Ranch Ventures
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Ranch Ventures invests at the early stage with a sector-agnostic, generalist thesis, seeking strong teams with high intellectual horsepower pursuing breakthrough ideas in large, growing markets. The firm favors non-consensus, high-upside opportunities positioned at the edge of the risk/reward curve, prioritizing sustainable business models and technical defensibility. Ranch emphasizes how founders think and make decisions, valuing determination and grit. Beyond capital, it positions itself as a hyper-collaborative partner, offering novel ideas, pooled resources, global connections and strategic partnerships. The firm frames portfolio companies as partners rather than clients, aiming to be a trusted, objective advisor while diversifying its Fund I portfolio.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 25 of 33 portfolio companiesConsumer ×8AI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×5Fintech ×4E-commerce ×3Enterprise Software ×3Healthtech ×3HR Tech ×3
HQs:United States×20Vietnam×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×33 founders×34+ founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2017 · 12016 · 12 dated
Albert is a personal finance app offering an AI-powered assistant called Genius that helps consumers budget, save, invest, move money, shop, and plan for major expenses.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechTokyo, US
Andrzej BaraniakYinon Ravid(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAltaIR CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesCamp One VenturesCapitalGCSC Upshot+6 more
Vertically integrated, custom home decor brand focused on window treatments, throw pillows and throws.
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCVTF Capital
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
AI predictive engine suggesting meaningful and contextually appropriate emojis for messaging applications.
Feed.fm provides an end-to-end licensed music system for apps, including a music API (Feed Clips), turnkey SDKs (Feed Radio), pre-cleared catalogs, curation, and built-in compliance and indemnification.
Developer ToolsMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsAllegro Venture PartnersCore Ventures GroupStreamlined Ventures
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)Ronald Clark(Director)Benjamin Simon(Executive Officer, Director)Ben 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
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.Y Combinator
Albert offers a personal financial assistant called Genius that helps consumers budget, save, invest, and shop, and can automate tasks like transfers, buying and selling investments, and building travel itineraries.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintech
Co-investorsFrontier Ventures
Mogul is an advisory, executive training, and search firm that helps large companies with AI transformation, leadership development, and C-suite/board placement through fractional AI & HR leadership, signature training programs, and technology-supported executive search.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
Tiffany Pham
Co-investorsSoftBank Group500 GlobalAlpha Startups Pre-AcceleratorBabel VenturesCityPark InvestmentsClick Ventures+2 more
Co-investorsLemhi Ventures
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-investorsBlack Jays VenturesEvolution VC PartnersSuperAngel.FundACME Capital
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))
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 conducts real estate auctions, including court-ordered sealed-bid and open auctions of commercial and industrial properties.
PropTechChicago, US
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)Twyman Clements(Executive Officer)
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
Next-generation personal feminine care brand focused on naturally derived personal health products (acquired by Procter & Gamble, February 2019).
Co-investorsHalogen Ventures Management Company Llc
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 operates AirPlant One, a commercial-scale eManufacturing facility in Moses Lake, Washington, that converts CO2, water, and renewable electricity into products including E-Jet fuel and E-Naphtha, a chemical building block.
CleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsMoses Lake, US
Nicholas Flanders(Cofounder)
Co-investorsDesigner FundGVA CapitalCapricorn Investment GroupIndex VenturesKorea Investment PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+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(Founder/CEO)inGreg Belote(Founder/CTO)inMICHAEL NORMAN(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Tommarello(Founder)in
Co-investorsD3VCRaptor GroupSGH CapitalTSVCVisary CapitalY Combinator
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioL.acq. by Procter & GambleThis Is Lacq. by Procter & Gamble
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Albert · alleywatch.com · Aug 11, 2026
Twelve · pymnts.com · Jul 1, 2026
Mogul · lofty.ai · May 5, 2026
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 33 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- 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 61 tracked co-investors.
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