Pace Capital
Venture capitalNew York · Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Leads a very small number of Series A rounds annually, allowing partners to go extremely deep with concentrated, thesis-driven End of Software/LLM support to capture platform transitions.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 18, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 17 of 18 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Healthtech ×7Biotech ×5Digital Health ×5FemTech ×5Developer Tools ×4Medical Devices ×4Creator Economy ×3
HQs:United States×10Portugal×1
Investments · 18 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 142024 · 12023 · 12020 · 117 dated
San Francisco, US
Yaozhong Yan(Executive Officer, Director)Junhan Huang(Director)
BoardYannik Marek(Director)
Board seatChristopher Paik· per SEC Form D · $18.8M raise · filed Sep 2025
Mulberry provides product protection and shopping assurance coverage for online purchases, offering unlimited claims with no deductibles or fees to consumers.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerceInsurTechSaaSNew York, US
Dominic Chinedu Eleanya(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJordan Cooper· per SEC Form D · $10.1M raise · filed Apr 2020
Co-investorsAltai VenturesChaos VenturesCommerce VenturesG20 VenturesKube VCRed Bear Angels+1 more
Adaptyx is a biotech company focused on developing scientific breakthroughs, led by a team with backgrounds in engineering, chemistry, and medicine.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Vijit Sabnis(Co-Founder & CEO)Alex Yoshikawa(Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer)Pawan Kapur(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)H. Tom Soh(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)Joseph M. DeSimone(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)Daniel Grossman(Chief Medical & Business Officer)
Co-investorsAIN VenturesHumba VenturesOverwater Ventures LlcChemistryCraft Ventures
Behance is a portfolio and community platform for creative professionals to showcase their work, discover clients, and grow their careers.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Scott Belsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsHawke VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Chemistry
BeSound (BLOCH Quantum Imaging Solutions, Inc.) is a technology platform that connects individuals with independent partner medical groups offering supplemental breast imaging services, including advanced ultrasound where clinically appropriate.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesLos Angeles, US
Bailey Renger(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsKindred VenturesMuse CapitalOverwater Ventures LlcChemistryCraft VenturesHyperplane Venture Capital
Certuma builds autonomous clinical infrastructure that combines LLM reasoning with deterministic verification to deliver physician-reviewed clinical decisions at scale, addressing the global physician shortage by validating clinical workflows as infrastructure for remote patient care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Martin Varsavsky(Chief Executive Officer)Armando Cuesta(Chief Medical Officer)Joe Scanlin(Chief Technology Officer)Jesus Mejia(Chief Legal Officer)Bruno Marino(Head of Digital Products)
Co-investorsOverwater Ventures LlcChemistryCraft Ventures
Comfy is an open-source tool for building repeatable visual AI workflows by chaining multiple AI models together.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementChemistryCraft VenturesCursor CapitalEssence Venture Capital
Conceive is a digital fertility company that provides evidence-based guidance, coaching, and community support to help people trying to conceive get pregnant while reducing costs and stress.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Lauren Berson(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalKindred VenturesMyelin VCOverwater Ventures LlcChemistryCraft Ventures
Fellow is a high-complexity mail-in semen analysis lab operating in the U.S., offering a clinically validated diagnostic-grade mail-in semen test that accounts for sample degradation over time.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsGenoa VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHuman CapitalJovonoMantis CapitalMyelin VC+3 more
Gameto develops cell therapy and reproductive technologies to treat infertility and improve women's health outcomes.
BiotechFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesAustin, US
Dina Turner(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMartin Varsavsky(Co-founder & Chairman)inDina Radenkovic(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDusan Perovic(Director)inDylan Morris(Director)Maryanna Saenko(Director)in
Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersFuture VenturesIngeborg InvestmentsJazzya InvestmentsKorify CapitalLux Capital+11 more
Hyfé refines food waste to extract specialty ingredients and chemical compounds for use in food, beverage, personal care, nutraceutical, and biomanufactured products.
BiotechCircular EconomyFoodTechChicago, US
Michelle Ruiz(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrea Schoen(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsOverwater Ventures LlcSynthesis CapitalChemistryCraft VenturesThe Engine Ventures
Ollama provides a platform for building with and running open-source language models locally and in the cloud.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Jeffrey Morgan(Founder)inMichael Chiang(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundY Combinator8VCBenchmarkEssence Venture CapitalGTMfund+1 more
OpenRouter operates an AI gateway that allows developers to access and compare hundreds of language models from multiple providers in a single platform.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York, US
Alex Atallah(Executive Officer, Director)inLouis Vichy(Co-founder)in
BoardChristopher Clark(Director)Matthew Murphy(Director)inAnjney Midha(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCapitalGMenlo VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementServiceNow VenturesSnowflake Ventures
Overstory provides vegetation intelligence using satellite imagery and machine learning to help electric utilities manage vegetation risk and maintain a more resilient, reliable power grid.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyLisbon, PT
Indra den Bakker(Co-founder)inFiona Spruill(CEO)inDoug Perrygo(CFO)Tamara Mendelsohn(COO)Brian Lafayette(VP of Product & Strategy)Peternille Dekker(Head of People)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalConvective CapitalElewitEnergy Impact PartnersMoxxie Ventures+7 more
Overtone Studios is a record label, publisher and distributor producing wellness and mood music (deep house, jazz, classical, ambient) with a roster of music creators, splitting royalties 50/50 with the artists behind the music.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Justin McLeod(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Alex Papaconstantinou(Founder)
BoardSpencer Rascoff(Director)Diana Chapman(Director)Esther Perel(Director)
Co-investorsFirstMark Capital
Quorum Bio develops genetic engineering tools for precision fermentation, enabling the production of complex natural products using engineered non-model microbes.
AgTechBiotechFoodTech
Sudharsan Dwarknath, Ph.D(Co-Founder & CEO)Yasuo Yoshikuni, Ph.D(Co-Founder & Advisor)
Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceFTW VenturesJuniperOverwater Ventures LlcChemistryCraft Ventures
The Browser Company builds web browsers, including Dia and Arc, aimed at providing new ways for people to use the internet.
ConsumerDeveloper Tools
Hursh Agrawal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtlassian VenturesBetaworksNext Play VenturesWestbound Equity PartnersBoxGroupNextView Ventures+1 more
Tiny Health offers at-home gut and vaginal microbiome testing with clinically validated reference ranges for infants and adults, providing personalized insights on early microbiome development, chronic conditions, fertility, pregnancy, menopause, and longevity.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Cheryl Sew Hoy(Founder)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCartan CapitalModi VenturesNext Coast VenturesNorth South Ventures+6 more
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.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
OpenRouter · stripe.com · Aug 19, 2026
Gameto · smartcompany.com.au · Jul 17, 2026
Fellow · zeebiz.com · Jul 16, 2026
Hyfe · zeebiz.com · Jul 16, 2026
Overstory · zeebiz.com · Jul 16, 2026
Conceive · zeebiz.com · Jul 16, 2026
Besoundbreast · zeebiz.com · Jul 16, 2026
Certuma · zeebiz.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Pace Capital invest at?
- Pace Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Pace Capital focus on?
- Pace Capital focuses on Consumer, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Pace Capital located?
- Pace Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Pace Capital lead rounds?
- Pace Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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