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Fuel Venture Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingMiami · Seed–Growth · 12 people tracked
Also known as FUEL VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
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Investment thesis
Fuel Venture Capital backs disruptive founders building technology companies that transform how consumers and businesses transact, consume, work, and live. The firm is founder-focused and investor-driven, deploying capital from a global LP base of family offices, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and institutions. It follows a disciplined 'Phased Investment Thesis' aimed at managing risk while driving returns. A core belief is that great companies and founders can be built outside Silicon Valley, with Miami as a central hub. Fuel invests across multiple sectors, stages, and geographies, and offers co-investment opportunities and growth-stage vehicles alongside its flagship fund.
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Team · 12 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 30 of 39 portfolio companiesFintech ×13AI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×9Consumer ×8Marketing Tech ×4Deep Tech ×3Developer Tools ×3Enterprise Software ×3
HQs:United States×18United Kingdom×2Brazil×1Denmark×1Spain×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 23 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×73 founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 28 founders with education data
Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2The Wharton School ×2Universidad de 'San Andrés' ×2University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×2University of Miami Business School ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×12Computer Science ×7Engineering ×6Economics ×4Finance & Accounting ×4Humanities ×3Design & Architecture ×2Law ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 26 founders with career history
Andreessen Horowitz ×2Boss Consulting SA ×2Curiosity Media Group ×2Google ×2World Economic Forum ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 hold an MBA (of 28 with degree data)
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 22023 · 32022 · 32021 · 42020 · 32018 · 119 dated
AEXLAB builds virtual reality technology for gaming, training, and simulation, aiming to make users feel present and connected in virtual worlds.
Deep TechGamingHardware
Jonathan Ovadia(Founder)in
Co-investorsHartmann CapitalValor Equity PartnerseGirl Capital
Aracor is an AI platform for M&A due diligence and deal management that reviews contracts and legal documents, producing clause-linked, cited comparisons and keeping documents synced across a transaction.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Katya Fisher(Founder)in
Axela Technologies provides software for homeowners' association (HOA) collections management, emphasizing ethical and transparent debt collection practices.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechSaaS
Baubap is a regulated Mexican financial services company that provides microloans up to MXN 9,000 through a mobile app, using mobile-based evaluation rather than traditional credit history or income verification.
AI & Machine LearningFintechMexico City, MX
Roberto Salcedo(Founder)inLuis Villarreal(Founder)inRoberto Salcedo Nieto
Co-investors500 GlobalCathexis VenturesGrant Park VenturesNeer Venture PartnersPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)+7 more
Betr is a real money gaming mobile app offering player-stat pick games, a social sportsbook, a social casino, and skill-based arcade games where users can win cash prizes.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
Co-investors305 VenturesAliya Capital PartnersAntiBeaconsfield CapitalElizabeth Street VenturesFJ Labs+9 more
Bipi offers a monthly car subscription service in Spain that bundles the vehicle with all-risk insurance, maintenance, 24/7 roadside assistance, ITV inspection, and taxes into a single fee.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsKibo VenturesLifeX VenturesManiv MobilityP101 Ventures
Boatsetter runs a peer-to-peer boat rental marketplace that connects boat owners, renters, and licensed captains, offering boating experiences with or without a captain.
ConsumerMarketplacesSports TechTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalFJ LabsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalTheVentureCityValor Equity PartnersZenStone Venture Capital+1 more
Signature meals from award-winning chefs, delivered to your door.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBrooklyn, US
Mateo Marietti(Executive Officer, Director)inClara Quiroga(Executive Officer)Chris Asmis(Executive Officer)in
BoardRoberto Aitkenhead(Director)David Kamenetzky(Director)Henry McGovern(Director)
Co-investorsAngelPadCollaborative FundEvolution VC PartnersGeneral CatalystInvariantes FundJazzya Investments+8 more
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Curve Pay is a digital wallet that combines multiple bank cards into one, letting users switch which card paid for a purchase after the fact, avoid foreign exchange fees, and earn cashback on top of existing card rewards.
ConsumerFintech
Shachar Bialick(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCathay InnovationCohen CircleHanaco Venture CapitalLifeX VenturesMouro CapitalOutward VC+11 more
Emerge is building a multi-sensory communication platform that uses a tabletop device generating an ultrasonic forcefield to let users feel on-screen content in their bare hands without controllers or gloves.
ConsumerDeep TechHardwareMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
Isaac Castro García(Founder)inSly Spencer Lee(Co-Founder, Co-CEO)Isaac Castro(Co-Founder, Co-CEO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAutochrome VenturesBeresford VenturesGolden VenturesMetropolis VCMoonshots Capital+9 more
Eyrus is a construction workforce management platform that combines worker registration and onboarding, time tracking, access control, and video surveillance in one system.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Hussein Cholkamy(Founder)in
Co-investorsK Street CapitalMaryland TEDCOMotley Fool VenturesTEDCOTemerity Capital PartnersSpring Mountain Capital
Hastee offers an employee financial wellbeing platform centered on earned wage access, financial education, and money management tools, letting workers withdraw a portion of already-earned pay.
FintechHR TechSaaS
James Herbert(Founder)in
Leal 360 is a retail-focused customer platform for LATAM that combines a CDP, campaign automation, loyalty programs, and NPS with an AI decision engine, connecting to a business's POS to turn purchase data into personalized marketing and loyalty actions.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech
Co-investorsAspira CapitalAxon Partners GroupCapria VenturesINCA VENTURESLEAP Global PartnersRakuten Capital+8 more
Leap Financial builds financial technology platforms and services for the financial services industry, offering international payments, cross-border transfers, and AI-powered virtual agent integrations with legacy banking systems.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Lionel
Lunar is a 100% digital bank offering personal banking services including accounts, digital and physical cards, savings, investment, and cryptocurrency trading, with headquarters in Denmark.
FintechCopenhagen, DK
Co-investorsGoose Valley VenturesNFT VenturesPSVSEED Capital DenmarkEniac VenturesIndustrious Ventures+3 more
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Mbodi develops AI-powered robots that can learn new tasks through natural language instructions and demonstration, eliminating the need for reprogramming when processes change.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsNew York City, US
Xavier (Tianhao) Chi(Founder)inSebastian Peralta(Founder)in
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesBetaworksFoundersX VenturesImagination CapitalMozilla Ventures+22 more
Mirai Labs builds on-device AI models, inference runtimes, and quantization stacks optimized for consumer hardware like phones and computers, enabling full-capability local intelligence without cloud dependency.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Dima Shvets(co-founder & co-CEO)inAlexey Moiseenkov(co-founder & co-CEO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMento vcSamsung NextSarah SmithZ Venture Capital
NovoPayment provides a cloud-native, API-first core platform for payments, digital banking, and card issuance, aimed at banks and fintechs.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaSMiami, US
Anabel Perez Moreno(Executive Officer)Juan Barriola(Executive Officer)
OhmniLabs builds robots for healthcare, including an autonomous UV-C disinfection robot (OhmniClean), a mobile telehealth platform (OhmniCare) for providers to expand patient access in fields like nutrition and pharmacy, and telepresence robots.
Digital HealthHealthtechRobotics
Co-investorsMonozukuri VenturesSCB 10X
Osigu provides an API-based platform serving the healthcare sector across Latin America and the US.
Digital HealthFintechHealthtechInsurTechKey Biscayne, US
Fernando Botrán(Founder)inLigia Castaneda(Executive Officer)inPedro Carvajal Cabal(Executive Officer, Director)Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez(Director)
BoardJose Vargas(Director)inAntonio Ruiz-Gimenez, Jr.(Director)
Co-investorsEos Venture Partners LimitedInvariantes FundIDC Ventures
RecargaPay is a Brazilian mobile financial app offering fixed-income CDB investments (issued by RP Financeira, a Central Bank–regulated institution), with returns of 107% to 110% of the CDI, FGC protection, and a minimum investment of R$50.
ConsumerFintechMiami, BR
Alvaro Teijeiro(Executive Officer, Director)inRodrigo Teijeiro(Founder)inDiego Escobar(Executive Officer)inGustavo Victorica(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSteven Schlenker(Director)Anil Pereira(Director)
Co-investorsDN CapitalFJ LabsNext Billion Capital PartnersSquareOne CapitalStaenberg Venture PartnersTheVentureCity+1 more
Replit is a platform for software development that aims to make app creation accessible to non-programmers through intuitive tools and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Haya Abdalla(Founder)inAmjad Masad(Co-founder & CEO)inHaya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)inLuis Héctor Chávez(CTO)
Co-investors137 Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAIspace VenturesAllied Venture Partners+61 more
Sage Haven is a parental control app for messaging and calling that allows parents to approve all contacts and uses AI to block harmful messages before they reach children.
ConsumerMental Health
KateAnne
Co-investorsHow Women InvestZanichelli VentureAccelAndreessen HorowitzGaingelsHustle Fund+1 more
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SoStereo provides music curation, licensing, original composition, and sonic branding services for creative professionals, brands, and agencies.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Beto Azout(Co-founder)Salo Sterental(Co-founder)in
Taxfyle connects individuals and businesses with US-based CPAs and Enrolled Agents to prepare and file tax returns, including back taxes, extensions, and prior-year filings.
FintechMarketplacesSaaSCoconut Grove, FL, US
Richard Lavina(CEO)in
Co-investorsKyber Knight CapitalOcean Azul PartnersPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)IDC Ventures
Provides online life insurance along with will and estate planning tools, letting individuals create wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives to protect their families and assets.
FintechInsurTechLegalTech
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesCurious CapitalMS&AD Ventures
Tradeshift provides an AI-powered accounts payable automation and e-invoicing platform that helps enterprise buyers digitize invoice processing, onboard suppliers, and stay compliant with e-invoicing regulations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Christian Lanng(Co-founder)inGert Sylvest(Co-founder)inMikkel Hippe Brun(Co-founder)inPeter van Pruissen(Executive Officer)in
BoardStephen Chandler(Director)inNoriaki Okubo(Director)
Co-investorsMouro CapitalNotion CapitalRuna Capital10x FoundersDCVC (Data Collective)Doha Venture Capital+8 more
Transak provides fiat-to-crypto on-ramp and off-ramp infrastructure for wallets, apps, and platforms, offered as white-label APIs or plug-and-play widgets.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US
Sami Start(Executive Officer, Director)inYeshu Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors1k(x)1kxBitDAOBR CapitalConsenSys MeshGobi Partners+14 more
Ubicquia builds intelligent infrastructure products, including smart streetlighting systems with data analytics, that connect to existing utility and city assets.
CleantechEnergyGovTechHardwareIoTFort Lauderdale, US
Ian Aaron(Chief Executive Officer)inLowell Kraff(Chairman, Co-Founder)inHeather Ritchie(Executive Officer)inSantiago Serrano(Executive Officer)inKyle Brown(Executive Officer)inMansour Ghomeshi(General Counsel & Secretary of Board)in
Co-investorsClearSkyMarunouchi Innovation PartnersGMS+Hamilton Lane
Vela is a platform that integrates AI tools with proprietary data to provide insights and centralize management for ecommerce sellers across multiple platforms and channels.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsE-commerceFuture of WorkMarketing Tech
Richard Hurst
Co-investors500 GlobalBase Venture Management, Inc.Hawke VenturesLeverageVCPLG VenturesResolute Ventures+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
PredaSARTickmarkArchitectchipsBetr Holdings, Inc.Bolt MobilityEXO FoundationSoundtrack Your BrandUnitea
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 1Tomorrowacq. by Ethos
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSage Haven · finsmes.com · Apr 20, 2026
Replit · techcrunch.com · Mar 11, 2026
Ubicquia · finsmes.com · Feb 23, 2026
CookUnity · finance.yahoo.com · Nov 24, 2025
Osigu · fintech.global · Sep 2, 2025
Transak · finsmes.com · Aug 14, 2025
Mbodi AI · ycombinator.com · May 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Fuel Venture Capital made?
- Fuel Venture Capital has 39 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Fuel Venture Capital invest at?
- Fuel Venture Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What is Fuel Venture Capital's typical check size?
- Fuel Venture Capital typically writes checks of $250K – $10M.
- What sectors does Fuel Venture Capital focus on?
- Fuel Venture Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Gaming, Marketplaces.
- Where is Fuel Venture Capital located?
- Fuel Venture Capital is headquartered in Miami, US.
- Does Fuel Venture Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Fuel Venture Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Fuel Venture Capital co-invest with?
- Fuel Venture Capital most often shares deals with FJ Labs, Invariantes Fund, Y Combinator, among 185 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamJeff Ransdell, Managing Director + Founding Partner at Fuel Venture Capital joins NYSE TV Live
New York Stock Exchange · Jeff Ransdell
Podcast E042 | Maggie Vo of Fuel Venture Capital
Female VC Lab · Maggie Vo
PODCAST | Jeff Ransdell (Fuel Venture Capital)
South Florida Tech Hub · Jeff Ransdell
Invest in Exponential Growth During Times of Change | Jeff Ransdell, Fuel Venture Capital
Forbes Councils · Jeff Ransdell
Meet Jeff Ransdell, Fuel Venture Capital | Forbes Councils
Forbes Councils · Jeff Ransdell
Venture Capital and the Pandemic | Jeff Ransdell, Fuel Venture Capital | Inside Forbes Councils
Forbes Councils · Jeff Ransdell
Co-investors · 5
305 Ventures is a founder-run venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed stage (0 to 1) companies globally.
Anti Fund is an early-stage-to-growth venture firm that backs technical, anti-consensus founders and pairs technical judgment with distribution and attention to help companies define new market categories.
10X Capital is an alternative asset management firm and merchant bank offering institutional investors access to strategies across venture capital, private equity/growth equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate, with a thematic focus on digital transformation, digital assets, and digital infrastructure.
IA Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage software and frontier technology companies.
A venture capital firm investing in deep tech companies, particularly in the space technology sector. The firm provides capital, operational support through advisors and board participation, and facilitates co-investments and introductions leveraging 30 years of operating experience across the US, UK, and Europe.
Firms observed investing alongside Fuel Venture Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Fuel Venture Capital's recorded portfolio.
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