Imagination Capital
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Imagination Capital focuses on early-stage companies poised to capture paradigm or industry shifts, believing such tailwinds give talented founders more room for error as they grow. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to contribute networks, operating and investment experience, and capital toward building high-growth companies that can scale meaningfully and develop a sustainable technology advantage. During diligence it assesses whether a company can reach $100 million in revenue and whether it understands the product well enough to help get there. Viewing venture capital as a long-term collaboration with co-investors and management teams, it targets initial investments of $100,000-$150,000, participating in early financing rounds.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 27 of 39 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16Enterprise Software ×14Developer Tools ×9SaaS ×8Data & Infrastructure ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×4Deep Tech ×4Consumer ×3
HQs:United States×20Türkiye×1
Investments · 39 tracked
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DoorDash operates a restaurant delivery platform that connects customers with dining establishments across hundreds of cities in North America through a logistics network.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Tony Xu(Founder/CEO)inAndy Fang(Founder)inStanley Tang(Founder)in
Capitol builds sovereign AI infrastructure for regulated institutions including financial services firms, professional services organizations, and government agencies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkGovTechWashington, US
Shaun Modi(Founder & CEO)inthomas hallaran(Founder)in
Cekura provides testing, monitoring, and optimization tools for voice and chat AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tarush Agarwal(Founder)inShashij Gupta(Founder)inSidhant Kabra(Founder)in
Chamber builds GPU infrastructure software that provides visibility and enables sharing of idle GPU capacity across teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Charles Ding(Founder & CEO)inAndreas Bloomquist(Founder)inJason Ong(Founder)inShaocheng Wang(Founder)in
Customily is a product customizer app for e-commerce platforms that enables merchants to sell personalized products with real-time design previews.
Developer ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSSt. Louis, US
Martina Möring(Founder)inAlejandro Lozdziejski(Founder)in
FiscalNote provides policy intelligence through its PolicyNote platform, combining AI-driven tracking with expert analysis to help government affairs teams monitor and shape U.S. state, federal, and global legislation.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaS
General Instinct develops AI software that runs on edge devices and hardware without requiring external infrastructure or connectivity.
Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Bill Jiao(Founder)inGuanming Wang(Founder)in
Godela develops AI models that learn the laws of physics from simulation data to predict system behavior with solver-level accuracy in seconds.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSan Francisco, US
Cinnamon Sipper(Founder)inAbhijit Pranav Pamarty(Founder)in
Headspace is a mental health app that delivers personalized support through meditation, mindfulness, AI-powered guidance, coaching, therapy, and psychiatry services for individuals and organizations worldwide.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSanta Monica, US
Andy(Co-founder)Richard Marsh Pierson(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Brecker(Executive Officer)Andrew David Puddicombe(Executive Officer, Director)
Hyperspell builds a context platform that connects to enterprise data sources (Slack, email, documents, CRMs, ticketing systems) and synthesizes them into a unified, permission-aware knowledge graph accessible to AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Conor Brennan-Burke(Founder)inManu Ebert(Founder)in
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
Mesmer builds an operating system for engineering teams that uses AI and ground-truth data from code and tickets to provide visibility into engineering work and automate management tasks.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
João de Paula(Founder)inSergio Oliveira Bergmann(Founder)inLucas Silva(Founder)in
MouseCat provides agentic AI infrastructure that automates fraud investigations and risk operations within customer cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Nicholas Aldridge(Co-Founder & CEO)inJoseph McAllister(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Perfectbit generates high-quality, information-dense synthetic data for AI model training using formal proof systems, simulators, and executable tests rather than human annotation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Seiji Yamamoto(Founder)inPeter Vajda(Founder)in
Pockyt provides a cross-border payments platform that combines in-country virtual accounts in 11 markets, local payment methods, and multi-currency treasury (27 fiat currencies plus USDC) into a single programmable interface.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3Fintech
Polymet is an AI tool that generates user interface designs and accompanying front-end code from text descriptions or images, enabling non-designers to produce production-ready interfaces without hiring dedicated design staff.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIstanbul, TR
Yusuf Hilmi(Founder)in
Season provides personalized nutrition consulting through board-certified dietitians matched to patients via online assessment, with meal planning and prepared meals delivered based on individual health goals.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Josh Hix(CEO)
Sourcebot provides a code search and context layer tool for coding agents and development teams, allowing rapid search across multiple repositories and integration with AI agents for tasks like code understanding and context gathering.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Michael Sukkarieh(Founder)inBrendan Kellam(Founder)in
Starcloud designs and deploys data centers in space to support hyperscale computing workloads, leveraging continuous solar energy and radiative cooling for gigawatt-scale AI training clusters.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingDeep TechSpace TechSeattle, US
Philip Johnston(Founder/CEO)inEzra Feilden(Founder)inAdi Oltean(Founder)in
Ankler Media is an independent media company covering the entertainment, media and technology industries.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
Janice Min(Founder)inRichard Rushfield(Founder)in
TraceRoot.AI provides an open-source observability and automatic remediation platform for AI agents, enabling developers to capture execution traces and diagnose issues with AI-assisted debugging that incorporates source code and version control context.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Turion builds space infrastructure including vehicles, mission software, and payloads for tactical space operations, orbital logistics, and space domain awareness.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Ryan Westerdahl(Founder)inTyler James Pierce(Founder)inPatryk Wiatr(Founder)in
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioDoorDashNASDAQ: DASH
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDoorDash · simplywall.st · Jul 17, 2026
Chamber · socialnews.xyz · Jul 17, 2026
Mbodi AI · automate.org · Jul 6, 2026
Star Cloud · techcrunch.com · Jul 5, 2026
General Instinct · ycombinator.com · May 19, 2026
PerfectBit, Inc. · ycombinator.com · May 14, 2026
Capitol AI · ionanalytics.com · Apr 23, 2026
Turion Space · spacewatch.global · Apr 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Imagination Capital invest at?
- Imagination Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Imagination Capital's typical check size?
- Imagination Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $150K.
- What sectors does Imagination Capital focus on?
- Imagination Capital focuses on Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Imagination Capital located?
- Imagination Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Imagination Capital lead rounds?
- Imagination Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Co-investors · 21
Afore Capital is a $500M pre-seed venture fund that invests in pre-traction, early-stage companies, leveraging product and investment expertise to support founders from day zero.
Streamlined Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with founders and invests at the seed stage to help build large-scale companies.
Greycroft is a venture capital firm that partners with founders across multiple industries and geographies, investing in software, sustainability, and consumer brands.
Brighter Capital is a family angel fund founded by a former Facebook engineer that invests in early-stage startups, making 10-20 direct investments per year.
Greylock Partners is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the earliest stages, often as their first investor before a product exists.
Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1999 by former partners from leading venture firms, focusing on early-stage technology companies across multiple sectors. The firm leverages its partners' technology investment experience and an extensive network of entrepreneurs and industry contacts to support portfolio company growth.
Uber is a technology company operating multisided platforms that connect consumers with ride services, transit, delivery of food and groceries, and freight shipping across more than 70 countries and 15,000+ cities.
UpHonest Capital is a Silicon Valley-based investment firm founded in 2017 that supports cross-border entrepreneurship and investment between China and the United States, and runs media, scout, and incubation programs.
Pioneer Fund is a venture capital firm investing in the top Y Combinator startups.
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, emphasizing investing in companies before they gain wider recognition.
Upfront Ventures is a venture capital firm positioning itself as an early investor and long-term partner to startups, with a focus on bridging the Los Angeles and Bay Area ecosystems.
Uncorrelated Ventures invests in infrastructure software
▶9 more co-investors
GaingelsScience Venturesxfactor venturesCyfrinAV8 VenturesLigature VCHarlem Capital PartnersHannah Grey VenturesVelvet Sea Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Imagination Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Imagination Capital's recorded portfolio.
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