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Portola Valley · Pre-Seed–Seed · 3 people tracked
Also known as Leadout
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Investment thesis
Leadout Capital is an early-stage venture fund centered on founder-market fit, backing founders whose lived experience and knowledge give them an edge in the markets they pursue.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 39 of 59 portfolio companiesSaaS ×17AI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×13Fintech ×7Consumer ×6Data & Infrastructure ×6Healthtech ×5B2B Marketplaces ×4
HQs:United States×27Canada×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 26 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×132 founders×43 founders×74+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data
Stanford University ×3Harvard University ×2New York University ×2St. Petersburg College ×2The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 24 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×10Engineering ×7Economics ×5Business & Management ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history
Google ×3Meta ×2Microsoft ×2Stanford University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 hold an MBA (of 27 with degree data)
Investments · 59 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32024 · 12023 · 22022 · 22021 · 102020 · 12019 · 12018 · 121 dated
Figma is a collaborative design platform that enables teams to create apps, websites, and products through shared design tools integrated with development workflows and AI-powered design assistance.
Developer ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US
Evan Wallace(Founder)Dylan Field(Founder)inPraveer Melwani(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)inKris Rasmussen(Chief Technology Officer)inShaunt Voskanian(Chief Revenue Officer)inBrendan Mulligan(General Counsel & Secretary)in
Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1517AirAngelsAlkeon InnovationAmplify.LA+58 more
AtoB provides fleet fuel cards that consolidate fuel, vehicle maintenance, repairs, tolls, and operational expenses for businesses operating private fleets, OTR carriers, or single-vehicle operations.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Vignan Velivela(CEO)inHarshita Arora(Founder)inTushar Misra(Founder)Nikhil Gupta(Product Manager)Ravi Chandra BandlamudiJesse Wang(Product Designer)
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaCleo CapitalCollaborative FundContraryDesigner FundGeneral Catalyst+17 more
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Axiom Cloud develops software solutions for cooling systems to improve their economic, environmental, and operational sustainability.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Jose, US
AMRIT ROBBINS(Executive Officer, Director)inNIKHIL SARALKAR(Director)in
BoardERNST SACK(Director)in
Co-investorsBlue Bear Capital PartnersBrighter CapitalCorrelation VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalLorimer VenturesMomenta Ventures+4 more
Co-investorsAfore CapitalFikaChapter OneEssence Venture Capital
BiggerPicture builds AI-driven scheduling and coordination software for freight shippers, carriers, and logistics facilities to manage supply chain operations in real-time.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US
Deema Adada(Founder)inGuillaume Lo Re(Founder)in
Co-investorsGraham Walker VentureY Combinator1984 Ventures Management, LlcCarya Venture PartnersFundament SyndicateI2BF Global Ventures+1 more
BlockSpaces builds ARCC, infrastructure that automates contract enforcement and Bitcoin collateral management so banks and institutional market participants can offer Bitcoin-backed loans, forwards, and structured products.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechTampa, US
Gabe Higgins(Director)inRosa Shores(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardChris Sullivan(Director)Steven Brownlie(Director)in
Co-investorsFlorida FundersAltamont Capital PartnersBrighter CapitalDruid VenturesGTMfund
Boh provides a managed service that handles repairs, preventive maintenance, and compliance for commercial restaurant kitchens, offering 13 bookable service lines individually or as a single Kitchen Coverage plan.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechSaaS
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalTBD AngelsTenOneTen Ventures
Castro Labs develops consumer social products designed to help people feel connected.
ConsumerSocialSan Francisco, US
Jeff Kanter(Founder)in
Co-investorsf7 VenturesScribble Ventures
Cloudsmith outlines its operating principles, emphasizing automation, cloud-native design, transparency, and customer involvement in building its software.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBelfast, GB
Glenn WeinsteininAlan Carson(Founder)Lee Skillen(Founder)
Co-investorsTCVBrighter CapitalMMC VenturesTapestry VCTechstart VenturesFrontline Ventures+3 more
Creatify builds an AI system that generates, tests, and optimizes advertising creative automatically at scale across channels and audiences.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMountain View, US
Yinan Na(Executive Officer, Director)inChaz Z(Founder)Katie Wu(Founder)inLedell Wu(Founder)inXin Zhou(Founder)inYu Wu(Director)
Co-investorsComcast VenturesKindred VenturesNFDGWndrCoBrighter CapitalCreator Ventures+4 more
CropConex is a supply chain management platform for the coffee industry that consolidates inventory, contracts, orders, and logistics into a single interface.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFintechFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainHighland, US
Brianna Dickey(Founder)in
Co-investorsGROOVE CAPITALTechstarsLombardstreet Ventures
CRS Credit API provides access to regulated credit data through multiple delivery channels—web portal, API integration, and system migration services—for businesses of all sizes seeking compliance and efficient credit reporting.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalEscalate Capital PartnersMS&AD VenturesSimplex Ventures
Data-Driven Bioscience develops Duoseq, a cancer genomics platform that performs simultaneous DNA and RNA analysis from a single sample, delivering comprehensive molecular profiling results in two days for use in clinical diagnostics and research.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesDurham, US
Sandeep Dave(CEO)in
Co-investorsHAWKTAILInitialized CapitalIT-Farm CorporationY CombinatorAME Cloud Ventures
ENDVR provides a mobile-first training platform that delivers product education directly to retail sales associates, enabling brands to scale knowledge across their retail networks.
EdTechMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSales TechMontreal, CA
Steve Gendron(Co-Founder & CEO)Jaffray Hill(Co-Founder & CFO)inBruno Portela(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsCompanyon VenturesNurture Venture PartnersYork IE
Expo is a platform that helps creators and enterprises build and publish applications.
Cloud ComputingCreator EconomyData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Charlie Cheever(Founder)inJames Ide(Founder)inBrett Gough(Executive Officer, Director)inTracey Straub(Executive Officer, Director)inDouglas Moring(Executive Officer, Director)inStieg Larsson(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAvenir Growth CapitalBrighter CapitalLightspeed India PartnersNueterra CapitalRed Swan Ventures+6 more
First Bite provides a sales and relationship management platform connecting food manufacturers directly with foodservice operators.
FoodTechMarketing TechSaaSSales TechRedwood City, US
Reed McCord(CEO)inMatthew Haun(Director)Aaron Hurst(Director)
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcPathbreaker Ventures
Medfinder helps patients locate medications in stock at nearby pharmacies by searching inventory across the country, handling pharmacy outreach for hard-to-find drugs including specialty medications, controlled substances, and items on FDA shortage lists.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesDigital HealthHealthtech
Kraftful helps product teams gather user feedback and build products that users want through iterative, user-centered development practices.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Yana Welinder(CEO)inNicky LeachAnna Carmichael(Growth Lead)Jacob Gable(Founding Engineer)Heidi Gluck(Chief of Staff)Renat Zhilkibaev(Founding Engineer)
Co-investorsBrighter Capitalf7 VenturesVentureSouqY CombinatorCleo CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+2 more
Latii offers FORUM, an AI-driven management platform for the window and door industry that automates the quote-to-install process, using AI agents to analyze blueprints, generate material lists and quotes, and manage installation scheduling and quality checks.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaSNew York, US
Santiago Bueno Velasco(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Juan Pascual Orero(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRaja Ghawi(Director)in
Co-investorsAct One VenturesBrighter CapitalEra VenturesFoundamentalNine Four Ventures
Laws of Motion is a women's apparel brand that sells clothing—including pants, dresses, blazers, and matching sets—sized using AI, with a fit quiz to match customers to their size.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Carly Bigi(Founder)in
Co-investorsCorazon CapitalDorm RoomIrishAngelsMudita Venture
Liferaft provides white-label solutions and API integrations that allow businesses to embed the company's products into their own platforms under their own branding.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechHR TechInsurTechSaaS
Ian Blumenfeld(Founder)
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalWormhole CapitalXYZ Venture CapitalCostanoa VenturesOceans Ventures
Lovewick is a free mobile app for couples, offering a library of over 1,000 conversation question cards, 750+ date ideas, relationship reminders, journaling, and research-based relationship advice on iOS and Android.
ConsumerSocialWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Ali Maggioncalda(Founder)in
Co-investorsCorazon Capital
Matterport provides 3D imaging and digital twin technology for real estate, construction, facilities management, and property marketing, enabling clients to visualize spaces remotely and make data-driven decisions.
Construction TechConsumerEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSunnyvale, US
Matt Bell(Founder)inDavid Gausebeck(Chief Scientist)inMichael Beebe(COO)inRJ Pittman(CEO)inWillian Brown(Chief Executive Officer)Dave Gausebeck(Founder)
Co-investorsBling CapitalBoxGroupBrighter CapitalCapria VenturesDCM VenturesFelicis Ventures+30 more
AI-powered insights platform turning restaurant operations data into daily actionable intelligence.
Max Jai Sim(Co-Founder & CEO)inAbbas Guvenilir(Co-Founder & COO)inDragos Velicanu(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsRedstick VenturesTenOneTen VenturesUlu VenturesFlying Fish VenturesMatrixSusa Ventures+3 more
Momenta is a venture capital firm focused on identifying high-potential companies in software-defined industry, industrial AI and robotics, and connected infrastructure sectors.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechIoT
Co-investorsMomenta VenturesLorimer VenturesVela Partners
Momentum provides AI-powered conversation intelligence and automation tools for sales development teams (SDRs/BDRs) to reduce manual work, improve call quality, and ensure compliance during prospecting and discovery conversations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Ashley Wilson(Founder)Moiz Virani(Founder)Santiago Suarez Ordoñez(Founder)
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesFirstMark CapitalStage 2 CapitalInovia CapitalSouth Park Commons
Tillamook, US
Kristen S. Lachenmeier(Executive Officer)Dennis Knapp(Director)Timothy Lachenmeier(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin L. Tucker(Executive Officer, Director)Katherine Cowan(Director)
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersCrosslink CapitalToyota VenturesWireframe Ventures
Near Space Labs provides high-resolution 7cm geospatial imagery captured from stratospheric altitudes, serving government, utilities, insurance, and environmental monitoring applications with frequent data refresh cycles and wide-scale coverage.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureSpace TechBrooklyn, US
Rema Matevosyan(Founder)inHripsime Matevosyan(Executive Officer, Director)Albert Caubet Domingo(Director)
Co-investorsAt One VenturesBlackhorn VenturesBold Capital PartnersCrosscourt VenturesCrosslink CapitalDraper Associates+9 more
Pawscout builds a pet-safety network combining a free mobile app with QR and Bluetooth pet tags that let owners track their pets and broadcast lost-pet alerts to nearby users.
ConsumerHardwareIoTMill Valley, US
ANDREA CHAVEZ(Executive Officer, Director)DANIEL PUTTERMAN(Executive Officer, Director)JED PUTTERMAN(Director)
R-Zero provides AI software that reduces HVAC energy consumption in buildings by 20-40% using real-time occupancy and air quality data, with no infrastructure changes required.
CleantechEnterprise SoftwareIoT
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcDBL PartnersQualcomm VenturesUpfront Ventures
Series is a digital financial platform combining banking, crypto custody and back-office software for institutions and corporations.
Co-investorsMiroma VenturesScribble VenturesBasis Set VenturesBlackFin Capital PartnersEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALHarbert Growth Partners+5 more
Stellation Care provides an analytics platform that uses AI and nationwide Medicare and Medicaid claims data to score provider performance by patient phenotype, helping health plans build and optimize networks and match patients to higher-performing providers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtech
Diana Zhu(Founder)Kathy Qian(Founder)Michelle Xie(Founder)
Co-investorsCOREangelsMedMountain VenturesPear VCFoundry
Streamlane is an AI-driven parcel spend management platform that consolidates shipping data, automates invoice audits, models carrier and network changes, and benchmarks rates to reduce shipping costs.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalSarah Smith
SYKY was a fashion platform that built a community and showcase environment for designers, featuring avant-garde and digital fashion work.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Alice Delahunt(Founder)in
Co-investorsSeven Seven Six
TeamLift runs a program that trains selected employees ("Champions") to lead AI adoption within their teams, using individual assessments and personalized curricula with 1:1 expert instruction.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work
Boz Vitanova(Founder)in
Co-investorsBrighter CapitalOktogon VenturesRallyCry Ventures
The Vendry is an online marketplace where companies source event venues, vendors, and inspiration for corporate and brand events.
MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsThe 98Founder CollectiveOperator PartnersPrimary VenturesRedpoint VenturesStellation Capital+1 more
The Vendry is an online marketplace where companies source event venues, vendors, and inspiration for corporate and experiential events.
MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsNat TurnerFounder CollectiveOperator PartnersPrimary VenturesStellation CapitalWGI Group
The Cut builds business software and tools for barbers to manage their operations and client relationships, serving independent barbers and barbershops.
Future of WorkMarketplacesSaaSFairfax, US
Obi Omile Jr(Founder)in
Co-investorsElevate CapitalNextGen Venture PartnersPrototype CapitalTechstarsElevate Ventures
unitQ provides a platform that aggregates customer feedback from support, reviews, and social channels and uses AI to categorize signals into a single real-time source of truth for product quality.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBurlingame, US
Christian Wiklund(Founder)inDavid Eklov(Founder)Niklas Lindstrom(Founder)
BoardAnna Patterson(Director)inScott Weiss(Director)
Co-investorsAccelBragiel BrothersGradient VenturesTime Zero CapitalBootstrapLabsCreandum
YourPath provides mental health counseling, substance use disorder treatment, peer support, and telehealth services, including on-demand assessments, individual therapy, and group sessions.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthKentucky, US
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcBrighter CapitalGROOVE CAPITALService Provider CapitalStone Mountain Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Opportunity Fund Community Development650 IndustriesBeauty For All (ipsy)CentrlyDDBEnvoyHumanLithicPackPavilionReserve TrustRuby MoneySageLinkTierraWalrus
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 · 5
2 IPOs · 3 acquisitions · showing 4FigmaNYSE: FIGBasisacq. by DigitsKraftfulacq. by AmplitudeMomentumacq. by Salesforce
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Meadow AI · thesaasnews.com · Sep 30, 2026
Figma · Figma Newsroom · Jun 24, 2026
Expo · finsmes.com · Apr 17, 2026
BlockSpaces · prnewswire.com · Sep 10, 2025
Kraftful · ycombinator.com · Jun 24, 2025
Creatify AI · thesaasnews.com · May 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Leadout Capital made?
- Leadout Capital has 59 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Leadout Capital invest at?
- Leadout Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Leadout Capital's typical check size?
- Leadout Capital typically writes checks of $250K – $1.5M.
- What sectors does Leadout Capital focus on?
- Leadout Capital focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Leadout Capital located?
- Leadout Capital is headquartered in Portola Valley, US.
- Does Leadout Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Leadout Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Leadout Capital co-invest with?
- Leadout Capital most often shares deals with Brighter Capital, Y Combinator, Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc, among 118 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 14
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Crosslink Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in San Francisco that partners with founders building category-defining enterprise and consumer technology companies.
Toyota Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area that makes early-stage investments in startups globally.
Pear VC is an early-stage venture firm that runs the Female Founders Circle, an 8-week community program in San Francisco for technical female and nonbinary founders building in AI.
Collaborative Fund is a venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs building category- and culture-defining brands, products, and services across consumer, health, energy, and access-to-capital themes.
Lombardstreet Ventures is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm based in Woodside, California, investing primarily in U.S. companies with a preference for Silicon Valley teams. The firm focuses on B2B software, SaaS applications, developer tools, infrastructure software, deep tech, API-first platforms, open source, and AI, while remaining open to exceptional opportunities across sectors aligned with strong founders and compelling visions.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
True Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that has backed founders since 2005, partnering at the earliest moments of company building.
DST Global is a global internet-focused investment firm that backs fast-growing, high-value internet companies. It does not solicit or accept retail investors.
Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based seed and early-stage investor that backs founders building enduring businesses across the United States.
Gusto is a US-focused payroll, benefits, HR and compliance software platform for small businesses, offering an accountant partner program (Gusto Pro) with a multi-client dashboard and revenue share.
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Firms observed investing alongside Leadout Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Leadout Capital's recorded portfolio.
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