Launchpad Capital
Venture capitalOakland · Pre-Seed–Growth · 5 people tracked
Also known as LAUNCHPAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
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Investment thesis
Launchpad Capital positions itself as a long-term partner that backs bold teams with reliable capital and hands-on execution. Its activity spans venture capital, SPACs, credit, and sports investments, supporting companies from inception (day zero) through to scale. The firm emphasizes empowering founding teams to succeed and helping turn early visions into realized businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 34 of 41 portfolio companiesFintech ×24SaaS ×13AI & Machine Learning ×6Enterprise Software ×6Consumer ×5Crypto & Web3 ×5InsurTech ×5PropTech ×4
HQs:United States×26
Who they back
founder profiles across 24 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×132 founders×83 founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×3Brown University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×2University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ×2University of Puget Sound ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×7Business & Management ×5Economics ×5Engineering ×4Finance & Accounting ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history
MIT Media Lab ×3Airbnb ×2DocuSign ×2Oracle ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
8 hold an MBA (of 29 with degree data)
Investments · 41 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 22016 · 14 dated
Adaptive provides a cloud cost optimization platform that detects, remediates, and prevents "shadow waste" and inefficiencies across multi-cloud, Kubernetes, AI platforms, data cloud, and code.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Aviv Revach(CEO)inEyal Brosh(Founder)in
Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalNew Era Capital PartnersUS Venture PartnersNew Era CapitalPitangoU.S. Venture Partners+2 more
Alden Investment Group is a financial services firm offering investment advisory and wealth management services including mutual funds, alternative investments, annuities, and insurance products.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Alpen Labs builds a Bitcoin layer-2 network that enables financial applications through a ZK rollup with optimistic bridge architecture.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US
Abishkar Chhetri(Founder)inPramod Kandel(Founder)inSimanta Gautam(Founder)inJohn LightinTrey Del BonisLiam Eagen
Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesHivemind Ventures, LlcMirana VenturesResolute VenturesSTILLMARKAsymmetric+3 more
Blotout provides a privacy-focused signal platform combining an ID graph, contextual data, and consent governance to deliver server-side conversion (CAPI) tracking and post-cookie attribution for ecommerce and lead-generation advertisers.
AdTechCybersecurityMarketing TechFremont, US
Mandar Shinde(Executive Officer, Director)inMatthew Boulos(Director)
BoardAlok Nandan(Director)in
Co-investorsFirst Rays Venture PartnersLoftyInc CapitalStrategxy Ventures LLCTunitas Ventures
Castle Creek Launchpad is a venture capital fund formed by Castle Creek Capital and Launchpad Capital to invest in early-stage fintech companies that work with financial institutions.
Fintech
Central Payments provides embedded finance solutions including digital banking, payment card issuance, and money movement services for financial product developers and fintech platforms.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSioux Falls, US
Nikkee Rhody(Chief Executive Officer)inEric Cotton(President and Chief Payments Officer)in
Co-investorsCastle Creek LaunchpadPropel Venture Partners
Consensys builds a vertically integrated platform for decentralized finance, offering consumer wallet applications, developer infrastructure, blockchain APIs, and protocol-level software that manage the full onchain transaction lifecycle.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechFort Worth, US
Joseph Lubin(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsArcane GroupArgonautic VenturesBR CapitalCoinbase VenturesDragonflyDVC+19 more
Copper is a mobile app that pays users with points redeemable for gift cards and cash (e.g.
Consumer
Stefan Berglund(Co-founder)inEddie Behringer(CEO / Co-founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesFinancial Venture StudioMaven VenturesOperator StackRestive VenturesSamsung Next+4 more
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Current is a mobile-first banking platform offering no-fee spending accounts and integrated financial services to everyday Americans.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Stuart Sopp(Founder)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Activant CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalCota CapitalElizabeth Street Ventures+8 more
Exponential.fi is a San Francisco-based DeFi platform for discovering, risk-assessing and investing in crypto liquidity pools.
Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersParadigmScribble Ventures
Extend provides product protection plans that merchants offer shoppers at checkout to cover product failures and accidental damage such as drops, breaks, and spills, handling repairs or replacements with online claims support.
E-commerceInsurTechRetail TechSaaS
Woodrow Levin(Founder)inJoe Moss(Founder)in
Co-investorsGraph VenturesGreatPoint VenturesSoftBank Vision FundB CapitalCommerce VenturesFinTech Collective+2 more
LEEO provides commercial auto insurance with data-driven underwriting, using telematics, AI, and data science to price and underwrite coverage for fleets and small businesses.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechMobility & TransportationReno, US
Jonathan Matus(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMax Chee(Director)Charles Moldow(Director)in
Co-investorsAquiline Technology GrowthFoundation CapitalEvolution VC PartnersExpansion Venture CapitalMS&AD VenturesSquareOne Capital+3 more
Grid is a consumer mobile app that offers cash advances, paycheck boosts, and credit-building tools to help users manage personal finances.
ConsumerFintech
Gernot Zacke(Founder)in
Co-investorsFikaKindred VenturesObvious Ventures
Harmonic designs and distributes customized insurance solutions for credit risk, including mortgage insurance, credit default coverage, and income protection programs for lenders and financial institutions.
FintechInsurTech
Andrew Drake(Founder & Leader)in
Co-investorsTranspose Platform Management
Immediate is a payroll platform designed to modernize how companies compensate employees, moving beyond traditional payroll cycles to address employee retention.
FintechHR TechSaaS
Matt Pierce(Founder and CEO)inJason Gwizdala
Co-investorsPropel Venture Partners
Marstone provides a digital wealth management platform that enables financial institutions to offer advisory and portfolio services to their clients.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Margaret J. Hartigan(Chief Executive Officer and Founder)inRobert Stone(Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder)Christopher D. LaVine(Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCastle Creek LaunchpadSlater Technology Fund
MBI is an event-driven pricing and promotions platform for banks and credit unions, connecting to an institution's first-party data sources to run configurable pricing and promotional campaigns without replacing legacy core systems.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Zach Bruhnke(Founder)inGermain Cassiere(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAcrew Capital
Mesh Payments provides a corporate travel and expense platform combining corporate cards, expense management, and travel booking with an AI-driven orchestration layer that automatically codes, categorizes, and reconciles transactions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Oded Zehavi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha Wave GlobalEntrée CapitalMeron CapitalTLV PartnersLiberty City VenturesModerne Ventures+1 more
MIC Global is a full-stack digital insurance company that designs and underites insurance products, with a focus on income protection for freelancers and salaried professionals globally.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech
Miami Beach, US
Alexander Lopatine(Executive Officer)Harry J Flood(Executive Officer, Director)David J Wright(LLC Manager)Scott W Killoh(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCian Cotter(Director)inPeter Sobiloff(Director)in
Co-investorsCurql Collective, LLCInsight PartnersNext Level VenturesThe Banc Funds Company
Oakland Roots SC is a professional soccer club based in Oakland that aims to develop player talent and build a world-class sports brand while contributing to the health, equity, and happiness of the local community.
Media & EntertainmentSports TechOakland, US
Co-investorsD3VC
Oakland Soul is a women's soccer team competing in the USL W League, offering a training environment and player development pathway toward professional soccer.
ConsumerSports TechOakland, US
Ovation Ventures builds AI-powered financial technology that delivers personalized guidance and client intelligence to financial institutions.
AI & Machine LearningFintechOakland, US
Kevin Cimring(CEO)inScott Mount(CXPO)in
Co-investorsKickstart
Pinnacle is an AI-native real estate brokerage offering agents, teams, and independent brokerages a centralized platform (PinnacleHQ) for transaction management, compliance oversight, onboarding, and marketing tools.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Plaid provides financial infrastructure and APIs that enable developers to build financial technology products and services.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSan Francisco, US
Zach Perret(Co-founder & CEO)inWilliam Hockey(Co-founder & CTO)in
BoardMo Koyfman(Director)Rick Yang(Director)in
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAmbush CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupCoatue ManagementEQUIAM+25 more
Prizeout offers a suite of rewards and instant cashback products that integrate with financial institutions' online banking platforms, letting them offer cashback on everyday shopping and milestones.
ConsumerFintechMarketing TechNew York, US
David Metz(CEO)inDavid Burton(CFO)Richard Blankenship(CRO)inVictoria Leon(COO)in
Co-investorsChaos VenturesSprint Vc
StimLabs develops regenerative medicine products, including its Corplex P device, used by physicians for wound healing and complex clinical cases.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesRoswell, US
John Daniel(Founder & CEO)in
Tilt provides alternative credit products and underwriting technology to people with limited access to traditional credit, using non-traditional financial signals to assess creditworthiness and enable borrowing.
FintechSan Francisco, US
James Beshara(Founder/CEO)inKhaled Hussein(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzIcon VenturesNimble PartnersY CombinatorBalderton CapitalLerer Hippeau+2 more
Tongo provides financial products for 1099 professionals in the commission economy, offering commission advances and tailored financial solutions to help independent contractors grow their businesses.
FintechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsElizabeth Street VenturesGood FriendsLAB VenturesMetaPropMetaProp VenturesMS&AD Ventures+3 more
Truehold Financial provides financing for real estate investors, including long-term loans for rental properties qualified on property cash flow and short-term loans covering purchase and renovation costs.
FintechPropTechSt. Louis, US
Azat Tulegenov(Founder)inConnie Adams(CEO)in
Co-investors25MadisonBAM VenturesClocktower VenturesGreat Wave VenturesHabitat PartnersSamsung Next+3 more
UpEquity provides real estate services that help homeowners buying and selling simultaneously by unlocking equity and removing contingencies to enable competitive offers.
FintechPropTechAustin, US
Timothy Herman(Founder)in
Co-investorsEarly Light VenturesNext Coast VenturesOrigin VenturesRiptide VenturesS3 VenturesThe MBA Fund+2 more
Utila provides infrastructure for managing stablecoins and digital assets, serving fintechs, payment service providers, banks, and enterprises.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York City, US
Bentzi Rabi(Founder & CEO)inEdwin Handschuh(Founder)Sam Eiderman(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupHaymaker VenturesInspired CapitalNFXNIVNyca+5 more
Vouch provides directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance designed for venture-backed companies navigating investor disputes, wrongful termination claims, and governance challenges.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sam Hodges(Founder/CEO)inTravis Hedge(Founder)inKellyn Wulff(Executive Officer)
BoardNicholas Shalek(Director)inMeyer Malka(Director)inIgor Cerc(Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalFlucas VenturesIndex VenturesMS&AD VenturesSouth QuadVentureSouq+9 more
Watalook provides a virtual client card system that stores customer information such as visit history, frequency, turnover, cancellations, favorite products, photos, and birthdays.
Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Justas Vitenas(Founder)in
Co-investorsbyFoundersCrosspringPractica CapitalStartup Wise Guys
Zebec builds blockchain-powered financial products including payroll, cards, and payments solutions for individuals, businesses, and teams.
Crypto & Web3FintechHR TechSaaS
Sam ThapaliyaSimon Babakhani(CEO)inNea Padhye
Co-investors500 GlobalAegis VentuesBreyer CapitalResolute VenturesAlameda ResearchDistributed Global+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BellecourinsuranceBullpenGetattuneRiskscout
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMBI · marketbeat.com · Aug 19, 2026
Immediate · pymnts.com · Aug 17, 2026
Extend · quartr.com · Jul 24, 2026
Prizeout · startupfundraising.com · Jul 22, 2026
Current · fintechfutures.com · Jul 16, 2026
Plaid · fintech.global · Jul 16, 2026
Zebec Network · catalogo.cpal.edu.pe · Jul 14, 2026
Vouch · insurancebusinessmag.com · Jul 13, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Launchpad Capital made?
- Launchpad Capital has 41 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Launchpad Capital invest at?
- Launchpad Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Launchpad Capital focus on?
- Launchpad Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Launchpad Capital located?
- Launchpad Capital is headquartered in Oakland, US.
- Who does Launchpad Capital co-invest with?
- Launchpad Capital most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, MS&AD Ventures, Y Combinator, among 140 tracked co-investors.
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