Mischief
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series B · 4 people tracked
Also known as MISCHIEF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC · Mischief Venture Capital
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 Aug 25, 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 25 of 44 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×15SaaS ×12Fintech ×11AI & Machine Learning ×9Developer Tools ×6Crypto & Web3 ×5Digital Health ×3Healthtech ×3
HQs:United States×18France×1Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×73 founders×34+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data
Stanford University ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2University of Cambridge ×2Washington University in St. Louis ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 23 founders with career history
Goldman Sachs ×3Square ×3Stanford University ×3Airbnb ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
1 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 12021 · 14 dated
Fabric provides an onchain trade execution network offering high-accuracy, low-latency price quotes and settlement for decentralized finance applications.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Co-investorsReverieEniac 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)inTheodore Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)
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+2 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 infrastructure for digital health and virtual care providers to accept insurance, offering a nationwide multi-specialty in-network provider network, a 50-state professional corporation model for credentialing and enrollment, and a real-time eligibility engine.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTech
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+4 more
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)Sumeet Vaidya(Co-Founder, CEO)Qi Gao(Executive Officer, Director)Charlie Gao
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)
BoardKEITH RABOIS(Director)in
Co-investorsA*Forerunner VenturesFounders FundGarage CapitalGolden VenturesKhosla Ventures+4 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
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 OperatorsTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAI GrantOlive Tree CapitalOrange Collective+1 more
Detects and prevents mobile threats.
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
Baker ShogryAdam Compain
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+38 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(Founder/CEO)inGordon Wintrob(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsA*Abstract VenturesAltai VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBessemer Venture Partners+14 more
Polar is a monetization platform for developers and software companies.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaSStockholm, SE
Birk Jernström(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelSV AngelY CombinatorAbstract Ventures
Rain builds infrastructure that turns stablecoins into usable financial products, including cards accepted at over 175M merchant locations, digital-dollar wallets, and global payment flows.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesNorwest Venture Partners
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+2 more
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
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 HorowitzForerunner VenturesJetstreamPosition VenturesAlt CapitalBain Capital Ventures+6 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
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Bridge · wwaytv3.com · Aug 19, 2026
Boom · commercialobserver.com · Aug 18, 2026
Polar · financialpost.com · Aug 11, 2026
Mercury · marketbeat.com · Jul 18, 2026
Rainbow · outinperth.com · Jul 17, 2026
Spark · techtimes.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Mischief made?
- Mischief has 42 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 3 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 116 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
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.
Spark Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders, known for early investments including leading Twitter's Series B in 2008.
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.
Norwest Venture Partners is an investment firm whose growth equity team backs private, profitable, fast-growing companies, providing capital and hands-on support through its 'invited guest' approach.
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.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies focused on technology, mobile, and clean energy sectors, including biotechnology applications. The firm provides capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs developing breakthrough technologies across multiple markets.
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.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.
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.
▶45 more co-investors
First Round CapitalBoxGroupB Capital GroupQuiet CapitalSusa VenturesPioneerSciFi VCMeritech Capital PartnersResolute VenturesSaga VenturesStarting LineGeneral CatalystGreylock PartnersRedpoint VenturesLong Journey VenturesFelicis VenturesUnknown VenturesCanaan PartnersGoat CapitalOffline VenturesAfore CapitalBond Capital ManagementGustoBanana CapitalKortschak Investments L.P.ChemistryNotion CapitalKearny Jackson468 CapitalICONIQ CapitalRobot VenturesEarl Grey CapitalAllison Pickens VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALBasis Set VenturesGlasswing VenturesStripeTet VenturesCambrian VenturesCongruent VenturesOne Planet GroupCountdown CapitalSpringbankFifth 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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