Freestyle Capital
Venture capitalSan Rafael · Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Also known as FREESTYLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Deal analysis
- Airtable × Bending Spoons: who got the money home
An estimated liquidation waterfall: the late-stage pref stack took $1.29bn at ~1x, founders took ~$190m, and seed money made ~42x.
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Investment thesis
Seed-stage backers taking ~15% at seed and doubling down via opportunity funds on winners >$200M; serial founders offering CFO-grade ops support (venture debt, banking, back-office) and founder empathy.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Freestyle Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 16 of 17 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8Consumer ×6SaaS ×6Fintech ×4Marketplaces ×4Enterprise Software ×3Healthtech ×3Cloud Computing ×2
HQs:United States×13Canada×1
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32022 · 12017 · 12015 · 16 dated
On Approval, now shut down, operated a platform for renting, leasing-to-own, and purchasing original fine art, coordinating ownership tracking, insurance, custody transfer, and financial settlement across galleries without holding inventory.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Christopher Griffin(Director)Michael Conway-McClintock(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsPARETOScott Belsky
Rise Science develops RISE, a mobile app that tracks sleep and energy levels while providing personalized recommendations based on sleep debt and circadian rhythm science.
ConsumerHealthtechWellness & FitnessChicago, US
Jeff Kahn(Co-founder)inLeon Sasson(Co-founder)
Co-investorsHigh AlphaTrue VenturesChicago VenturesFelicis VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersStarting Line
Airtable is a San Francisco-based no-code platform that lets teams build apps and workflows on a flexible database.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Howie Liu(Co-Founder and CEO)inAndrew Ofstad(Co-Founder)inEmmett Nicholas(Co-Founder and senior engineering leader)inAmbereen Toubassy(Chief Financial Officer)Paul Ohls(Chief Revenue Officer)David Azose(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsBling CapitalCaffeinated CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)CSC UpshotDCVC (Data Collective)+25 more
ApplePie Capital provides franchise financing, including SBA and conventional loans, to franchisees and franchisors across the United States.
FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Denise Thomas(CEO & Founder)inJoel Hornstein(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFrank Rotman(Director)inZaw Thet(Director)Steve Pelletier(Director)
Co-investorsCamp One VenturesQED InvestorsStory VenturesZMT CapitalSignia Venture PartnersSocial Leverage
Chute provides a platform that helps brands, agencies, and publishers find, create, and distribute user-generated photos and videos, using visual and text search tools.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
Ranvir Gujral(Founder/CEO)inGaurav Sharma(Founder/Lead Engineer)inGregory Narain(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJacques Benkoski(Director)inRyan McIntyre(Director)inJohn Battelle(Director)
Co-investorsY CombinatorBattery VenturesFoundryUS Venture Partners
Advertising technology platform providing audience-based sales for television advertising.
Somerville, US
Joshua Summers(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Doug Hurd(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardRyan Moore(Director)Lars Albright(Director)
Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalTransmedia CapitalTribeca Venture PartnersAtlas VentureData Point CapitalWestern Technology Investment
Dash Bio is a contract research organization (CRO) offering bioanalysis services with a technology-based, automated approach, delivering sample analysis results in days.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechRoboticsBoston, US
Dave Johnson(Co-founder & CEO)inDavid Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)Alexander Tallett(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAndy Smith(Director)in
Co-investorsCybernetix VenturesLifeX VenturesOak HC/FTSwift Ventures
Giftbit is a digital payouts and gift card platform that enables businesses to send prepaid cards and digital gift cards to recipients globally through an API or web interface.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSaaSVictoria, CA
Leif Baradoy(CEO and co-founder)inPeter Locke
Co-investorsTechstars
Gradescope is a web platform for administering and grading assessments—paper-based, digital, code, and bubble-sheet assignments—with flexible rubrics, AI-assisted grouping of similar answers, and per-question analytics.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSBerkeley, US
Arjun Singh(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDave Samuel(Director)Manu Kumar(Director)inSergey Karayev(Director)
Co-investorsGSV VenturesK9 VenturesBloomberg BetaHouseReach Capital
Keebler Health, founded in 2023, is a healthcare company focused on improving efficiency and efficacy in the healthcare industry.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Isaac Park(CEO)inAndrew Stickney(COO)inKevin Hill(CTO)inTerrell Bacchus(CMO)in
Co-investorsFlare Capital PartnersHypothesisNew Stack VenturesPrimordial VenturesTau VenturesEverywhere Ventures+7 more
Maneva develops Video-to-Action AI for manufacturers, converting production-floor visual data into real-time actions for quality control, machine integrity, and line supervision (via its ALIS AI Line Supervisor).
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsToronto
Rae Chan Jeong(Executive Officer, Director)Kelvin Chan(Co-Founder & CTO)Rae Jeong(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors640 OxfordArka Venture LabsBling CapitalEvolution VC PartnersN49PUS Venture Partners
PicCollage is a mobile app for creating photo collages, greeting cards, and edited images using templates, stickers, backgrounds, fonts, and AI-assisted editing tools.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & Entertainment
John Fan(Founder)in
Co-investorsXG Ventures500 Global
Projector is a smart TV app and subscription service for storing, organizing, and streaming personal home videos and photos privately on TVs and other devices.
Cloud ComputingConsumerMedia & EntertainmentChagrin Falls, US
Robert Marks(Founder)inLayne Swenson(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBaseline VenturesJumpstart VenturesSV AngelTrue Ventures
RideJoy is a marketplace connecting equestrian riders and horse owners with verified accommodations including boarding, layovers, RV parking, cabins, and camping across the United States.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Kalvin Wang(Founder/CEO)Jason Shen(Founder)inRandy Pang(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorFounder CollectiveSV Angel
Snapdocs automates the digital mortgage closing process by connecting lending, settlement, and secondary market teams.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTechPropTechSaaSPortland, US
Aaron King(Founder/CEO)inMatt Schindel(Executive Officer)Sanam Pangali(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Jegen(Director)inAndrew Reed(Director)inAnu Hariharan(Director)
Co-investors137 VenturesAccelerator VenturesAlkeon InnovationF-Prime CapitalMetaPropMetaProp Ventures+9 more
Stackpack provides an AI agent for finance teams that manages vendor and AI spend, monitoring contract renewals, analyzing token usage, flagging spend increases, catching unused vendors, routing approvals, and setting budgets.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sara Wyman(Founder)
Co-investorsLayout VenturesMSIVElefundNomad Venture Partners, LlcUpside Partnership
TrueFacet is an online marketplace for pre-owned and new luxury watches and jewelry from brands such as Rolex, Cartier, and Van Cleef & Arpels, with each item lab-tested and authenticated.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesNew York, US
Tirath Kamdar(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Chan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsRosecliff VenturesTechstarsMaveron
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAirtableacq. by Bending Spoons
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDash Bio · theaiinsider.tech · Aug 4, 2026
Giftbit · worldmetrics.org · Jul 1, 2026
Maneva · betakit.com · Jun 12, 2026
Projector · tipranks.com · Jun 10, 2026
Keebler Health · flarecapital.com · Apr 21, 2026
Stackpack · pulse2.com · May 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Freestyle Capital invest at?
- Freestyle Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Freestyle Capital's typical check size?
- Freestyle Capital typically writes checks of $1.5M – $4M.
- What sectors does Freestyle Capital focus on?
- Freestyle Capital focuses on Consumer, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- Where is Freestyle Capital located?
- Freestyle Capital is headquartered in San Rafael, US.
- Does Freestyle Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Freestyle Capital leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamElon buys ~9% stake in Twitter + Freestyle Capital's Dave Samuel | E1426
This Week in Startups · Dave Samuel
E1024 #StartupTuneup: 6 co's get feedback from Jason & Dave Samuel (Freestyle Capital) @ Founder.U
This Week in Startups · Dave Samuel
E1025 #StartupTuneup P2: 6 co's get feedback from Jason & Dave Samuel (Freestyle Capital) @Founder.U
This Week in Startups · Dave Samuel
E797: "Funding Your Startup" Jenny Lefcourt, Freestyle Capital's ultimate pitch to raise your round
This Week in Startups · Jenny Lefcourt
Maria Palma, GP at Freestyle Capital, on Investing in AI Infrastructure
Grace Gong · Maria Palma
Jenny Lefcourt: Freestyle Capital Partner's Path from Entrepreneur to VC
Something Ventured Podcast · Jenny Lefcourt
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Co-investors · 172
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.
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True Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2005 that focuses on early-stage technology companies, with operations based in Silicon Valley.
Bling Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that backs entrepreneurs seeking to find and scale product-market fit, supported by its Bling Product Council of over 100 product leaders.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.
Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, frequently leading or co-leading rounds. It operates with a founder-first approach, including a founder pledge and voting commitments.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.
Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
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