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Capital Innovators

Accelerator

St. Louis · Seed–Series A · 25 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Capital Innovators runs a high-touch accelerator that has scaled over 180 startups worldwide, providing seed funding, mentorship, resources, and connections. It also makes Seed and Series A venture investments into high-growth startups across verticals such as technology and consumer products that are ready to scale, supporting them with strategic guidance and its network. Additionally, the firm partners with organizations on corporate innovation, sourcing startups to solve problem sets and running innovation programs, and offers educational courses for entrepreneurs and angel investors. It works with clients globally, ranging from startups to enterprises, universities, and governments.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$500K – $1M
HQ
St. Louis, Missouri, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
Portfolio companies
104

Team · 25 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Dennis Donahue· Legal - Founder at CreatiVenuture Lawin

Founder at CreatiVenuture Law.

Bob Putnam· Operating Partner

Former Chief Information Officer at Suddenlink.

Chris Reid· Legal - Partner at Thompson Coburnin

Partner at Thompson Coburn.

Dave Finklang· Financial - Partner at Anders CPA + Advisorsin

Partner at Anders CPA + Advisors.

Doug Wilson· Operating Partner

Global operations and marketing executive.

Ed Gustin· Operating Partnerin

Former Director at LORD Corporation.

Greg Patterson· Legal - Partner at Thompson Coburnin

Partner at Thompson Coburn.

Jeff Loeb· Operating Partner

Sales and marketing executive and entrepreneur.

Jerry Sax· Operating Partner

Former CFO and company director.

Jim Cornbleet· Operating Partnerin

Author of 'Who Says A Fish Can't Sell?'

Joan Kelly· Operating Partnerin

Former Group Executive of Enterprise Security Solutions at MasterCard.

Keith Vollmar· Operating Partnerin

Founder at Vollmar & Associates.

Ken Herold· Operating Partnerin

Former Chief Knowledge Officer at HOK.

Kevin Jones· Operating Partnerin

Former co-founder and CTO at Herefish.

Kevin Riley· Operating Partnerin

Former Sales Manager at Future Electronics.

Marshall Strousse· Operating Partner

Leading architect at Boeing - Phantom Works.

Natalie Meyer· Director of Marketing Operationsin
Paul Harris· Operating Partner

Former radio host on KTRS and KMOX.

Quentin Ortega· Director of Programs
Renato Cataldo· Operating Partner

Former CEO at CPI Corp.

Rich Kampf· Operating Partnerin

Former Division President at Sanmina.

Sekhar Prabhaker· Operating Partnerin

CEO at CEdge Software Consultants.

Steve Melnick· Operating Partner

Entrepreneur and former Sr. Director of International Product Development at Express Scripts.

What they invest in

from 80 of 104 portfolio companies

SaaS ×27AI & Machine Learning ×25Consumer ×16Data & Infrastructure ×14Enterprise Software ×9EdTech ×8Hardware ×8IoT ×8

HQs:United States×38Canada×1Switzerland×1Mexico×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 30 portfolio companies
50%
solo founders
15 of 30 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×152 founders×133 founders×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×10

Portfolio companies · 104 tracked

alumni founders can tell you what the program is really like

By year:2019 · 12017 · 12016 · 12015 · 12013 · 15 dated

AdStashadstash.comin

AdStash provides a platform and device that enables businesses to monetize digital screens through targeted advertising, serving venues ranging from small retail stores to large facilities with multiple displays.

AdTechSaaSToronto, CA

Co-investorsalphabet angelsExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLPWalnut Venture Associates

Agogieagogie.com

AGOGIE makes activewear with resistance bands built into apparel and accessories, such as leggings and elbow sleeves, that add constant resistance to increase muscle activation during movement.

Direct to ConsumerSports TechWellness & Fitness

AirWorksairworks.ioin

AirWorks provides AI-enabled geospatial processing and field intelligence solutions for infrastructure projects, serving telecommunications, power, architecture, engineering, construction, and government sectors.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePropTechBoston, US

David Morczinek(CEO & Co-Founder)Adam Kersnowski(Chief Evangelist & Co-Founder)

Co-investorsCreative VenturesGroundBreak VenturesInnospark VenturesLiebenthal VenturesMetaPropMetaProp Ventures+2 more

Aisle411aisle411.comAug 2013

Saint Louis, US

NATHAN M PETTYJOHN(Executive Officer, Director)MATTHEW KULIG(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRICK HOLTON, JR(Director)HAL GENTRY(Director)TRAVIS MITCHELL(Director)

Allosenseallosense.comin𝕏

Allosense designs and manufactures sensors, automated test systems, and software observability tools that provide real-time data capture and monitoring for factory production environments.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTWellness & FitnessSan Antonio, US

Roman Sandoval(CEO & Founder)Joe Saporito(CFO)Reay Finigan(CTO)

Co-investorsExpaTechstars

Allumiaallumia.comin

Allumia helps utilities design and manage energy efficiency programs from launch through measured results, and helps small and medium-sized businesses cut energy use through lighting, HVAC, and refrigeration upgrades.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyIoTSeattle, US

Aaron Block(Executive Officer, Director)Eyal Levy(Director)

Co-investorsK Street CapitalSkyview Ventures7wire VenturesAllumia Ventures

Anchoranchorrides.com

Anchor operates an online marketplace connecting customers with licensed captains and yacht owners for boat rentals and yacht charters, offering access to over 10,000 captained yachts across destinations in the US, Bahamas, and Mexico.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsSilverton Partners

Annoanno.ai

Test range infrastructure for autonomous vehicles (unmanned aerial, ground, and marine systems) serving commercial and defense sectors.

Defense TechHardwareRoboticsDuluth, US

Matt Thomasson(Executive Officer)Steven Witt(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Cutrone(Director)Laura Barr(Director)

BoardCyndi Gula(Director)in

Co-investorsGula Tech AdventuresPerot JainPJCStoneMill Ventures

Appbaseappbase.io𝕏

Appbase provides an open-source search and AI platform that enables developers to build composable search workflows and user interfaces with support for Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, OpenAI, and other backends.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Antonio, US

Co-investorsTechstars

Applied Particle Technologyappliedparticletechnology.comin𝕏

Applied Particle Technology develops air quality sensors and AI-driven analytics platforms for industrial operations monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechHardwareIoTSaaSWellness & FitnessSt. Louis, US

Jiaxi Fang(Chief Executive Officer)inTandeep Chadha(Chief Technology Officer)inPratim Biswas(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Co-investorsTechstars

Beambeam.gg
Beastgetbeast.com

Co-investorsLaunch Tennessee

Beast Brands

Nashville, US

John Cascarano(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCallais Capital ManagementSand Hill Angels

BenchmarkONEbenchmarkone.comin𝕏

BenchmarkONE is a sales and marketing software platform offering marketing automation and CRM tools for small B2B businesses, marketing agencies, and SaaS companies to generate leads and win customers.

Marketing TechSaaSSales TechSt. Louis, US

Co-investorsMissouri Technology Corporation

Benmedicabenmedica.com

BenMedica offers BenCore, a medication benefit platform providing data insights and integration to help health plans, employer-sponsored plans, payors, PBMs, and pharmacies manage drug spend, utilization, and formulary performance.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Bigheartteabighearttea.com

Big Heart Tea Co. sells packaged teas distributed through retailers, coffee shops, and small businesses across the country.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Bonfyrebonfyreapp.comin𝕏

Bonfyre provides employee engagement tools embedded within Microsoft Teams, offering campaigns, celebrations, communications, feedback, recognition, and team activities.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSt. Louis, US

Mark Sawyier(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Dornfeld(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardStephen Sawyier(Director)Rick Holton, Jr.(Director)Matthew Porter(Director)

Co-investorsMissouri Technology Corporation

Bookeliciousbookelicious.comin

Bookelicious is an online retailer that sells books, with a focus on children's books and childhood literacy.

ConsumerE-commerceEdTechPalo Alto, US

Lea Anne Borders(Founder & CEO)inSteve Dalal(CPO)Liz Doerr(Fractional CFO)Marisa Keegan(Fractional CSO)

Co-investors37 Angels

Bostongeospatialbostongeospatial.comin

Boston Geospatial provides geospatial intelligence tools for risk screening, near real-time alerts, and monitoring of natural and anthropogenic threats such as geohazards, flooding, and fire.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureSpace Tech

Justin Oliveira(Founder)in

Co-investorsEniac VenturesFour Acres Capital

Cambrcambr.io
Campus Inkcampus.inkin𝕏

Campus is a licensed merchandise platform for college athletes and Greek organizations (fraternities and sororities), enabling athletes to earn money through Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals and custom merch sales.

E-commerceEdTechSports Tech

Co-investorsConnetic VenturesHigh Street Equity PartnersIllinois VenturesLightbankRiverPark VenturesScrum Ventures+1 more

Capacitycapacity.comin𝕏

Capacity builds an AI-powered platform for contact centers and support teams that automates customer support interactions through AI agents and agent assist tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSt. Louis, US

David Karandish(Founder)inChris Sims(Co-founder)

Co-investorsCapital Midwest FundConnecticut InnovationsFINTOP CapitalFoothill VenturesMissionOGOceans Ventures+1 more

Citydatacitydata.aiin

CityData.ai provides big data and AI analytics that measure visitation, usage, and economic impact for cities, counties, and public spaces such as parks, trails, and open spaces.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTech

Clearflame Enginesclearflame.com

Woodridge, US

Bernard Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)Julie Blumreiter(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsIrishAngels

Cognitive Spacecognitivespace.comin𝕏

Cognitive Space develops AI-driven automation software for satellite operations, enabling constellation operators to scale while meeting operational requirements.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechSaaSSpace TechHouston, US

Marc Bell(Co-Founder and CEO)Guy de Carufel(CEO & Founder)Dax Garner(CTO)Jeff Edwards(VP of Engineering)Hanna Steplewska(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Roberts(Director)in

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Draper AssociatesGlasswing VenturesGrit VenturesGutbrain VenturesHelios Capital+7 more

Coolfire Solutionscoolfiresolutions.comin𝕏Dec 2016

Coolfire offers Coolfire Core, a configurable work management platform that coordinates tasks, workflows, and real-time communication across HQ, field teams, customers, and partners.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSt. Louis, US

Ben Langlinais(Executive Officer)Donald C Sharp(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel W Wacker(Executive Officer)Peter W. III Salsich(Executive Officer)Michael Leopold(Executive Officer)Jeffrey S. Keane(Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsIrishAngels

Craftequitycraftequity.com
Dabbledabble.coin𝕏

Dabble is a marketplace for discovering and booking local creative and DIY workshops taught by people in the community.

ConsumerEdTechMarketplaces

Co-investorsHyde Park Angels

Decidedecide.co

Co-investorsCultivation Capital

Denimsocialdenimsocial.comin𝕏

Provides an AI-powered social media support tool (Social Intelligent Virtual Agent) that generates on-brand automated responses, moderates content, analyzes sentiment, and escalates complex issues to live agents across platforms like Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsSixThirty Ventures

Disruptel𝕏Acquired

Samba.tv is a TV recommendation service that aggregates content from streaming services and live TV, personalized based on viewing trends.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsAugust CapitalGFR FundLauder PartnersNelstone VenturesPJCUnion Grove Venture Partners+2 more

Edengeotechedengeotech.com
Eggschaineggschain.com

Fintech

Co-investorsGossamer Capital

Fastdemocracyfastdemocracy.comin𝕏

FastDemocracy is a legislative tracking platform that provides real-time bill and regulation tracking across all 50 states, Congress, D.C., and Puerto Rico, with AI tools for summarizing bills and transcribing committee and floor debates.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS

Fluintfluint.io

Denver, US

NATHANAEL NASRALLA(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)PATRICK RILEY(Director)

Co-investorsPHX Ventures

Fraymfraym.ioin𝕏

Fraym produces census-like, ward-level population data anywhere in the world using novel data sources and AI.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechArlington, US

Benjamin C Leo(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBobby Pittman(Director)inJudd Devermont(Director)inGuillaume Castel(Director)Queen Nworisara Quinn(Director)

Co-investorsKupanda Capital

Ftfenergyftfenergy.com
Fuddisfuddis.com

FoodTechZapopan, MX

Cuauhtli Padilla Arias(Founder)in

Co-investorsTechstars

Gainsightgainsight.comin𝕏

Gainsight provides a customer intelligence platform for revenue and sales teams that helps identify and prevent revenue leakage, optimize renewal processes, and identify expansion opportunities within existing customer bases.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechMountain View, US

Nick Mehta(Chief Executive Officer)inJames Eberlin(Director)Theodore Stann(Chief Financial Officer)

BoardNakul Mandan(Director)Roger Lee(Director)Ajay Agarwal(Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCisco InvestmentsFounders Circle CapitalGolub GrowthInsight Partners+5 more

GiftAMealgiftameal.comin𝕏

GiftAMeal is a mobile app that donates to local food banks based on photos users take while dining at participating restaurants.

ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsVillhard Growth Partners

Granular.aigranular.aiin

Granular.ai develops geospatial monitoring and analysis software for defense and intelligence applications, operating production systems for industrial site monitoring and search-space reduction under government programs.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechFintechBelmont, US

Co-investorsTechstars

Hexalayerhexalayer.com

HeXalayer develops and supplies advanced materials—including turbostratic graphene and other carbon materials—for research and product development in electrochemistry, conductive and thermal composites, sensing, catalysis, coatings, and energy storage.

Deep TechEnergyNew MaterialsLouisville, US

Harut Vardanyan(Founder)

HIPAAtrek HIPAA compliance softwarehipaatrek.comin𝕏

HIPAAtrek is a HIPAA compliance software platform that centralizes policies, contracts (BAAs), training, risk assessments, and breach logging with automated reminders, version history, and reporting.

Digital HealthLegalTechSaaS

Co-investorsAEON Foundry

Hometraqhometraq.com
Hyperion Sensorshyperion-sensors.com
Infralytiksinfralytiks.com

InfraLytiks provides a data analytics and visualization platform along with a proprietary algorithm for processing mobile LiDAR data (including Ouster LiDAR) without specialized hardware.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Juristatjuristat.comin𝕏

Juristat provides a comprehensive intellectual property dataset and analytics platform for patent teams, helping patent practitioners and IP strategists make informed prosecution decisions and portfolio management choices.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLegalTech

Co-investorsMissouri Technology Corporation

Kadriclothingkadriclothing.com

Kadri Clothing makes tactical clothing designed for women, developed by women.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Kindsoapkindsoap.com

KIND Apothecary (KIND Soap) makes natural, vegan personal care and skincare products including facial cremes, bath bombs, beard oils, and colognes.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Kinnamikinnami.comin𝕏

Kinnami offers a secure resilient data mesh that manages data availability, protection, and integrity across distributed networks spanning edge devices to the cloud.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Kwemakwema.co

Kwema makes a smart badge reel with a discreet duress button that lets employees call for help, plus an emergency response system that automates roll call during evacuations.

Enterprise SoftwareHardwareIoT

Label insightlabelinsight.comin𝕏Oct 2015

St. Louis, US

Anton Xavier(Executive Officer, Director)Dheeraj Patri(Executive Officer, Director)DHEERAJ PATRI(Executive Officer, Director)DAGAN XAVIER(Executive Officer)ANTON XAVIER(Executive Officer, Director)EDUARDO MARIA XAVIER(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsDelta-v CapitalMercury FundSerra VenturesUrban Capital Network

Letsfazitletsfazit.com

Fazit makes a waterproof, sweat-proof makeup product designed for fast application and easy removal.

ConsumerDirect to Consumer

Listwithcleverlistwithclever.comin𝕏

Clever operates a nationwide referral service that matches U.S. home buyers and sellers with local real estate agents at a reduced 1.5% listing fee and offers cash-back rebates to buyers.

ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech

Co-investorsCultivation Capital

Mavitymavity.coin𝕏

Mavity is an AI-powered platform for planning, creating, and scaling content and creative projects through centralized workflows and brand-controlled systems.

AI & Machine LearningFintechHR TechMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US

Tomás Uribe(Founder)in

Co-investorsTechstars

Mentor Spacesmentorspaces.comin𝕏

Mentor Spaces provides a structured mentorship platform for nonprofits, universities, and companies to automate mentor-mentee matching, scheduling, and outcome tracking.

EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSDenver, US

Chris Motley(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactMissouri Technology CorporationTechstarsRethink Capital Partners

Mingosmartfactorymingosmartfactory.comin𝕏

Mingo Smart Factory is a plug-and-play manufacturing productivity platform that automatically collects machine data, tracks metrics like OEE, downtime, and scrap, and generates dashboards and reports for factory floor visibility.

Advanced ManufacturingIoTSaaS

Native AIgonative.aiin

Native AI is an always-on market intelligence platform that analyzes qualitative and quantitative data to help companies understand and predict consumer preferences and behavior.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsConnetic VenturesTech Square VenturesTribes Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Capital Innovators made?
Capital Innovators has 103 tracked investments.
What stage does Capital Innovators invest at?
Capital Innovators invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Capital Innovators's typical check size?
Capital Innovators typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.
What sectors does Capital Innovators focus on?
Capital Innovators focuses on Consumer, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Capital Innovators located?
Capital Innovators is headquartered in St. Louis, US.
Does Capital Innovators lead rounds?
Yes, Capital Innovators leads investment rounds.
Who does Capital Innovators co-invest with?
Capital Innovators most often shares deals with Techstars, Missouri Technology Corporation, Connetic Ventures, among 114 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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“Live Life a Little” says Capital Innovators’ Managing Partner – Judy Sindecuse

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ECTV Edition 4 Show 15 - Judy Sindecuse of Capital Innovators

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