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Elevate Capital

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Portland · Pre-Seed–Series A

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Investment thesis

Elevate Capital focuses on investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs, including women and minorities, as well as founders with limited regional access to venture capital. The firm provides both capital and strategic mentorship to help early-stage technology companies reach their potential. The fund specifically targets the institutional venture gap for underserved communities and founders across the nation.

Invests inSector AgnosticPortland

Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Portland, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Founded
2016
AUM
$183.3M
Tracked investments
100

What they invest in

from 1 of 100 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×1Enterprise Software ×1Marketing Tech ×1SaaS ×1

HQs:United States×4

Investments · showing 60 of 100

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Bacon
Biomotum
Birch Biosciences
Bitesize
Blendoor
BlendScore

A diversity analytics and hiring software company providing AI-driven recommendations, monitoring, and employer branding solutions to help companies attract and retain diverse talent.

Brandlive
Buildinglens
bumped
Canopii
Carpedm
Cascade Prodrug
Célage Bioscience
chelsea deloney collection
Choix
CLEANHAUS
Curadite
Cytoimage
Emanoflow
Forestdevices
Garden Bar
Goalsetter
Goodwell
Goumi
Growthplug
Hacware
Handful
Healers Petcare
hemex health
Heritage Laboratories
Holo Footwear
Hubb
hue noir
Instinct
Invio
It Aire
Journeytrack
JourneyTrackjourneytrack.io

JourneyTrack is a customer experience management platform for enterprises that helps reduce revenue loss from poor customer interactions. The platform combines CX tools with AI-driven journey management capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Ania Rodriguez(Founder & CEO)

Keliomics
Kitotech Medical
Legup
Lifeair
Loopielaundry
Madora
Magwire
medZERO
Minnow
Myohealth Technologies
Neurobiome
Obatala Sciences
Onboard Dynamics
Osheru
Overwatch Imaging
PacLab Analytics
Paerpay
Phosio Corporation
Photon-Marine
PortalSphere
Predictionstrike

Board seats · per SEC filings · 4

what is this? ⓘ
MINNOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.SEC filing

$1M raise · filed May 2026 · via Nitin L Rai, Nitin Rai

ROCK PAPER COIN, INC.SEC filing

$4.6M raise · filed Jun 2025 · via Nitin Rai

Paerpay, Inc.SEC filing

$2M raise · filed Jun 2024 · via Nitin Jerome Rai, Nitin Rai

goumi inc.SEC filing

$1M raise · filed Sep 2022 · via Nitin Rai

Inferred from directors named on each company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Elevate Capital invest at?
Elevate Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Elevate Capital focus on?
Elevate Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Elevate Capital located?
Elevate Capital is headquartered in Portland, US.
Does Elevate Capital lead rounds?
Yes, Elevate Capital leads investment rounds.

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