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MKT1 Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingSeed–Late Stage · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
MKT1 is a B2B startup marketing media and advisory business founded by Emily Kramer, a former marketing leader at Asana and Carta. It publishes a marketing newsletter, hosts the Dear Marketers podcast, runs events and courses, and advises venture-backed B2B startups on marketing strategy and AI-enabled execution. Kramer has also invested in more than 75 startups alongside the advisory work.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 4 of 4 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×4SaaS ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3B2B Marketplaces ×1FoodTech ×1Logistics & Supply Chain ×1Retail Tech ×1Sales Tech ×1
HQs:United States×4
Investments · 4 tracked
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Conduit automates freight handoff and transfers through digital tools, addressing the analog processes that occur when freight changes hands between logistics operators.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Conrad Lilleness(Founder)inAndrew Huang(Founder)Cole Rubin(Founder)inKirill Gertman(Founder)Michael Gregson(Founder)Punn Kam(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAperture Venture CapitalAutotech VenturesBuilders VCCore Venture CapitalDiagram+13 more
Mutiny is an AI-powered GTM assistant that helps customer-facing teams create branded marketing assets, conduct account research, and manage sales workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechNew York City, US
Nikhil Mathew(Founder)inJaleh Rezaei(Founder)inStella Li(Ops Manager)Bryan Tharalson(Sales Lead)Soinneah Monks(Head of Talent)Corina Fitzgerald Wagle(Recruitment Lead)
Co-investorsCowboy VenturesEarl Grey CapitalGaingelsInsight PartnersSequoia CapitalShamrock Capital+12 more
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Stable provides business infrastructure services enabling distributed companies to incorporate, manage bank accounts, and handle tax filing from any location.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Sarah Ahmad(Founder)inCollin Pham(Founder)inNeil Gandhi(Entrepreneur & Founder)Richard Counsell(Founder)Connor Harness(Software Engineer)John Eletto(Software Engineer)
Co-investorsLombardstreet VenturesRange VCY CombinatorAnthemis VentureBurst CapitalCoatue Management+10 more
Vori operates a B2B operating system that connects data across the food supply chain for the grocery industry.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechRetail TechSaaSEast Palo Alto, US
Brandon Hill(Co-Founder & CEO)inTre Kirkman(Founder)inRobert Pinkerton(Founder)inMax Mullen(Co-Founder)Tremaine Kirkman(Co-Founder)Prince Arora(Head of Product)
Co-investorsAtelierCherryrock CapitalClear VenturesGreylock PartnersSouth Park CommonsVillage Global+5 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMutiny · ycombinator.com · Jun 25, 2026
Vori · finance.yahoo.com · May 8, 2026
Conduit · prnewswire.com · Mar 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does MKT1 Capital invest at?
- MKT1 Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does MKT1 Capital focus on?
- MKT1 Capital focuses on Marketing Tech, SaaS.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channel7 Go-to-Market MCPs Demoed Live in Claude | MKT1 MCP Showcase
Emily Kramer of MKT1 & Dear Marketers
Bring Your Attio CRM into Claude | MKT1 MCP Showcase
Emily Kramer of MKT1 & Dear Marketers
Use Framer's Agent to Edit & Publish Your Website | MKT1 MCP Showcase
Emily Kramer of MKT1 & Dear Marketers
Query and Build Airtable Bases Inside Claude | MKT1 MCP Showcase
Emily Kramer of MKT1 & Dear Marketers
Connect to 9,000 Apps in Claude with Zapier's MCP | MKT1 MCP Showcase
Emily Kramer of MKT1 & Dear Marketers
Analyze Your AI Search Data with Profound's MCP | MKT1 MCP Showcase
Emily Kramer of MKT1 & Dear Marketers
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Co-investors · 15
Allison Pickens Ventures is a solo-GP fund led by Allison Pickens that invests in AI startups, offering founders operational go-to-market and scaling guidance as a COO thought partner.
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General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.
Menlo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing transformative technology companies, with a strong current emphasis on artificial intelligence across enterprise, healthcare, and consumer markets.
True Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that has backed founders since 2005, partnering at the earliest moments of company building.
Electric Capital is an early-stage venture firm founded in 2018 that backs founders building trust-minimized technologies across AI, crypto, fintech, and related sectors.
Ribbit Capital is a venture firm that partners with founders challenging incumbents across areas such as AI, global commerce, infrastructure, wealth management, money movement, identity, data, and energy, with a strong emphasis on brand-building.
Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with founder-led companies at inflection points of breakout growth, engaging early and providing hands-on advice during moments of market transformation.
Pareto Holdings is an early-stage investment and company-building firm headquartered in the United States that operates globally. It has never raised outside capital and is self-funded by design.
Webb Investment Network (WIN) is an early-stage investment firm that partners with founders to help them build technology companies, backed by a community of experienced operators who advise portfolio founders.
S28 Capital is a venture firm run by former operators and entrepreneurs who invest in and support founders building consumer and enterprise startups.
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