Mischief
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series B · 4 people tracked
Also known as MISCHIEF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC · Mischief Venture Capital
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Investment thesis
Mischief is an early-stage venture firm positioned as the kind of investor its partners wanted on their own cap tables. Its intentionally small partnership of four operators draws on experience building companies across many industries, having collectively raised around $1B in venture capital, hired over 1,000 executives, and generated more than $1B in revenue. The firm invests $1-5M in early-stage software startups and takes a generalist approach, backing companies across fintech, infrastructure and security, healthcare, climate, crypto, and SaaS. Mischief emphasizes hands-on collaboration with founders, leaning on the operating backgrounds of its partners to empathize with and help solve the challenges early-stage companies face.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Mischief went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 39 of 59 portfolio companiesSaaS ×21Enterprise Software ×19Fintech ×13AI & Machine Learning ×12Developer Tools ×8Crypto & Web3 ×5Healthtech ×4InsurTech ×4
HQs:United States×26France×1Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 22 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×73 founders×44+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with education data
Stanford University ×3Dartmouth College ×2Harvard Business School ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2University of Cambridge ×2University of Michigan ×2Washington University in St. Louis ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 31 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×15Economics ×8Engineering ×3Business & Management ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 40 founders with career history
Square ×6Goldman Sachs ×4Stanford University ×4LinkedIn ×3Airbnb ×2Dropbox ×2Facebook ×2Front ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 37 with degree data)
Investments · 59 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 22024 · 32023 · 42022 · 52021 · 32020 · 121 dated
Fabric builds onchain protocols and tools for decentralized capital coordination, including crowdfunding, creator subscriptions, and DEX aggregation services.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Jonny Mack(Cofounder and CEO)Dan Simpson(Cofounder and CTO)Chris Douglas(Cofounder and CSO)
Co-investorsEniac VenturesPolychain CapitalReverieBessemer Venture PartnersSamsung Ventures
Friday Harbor is an AI-native technology platform for the US mortgage industry, used by mortgage banks to process live loan volume with tools such as a direct integration to Fannie Mae's income calculator.
AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTechSeattle, US
Theo Ellis(CEO)in
BoardJesse Collins(Director)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAI2 IncubatorAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAllen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Wischoff Ventures
Onboarded is an orchestration platform that automates worker hiring and onboarding across disconnected HR systems, replacing manual spreadsheet-based processes for ops teams hiring at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mike Johnson(Founder)in
Co-investorsResolute VenturesLorimer VenturesSemperVirens Venture Capital
AgentSync provides insurance infrastructure software that manages onboarding, licensing, and appointment processes for carriers, agencies, MGAs, and producers.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSDenver, US
Niji Sabharwal(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inJennifer Knight(Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAnthemis VentureCraft VenturesNine Four VenturesOperator CollectiveSummit Peak Investments+4 more
Ansa provides a branded wallet solution for marketplace platforms that keeps seller and customer earnings on-platform, reducing payment processing costs and encouraging repeat spending.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsReshapeB37 VenturesBain Capital VenturesBoxGroupCambrian VenturesRenegade Partners+3 more
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Ascend is a membership-based travel concierge service that manages flight, hotel, and ground transportation bookings via WhatsApp for frequent travelers, emphasizing rapid response times, proactive disruption handling, and significant cost savings.
Travel & Hospitality
Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalFJ LabsIndex VenturesFirst Round CapitalNFPSusa Ventures
Ascend is a membership-based travel concierge for frequent business and leisure travelers, offering a human team that books and manages flights, hotels, and ground transport end-to-end via WhatsApp.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsRevUp CapitalExponent CapitalFirst Round CapitalFirstMark CapitalIndex VenturesNFP+1 more
Ascend was a data engineering platform that provided declarative pipeline technology, unified ingest/transform/orchestration capabilities, and agentic data engineering solutions to help data engineers.
Data & Infrastructure
Praveen Chekuri(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelCore Ventures GroupFelicis VenturesWebb Investment NetworkFirst Round CapitalFirstMark Capital+4 more
Beacon AI builds an AI assistant for commercial and private aircraft to support pilots with checklist management, flight procedures, route optimization, and safety calculations.
AI & Machine LearningSan Carlos, US
Avinash Nair(Founder)inMatthew Cox(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGregory Sands(Director)
Co-investorsClearSkyJetBlue VenturesNew North VenturesScout VenturesScout VenturesSKY VC+1 more
Blackbird Laboratories is a nonprofit life sciences incubator that translates university research breakthroughs into venture-ready biotech companies focused on developing new medicines and enabling technologies.
BiotechDeep TechBaltimore, US
Ben Leventhal(Executive Officer, Director)inMatt Tremblay, PhD(Chief Executive Officer)inEddie Cherok, PhD(Chief Business Officer)in
BoardFred Wilson(Director)inMo Koyfman(Director)inMarguerite Mariscal(Director)
Co-investorsUniversity System of Maryland Momentum FundAmex VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBrooks ReitzCircle VenturesCoinbase Ventures+6 more
Blackbird is a restaurant loyalty, membership and payments platform with a consumer dining-rewards app built on blockchain rails.
Ben Leventhal(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesMulticoin CapitalQED InvestorsShine Capital+2 more
Boom operates a leasing platform connecting property managers and renters through the full leasing process, from inquiry to approved resident.
FintechPropTechSaaSAustin, US
Rob Whiting(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBungalow CapitalClocktower VenturesStarting LineChingona VenturesThe Fund
Bridge provides billing and compliance infrastructure for telehealth and healthcare practices, handling insurance logistics and administrative workflows so providers can focus on patient care.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Keaton Bedell(Founder)in
Co-investorsHeadwater VenturesLuminarX
Cardless provides a modular credit card platform that allows companies to embed credit products directly into their applications and websites.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Michael Spelfogel(Founder)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalClocktower VenturesCommerce VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalGreycroftOperator Stack+6 more
Comulate is an accounting automation platform for insurance brokerage accounting teams, automating processes such as direct bill, cash application, carrier payables, and revenue integrity.
FintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Michael Mattheakis(Founder)in
Co-investorsRecall CapitalBONDSpark CapitalWorkday Ventures
Crafting provides production-like infrastructure and development environments that let AI agents and engineers write, validate, iterate, and ship software autonomously within enterprise security controls.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Yisui Hu(Co-Founder)inSumeet Vaidya(Co-Founder, CEO)inCharlie GaoinQi Gao(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors500 GlobalBrighter CapitalPlug and Play Ventures
Faire operates a digital marketplace connecting independent retailers with wholesale suppliers, enabling small businesses to discover and purchase products for resale.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Max Rhodes(Founder/CEO)inMarcelo Cortes(Founder/CTO)inDaniele Perito(Founder)inMATTHEW RHODES(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Kolovson(Founder)in
BoardKEITH RABOIS(Director)in
Co-investorsA*Forerunner VenturesFounders FundGarage CapitalGolden VenturesKhosla Ventures+5 more
Flychain provides financial infrastructure and working capital solutions for independent healthcare providers, including monthly bookkeeping, benchmarks, and CFO-level insights.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Jaime Deverall(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesThe Fintech Fund
Garden is a DevOps automation tool that enables teams to build and test Kubernetes applications in production-like environments for development, testing, and CI, with smart caching to accelerate builds and test runs.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsbyFoundersFly Ventures468 CapitalCraft VenturesCrowberry CapitalDigital Garage+2 more
Hamming provides quality assurance and monitoring software for voice agents, enabling teams to test voice applications before deployment and track performance in production across accuracy, safety, and compliance metrics.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US
Sumanyu Sharma(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCoalition OperatorsOlive Tree CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAI GrantOrange Collective+1 more
iVerify offers a mobile endpoint detection and response (EDR) product that uses operating system telemetry, behavioral baselining, and threat hunting to detect malware, spyware, and account takeover attacks on employee mobile devices.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLong Island City, US
Rocky Cole(Co-founder & COO)inDanny Rogers(Co-Founder & CEO)inMatthias Frielingsdorf(Co-founder & VP of R&D)inSpencer Parker(CPO)inDustin Moring(Director)
BoardAlexander Hartz(Director)in
Co-investors2.12 AngelsMantis CapitalParameter VenturesPathlight VenturesShine Capital
Light is an API-first platform that lets companies offer their own branded, embedded electricity plans and virtual power plants without handling regulatory or operational complexity, acting as the regulated electricity provider and managing billing, support, and collections.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSAustin, US
Baker Shogry(Co-founder)inAdam Compain(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsGigascale CapitalMatrixACTivate CapitalBoxGroupSpark Capital
Light builds an embedded platform that lets companies offer electricity plans to residential customers without becoming a licensed utility, acting as backend infrastructure for retail energy.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySaaS
Mercury is an investor database listing venture capital investors and their sector focus areas.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSector Agnostic
Immad Akhund(Founder & CEO)inJason Zhang(Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer)inMax Tagher(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAngel Collective Opportunity FundBetter Tomorrow VenturesBuilders + BackersChapter One+39 more
Farcaster is a decentralized social network where users own their identity and can discover people and express themselves.
Crypto & Web3SocialVenice, US
Daniel Romero(Executive Officer, Director)Varun Srinivasan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeChapter One+11 more
Modern Treasury provides a payments infrastructure platform that enables businesses to move and track money across fiat and stablecoin rails through a single API.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Matt Marcus(Co-Founder & CEO)inDimitri Dadiomov(Cofounder & CEO)inSam Aarons(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsArchetypeArtisanal VenturesCastle Island VenturesCleo CapitalNewView CapitalQuiet Capital+7 more
Nestmed provides an AI-powered documentation platform for home health and hospice agencies that automates clinical charting, medical coding, and quality assurance.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSaaS
Barak Oshri(Founder)in
Co-investors57Blocks CapitalSciFi VCWHYS Ventures
Newfront is an insurance broker that combines specialty insurance expertise with technology platforms to help clients manage risk and make informed insurance decisions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Spike Lipkin(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inGordon Wintrob(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsA*Abstract VenturesAltai VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBessemer Venture Partners+17 more
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Opkit offers AI-powered telephone agents that handle administrative tasks like patient intake, benefits verification, and scheduling for medical practices and telehealth providers.
HealthtechSaaSNew York City, US
Sherwood Callaway(Co-founder/CEO)inJustin Ko(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGlobal Founders CapitalSocially Financed
Polar is a monetization platform for developers and software companies.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaSStockholm, SE
Birk Jernström(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelSV AngelY CombinatorAbstract Ventures
Proper provides AI-powered property accounting services for property management companies, handling accounting workflows for residential, commercial, and unique asset classes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTech
Co-investorsLocus VenturesBoxGroupCasa Verde CapitalRedesign HealthRedpoint VenturesY Combinator
Rain builds stablecoin infrastructure for financial institutions and partners, providing payment cards accepted at millions of merchant locations, digital wallets, and global settlement rails.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Farooq Malik(CEO)
Co-investors57Blocks CapitalArchetypeCanonical CryptoCoinbase VenturesDragonflyFirstMark Capital+9 more
Rainbow is a cryptocurrency wallet application that supports multiple blockchains, NFTs, and decentralized exchanges, offering both mobile and desktop interfaces with hardware wallet integration.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US
Christian Baroni(Founder)inJin Chung(Founder)inMichael Demarais(Founder)in
Co-investors6th Man VenturesCollab+CurrencyDigital Currency GroupHyperguapParaFi CapitalSpice Capital+3 more
Reprise provides a demo creation platform for enterprise presales, sales, and marketing teams to build product tours, sales demos, and interactive leave-behind materials within a single integrated system.
Developer ToolsMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US
Samuel Clemens(Director)inEvan Powell(Founder)inBryan Stevenson(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAjay Agarwal(Director)in
Co-investorsAlt CapitalAngel Collective Opportunity FundGlasswing VenturesICONIQBain Capital VenturesICONIQ Growth+3 more
Rinsed is a CRM and business management platform for car wash operators that integrates with POS systems to manage memberships, customer retention, and sales operations.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US
Austin Esecson(Founder)inNic Hippenmeyer(Founder)inSam Logan(Co-Founder & COO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBedrock CapitalFounders FundVMG Partners
Spark provides AI-powered permitting and zoning intelligence for renewable energy, battery storage, and data center developers to accelerate site selection and reduce development risk.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise Software
Julia Wu(Founder)inAnuj Saigal(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorMontage VenturesSpark Capital
Provides market access to leading crypto trading and liquidity venues.
Jesse Beller(Founder)in
Co-investorsHack VCCathexis VenturesHashkey CapitalSoma CapitalUncorrelated VenturesY Combinator
Tivara provides AI agents that automate inbound patient phone calls for healthcare practices, handling scheduling, prescription refills, intake, and after-hours triage while integrating with existing EMR and practice management systems.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSNew York City, US
Tej Seelamsetty(Founder)inAumesh Misra(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDay One Ventures
Olamide Olowe(Founder)in
Co-investorsCAVU Consumer PartnersLerer HippeauDorm Room
Town offers AI-powered personal assistants ("Townies") that automate work tasks like email management, scheduling, research, and routine workflows for knowledge workers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tony Vincent(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFirst Round CapitalForerunner VenturesJetstreamPosition VenturesAlt Capital+7 more
Twenty is a customizable CRM platform and internal application framework for technical teams.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSParis, FR
Félix Malfait(Founder)inCharles Bochet(Founder)inThomas des Francs(Founder)inOlivier Reinaud(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalFriends Family CapitalWayfinder VenturesY CombinatorAccelPoint72 Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AlloyBackpackCheckCoinbaseDatalaneFigmaFoundGravyMiddeskPilotRampRetoolTRMTropicUserHubWatchtowerZip
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAscend · wfxrtv.com · Sep 9, 2026
Light · ksn.com · Sep 9, 2026
Garden · wholefoodsmarketfoundation.org · Sep 2, 2026
Flychain · flychain.substack.com · Aug 26, 2026
Bridge · wwaytv3.com · Aug 19, 2026
Boom · commercialobserver.com · Aug 18, 2026
Terrace · cfnrfm.com · Jul 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Mischief made?
- Mischief has 59 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Mischief invest at?
- Mischief invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Mischief's typical check size?
- Mischief typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does Mischief focus on?
- Mischief focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Mischief located?
- Mischief is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Mischief lead rounds?
- Mischief typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Mischief co-invest with?
- Mischief most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Clocktower Ventures, among 122 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAn Interview with Plaid CEO Zach Perret About Plumbing Trust
Stratechery · Zach Perret · stratechery.com
Undoing a $5 Billion Acquisition and Building a Durable Standalone Plaid
ACQ2 · Zach Perret · acquired.fm
Inside Mischief VC's Evolution with Zach Perett and Lauren Farleigh
Turpentine VC · Lauren Farleigh
CNBC's full interview with Plaid CEO Zach Perret
CNBC · Zach Perret · cnbc.com
Co-investors · 57
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Susa Ventures operates two early-stage technology funds that invest in companies leveraging data, network effects, and economies of scale.
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.
Coinbase Ventures is the venture investment arm of Coinbase that backs early-stage founders building across the crypto and Web3 ecosystem.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.
First Round Capital is an early-stage venture firm that backs companies at their earliest moments, often before they are named, across enterprise, AI, consumer, healthcare, fintech and hardware sectors.
Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund is an early-stage investment vehicle run by founders Todd Goldberg and Rahul Vohra, who write $300k-$500k checks into early-stage startups and help with product/market fit, go-to-market, and future fundraising.
Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.
▶45 more co-investors
Norwest Venture PartnersKhosla VenturesRedpoint VenturesBenchmarkFelicis VenturesB Capital GroupQuiet CapitalPioneerSciFi VCMeritech Capital PartnersResolute VenturesChemistrySaga Ventures468 CapitalXYZ Venture CapitalGlasswing VenturesCambrian VenturesStarting LineCountdown CapitalGeneral CatalystGreylock PartnersLong Journey VenturesUnknown VenturesCanaan PartnersGoat CapitalOffline VenturesAfore CapitalBond Capital ManagementGustoBanana CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.Notion CapitalKearny JacksonICONIQ CapitalRobot VenturesEarl Grey CapitalAllison Pickens VenturesEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALBasis Set VenturesStripeTet VenturesCongruent VenturesOne Planet GroupSpringbankFifth Down Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Mischief, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Mischief's recorded portfolio.
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