GrandBanks Capital
Venture capitalNeedham · Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Also known as GRANDBANKS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
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Investment thesis
GrandBanks Capital focuses on early-stage investing, partnering with entrepreneurs to build dominant, market-leading companies. The firm leverages its team's operating experience, insight, and extensive top-level industry relationships to guide founders toward market leadership. Its areas of interest span fast-growing sectors including Internet infrastructure, software and software services, security and storage applications, media technologies and services, financial technologies and services, and wireless technologies and services.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 18 of 31 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×9SaaS ×8Fintech ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Cloud Computing ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2Deep Tech ×2Developer Tools ×2
HQs:United States×15Canada×2
Investments · 31 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2019 · 12015 · 22014 · 14 dated
Beamable is an open, extensible game server platform that enables game developers to rapidly build and operate online games and virtual worlds.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaSBoston, US
Ali El Rhermoul(Founder)in
Co-investorsCompanyon VenturesAdvancit CapitalChain ReactionJoint EffectsREMUS CapitalBITKRAFT Ventures+1 more
.406 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders in healthcare, data and AI, and cybersecurity to help grow their companies.
Maria Cirino(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpCVS Health VenturesGilde HealthcareSandbox Clinical Ventures
Achievers Intelligence is an AI-powered platform that drives organizational change by connecting employee recognition to behavioral insights and making new ways of working visible and repeatable within existing workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Scott Landers(Chief Executive Officer)Chris Fudge(Chief Marketing Officer)Anu Subramanian(Chief Technology Officer)Bob Memmer(Chief Revenue Officer)inKristian Gaetano(Chief Operations Officer)inLarry Vertin(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsVenture OntarioSequoia Capital
Adimab develops proprietary platforms for antibody and protein therapeutic discovery, engineering fully-functional immunoglobulins in a controllable in vitro eukaryotic system.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechVermont, US
Co-investorsLaunchCapitalLux CapitalPremji InvestSV Health InvestorsMithril Capital ManagementOrbiMed+1 more
BDC is a Canadian financial institution that provides financing and business advisory services to small and medium-sized enterprises across all sectors.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechCanada, CA
Co-investorsBDC Climate Tech Fund IIBDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)BDC Growth Venture FundBDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundBDC Life Sciences Venture FundBDC Seed Venture Fund+8 more
Brook Venture is a venture capital firm providing expansion-stage capital and hands-on partnership to growth-stage companies.
Sector AgnosticWakefield, US
Cambria is a private equity investment firm that partners with management teams to build value in their portfolio companies through operational improvements and strategic initiatives.
Enterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticDallas, US
Paul (Lew) Davies III(Founder)in
Movable Ink offers AI-driven personalization software, including its Studio and Da Vinci products, that automatically generates and curates content, send times, and frequency to personalize customer messages such as email at the moment of engagement.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSWaltham, US
Gregory Leibon(Executive Officer, Director)inKen MacAskill(Executive Officer)James Glover(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCeltic House Venture PartnersContour Venture PartnersEscalate Capital Partnersm]x[v CapitalMI VenturesRunway Venture Partners+4 more
Dispatch provides a service orchestration platform that connects businesses with independent service providers and customers to deliver coordinated, high-quality service experiences.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaSNew York City, US
Co-investorsGen CapitalKima VenturesLaunchCapitalTechstars
Developer and publisher of branded mobile and web games.
Framingham, US
Jonathan Radoff(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTim Wright(Director)Riz Virk(Director)Angela Bull(Director)Riz Verk(Director)Michael Dornbrook(Director)
Co-investorsNXT VenturesCompanyon VenturesRomulus Capital
Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a Quebec labour-sponsored investment fund offering retirement and savings products (RRSP, TFSA, RRIF) that channel individuals' savings into Quebec businesses.
FintechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsDiagramEndeavor CatalystFondactionFonds de solidarité FTQLa CaisseNAventures
InvestorFlow provides an integrated front office platform for private markets firms, connecting capital formation, deployment, asset management, and investor services workflows in real time.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Chris Ashrafi(Chief Revenue Officer)in
Co-investorsAmbina PartnersHatteras Venture PartnersKPS Capital PartnersMerit Capital PartnersSteelSky Ventures
Later is a platform for influencer marketing, social media management, and creator commerce that helps brands plan content, run campaigns, and track performance alongside creators.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS
Lyle Stevens(Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inCindy C. Chen(Founder)inScott Sutton(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsPrime VenturesResolute VenturesRocketship.vcSummit PartnersAspect Ventures
Mesirow Financial's investment banking division provides M&A advisory, corporate finance, and capital markets services to entrepreneurs, private equity firms, family offices, and corporations through sector-focused expertise.
Defense TechE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechChicago, US
Howard M Rossman(Executive Officer, Director)inRichard S Mesirow(Executive Officer)Richard S Price(Executive Officer, Director)inBruce J Young(Executive Officer, Director)inThomas E Galuhn(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen C Vogt(Executive Officer, Director)in
Miller Systems helps mid-market and enterprise organizations design, develop, and implement user experiences and their underlying technologies.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Seth Miller(Founder & CEO)inBen Hungerford(Vice President, Engineering)inRob Wagner(Vice President, User Experience)in
Miramar Digital Ventures is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders working on smart connected sensors, big data, and intelligent machines.
Deep TechNewport Beach, US
PAR Capital Management is a private investment fund manager focused on fundamental research and disciplined portfolio management.
FintechBoston, US
SKK Real Estate identifies and manages real estate investment projects, providing investors with individual project opportunities through dedicated vehicles rather than commingled funds.
FintechPropTech
Trilio provides cloud-native backup, disaster recovery, and application mobility solutions for Kubernetes and OpenStack environments.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Windspeed Ventures is a venture capital and advisory firm founded in 1999 that provides strategic and operational guidance to entrepreneurs, drawing on the founding partners' combined experience in technology operations, high-tech marketing, and investment banking.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSector Agnostic
Steven E. Karlson(General Partner)Daniel H. Bathon, Jr.(General Partner and Chairman)John Bullock(Managing Partner)
Co-investors.406 Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Defense MobileKnowledgeVision SystemsOpenExchangeDCM-Doll Capital ManagementDesjardins Venture CapitalGrowthWorks Canadian FundMid-Atlantic Venture AssociationPrism VentureWorksSilverRail Technologies
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 · 1
1 acquisitionsCoherent Pathacq. by Movable Ink
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies.406 Ventures · financialit.net · Sep 8, 2026
BDC Capital · betakit.com · Aug 20, 2026
InvestorFlow · investorflow.com · Jun 22, 2026
Fonds de solidarité FTQ · fintechfutures.com · Jun 11, 2026
PAR Capital Management · altss.com · Jun 3, 2026
Achievers · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Miramar Venture Partners · mycapital.com · Nov 1, 2025
Mesirow Financial · bisnow.com · May 20, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has GrandBanks Capital made?
- GrandBanks Capital has 31 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- What stage does GrandBanks Capital invest at?
- GrandBanks Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does GrandBanks Capital focus on?
- GrandBanks Capital focuses on Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is GrandBanks Capital located?
- GrandBanks Capital is headquartered in Needham, US.
- Does GrandBanks Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, GrandBanks Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does GrandBanks Capital co-invest with?
- GrandBanks Capital most often shares deals with LaunchCapital, Accel, Canaan Partners, among 41 tracked co-investors.
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