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Backwards Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
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Backwards Capital centers on Chris, an active early-stage investor who writes first checks and works closely with founders as a hands-on value-add partner. He is known for spotting talent early across domains ranging from technology to music and consumer brands, and for leveraging a distinctive network to make strategic introductions. The firm emphasizes deep founder support—acting as a thought partner, helping with growth, personnel, and hardest problems—positioning itself less as a passive investor and more as an entrepreneurial partner backing companies over the long term.
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What they invest in
from 43 of 55 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×19SaaS ×11Consumer ×9Enterprise Software ×8Fintech ×6Marketplaces ×5Media & Entertainment ×5Creator Economy ×4
HQs:United States×23Canada×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 26 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×93 founders×44+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 23 founders with education data
Regis High School ×2The Ohio State University ×2The Wharton School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with field-of-study data
Economics ×5Finance & Accounting ×4Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×3Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 24 founders with career history
Apple ×2Find Solace ×2LinkedIn ×2Literati ×2RBC Capital Markets ×2Susquehanna International Group ×2Vapi ×2
1 hold an MBA (of 24 with degree data)
Investments · 55 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 42024 · 22021 · 110 dated
Adapt builds a company-wide AI agent that integrates across systems, tools, and data to automate workflows, analyze information, and take action.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jim Benton(Founder)inSean Smith(Founder)inJohn Andrew Entwistle(Founder)inAndrew John Entwistle(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsHeadlineActivant CapitalAUTHENTIC VENTURESNexus BayPredictive VCSoma Capital+2 more
Agentio is an AI infrastructure platform that enables brands to buy creator media at scale.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechNew York, US
Arthur Leopold(Founder)inJonathan Meyers(Founder)in
BoardSarah Tavel(Benchmark director)inEurie Kim(Forerunner managing partner / Series B investor)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAntlerAntler AustraliaCraft VenturesForerunner VenturesProtagonist+3 more
San Francisco, US
Gauthier Le Meur(Founder)Austin Diamond(Founder)in
Co-investorsFJ LabsKube VCSoma CapitalSprint Vc
Alt operates an online marketplace and exchange for trading collectible cards, including sports cards and Pokémon cards, through auctions and fixed-price sales.
ConsumerFintechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Leore Avidar(Founder)
Co-investorsBoxGroupBreyer CapitalChapter OneFirst Round CapitalHyperguapOlima Ventures+3 more
Aviato provides a data and intelligence platform offering detailed datasets on people and companies, covering datapoints such as employee compensation, vesting schedules, contacts, headcount growth, web traffic, financing history, and tech stacks.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Eric Zhu(Founder)inKonrad Kucharski(Founder)in
Co-investorsBBQ CapitalD1 VenturesDorm RoomGoAhead VenturesGround Game VenturesPioneer+6 more
Babylon is a digital health company that develops prescription medications and treatments for specific health conditions.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
BoardMichelle Arkin(PhD)
Co-investorsK5 GlobalLaunch HouseLong Journey VenturesLux CapitalMetaplanetSoma Capital+5 more
Bachan's makes Japanese barbecue and dipping sauces based on a family recipe, using simple non-GMO ingredients.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechSebastopol, US
Justin Gill(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAngel groupSonoma Brands Capital
A platform enabling renters to become homeowners and property owners to generate passive income through residential real estate.
AI & Machine LearningPropTech
Ale Resnik(Founder)Ankur Choudhary(Founder)Avion Gray(Founder)Ayush Singh(Founder)Owen Savir(Founder)Rishabh Kaul(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBattery VenturesFifth WallNotable CapitalElevation CapitalJ17 Capital+4 more
A personalized, patient-focused cancer-care management navigator app supporting patients, families and doctors from diagnosis to recovery.
New York City, US
Irad Deutsch(Founder)
Co-investorsAlmeda VenturesBlume VenturesElevation CapitalLakestarMatrix
Ankith Harathi(Founder)Nitin Rajinikanth(Founder)
Co-investorsModerne Ventures75 & SunnyPear VC
Cloverly provides Catalyst, a commercial operating system for carbon credit project developers to manage inventory, pricing, sales, and delivery and to reach sales channels and buyers from one system.
CleantechClimate TechSaaSAtlanta, US
Jason Rubottom(Founder)inJames Heath(Director)
BoardAnthony Oni(Founder)inVasant Kamath(Director)inMike Dowdle(Director)in
Co-investorsAquiline Technology GrowthBIP VenturesCircadian VenturesCreativeCoKnoll VenturesMission One Capital+8 more
Cofounder is an AI-powered platform that provides agentic departments for early-stage founders, automating engineering, sales, marketing, design, finance, and operations tasks.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investorsUnion Square Ventures (USV)A16Z SpeedrunAcrew CapitalAntigravity CapitalCompoundInovia Capital+3 more
Conduit builds an AI platform ("CoPilot") for B2B wholesale distributors and suppliers that integrates ERP, WMS, OMS, CRM, and pricing systems into a unified data layer.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesSales Tech
Rohan Shah(Cofounder)
Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalGood Friends
dub is a copy-trading platform that allows retail investors to automatically follow the trades of selected investor creators.
FintechSaaS
Steven Wang(Chief Executive Officer, Founder)inBrett Chereskin(Chief Operating Officer)inJustin Reich(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCorrelation VenturesDorm RoomGraph VenturesNotable CapitalScribble Ventures+5 more
Editframe is a developer platform that lets AI agents create videos by writing declarative compositions in HTML and CSS, rendering them in the browser, CLI, or cloud.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US
Jeremy Yudkin(Executive Officer, Director)James Bryce Jackson(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsMana Ventures
Ghost builds dedicated consumer hardware and software for running personal AI agents on infrastructure the user owns, rather than on cloud providers.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware
Co-investorsAudaciousCathay InnovationEqual VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Coatue ManagementFounders Fund+3 more
Hanover Park is an AI-native fund administrator that combines automated services with software for investment firms, handling tasks such as bill processing, evidence collection, investment updates, LP responses, and KPI reconciliation.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Chris Hladczuk(Founder)inNick Puljic(Founder)
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Harpoon VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESSteel AtlasStrawberry Creek VenturesBanana Capital+3 more
Hyper builds AI agents for corporate finance teams, including a travel-and-expense agent that files and adjudicates expenses, an FP&A agent that forecasts and runs scenario analyses, and a travel agent that books and validates corporate trips.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsGood Friends
Indify is a platform that connects emerging music artists with industry partners for record deals and collaborations, offering matchmaking, warm introductions, and a research and analytics platform.
Data & InfrastructureMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentScarsdale, US
Keshav Garg(CEO)
Co-investorsNotation CapitalRSE VenturesTIA Ventures
Intelas provides a data management platform for real estate portfolios that centralizes and standardizes property-level financial and operational data from multiple sources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS
Dimitrios Pilitsis(Founder, CEO)in
Co-investorsInnovating CapitalTreasury
KikiTora is a markerless motion capture technology that extracts high-fidelity 3D performance data from any RGB or grayscale video, capturing full-body movement, facial expressions, hand gestures, camera data, and props without specialized equipment.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Astrid Wilde(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsHeartfelt Capital
Wander operates a platform for short-term rental properties, providing guests with curated homes and experiences while offering property operators technology and hospitality services.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTechTravel & Hospitality
John Andrew Entwistle(Founder)Sahil Mansuri(President & COO)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAUTHENTIC VENTURESQED InvestorsRedpoint VenturesBedrock CapitalBreyer Capital+19 more
MILE is a membership-based mobile app offering curated collections of luxury designer products, including decades of archive pieces, at discounted prices sourced from brands and their retail partners.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsUpside Ventures
Montra enables product teams to translate feedback and judgment into actionable tasks for AI agents and team members, bridging the gap between human insight and execution.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechToronto, CA
Campbell Baron(Founder)in
Co-investorsArdent VentureFirst Round CapitalMute Ventures
Nema Systems builds an AI agent for safety and compliance engineering that analyzes hazards, requirements, and defects across tools like Jira and Jama.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Kieran Strobel(Founder)Luke Kulik(Founder)Max Opgenoord(Founder)
Co-investorsBoxGroupCategory VenturesSBXi
Nucleus provides genetic testing and analysis for couples planning pregnancy, screening for over 200 hereditary diseases, traits, and health conditions.
Digital HealthLongevityMedical Devices
Dr. Nathan TreffKian Sadeghi(Founder)
Co-investorsKube VCSamsung NextSeven Seven SixSnatched VenturesBalaji Srinivasan
NxLite develops sustainable coatings and glazing solutions for building windows and glass to improve energy efficiency and reduce heating/cooling energy loss.
CleantechConstruction TechNew MaterialsToronto, CA
David Matherin
Co-investorsACT Venture PartnersCreative VenturesE8 AngelsEarth FoundryEnergy FoundryMUUS+4 more
Omen provides continuous fluid analysis sensors that monitor the health of critical hardware in real time, detecting equipment failures before they occur across data centers and industrial machinery.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareIoT
Daniel Jeong(Founder)in
Co-investors640 OxfordCRV (Charles River Ventures)LMNT VenturesMute VenturesNava VenturesScribble Ventures+4 more
Order.co is an AI-powered platform that automates procurement, accounts payable, and spend management for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Zachary Garippa(Founder)inMatt Garippa(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnkona CapitalClocktower VenturesCloquet Capital Partners, LLCCollaborative FundEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Evolution VC Partners+5 more
Pinto develops back-of-house robotic systems for restaurants to automate food preparation and kitchen operations while maintaining customer experience.
FoodTechHardwareRoboticsLos Angeles, US
Gus(Founder and CEO)Kay(Co-founder and CTO)
Co-investorsTechstars
Pointless builds intuitive AI tools designed to help users work more efficiently and maintain focus on their priorities.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Daniel Fruhman(Founder)inJosh Fruhman(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesStarting LineUpside VenturesRed Sea Ventures
Rheom Materials engineers sustainable, plant-based leather alternatives for apparel and consumer goods.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsHouston, US
Co-investorsAlwyn CapitalBeni Venture CapitalNew Climate Ventures
Royal is building products at the intersection of music and cryptocurrency to create economic opportunities for both musicians and listeners.
Crypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
JD Ross(Founder)Justin Blau(Founder)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesCrush VenturesLitquidity VenturesParadigm+6 more
Sentra is a tool that captures and reconstructs the context behind engineering decisions, linking discussions, tickets, and pull requests to explain why choices were made.
Developer ToolsFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andrey Starenky(Founder)inAl Rey(Founder)in
Co-investorsAntigravity CapitalZeev VenturesA16Z SpeedrunBessemer Venture PartnersInovia CapitalKey1 Capital+6 more
Siegelman Stable is a clothing retailer that produces branded apparel including hoodies and other garments, often featuring licensed sports properties like the New York Yankees.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechNewark, US
Max Siegelman(Founder)
Solace provides patient advocacy services that help individuals navigate healthcare systems and secure treatments and approvals.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Jeremy Gurewitz(Founder)inSara Sargent(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlack Jays VenturesCoalition OperatorsCraft VenturesInspired CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Launch House+5 more
Sparx provides an integrated actuarial, insurance, and data platform that automates manual processes for healthcare organizations participating in value-based care arrangements.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Ricky Pati(Founder)in
Co-investorsDrive CapitalHuman CapitalThrive Capital
Strike is a Bitcoin financial platform where users can buy, sell, spend, save, and borrow against bitcoin, with features including zero-fee recurring buys, Lightning Network payments, and free on-chain withdrawals.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsHivemind Ventures, LlcKube VCLightning VenturesSpace Whale CapitalStreamlined VenturesTen31+2 more
Superpower offers personalized health testing and monitoring for consumers, analyzing 100+ biomarkers across multiple body systems.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Jacob Peters(Founder)inDr Anant VinjamooriKevin Unkrich(Founder)inMax Marchione(Founder)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAOKI LABSARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)AurumBlack FlagForerunner Ventures+21 more
Adam Weinstein(Founder)in
Co-investorsalphabet angelsAlpine MeridianBullpen CapitalNew York Venture PartnersStage 1 Ventures
TrueShort produces original movies and series designed for viewing on mobile phones, offered exclusively through its own platform.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESLooking Glass CapitalKhosla Ventures
Type Five combines modular design with construction methods to build customizable accessory dwelling units and living spaces, offering up-front pricing and faster move-in times.
Construction TechPropTechBerkeley, US
BoardAleksis Bertoni(Director)Tim Thimmaiah(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBlack Jays VenturesCarbide VenturesHawk Hill VenturesNight CapitalVillage GlobalZelda Ventures
Underdog Fantasy offers a sports predictions and betting product where users make picks on team outcomes, spreads, totals, moneylines, and parlays for entry amounts from $1 to $2,000.
ConsumerGamingSports TechBrooklyn, US
Jeremy Levine(Founder)inJena Pollock(Executive Officer)inBrandon Alan Stakenborg(Executive Officer, Director)Brandon Stakenborg(Founder)Trevor John(Founder)
Co-investors305 VenturesAcies InvestmentsDarco CapitalMantis CapitalNight CapitalPROOF+6 more
vidIQ offers AI-powered tools for YouTube creators, providing content ideas, video optimization (titles, tags, thumbnails), and creator coaching to help grow views and subscribers.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Rob Sandie(Founder)inJames Cross(Founder)in
Co-investorsEscalate Capital PartnersExpansion Venture CapitalSocial StartsUpfront VenturesLowercase Capital
Whatnot is a live commerce marketplace that enables creators and entrepreneurs to build businesses by connecting with audiences through real-time streaming and shopping.
ConsumerCreator EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSocialLos Angeles, US
Grant LaFontaine(Founder)inLogan Head(Founder)inGrant LaFontaine Logan Head(Founder)
BoardDalton Caldwell(Director)inConnie Chan(Director)inLaela Sturdy(Director)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzBond Capital ManagementCapitalGFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcGreycroft+23 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
GetbelongHelmcoInternet Game PrivateKoodosNegotiatusReachrxTradeprophet
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Whatnot · geekwire.com · Jul 16, 2026
Agentio · prnewswire.com · Jul 13, 2026
Omen AI · finsmes.com · Jun 30, 2026
Sentra · trysignalbase.com · May 5, 2026
Solace Health · finsmes.com · Feb 11, 2026
Adapt · trysignalbase.com · Jan 29, 2026
NxLite · finsmes.com · Oct 14, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Backwards Capital made?
- Backwards Capital has 55 tracked investments, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Backwards Capital invest at?
- Backwards Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Backwards Capital focus on?
- Backwards Capital focuses on Consumer, Marketing Tech.
- Where is Backwards Capital located?
- Backwards Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Who does Backwards Capital co-invest with?
- Backwards Capital most often shares deals with Soma Capital, First Round Capital, AUTHENTIC VENTURES, among 195 tracked co-investors.
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