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Night Capital

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Capitola · Seed–Growth · 3 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Night Capital is an early-stage focused venture firm that aims to be an indispensable, long-term partner to exceptional founders rather than to invest broadly. Founded on the belief that the best venture partnerships compound over time through reputation, relationships, and judgment, the firm invests independently and with deep conviction, often backing companies in their first rounds. Its philosophy centers on thinking independently, acting with integrity, and serving founders well. While primarily early-stage, the firm has experience across seed, Series A, and growth rounds, keeping the team small, focused, and personal.

Invests inSector AgnosticUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
HQ
Capitola, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Last 12 months
6 investments
Tracked investments
95
Unicorns
27
IPOs
14
Acquisitions
6

Team · 3 people

from the firm's website
Colt Sauersin

Part of Night Capital's small, focused team supporting founders.

Susan Hylandin

Part of Night Capital's small, focused team supporting founders.

What they invest in

from 79 of 95 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×34Enterprise Software ×31SaaS ×31Fintech ×18Developer Tools ×14Consumer ×11Data & Infrastructure ×10Cloud Computing ×8

HQs:United States×65Canada×1India×1Kyrgyzstan×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 57 portfolio companies
12%
solo founders
7 of 57 mapped founding teams
45%
repeat founders
of 101 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 11 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×83 founders×184+ founders×24

Where their founders studiedfrom 100 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×12Stanford University ×10University of California, Berkeley ×8The Wharton School ×4University of Michigan ×4Yale University ×4Harvard University ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 87 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×42Engineering ×23Business & Management ×10Economics ×5Finance & Accounting ×5Humanities ×5Design & Architecture ×3Politics & Policy ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 101 founders with career history

Google ×13Stanford University ×7Microsoft ×6AMD ×5SeaMicro ×4Goldman Sachs ×3Airbnb ×2deliv ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×20

9 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 103 with degree data)

Investments · 95 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 62025 · 32024 · 42023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 12017 · 12015 · 119 dated

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Luana Lopes Lara(Founder)inTarek Mansour(Founder)inLuana Lara Lopes(Founder)Samantha Braun(Vice President Business Development)Dwayne Nonales(Recruiting)Rhea Sanger(CoS)

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Steijn Pelle(Founder)in

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AI & Machine LearningFintechNew York City, US

Ronit Jain(COO)inAarav Patel(CTO)inAnkit RaparthiJong Hyun Park(CTO)Jong Park(CTO)

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Aarav Patel(Founder)inRonit Jain(Founder)in

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Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

Immad Akhund(Founder)inJason Zhang(Founder)inMax Tagher(Founder)inMax Tazhitdinov(Founder)Max Tazhnudinov(Founder)

BoardTom Brown(Director)

PartnerKevin Carter· solo GP

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Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Ben Haber(Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder/Board Member)inPaul Davis(Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder/Board Member)inDan Bulka(General Counsel)inAlona Kornberg(Chief Compliance Officer)in

PartnerKevin Carter· solo GP

Co-investorsCommerce VenturesF-Prime CapitalGaruda VenturesGrit Capital PartnersForum Ventures

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ivan Zhao(Founder)inAkshay Kothari(Founder)Simon Last(Founder)in

PartnerKevin Carter· solo GP

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EdTechFuture of WorkSaaSBishkek, KG

Tilek Mamutov(Founder)inEldar Azamatov(CTO)inAna GhidelliMika Mamutov

Co-investorsY CombinatorBAM VenturesNeptuno FundSequoia Capital

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FintechNew York City, US

Milan Ray(Founder)inYacine Sibous(Founder)inNick O'Brien(Software Engineer)Jake Cohen(Finance)Nick Kucharski(Vice President of Eng)Chris Johnson(Head/Director of Frontend Engineering)

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Creator EconomyMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jack Conte(Founder)inSam Yam(Founder)inJack Conte Sam Yam(Founder)

BoardDaniel Rimer(Director)inDick Costolo(Director)Goli Sheikholeslami(Director)

PartnerKevin Carter· solo GP

Co-investors1435 CapitalAccompliceAtelierCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Defy Partners+24 more

PLENFULplenful.comin

Plenful is an AI platform that automates complex administrative workflows in pharmacy operations, designed for healthcare organizations and pharmacy teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Joy Liu(Founder)in

PartnerKevin Carter· solo GP

Co-investorsArtisanal VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersNotable CapitalTq Ventures LlcWaterline VenturesSusa Ventures

Polychromepolychrome.com

Polychrome acquires small to medium-sized B2B software businesses and works with founders to drive growth through hands-on go-to-market and operational support.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

PartnerKevin Carter· solo GP

Precipprecip.ai𝕏Seed

Precip provides hyper-local rainfall measurement and forecasting using AI, delivering up-to-the-hour precipitation data at 1km resolution without requiring physical weather stations.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareAnn Arbor, US

Jesse Vollmar(CEO)inMichael Asher(CTO)inSam Pierce Lolla

Co-investorsPioneerSterling RoadVirta VenturesY CombinatorBasis Set VenturesCapitalize VC+3 more

Rally Legalrallylegal.comin𝕏

Rally is a legal workflow platform that centralizes document management, version tracking, and secure information sharing in a single shared workspace for legal teams and their counsel.

LegalTechSaaS

PartnerKevin Carter· solo GP

Co-investorsBling CapitalInovia CapitalLegalTechMoxxie VenturesThomson Reuters Ventures

Ripplingrippling.comin𝕏

Rippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, finance, and employee data across a business.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Parker Conrad(CEO)inPrasanna Sankar(Founder)inPrasanna S(CTO)inSachin Bhat(Engineering)inMike Crooks(Senior Tech Recruiter)Kate Wright(Senior Recruiter)

PartnerKevin Carter· solo GP

Co-investors1435 CapitalAbstract VenturesAmino CapitalAnsa CapitalBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesBedrock+65 more

Routableroutable.comin𝕏Series A

Routable provides business payment infrastructure and automation for accounts payable teams, enabling instant payments through FedNow and Real-Time Payments to US bank accounts, and automating invoice processing with features like PO-matching and AI-powered bill coding.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Omri Mor(CEO)inTom Harel(CTO)inJordan Warbelow-Feldstein(Technical Product Manager)Ally Hendrickson(Chief of Staff)Justin Myers(Head of Integrations)Jude Matsalla(Engineering Manager)

Co-investorsBoxGroupFeldsmith CapitalGood FriendsNat TurnerUnion Bay PartnesY Combinator+17 more

Rovi Healthrovi.healthinSeed

Rovi provides members with access to clinician guidance for navigating healthcare, finding quality doctors, managing benefits, and coordinating care.

Digital HealthHealthtechNew York City, US

Santosh Vallabhaneni(CEO)inTarun Vallabhaneni(CTO)inSantosh Vallabhaneni Tarun Vallabhaneni(Founder)Connor Riley(Chief of Staff)James McMenamin(Recruiter)Gem Martinez(Recruiter)

Co-investorsExceptional CapitalPioneerY CombinatorDigital Health VenturesGradient VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+5 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

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How many investments has Night Capital made?
Night Capital has 95 tracked investments, 20 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Night Capital invest at?
Night Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
What sectors does Night Capital focus on?
Night Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Night Capital located?
Night Capital is headquartered in Capitola, US.
Who does Night Capital co-invest with?
Night Capital most often shares deals with SV Angel, Y Combinator, Coatue Management, among 494 tracked co-investors.

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