Ranch Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Ranch Ventures is a sector-agnostic, generalist early-stage fund (Fund I) that prioritizes founders and how they think — their decision-making, resilience, and grit — over any single vertical. It seeks strong teams with breakthrough ideas that sit within growing markets, have sustainable business models, and offer technical defensibility. Rather than predicting winners, the firm aims to assemble a diversified portfolio of non-consensus, high-upside opportunities on the edge of the risk/reward curve. It positions itself as a collaborative partner offering novel ideas, pooled resources, global connections, and strategic partnerships, viewing portfolio companies as partners rather than clients.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 20, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 25 of 34 portfolio companiesConsumer ×8AI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×6Fintech ×4Healthtech ×4E-commerce ×3Enterprise Software ×3HR Tech ×3
HQs:United States×20Vietnam×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×43 founders×44+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2University of Kentucky ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×4Business & Management ×3Engineering ×3Humanities ×2Politics & Policy ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 34 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2017 · 12016 · 12 dated
Albert offers Genius, an AI-powered financial assistant that helps consumers budget, track spending, build financial plans, move money between accounts, shop within budget, and create travel itineraries.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechTokyo, US
Andrzej BaraniakYinon Ravid(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAltaIR CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesCamp One VenturesCapitalGCSC Upshot+6 more
Barn & Willow sells custom window treatments — drapes and shades — made from Belgian flax linen and organic cotton fabrics, offered directly to consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commercePropTechMenlo Park, US
Trisha Roy(Founder)
Co-investors500 GlobalForefront VentureHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcVTF Capital
Boom Fantasy is a fantasy sports game where users predict whether a chosen player will finish above or below their statistical projection and win real money, with combined picks offering larger payouts.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalDorm RoomStacked CapitalRubicon Venture CapitalZhenFund
CakhiaTV is a Vietnamese-language website that streams live football matches for free, covering leagues such as the Premier League, World Cup, EURO, UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsFusionInnolinks VenturesIon PacificKhosla VenturesNewGen CapitalThe Robotics Hub
Feed.fm provides licensed music APIs and SDKs for developers to integrate background music, short-form clips, and wellness content into applications.
Creator EconomyDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Jeff Yasuda(Founder)in
Co-investorsAllegro Venture PartnersCore Ventures GroupStreamlined VenturesAlvenMercy Corps Ventures
Foxtrot provides digitization and automation software for enterprise fleets, helping them serve business and consumer clients in real-time across beverage, food, and e-commerce sectors.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsAlmanacAlmanac InsightsBeliadeFifth WallImaginary Venture CapitalLerer Hippeau+1 more
A nonprofit organization that uses machine learning to accelerate vaccine development.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Naveen Jain(Founder/CEO)inReid Rubsamen(Founder/CEO)inIan Cinnamon(Founder/Director of Strategy)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Imperfect Foods is a grocery delivery service that sources surplus and cosmetically imperfect food items directly from farmers and producers, offering them at discounted prices to consumers while reducing food waste.
Circular EconomyE-commerceFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Benjamin Chesler(Executive Officer, Director)inRonald Clark(Director)inBen Simon(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpaca VCBuckhill CapitalCorigin VenturesCorrelation VenturesFirstMark CapitalFlybridge Capital Partners+8 more
Imperfect Produce is a grocery delivery service that sources surplus, cosmetically imperfect, and overstocked food items directly from farmers and producers, then delivers them at discounted prices to consumers.
Circular EconomyFoodTech
Ben Simon(Founder)in
Co-investorsFounders Circle Capital
Instrumentl is a platform that helps nonprofits and foundations discover and manage grant opportunities.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Gauri Manglik(Founder/CEO)inAngela Braren(Founder/Growth)inKatharine Corriveau(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalFarvatn VentureK5 VenturesY CombinatorSummit Partners
A nonprofit organization that provides funding to community-based organizations globally to increase access to period care products and menstrual health education.
ConsumerFemTechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSan Francisco, US
Talia Frenkel(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAltaIR CapitalFusionSv Tech Ventures, Inc.XG VenturesY Combinator
Albert Genius is an AI-powered financial assistant that helps consumers with budgeting, financial planning, money transfers, and shopping recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechSaaS
Co-investorsFrontier Ventures
Mogul is an advisory, executive search, and training firm that helps large companies find senior leaders and develop them through AI-personalized leadership programs.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
Co-investorsSoftBank Group500 GlobalAlpha Startups Pre-AcceleratorBabel VenturesCityPark InvestmentsClick Ventures+2 more
quip makes sonic electric toothbrushes and related oral-care products sold directly to consumers, including the Ultra Lite Sonic Toothbrush with replaceable brush pods, LED pressure sensor, and multiple cleaning intensities.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & FitnessBrooklyn, US
Simon Enever(Founder)in
Co-investorsACME CapitalBlack Jays VenturesEvolution VC PartnersSand Hill AngelsSuperAngel.Fund
Quip is Salesforce's productivity platform that combines documents, spreadsheets, and chat in one place inside Salesforce, letting teams collaborate on sales documents with live Salesforce data and real-time messaging.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Bret Taylor(Co-Founder & CEO)Kevin Gibbs(Co-Founder & CTO)
BoardJohn Lilly(Board Member / Venture Partner, Greylock Partners (led Quip investment))in
Co-investorsBenchmarkBlue Scorpion InvestmentsFelicis VenturesGreylock PartnersMarc Benioff
Financial platform providing low-cost, short-term liquidity and financial tools to freelancers, independent contractors and small businesses.
HR Tech
John ReinschPaul TipladyTrevor Branon
Co-investors500 Global
Rick Levin & Associates conducts real estate and personal property auctions for institutional and government clients throughout the United States.
B2B MarketplacesPropTechChicago, US
Rick Levin(President)
Peer-to-peer cashless marketplace bartering people's talents, powered by a native alt-currency.
Sixa provides a cloud-based computer accessed through a client application, allowing users to run software on remote infrastructure rather than local hardware.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsAVentures CapitalRising TideTaver CapitalY Combinator
Space Tango develops automated platforms for research and manufacturing in microgravity environments, operating facilities on the International Space Station and other off-Earth locations from low Earth orbit to lunar missions.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechSpace TechLexington, US
Kris Kimel(Director)inTwyman Clements(Executive Officer)in
BoardRon Geoghegan(Director)Sam Burchett(Director)Susan Weiss(Director)Lee Todd(Director)
Sparkart is a creative agency offering design, web/mobile development, and product fulfillment services to businesses.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentOakland, US
Naveen Jain(Executive Officer, Director)Roxanne Pritchard Patil(Executive Officer)Alka Jain(Director)Greg Weber(Executive Officer, Director)
Standard Cyborg provides cloud and edge infrastructure that enables developers and non-technical users to construct, test, and optimize computer vision applications without specialized expertise.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Jeff Huber(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCY Combinator
Teamable is an AI-powered recruiting platform that sources candidates across the web, consolidates sourcing channels into a unified pipeline, and generates personalized candidate outreach messages.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Hovhannes Nurjianyan(Director)Laura Bilazarian(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTony Conrad(Director)in
Co-investorsSaaStr FundTrue Ventures
Toymail makes connected plush toys that allow children and adults to exchange two-way voice messages through a mobile app or directly between toys using built-in wifi and voice processing.
ConsumerHardwareLos Angeles, US
Gauri Nanda(Founder)in
Co-investorsSupernode VenturesY Combinator
Platform connecting individuals and businesses with trained professionals offering real-time observation and digital monitoring.
Washington, US
Daniel Boice(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTimothy Gentry(Director)
Twelve transforms CO2 into chemicals, fuels, and materials through carbon transformation technology.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHealthtechNew MaterialsMoses Lake, US
Nicholas Flanders(Founder & CEO)inEtosha Cave(Founder)inKendra Kuhl(Founder)inAndrew Cleeland(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardMarc-Henri Galletti(Director)Nimesh Shah(Director)
Co-investorsBreakout VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Dolby Family VenturesFifth WallAdvantage Partners Inc.Aera VC+24 more
A platform that allows individuals to invest in private startups with minimum investments of $100, leveraging regulatory changes to democratize access to early-stage company equity.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Nick Tommarello(Founder/CEO)inGreg Belote(Founder/CTO)inMICHAEL NORMAN(Executive Officer, Director)inNicholas Tommarello(Founder)in
Co-investorsD3VCRaptor GroupSGH CapitalTSVCVisary CapitalY Combinator
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Barn & WillowBid4RealDangoJesse DebbanOpus 12PartnerThis Is L
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 2L.acq. by Procter & GambleThis Is Lacq. by Procter & Gamble
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Albert · alleywatch.com · Aug 11, 2026
Qwil · trysignalbase.com · Jul 24, 2026
Twelve · startupsunion.com · Jul 2, 2026
Space Tango · lanereport.com · Jun 25, 2026
Mogul · lofty.ai · May 5, 2026
Feed · igrownews.com · Nov 6, 2025
Instrumentl · nonprofitnomad.com · Sep 10, 2025
Toymail · neobusiness.info · Sep 1, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ranch Ventures made?
- Ranch Ventures has 34 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
- What stage does Ranch Ventures invest at?
- Ranch Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Ranch Ventures focus on?
- Ranch Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Ranch Ventures located?
- Ranch Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does Ranch Ventures co-invest with?
- Ranch Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, 500 Global, Hemisphere Ventures LLC, among 64 tracked co-investors.
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