Patron
Venture capitalSanta Monica · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Also known as PATRON MANAGEMENT LLC
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Investment thesis
Patron invests in early-stage startups that have already launched, believing the coming decade will be shaped by founders creating more intuitive, automated, taste-driven, and personal applications. The firm looks for teams that combine cultural insight with real operating experience to build the next generation of category-defining companies, and positions itself as a partner helping founders reach that scale.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 9 of 31 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×4Consumer ×3Gaming ×2Marketplaces ×2Circular Economy ×1Creator Economy ×1Direct to Consumer ×1E-commerce ×1
HQs:United States×6
Investments · showing 30 of 31
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 32024 · 25 dated
Bias Room is a mobile app for K-pop photocard collectors that lets users scan, catalog, value, and trade photocards through digital binders and a marketplace.
Board makes physical, tabletop board games designed for in-person, face-to-face play, emphasizing tactile game pieces and inclusive design for players of all ages and skill levels.
ConsumerGamingHardware
Brynn Putnam
Co-investorsCoalition OperatorsHaystackIngeborg InvestmentsLerer HippeauUnion Square Ventures (USV)
Chronicle is a presentation software tool that provides templates and automated design to help teams build branded, consistent decks for product launches, roadmaps, board meetings, and stakeholder updates.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsAccelSquare Peg CapitaliSeedPoint72 VenturesSands Capital Ventures
Chronicle Studios operates an agentic AI platform that uses audience analytics (its CultureDB) and audience simulation to automate social media strategy, content optimization, cross-platform distribution, and audience discovery for creators, studios, and brands.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
Aaron Sisto(Founder)inScott Greenbergin
Co-investorsPoint72 VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementZ Venture CapitalSands Capital VenturesStrobe Ventures
Cymbal built an AI-powered, human-readable blockchain explorer for Ethereum, Solana and Base; its team was acquired by Yahoo in 2025.
Menlo Park, US
Brandon Price(Founder)inEric Feng(Founder)inLarry Chen(Founder)Nick Chang(Founder)inShabih Rizvi(Founder)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesEniac VenturesGold House VenturesIlluminati CapitalFirst Round CapitalGV (Google Ventures)+1 more
Flint is an AI-powered platform providing personalized learning tools for K-12 schools, offering student analytics, instant feedback, and AI tutoring across multiple subjects.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechNew York City, US
Sohan Choudhury(Founder)inJinseo Park(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalBasis Set VenturesY CombinatorAME Cloud Ventures
Fundamental Research Labs builds autonomous, socially intelligent AI agents capable of reasoning and multi-agent collaboration.
AI & Machine Learning
Nico Christie(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzA16Z SpeedrunCastor VenturesFactorial FundsFirst Spark Ventures, LlcVamosVentures+2 more
Hatsu Labs is an international game studio that develops new player experiences.
GamingLos Angeles, US
Brandon Saw(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDamon Rocco(Executive Officer, Promoter)
Kudos manufactures disposable diapers and wipes for babies, featuring a patent-pending DoubleDry absorption technology and 100% cotton liners made from sustainably sourced materials.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerFemTech
Amrita Saigal(Founder)in
Co-investorsPJCNewtype VenturesPrecursor VenturesQED InvestorsSamsung NextSV Angel+2 more
OneOff is a fashion discovery platform that surfaces styles curated by trendsetters, aimed at consumers exploring new fashion.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Spacecaps is a São Paulo-based gaming holding company, parent of esports org LOUD, providing game publishing, distribution, and media services across Brazil and Latin America.
Sweatpals is a platform for fitness instructors, run club organizers, and gym owners to build communities and host events, handling bookings, ticketing, check-in, and text marketing campaigns in one place.
MarketplacesSports TechWellness & FitnessBuda, US
Salar Shahini Shamsabadi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Salar Shahini(Founder)inMandi Zhou(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsA16Z SpeedrunAntlerHARTBEAT VENTURESWndrCo
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AryaEcho ChessEgoFortFundamentalNotchPattern EnginePendiumPsyopAnimeRaid BaseRascalStemStemFMStoryCoSystem LabsTonic
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Chronicle · ladysmithchronicle.com · Aug 17, 2026
Chronicle · entrepreneur.com · May 19, 2026
Kudos · trysignalbase.com · Mar 23, 2026
Fundamental Research Labs · techbuzz.ai · Mar 2, 2026
Flint · finsmes.com · Nov 7, 2025
Sweatpals · pulse2.com · Oct 29, 2025
Cymbal · thelettertwo.com · Jul 23, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Patron made?
- Patron has 31 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Patron invest at?
- Patron invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Patron's typical check size?
- Patron typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does Patron focus on?
- Patron focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, EdTech, Fintech, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Patron located?
- Patron is headquartered in Santa Monica, US.
- Does Patron lead rounds?
- Yes, Patron leads investment rounds.
- Who does Patron co-invest with?
- Patron most often shares deals with Afore Capital, Basis Set Ventures, First Spark Ventures, Llc, among 8 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamOn raising Seed and Series A as a woman founder
Y Combinator · Amber Atherton
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Co-investors · 28
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.
QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.
Basis Set Ventures is an AI-native venture firm that uses a modern machine learning stack and foundation models to find and support AI companies, positioning itself as a hands-on partner to founders.
First Spark Ventures is a Deep Tech venture capital fund backing breakthrough technologies aimed at making the world healthier, safer, and more productive.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
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.
Unknown Ventures is a venture studio based in Austin that provides funding and operational support to early-stage startups at the pre-seed to Series A stage. The firm backs founders seeking to create innovative solutions that improve human experience.
Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange operating since 2011, offering crypto trading along with related services such as margin trading, staking, derivatives, and (in the US) equities brokerage through Kraken Securities LLC.
Goat Capital is a venture capital firm. Its public homepage lists its founders and a contact email but provides limited additional detail.
SignalFire is a seed-stage venture capital firm that combines a full-team support model with its data-driven Beacon AI platform to back founders.
▶16 more co-investors
Not Boring CapitalPantera CapitalWingStandard CapitalGalaxy Digital Assets FundLobby CapitalSRB VenturesBoost VCBBG VenturesHuman CapitalElectric AntAda VenturesHanaco Venture CapitalPlay VenturesArdent VentureTouch Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Patron, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Patron's recorded portfolio.
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