CapitalX
Venture capitalActively deployingLynnwood · Pre-Seed–Seed · 1 people tracked
Also known as CapitalX QP · CAPITALX, LLC
Investment thesis
CapitalX invests at the pre-seed and seed stages as a generalist, backing companies across enterprise, fintech, frontier technology, and deep tech. The firm emphasizes fast decision-making and high-conviction commitments, positioning itself as proactively helpful to the founders it backs. It highlights a track record of 19 unicorns (16 originating from seed investments) and 25 companies appearing on Y Combinator's Top Companies list, with portfolio companies going on to raise from leading investors such as Sequoia, a16z, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and others.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 23 of 26 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×12SaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×10Developer Tools ×7Data & Infrastructure ×4Fintech ×3Future of Work ×3HR Tech ×3
HQs:United States×20India×1Nigeria×1
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2016 · 12014 · 12 dated
CodeCrafters builds educational products for engineers to learn programming skills through hands-on, project-based challenges.
ConsumerDeveloper ToolsEdTechHR TechSan Francisco, US
Sarup Banskota(Founder)inPaul Kuruvilla(Founder)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsY Combinator
Algolia provides an API platform that enables developers to integrate search and discovery functionality into websites and mobile applications, serving thousands of companies across e-commerce, media, and SaaS.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nicolas Dessaigne(Founder/Board Member)inJulien Lemoine(Founder/CTO)in
BoardPhilippe Botteri(Director)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investors500 GlobalAccelAcequia Capital (AceCap)Aglae VenturesCollective LiquidityFounders Circle Capital+14 more
Boom Supersonic develops supersonic aircraft and engines, including the Overture commercial airliner and the Symphony turbofan engine, targeting commercial aviation and advanced infrastructure applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechCentennial, US
Blake Scholl(Founder/CEO)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundBessemer Venture PartnersCaruso VenturesDraper Associates+23 more
Cart.com provides unified commerce and logistics software and services that enable companies to sell and fulfill orders across multiple channels.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSHouston, US
Omair Tariq(Founder and CEO)inJim Jacobsen(Director)Omair T.(Founder)inSaheb Sabharwal(Founder)inRemington Tonar, PhD(Co-founder)Jim Jacobson(Director)
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundBeyond CapitalCapital FactoryCincyTecheGateway CapitalHelium-3 Ventures+15 more
Deepgram builds foundational voice AI technology that enables speech-to-text, audio intelligence, text-to-speech, and voice agent APIs for businesses to create natural voice interactions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Scott Stephenson(CEO and Co-founder)Dave Wilner(Director)Adam Sypniewski(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardZach DeWitt(Director)inElizabeth de Saint-Aignan(Director)
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationB CapitalBascom VenturesCompoundConnetic VenturesGaia Ventures+14 more
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Fern provides documentation, SDK generation, and CLI tools for APIs, built with AI features including integrated chat, MCP server support, and agent-first capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Deep Singhvi(Founder)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersV1 VCY Combinator
Flutterwave provides payment processing infrastructure and tools that enable businesses and financial institutions across Africa to send and receive payments securely and efficiently.
FintechLagos, NG
Adeleke Adekoya(Founder)inOlugbenga GB Agboola(Founder)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investors4DX VenturesAAF Management Ltd.Avenir Growth CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalChaos Ventures+21 more
Go1 is an online learning platform that aggregates training content from over 250 providers into a single subscription for learning and development leaders.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andrew Barnes(Founder/CEO)inChris Eigeland(Founder and CEO)inVu Tran(Founder)Chris Hood(Founder/CTO)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesAirTree VenturesBlack Sheep CapitalEndeavor CatalystFull Circle Venture CapitalFundersClub+11 more
Homebrew is a venture capital firm that provides pre-seed and seed funding (typically $100k–$500k, with select larger investments) along with hands-on counsel to mission-driven, early-stage founders.
Sector Agnostic
Satya Patel(Founder)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsFoundryBloomberg Beta
Jerry is an all-in-one car ownership app that helps drivers find auto insurance and refinancing rates, track vehicle maintenance, and access repair estimators.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Art Agrawal(Founder/CEO)inMusawir Shah(Founder/CTO)inLina Zhang(Co-Founder)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsFundersClubY Combinator
Signalbase provides a real-time signal infrastructure that sources, verifies, and enriches raw company data (such as funding rounds, job changes, hiring spikes, and acquisition activity) into structured company profiles delivered via API or webhooks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSales Tech
Georgi
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Wander operates a network of vacation rental homes that come with amenities such as fast WiFi, gyms, and pools, along with cleaning teams and on-call support.
MarketplacesPropTechTravel & Hospitality
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAdapt VenturesAdvection Growth CapitalAntiAUTHENTIC VENTURESBackwards Capital+7 more
Mercury is an investor database listing venture capital investors and their sector focus areas.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSector Agnostic
Immad Akhund(Founder & CEO)inJason Zhang(Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer)inMax Tagher(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundBetter Tomorrow VenturesBuilders + BackersChapter One+38 more
Mito Health offers direct-to-consumer health testing and personalized diagnostics, allowing customers to order from 1000+ lab tests, scans, and health kits at transparent, cost-based pricing without requiring a doctor's referral.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Joel Kek(Founder)inKenneth Lou(Founder)in
BoardBrian Kennedy(Scientific Advisor)
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsMSW VenturesY CombinatorForge VenturesXA Network
Owner provides software for independent restaurants in the USA to drive sales and protect profits, including tools to compete with large chains.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Dean Bloembergen(Co-Founder & CTO)inAdam Guild(Co-Founder & CEO)inRob Lehman(President & COO)
BoardJason Lemkin(Director)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsActivant CapitalRedpoint VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementAlt CapitalBrowder CapitalDay One Ventures+12 more
People.ai builds AI-powered insights for revenue teams to analyze deal pipelines and provide actionable answers about sales performance based on a company's own deal history.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Oleg Rogynskyy(Founder/CEO)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesDniproFrontline VenturesNotable CapitalUpVentures CapitalY Combinator+4 more
Retool is a platform for building and governing internal tools, admin panels, and dashboards across teams.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
David Hsu(Founder/CEO)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementLiquid VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesSequoia CapitalStandard CapitalSV Angel+5 more
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
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAmino CapitalAnsa CapitalBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesBedrockBerkeley Frontier+33 more
Mint (livemint.com) is an Indian business and financial news publication covering markets, companies, money, economy, and technology.
Media & Entertainment
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsAlteria CapitalAxilor Ventures
Sendbird provides an AI-powered conversation platform that enables businesses to build conversational AI agents for customer interactions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
John S. Kim(Co-Founder/CEO)inBrandon Jeon(Founder/Head of Trust and Safety)inHarry Kim(Founder/CTO)inJoseph Pagano(Executive Officer)Yoonho Jeon(Director)Yeusin Kim(Director)
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsAugust CapitalBallpark VenturesCategory VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersFundersClubICONIQ+11 more
ShipBob provides fulfillment and logistics services for ecommerce businesses, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to outsource order fulfillment and warehouse operations.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainChicago, US
Divey Gulati(Founder)inDhruv Saxena(Founder)inAnthony Watson(Cofounder)
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesFJ LabsFundersClubHyde Park Venture PartnersJuniperoKube VC+5 more
TechNexus is a venture collaborative, founded in 2007, that partners with corporations and founders to invest in, build, and scale ventures across industries.
Sector AgnosticChicago, US
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Teleport is an infrastructure identity platform that modernizes identity, access, and policy for computing environments.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Ev Kontsevoy(Founder/CEO)inAlexander Klizhentas(Founder/CTO)Taylor Wakefield(Founder/COO)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investors137 VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersKleiner PerkinsY CombinatorHPS Investment Partners, LLCInsight Partners
AGI infrastructure company solving the human intelligence bottleneck and empowering enterprises to harness generative AI.
AI & Machine LearningSilicon Valley, US
Jonathan Siddharth(Founder)inVijay Krishnan(Founder)in
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsAltaIR CapitalAmino CapitalAngel Collective Opportunity FundAVVBrainstorm VenturesChapter One+11 more
Zapier provides a platform for connecting AI models and agents to workflows and business applications, enabling teams to automate tasks across over 9,000 apps without coding.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Wade Foster(Founder)inBryan Helmig(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Knoop(Executive Officer, Director)
PartnerCindy Bi· solo GP
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCaesar VenturesCategory VenturesFelicis VenturesKyber Knight CapitalLaunchBay Capital+5 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesOwner.com · restaurantbusinessonline.com · Aug 21, 2026
Mercury · marketbeat.com · Jul 18, 2026
Boom · bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com · Jul 17, 2026
People.ai · trysignalbase.com · Jul 17, 2026
Deepgram · techfundingnews.com · Jul 17, 2026
Jerry · vnews.com · Jul 17, 2026
Rippling · entrackr.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does CapitalX invest at?
- CapitalX invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is CapitalX's typical check size?
- CapitalX typically writes checks of $250K.
- What sectors does CapitalX focus on?
- CapitalX focuses on Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is CapitalX located?
- CapitalX is headquartered in Lynnwood, US.
- Does CapitalX lead rounds?
- Yes, CapitalX leads investment rounds.
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