Silicon Valley · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked
Also known as FRIENDS & FAMILY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Friends & Family Capital partners with founders and CFOs to scale technology companies through world-class finance functions and operations. The firm believes generational companies require deep operational expertise during critical growth phases and offers hands-on support across three key areas: building elite finance teams from first hire to CFO, establishing and improving operating models and systems to support growth at scale, and planning and executing capital raises from seed through public listing. The firm focuses on missions that advance efficient institutions and free society through technology.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Friends Family Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 29 of 37 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×13SaaS ×10Fintech ×6Hardware ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Deep Tech ×4Developer Tools ×4
HQs:United States×25France×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 21 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×83 founders×54+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with education data
Stanford University ×9Cornell University ×2Duke University ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×2University of California, Santa Cruz ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 32 founders with career history
Airbnb ×2Flexport ×2Founders Fund ×2Stanford University ×2Talpiot Program ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 28 with degree data)
Investments · 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 52024 · 19 dated
Palantir builds data integration and analysis platforms — Gotham for defence and government, Foundry for commercial operations — and deploys forward engineers inside customer organisations.
Palo Alto, US
Peter Thiel(Director)inJoe Lonsdale(Co-founder)inAlexander Karp(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Cohen(Director)Nathan Gettings(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardColin Anderson(Executive Officer)
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCA*Akkadian VenturesAllied Venture PartnersArtis Ventures+35 more
Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary
Hawthorne, US
Elon Musk(Founder, CEO & Chief Engineer)in
Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures4DX VenturesA*Abstract VenturesAccess Technology Ventures+110 more
Eridu develops networking infrastructure optimized for artificial intelligence workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSaratoga, US
Drew Perkins(CEO and founder)inChristian Gallagher(Director)Jagdeep Singh(Director)Omar Hassen(Director)Dipender Saluja(Director)Brian Kinard(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBosch VenturesCatapult VenturesMatter Venture PartnersSocratic PartnersZelda VenturesBlack Opal Ventures+12 more
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
Altana operates an AI-powered network platform that connects businesses, logistics providers, and government agencies to automate global trade compliance and supply chain visibility through a shared system of record for product information and value chains.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Evan Smith(CEO)Raphael Tehranian(Founder)inIan Cadieuin
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlleyCorpAmadeus Capital PartnersCollective LiquidityFloating PointGV (Google Ventures)+11 more
Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Palmer Luckey(Founder)Brian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in
Co-investors137 Ventures1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzAnorak Ventures+82 more
Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
John Gedmark(Founder/CEO)inRyan McLinko(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCherubic VenturesCommonweal Ventures+37 more
Brickell Digital is a B2B software and marketplace investor that partners with SaaS founders to grow recurring revenue and long-term growth, with a focus on EdTech, learning, and workforce technologies.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechSaaS
Cargado operates a digital marketplace connecting freight brokers and carriers for cross-border freight movements between Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSChicago, US
Matt Silver(Co-founder)inRylan Hawkins(Co-founder)inMatthew Silver(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrad Svrluga(Director)in
Co-investorsLGVPAssembly VenturesConversion CapitalIronspring VenturePrimary Venture PartnersProeza Ventures+3 more
Comprehensive provides AI-powered compensation analytics and benchmarking software for managing employee pay, equity, and pay equity analysis.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Roger Lee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inTeddy Sherrill(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsFloodgateInspired Capital8VCAccess IndustriesChemistryCultivation Capital+8 more
Cribl builds a vendor-agnostic telemetry platform for IT and Security teams at large enterprises to manage, route, and analyze data for investigations and AI-powered operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Clint Sharp(Co-Founder and CEO)inDritan Bitincka(Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer)inLedion Bitincka(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inZachary Johnson(Chief Financial Officer)Matthew Kelly(Chief Legal Officer)Mike Pyle(Chief Revenue Officer)
Co-investorsSequoia CapitalCapitalGCiti VenturesCrowdStrikeCRV (Charles River Ventures)Founders Circle Capital+7 more
Cyera is an AI-powered data security platform that helps organizations discover, classify, and secure their data across any environment.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Tamar Bar-Ilan(Founder)inYotam Segev(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelArtisanal VenturesCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Evolution Equity PartnersG Squared+14 more
Ditto is a content management system that centralizes product language standards, terminology, and content patterns, then enforces consistency across design, development, and code tools.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jo Ma(Founder)inJessica Ouyang(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAmity VenturesAugust CapitalCraft VenturesHeal CapitalLombardstreet Ventures+3 more
Ditto is an offline-first, edge-native mobile database with built-in peer-to-peer networking and mesh syncing that keeps applications running without reliance on cloud, edge servers, or network hardware.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersAugust CapitalTech Square VenturesThe Perkins FundAmity VenturesCraft Ventures+4 more
World's largest social network; ECONA held a stake 2008-2010, sold before the IPO.
MSQRD(Cofounders of MSQRD)
Co-investorsAccelAccess Technology VenturesAvant Global LLCECONA AGEverest GroupFounders Fund+5 more
Friends & Family Capital is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that backs founders building companies in large markets, offering operational finance support across team building, operations, and capital raising.
FintechSilicon Valley, US
Colin Anderson(Co-founder (former CFO of Palantir))inJohn Fogelsong(Co-founder)in
Figure is a lending platform that offers residential and commercial loan products including home equity lines of credit, cash-out refinances, DSCR loans, and crypto-backed loans for borrowers.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechCharlotte, US
Mike Cagney(Co-Founder, Executive Chairman)inJune Ou(Co-Founder, Advisor, Board Member)inJin Woo Park(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsB3 CapitalBlue Lion GlobalChaos VenturesConversion CapitalDCM VenturesDigital Currency Group+20 more
Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ryan Petersen(Founder & CEO)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)Christopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Ronen(Director)
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCAcequia Capital (AceCap)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAllied Venture PartnersAndreessen Horowitz+37 more
Gecko Robotics builds robots equipped with sensors and cameras to inspect industrial structures like boilers for structural defects, replacing dangerous manual inspections at height.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsPittsburgh, US
Jake Loosararian(Founder/CEO)inTroy Demmer(Founder/COO)
BoardGaetano Crupi(Director)inAndrew Davis(Director)inTrae Stephens(Director)in
Co-investorsAlpha PartnersBase Venture Management, Inc.Drive CapitalFifth Down CapitalFormula VCFundersClub+18 more
Gusto provides payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and HR management tools to businesses, offering integrated software alongside support services for these functions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Josh Reeves(Founder/CEO)inEdward Kim(Founder/Empowering Gusto's Engineering Team)inTomer London(Founder/; Empowering Gusto's Product and Design Teams)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA*Acrew CapitalAkkadian VenturesAspect VenturesAurum+47 more
Defense startup building multi-domain autonomous precision munitions across air, land, and sea for U.S. and allied forces.
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesMenlo VenturesAnorak VenturesFlume VenturesHedosophiaMVP Ventures
Twenty builds industrial-scale offensive and defensive cyber capabilities and software for military and national security missions, serving the U.S. government and its allies.
CybersecurityDefense TechGovTechArlington, US
Joseph L(Founder)Peter Sorrentino(Founder)Skyler O(Founder)
Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalGeneral CatalystIn-Q-TelAccelKhosla VenturesPoint72 Ventures
Mosaic (now part of HiBob as its Finance Suite / "Bob Finance") provides FP&A software for financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytics, integrated with people data from an HCM platform.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Bijan Moallemi(Founder)in
Co-investorsOMERS VenturesOssian CapitalRadical VenturesRoble VenturesXYZ Venture Capital
Northslope builds AI applications for enterprise operations, configuring purpose-built software to specific customer workflows across supply chain, healthcare, retail, financial services, and defense sectors.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDenver, US
William B Ward(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFifth Down Capital
Numeric builds a software platform for corporate finance and accounting teams that combines real-time accounting, data transformation, and AI-powered analytics to replace manual spreadsheet-based processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Parker Gilbert(Founder & CEO)inAndrew Bihl(Founder)inAnthony Alvernaz(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationArtisanal VenturesFifth Down CapitalHawk Hill VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Long Journey Ventures+7 more
Server-side computer built for the cloud era
Co-investorsCounterpart VenturesEclipse VenturesIntel Capital
Oxide provides an on-premises cloud platform that integrates compute, storage, networking, and software in a single system, designed to deliver cloud-like elasticity and programmability for enterprise workloads.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareEmeryville, US
Steven Tuck(Executive Officer, Director)Bryan Cantrill(Executive Officer, Director)Jessica Frazelle(Executive Officer)Jessie Frazelle(Founder)
BoardSeth Winterroth(Director)inGaetano Crupi(Director)in
Co-investorsCounterpart VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcRiot VenturesEclipseEclipse VenturesPrime Movers Lab
Peregrine is a data intelligence platform that transforms disconnected data into operational context for law enforcement and emergency response organizations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTechSan Francisco, US
Ben Rudolph(Founder)inNick Noone(CEO)in
Co-investors137 VenturesFifth Down CapitalMenlo VenturesO.G. Venture PartnersScribble VenturesSummit Peak Investments+5 more
Radiant Nuclear develops Kaleidos, a portable nuclear microreactor designed to replace diesel generators for remote locations and provide resilient backup power to hospitals, datacenters, and military installations.
Deep TechEnergyHardwareEl Segundo, US
Doug Bernauer(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Andreessen HorowitzBeyond CapitalCantos VenturesCarbonCrosscut Ventures+14 more
Building compact portable nuclear fission reactors providing 1.2 MW electricity and 1.9 MW thermal power with five-year fuel capacity.
Co-investorsAlso CapitalAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCrosscut VenturesInflection VenturesTamarack Global
Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.
FintechMenlo Park, US
Vlad Tenev(Co-founder & CEO)inBaiju Bhatt(Co-founder)
Co-investors1/1 CapitalAlgerAmplo VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBLN CapitalChamaeleon+40 more
Swarm builds uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) designed for swarming, combining on-aircraft autonomy, sensor mesh, and edge compute so small teams can coordinate thousands of air, sea, and ground assets in contested, communications-limited environments.
Defense TechHardwareRobotics
Danny Goodman(Executive Chairman)inOliver Palmer(CRO)inPeter Kalogiannis(CEO)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementConstruct CapitalHumba VenturesMaC Venture CapitalAlumni VenturesChampion Hill Ventures+6 more
Twenty is a customizable CRM platform and internal application framework for technical teams.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSParis, FR
Félix Malfait(Founder)inCharles Bochet(Founder)inThomas des Francs(Founder)inOlivier Reinaud(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalMischiefWayfinder VenturesY CombinatorAccelPoint72 Ventures
Washington, US
Julie Bush(Founder)Paul Kwan(Founder)Connor Dougherty(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFifth Down CapitalMVP VenturesNarya Capital
Verkada builds AI-powered physical security solutions that integrate video security, access control, alarms, intercoms, air quality sensors, and visitor management into a single cloud-based platform.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Mateo, US
Filip Kaliszan(Founder & CEO)Hans Robertson(Director)Benjamin Bercovitz(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Ren(Executive Officer)inTim Wilcox(Executive Officer)
BoardBill Trenchard(Director)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationCapitalGDepth VenturesFelicis VenturesFifth Down CapitalFirst Round Capital+11 more
Zamp provides a sales tax compliance platform combined with a managed service of tax professionals that handles registrations, filings, notices, and support for businesses.
E-commerceFintechSaaS
Rohit Bhadange(Founder)in
Co-investorsGood FriendsAcrew CapitalThomson Reuters VenturesValor Equity Partners
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPalantirNASDAQ: PLTRSpaceXNASDAQ: SPCXAirtableacq. by Bending SpoonsMosaicacq. by HiBob
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Cribl · SiliconANGLE · Aug 19, 2026
SpaceX · businessinsider.com · Aug 16, 2026
Swarm Aero · defence-blog.com · Aug 11, 2026
Anduril · bloomberg.com · Aug 10, 2026
Robinhood · techcrunch.com · Aug 5, 2026
Oxide Computer · sec.gov · Aug 4, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Friends Family Capital made?
- Friends Family Capital has 28 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Friends Family Capital invest at?
- Friends Family Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Friends Family Capital focus on?
- Friends Family Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, GovTech, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is Friends Family Capital located?
- Friends Family Capital is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
- Who does Friends Family Capital co-invest with?
- Friends Family Capital most often shares deals with Felicis Ventures, Fifth Down Capital, XYZ Venture Capital, among 271 tracked co-investors.
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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.
Caffeinated Capital is a venture firm based in San Francisco and New York that leads seed and Series A rounds and continues investing throughout the life of technology companies.
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.
Union Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in New York City that invests at the edge of large markets undergoing transformation from technological and societal pressures.
Boost VC is an early-stage venture firm that backs founders building in frontier and deep technology areas, describing itself as the first investor in companies working to make aerospace and other emerging technologies a reality.
Headline is a global venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage founders, with teams on the ground across multiple continents.
Firms observed investing alongside Friends Family Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Friends Family Capital's recorded portfolio.
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