Factorial Capital
Venture capitalBrooklyn · Pre-Seed–Seed
Also known as FACTORIAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Investment thesis
Early-stage investor leveraging a multi-manager hedge-fund structure and a network of proven engineer-operators (founders of Venmo, Giphy, Hugging Face) who source pre–traditional-VC AI deals and make direct intros.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
What they invest in
from 8 of 8 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6Biotech ×3Deep Tech ×2Healthtech ×2Construction Tech ×1Consumer ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Developer Tools ×1
HQs:United States×4Germany×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 8 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52024 · 16 dated
Sophont develops multimodal foundation models for medicine that integrate data such as clinical history, labs, imaging, pathology, genomics, and wearables to model patient state, predict outcomes, and generate clinical hypotheses.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Paulin
Co-investorsHeadwater VenturesKindred VenturesTranspose Platform Management
Boltz develops generative AI models for biomolecular design and drug discovery, used by researchers across pharmaceutical, biotech, agricultural, and academic sectors.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLondon, GB
Gabriele Corso(Founder)inSaro Passaro(Founder)
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAndreessen HorowitzFifty YearsAmplify Partners CVObvious VenturesZetta Venture Partners
Caladan Bio develops high-throughput benchtop bioreactor hardware and software for laboratory bioprocessing, enabling faster experimentation and lower costs for biotech R&D teams.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHardwareNew York, US
Michael Kobida(Founder)inRob Jauquet(Founder)inMichael J. Kobida(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Jauquet(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCollaborative FundLerer HippeauRitual CapitalTwelve BelowWireframe Ventures
Flora is a mobile app (iOS and Android) that identifies plants from photos, provides care guides and watering reminders, and hosts a community for plant owners.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocial
Co-investorsDipalo VenturesLongJump VenturesA16Z SpeedrunHanabi CapitalLong Journey VenturesMenlo Ventures+1 more
mbue provides AI-powered tools for commercial contractors to review construction drawings and generate compliant submittals, reducing manual review time and project risk.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechWest Lake Hills, US
Co-investors2045 VenturesGeek VenturesSpatial CapitalTechstarsEverywhere Ventures
Data intelligence layer providing personalized B2B recommendations.
Data & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Falon Fatemi(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors500 GlobalBase Venture Management, Inc.Dreamers VCJetBlue VenturesMS&AD VenturesNewView Capital+7 more
Patronus provides a smartwatch and companion app designed for elderly users to enable emergency calling, location tracking, and family connectivity.
Digital HealthHealthtechIoT
Co-investorsBurda Principal InvestmentsCavalry VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersUVC PartnersGreenfield PartnersNotable Capital+2 more
Patronus AI is a frontier research lab building Digital World Models that predict and simulate agent actions in digital workflows to generate large-scale training simulations for frontier AI models.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareDublin, US
Anand Kannappan(Cofounder)inRebecca Qian(Cofounder)in
BoardGlenn Solomon(Director)inNnamdi Iregbulem(Director)in
Co-investorsGreenfield PartnersNotable CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersSamsung Ventures
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesFlora · runtimewire.com · Aug 8, 2026
Patronus AI · forbes.com · Jul 20, 2026
Patronus · venturecapital.com · Jun 29, 2026
mbue · aecmag.com · Jun 10, 2026
Node · techcrunch.com · Jan 27, 2026
Boltz · biopharmatrend.com · Jan 12, 2026
Sophont AI · endpoints.news · Sep 11, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Factorial Capital invest at?
- Factorial Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Factorial Capital's typical check size?
- Factorial Capital typically writes checks of $500K.
- What sectors does Factorial Capital focus on?
- Factorial Capital focuses on SaaS.
- Where is Factorial Capital located?
- Factorial Capital is headquartered in Brooklyn, US.
- Does Factorial Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Factorial Capital leads investment rounds.
Co-investors · 36
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Long Journey Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs unconventional, 'magically weird' founders and ideas, positioning itself as a hands-on, community-oriented partner to its companies.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.
Kindred Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs technology startups in their earliest financing rounds, often helping form and fund companies before they exist. It has backed 100+ startups.
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.
Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.
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IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs breakout companies at critical inflection points, helping them grow into enduring market leaders.
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