Red Bike Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Also known as Red Bike Capital NJ
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Investment thesis
Red Bike Capital backs experienced, technical founders with strong founder-market fit who solve large problems while demonstrating capital efficiency. Its focus spans data and AI, the future of commerce, revenue growth, logistics and supply chain, alternative underwriting, and the business of healthcare. The team draws on experience founding and scaling a top-performing Y Combinator company and deploying over $2 billion in assets. Beyond capital, the firm emphasizes hands-on go-to-market support, helping founders win their first enterprise customers by refining their value proposition, structuring a sales process, and making relevant introductions. It positions distribution as a key driver of startup success and partners closely with portfolio companies from early traction to scale.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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What they invest in
from 16 of 19 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11AI & Machine Learning ×8Consumer ×4Enterprise Software ×4Retail Tech ×4Fintech ×3Marketing Tech ×3AdTech ×2
HQs:United States×10
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 32023 · 12021 · 15 dated
Work-Bench is a New York City seed-stage venture capital fund that invests in early-stage founders building enterprise, SaaS, and infrastructure software, with a focus on go-to-market support.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Gil BanyasinGal LelloucheinVita Mallela(CEO)inMalavika Reddy(CTO)in
Co-investorsJanuary VenturesOutlander VCWork-BenchCisco InvestmentsIronGate Capital AdvisorsLevel Ventures
DAASH combines multiple research panels, social and advertising signals, and product attribute data to model sales performance, market share, and emerging trends for consumer brands.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail Tech
Melissa Munnerlyn(CMO)inPhilip Smolin(CEO)inJustin Stewart(CTO)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalEntrepreneur VenturesGFT VenturesHypothesisNew Stack VenturesSilicon Road Ventures
Athena Studio develops and publishes mobile games monetized through advertising.
ConsumerGaming
Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystAmino CapitalFCVCY Combinator
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AthenaHQ builds AI-powered search technology for e-commerce and digital marketing.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Andrew Yan(Co-Founder, CEO)inAlan Yao(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorAmino CapitalFCVC
Brij is a customer-data platform that identifies retail and marketplace buyers via QR codes, product registrations, and receipt uploads, converting anonymous offline shoppers into known first-party customer profiles.
AdTechConsumerE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechNew York, US
Kait Stephens(Co-founder)inZack Morrison(Co-founder)inKaitlin Stephens(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardFRANCISCO NUNES(Director)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalLakehouse Venture PartnersLorimer VenturesForum VenturesSuperAngel.Fund
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Cavalry provides AI agents that analyze customer support tickets, resolve them in a brand-matched voice, and generate weekly reports highlighting urgent issues such as product defects, shipping trends, and billing problems.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaS
Co-investorsBling CapitalMistral Venture Partners
Daash Intelligence runs an AI-based predictive commerce intelligence platform for beauty and personal care retail brands.
San Francisco, US
Philip Smolin(Executive Officer, Director)inKim Perell(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRoss Kimbel(Director)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalGFT VenturesNew Stack VenturesOpenSky VenturesSilicon Road VenturesWillow Growth Partners
Domos provides an AI system for property management companies that automates leasing, maintenance, collections, and renewals across phone, email, text, and chat.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Arthur Attal(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveKima VenturesVertical Venture Partners
Wellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US
Lucas Dickey(Director)inMichael Lee Barlow(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJohn Helm(Director)inKristin Smith(Director)Kerry Cooper(Director)in
Co-investorsGreen Meadow VenturesRET VenturesTechstarsMax VenturesTenOneTen VenturesThe Fund+1 more
Flockshop provides AI-generated product imagery that lets online shoppers visualize items on themselves or on matching models while keeping a brand's styling and aesthetic consistent.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Manvitha Mallela(Founder)in
Co-investorsDorm RoomRed Swan VenturesThe MBA FundWork-BenchAndreessen HorowitzBedrock Capital+7 more
Hetal uses computer vision and AI applied to in-store aisle recordings to diagnose planogram compliance and shelf conditions for consumer brands.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSBronx, US
David Roger(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesHabitat PartnersMarketplaceNomad Venture Partners, LlcNVP CapitalNewark Venture Partners
Luna Aspect provides audit-native compliance controls that capture evidence—control version, policy clause, decision, actor, model version and rationale—as each control runs, producing immutable, queryable audit records rather than reconstructing them after the fact.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsHoneystone Ventures
OpStream provides an AI-powered RFP template for enterprise procurement, containing 173 evaluation questions across 14 weighted categories designed for vendor selection and comparison.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsMu VenturesStorytime CapitalThe 51 VenturesTenOneTen Ventures
Pivotal Health is a healthcare technology company that helps medical providers maximize reimbursement through Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) management, payer negotiations, and data-driven revenue optimization.
HealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsAfore Capital
The Good Patch makes wearable patches designed to support wellness and beauty, including sleep improvement and stress relief.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Betsy ScanlaninKelly Brockin
Co-investorsRelevance VenturesThe Artemis Fund
Tongo provides financial products for 1099 professionals in the commission economy, offering commission advances and tailored financial solutions to help independent contractors grow their businesses.
FintechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsElizabeth Street VenturesGood FriendsLAB VenturesLaunchpad CapitalMetaPropMetaProp Ventures+3 more
Trustate offers a planning platform with a trust funding service that prepares and processes the documents needed to transfer assets into a trust, coordinating directly with financial institutions.
FintechLegalTechSaaSTampa, US
Leah Del Percio(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsGingerbread CapitalImpression Ventures
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Cavalry · hotair.com · Sep 12, 2026
Flock · arstechnica.com · Aug 17, 2026
Athena · kalkine.com.au · Jul 28, 2026
AthenaHQ · derivatex.agency · Jun 21, 2026
Daash Intelligence · businesswire.com · May 18, 2026
Trustate · estate.tech · Feb 18, 2026
Hetal · nvpcap.com · Sep 16, 2025
Brij · alleywatch.com · Jun 27, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Red Bike Capital made?
- Red Bike Capital has 19 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Red Bike Capital invest at?
- Red Bike Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Red Bike Capital's typical check size?
- Red Bike Capital typically writes checks of $25K – $1M.
- What sectors does Red Bike Capital focus on?
- Red Bike Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Medical Devices, PropTech, SaaS, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Red Bike Capital located?
- Red Bike Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Red Bike Capital lead rounds?
- Red Bike Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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