by integrating optical engines closer to high-performance silicon in AI clusters.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechSemiconductorsOttawa
Saeid Aramideh(Executive Officer, Director)inHamid Arabzadeh(Chairman and CEO, Co-Founder)inPeter Bormann(Executive Officer)
BoardPaul Ferris(Director)Larry Lam(Director)Syrus Madavi(Director)
Co-investorsOMERS VenturesThomvest Ventures
RotoQL provides algorithmically optimized daily fantasy sports lineups across NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and Golf, with tools including a lineup optimizer, player research, custom projections, and 10,000-game Monte Carlo simulations.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureSaaSSports TechNew York, US
Justin Minho Park(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPeter D. Blacklow(Director)in
Co-investorsKarlani CapitalRaptor GroupBoston Seed CapitalDreamcraft
Runa is an HR management platform that automates payroll, employee onboarding, offboarding, training, performance tracking, and compliance processes through AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSMexico City, MX
Courtney McColgan(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersScribble VenturesVU Venture PartnersY Combinator137 VenturesAvlok Capital+19 more
ScreenMeet provides AI-powered remote support software that runs natively inside ServiceNow, Salesforce, and Tanium, letting human and AI agents resolve issues within those platforms.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Ben Lilienthal(Co-founder)inEugene Abovsky(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAspenwoodCounterview CapitalRRE VenturesSalesforce Ventures
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)inNitin Kumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnsa CapitalAtlantic Bridge VenturesComcast VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESTwo Bear CapitalAtlantic Vantage Point+2 more
Shinesty sells underwear, swimwear, and related apparel direct to consumers, featuring a proprietary "Ball Hammock" pouch design and MicroModal fabric.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceBoulder, US
Chris White(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJens Nicolaysen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsBatshit Crazy VenturesBLH Venture Partners, LLCBreak Trail VenturesService Provider CapitalThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Winklevoss Capital
Showbie is an education platform that consolidates instruction, feedback, assessment, communication, and reporting into a single app for teachers, schools, and multi-school organizations such as trusts, municipalities, and districts.
EdTechSaaSEdmonton, CA
Colin Bramm(CEO and Co-Founder)inRoy Pombeiro(CTO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsPoint NineRhino VenturesEdmonton UnlimitedFresco CapitalImagine K12Yaletown Partners
SUBPAC provides exclusive music production tools, including Ableton Operator and Wavetable bass racks optimized for its wearable device, aimed at producers working in EDM, dubstep, trap, and sound design.
ConsumerGamingHardwareMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
John Alexiou(Executive Officer, Director)inTodd Chernecki(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsHartmann Capital
The Bouqs Co. is an online flower delivery service that sources arrangements directly from sustainable farms and offers next-day, same-day, and subscription delivery across the U.S.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsAliment CapitalDraper AssociatesEnspire CapitalNextEquity PartnersQuest Venture PartnersKEC Ventures+3 more
Unitas Global (PacketFabric) operates a Network-as-a-Service software platform backed by a global network, letting businesses provision secure, high-bandwidth connections between data centers, cloud providers, and internet exchanges in minutes.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLos Angeles, US
Grant Kirkwood(Executive Officer)Mike DuBrock(Executive Officer)
BoardBret Maxwell(Director)inPaul Weinstein(Director)
Co-investorsBoathouse CapitalMK Capital
Virtana offers an AI-powered observability platform for hybrid infrastructure spanning on-premises, colocation, and cloud environments, covering data fabric, storage, network, and compute domains.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Co-investorsHighBar PartnersAtalaya CapitalBenhamou Global VenturesBand of AngelsKinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Rembrandt Venture Partners+1 more
Perforce Zend provides secure PHP runtimes, monitoring tools, and enterprise web platform solutions for organizations building and maintaining mission-critical PHP applications.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Andi GutmansZeev Suraskiin
Co-investorsSapphire Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Knowledge HoldingsBetter&BetterChippinCLUTCHCYANEBYEBY / Sofia Vergara UnderwearEightEvoliaGood TrustJulepNATIVENeonovaOrimPhanfarePredictionPSSQTMSISSlideRocketTopTierVappsVidaVMWAREYikYak
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 · 10
3 IPOs · 7 acquisitions · showing 6CalixNYSE: CALXGinkgo BioworksNYSE: DNASprinklr, Inc.NYSE: CXMCYANacq. by CienaNATIVEacq. by Procter & GambleUnitas Globalacq. by PacketFabric
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCalix · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 27, 2026
Shinesty · trysignalbase.com · May 13, 2026
Eight Sleep · techcrunch.com · Mar 4, 2026
Selector AI · finsmes.com · Feb 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Azure Capital Partners made?
- Azure Capital Partners has 62 tracked investments, 10 of which have exited.
- What stage does Azure Capital Partners invest at?
- Azure Capital Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Azure Capital Partners's typical check size?
- Azure Capital Partners typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
- What sectors does Azure Capital Partners focus on?
- Azure Capital Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, IoT, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Azure Capital Partners located?
- Azure Capital Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Azure Capital Partners lead rounds?
- Azure Capital Partners has led 4 of the 8 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Azure Capital Partners co-invest with?
- Azure Capital Partners most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Comcast Ventures, Conductive Ventures, among 137 tracked co-investors.
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