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Gelt VC
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Seed
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Investment thesis
Gelt VC invests at the earliest stages, backing exceptional founders before the broader market recognizes them. The firm writes first checks and remains actively involved from prototype through scale. It supports founders across the US, UK, Canada, Brazil, Australia, and beyond, believing great companies can emerge anywhere. Gelt targets markets with breakout potential rather than passing trends, investing across sectors ranging from AI and deep tech to gaming and social commerce.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
What they invest in
from 17 of 39 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×8Developer Tools ×6Enterprise Software ×4Fintech ×4Future of Work ×3Cloud Computing ×2Consumer ×2
HQs:United States×6United Kingdom×2Australia×1Canada×1India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×12 founders×43 founders×14+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Harvard Business School ×2Harvard University ×2Stanford University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×4Business & Management ×2Design & Architecture ×2Economics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
NFX ×3Battery Ventures ×2Founders ×2Shopify ×2
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 22020 · 13 dated
Shopify is a commerce platform that lets businesses build online stores, sell across multiple online and in-person channels, and manage international sales and shipping.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSOttawa, CA
Daniel Weinand(Co-founder)inScott Lake(Co-founder)Tobias Lütke(Co-founder and CEO)inAmy Shapero(Executive Officer)Craig Miller(Executive Officer)inJeff Weiser(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBright Pixel CapitalData TechDraft Ventures LlcExtreme Venture PartnersExtreme Venture Partners LLP+10 more
BloomTech is an online coding and technology bootcamp that teaches in-demand skills to help students secure well-paying jobs.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFintechFuture of WorkSaaSAustin, US
Austen Allred(Founder/CEO)inBen Nelson(Founder)inZoran(COO)
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Hemisphere Ventures LLCImagine K12Jude GomilaManhattan WestOutbound Ventures+6 more
A full-stack engineering team that builds, tests, and ships SaaS products with roles spanning architecture planning, backend APIs, frontend UI, and QA testing.
Developer ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsAscensionKindred Ventures
Discord is a communications platform for voice, video, and text chat designed primarily for gaming communities and players.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingSocialSan Francisco, US
Jason Citron(Co-founder)inStanislav Vishnevskiy(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)inClint Smith(Executive Officer)inHumam Sakhnini(Chief Executive Officer)Tomasz Marcinkowski(Chief Financial Officer)inBen Shanken(VP of Product)in
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Co-investors1435 CapitalAccelAccess IndustriesAccess Technology VenturesAcrew CapitalAppWorks Ventures+41 more
Epoch is a platform for managing company-wide events including town halls, all-hands meetings, and employee gatherings.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Jade Choy(Cofounder)inKeith Choy(Cofounder)inMike Miller(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsPrecursor Venturesm]x[v CapitalMGV.VCRally Ventures Management, LlcWaterloo Accelerator Centre
Epoch Elder Care provides assisted living and dementia care for seniors in India, operating six residential care homes in Delhi NCR and Pune.
HealthtechLongevityWellness & Fitness
Kabir ChadhainNeha Sinha(CEO)in
Co-investorsLumis PartnersLowercarbon CapitalDay One VenturesExtantia Capitalm]x[v CapitalPrecursor Ventures+1 more
Farmstead operates a grocery delivery service that uses AI to fulfill orders from customers' homes in under an hour.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsSprint VcSQN Venture Partners, LLCY CombinatorDigitalOceanDuro VenturesLiquid Ventures+5 more
Hypereal AI builds an AI-based code review platform that automatically analyzes pull requests to catch bugs, security issues, and performance problems before code reaches production.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsCyberlaunch
Lumni provides flexible, long-term education financing where students repay a percentage of their income after graduation, and offers accompanying support such as employability programs and mentorship.
EdTechFintechKey Bisacayne, US
Felipe Vergara(Executive Officer, Director)inMiguel Palacios(Director)Juan Felipe Vasquez(Executive Officer)in
BoardAngel Alverde(Director)Gil Crawford(Director)Alberto Beeck(Director)
Mindset Health develops digital health programs using hypnotherapy and mind-body medicine to help patients manage gastrointestinal disorders and improve health outcomes.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthWellness & FitnessMelbourne, AU
Alex Naoumidis(Co-founder & Co-CEO)inChris Naoumidis(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlberts Impact VenturesFifty YearsKing River CapitalPerennial PartnersTenmileY Combinator+6 more
NeoAgent develops enterprise autonomous AI agents designed to execute tasks across business workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsCyberlaunch
Private Equity List is a searchable database of global PE/VC investors that lets users filter funds by country, industry, stage and other criteria and export contact data via CSV or API.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAllied Venture Partners
NFX is a venture capital firm that builds software products for startup founders, several of which are offered for free.
Developer ToolsSaaS
Brian(Co-founder)Sid(Co-founder & CTO)Pete Flint(Founder)inJames Currier(Founder)inGigi Levy-Weiss(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesNFXNorthzoneF.A. Muhsen CapitalTransform Capital ManagementVeronorte+1 more
Softr is a no-code platform whose AI Co-Builder lets businesses build custom team intranets and internal apps from a prompt, including database, permissions, workflows, and branding.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Mariam Hakobyan(Founder)inArtur Mkrtchyan(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtlanticAtlantic LabsCoalition OperatorsFirstMark CapitalItalian Angels for GrowthMundi Ventures+2 more
Detroit-based online resale marketplace using a bid/ask model and authentication for sneakers, streetwear, watches and electronics.
Chris Kaufman(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAAF Management Ltd.Battery VenturesCourtside VenturesFounders Circle CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+12 more
Synthesia is an AI video platform that lets businesses generate videos with AI avatars and agents, aimed at helping organizations train, onboard, and upskill employees.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSLondon, GB
Victor Riparbelli(Co-founder & CEO)inSteffen Tjerrild(Co-Founder & COO/CFO)inLourdes Agapito(Co-Founder)inMatthias Niessner(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAir Street CapitalFirstMark CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsMMC Ventures+13 more
Blackmagic AI is an OpenRouter-style API gateway that lets developers access frontier AI models from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others through a single OpenAI-compatible API and prepaid credits.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsCyberlaunch
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
HumantecLootboxMoonwalk WellnessOpenVCPaytivPlatoPlayerbaseRadicalShopeeSolesavyUnicorn NestUnnamed synthetic media companyUnspecified AI Agent PlatformUnspecified EdTech CompanyUnspecified Gaming PlatformUnspecified Leadership ResourcesUnspecified Sneaker CommunityUnspecified Social Commerce PlatformUnspecified Wellness PlatformVibe
Exits · 1
1 IPOsShopifyNASDAQ: SHOP
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDiscord · TechCrunch · May 19, 2026
Synthesia · finsmes.com · Jan 27, 2026
Hypereal · finance.yahoo.com · Dec 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Gelt VC made?
- Gelt VC has 39 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does Gelt VC invest at?
- Gelt VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Gelt VC's typical check size?
- Gelt VC typically writes checks of $25K.
- What sectors does Gelt VC focus on?
- Gelt VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Gaming, Sector Agnostic, Social, Wellness & Fitness.
- Does Gelt VC lead rounds?
- Yes, Gelt VC leads investment rounds.
- Who does Gelt VC co-invest with?
- Gelt VC most often shares deals with FirstMark Capital, Cyberlaunch, Accel, among 87 tracked co-investors.
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