Fundraising FoxRanch Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 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 · 9 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Ranch Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 27 of 35 portfolio companiesConsumer ×10AI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×7Enterprise Software ×4Fintech ×4Healthtech ×4Developer Tools ×3E-commerce ×3
HQs:United States×23Vietnam×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×43 founders×54+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 22 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Harvard Business School ×2Stanford University ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2University of Kentucky ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×5Business & Management ×4Engineering ×4Humanities ×2Politics & Policy ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 8 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 35 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12017 · 12016 · 13 dated
Abundance Labs develops and operates marketplaces for alternative currencies.
ConsumerMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Kjerstin Erickson(CEO)inKerstin Erickson(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Page(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAbstract VenturesAgrolimen VenturesBEENEXTFoundation CapitalFriale+9 more
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 Baraniak(Founder)Yinon Ravid(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAltaIR CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesCamp One VenturesCapitalGCSC Upshot+11 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 LlcHemisphere Ventures 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
Exa is an AI-powered search API that retrieves high-quality information from the web in real-time, designed for AI agents, developers, and applications that require precise natural-language search capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
William Bryk(CEO)inJeffrey Wang(Founder)inWalden Yan(Co-Founder)Marcus Holm(Chief Revenue Officer)inDan McArdle(Founder)Jeff Wang(Founder)
Co-investors137 Ventures49 Palms VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesHaystackHelium-3 Ventures+29 more
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(Partner)inReid Rubsamen(CEO)inIan Cinnamon(Director of Strategy)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
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 EconomyE-commerceFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Benjamin Chesler(Executive Officer, Director)inRonald Clark(Director)inBen Simon(Founder)inBen FilipiakinBen Chesler(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpaca VCBuckhill CapitalCorigin VenturesCorrelation VenturesFirstMark CapitalFlybridge Capital Partners+10 more
Instrumentl is a platform that helps nonprofits and foundations discover and manage grant opportunities.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Gauri Manglik(CEO)inAngela Braren(Growth)inKatharine Corriveau(Founder)inAnnamaria Fauszt(Talent Partner)Hope Armstrong(Product Design Lead)Sam Eaton(Recruiter)
Co-investors500 GlobalFarvatn VentureK5 VenturesPlanet 9 CapitalSummit PartnersY Combinator+2 more
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(CEO)inCaroline Early(Head of Operations)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAltaIR CapitalFusionSoma CapitalSv Tech Ventures, Inc.XG Ventures+8 more
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+4 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
William May(Executive Officer, Director)Simon Enever(Founder)in
Co-investorsACME CapitalBlack Jays VenturesEvolution VC PartnersGaingelsMilkbox PartnersSand Hill Angels+2 more
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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(Founder)Kevin Gibbs(Founder)Bill May(Founder)Simon Enever(Founder)
BoardJohn Lilly(Board Member / Venture Partner, Greylock Partners (led Quip investment))in
Co-investorsBenchmarkBlue Scorpion InvestmentsFelicis VenturesGreylock PartnersMarc BenioffACME Capital+4 more
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 GlobalPlug and Play VenturesRoute 66 Ventures
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
Mykola Minchenko(CEO)Evgeniy
Co-investorsAVentures CapitalGagarin Capital PartnersRising TideTaver CapitalY CombinatorAgrolimen Ventures+10 more
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)
Co-investorsKeyhorse Capital
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(CEO)inGarrett Spiegel
Co-investorsAutochrome VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesFundamental VenturesLearn Capital
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-investorsMission and MarketSupernode VenturesY CombinatorBBG VenturesVerizon Ventures
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)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+36 more
Upfront connects homeowners with local service professionals for home projects through a text-based platform, using AI to match them with vetted contractors in their area.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Thomas Stephens(CEO)inAndrew Hoskins(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBaird CapitalClimate CapitalCollab CapitalDiagram+2 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(CEO)inGreg Belote(CTO)inMICHAEL NORMAN(Executive Officer, Director)inOmar ShammasMichael Norman(President)inNiclas Ladd
Co-investorsD3VCGaingelsMudita VenturePioneerPlug and Play VenturesRaptor Group+6 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Bid4RealDangoJesse 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 companiesExa · exa.ai · Jun 26, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ranch Ventures made?
- Ranch Ventures has 35 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
- What stage does Ranch Ventures invest at?
- Ranch Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed 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 98 tracked co-investors.
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