Red Dog Capital
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
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Red Dog Capital (RDC) invests at the pre-seed and seed stages in technology companies aiming to reinvent legacy industries such as fintech, healthcare, the future of work and real estate. The firm looks for visionary, market-savvy founders who are focused on achieving product-market fit and willing to think big. RDC positions itself as an operator-led investor, drawing on its team and an advisory network of experienced founders and executives to support portfolio companies with go-to-market execution, scaling, performance optimization, strategy and finance during their formative years.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 27 of 38 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×15SaaS ×8Fintech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Enterprise Software ×4Healthtech ×4PropTech ×4Consumer ×3
HQs:United States×16United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 13 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×33 founders×44+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Harvard University ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 17 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×4Economics ×3Engineering ×3Business & Management ×2Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 18 founders with career history
Goldman Sachs ×3Rhino+Jetty ×2
Investments · 38 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12020 · 22017 · 32012 · 17 dated
1m provides continuously updated, quantified risk intelligence for healthcare organizations, tracking hundreds of risks to surface emerging issues and update forecasts as conditions change.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSNew York, US
Chris Giuliano(Founder)inJeffrey Ellis(Founder)in
BoardScott Nordlund(Director)
Co-investorsAlice Anderson Fund
LUNA is an AI and computer vision platform that autonomously monitors plant development in real-time for growers, providing data-driven insights to optimize crop decisions and reduce waste.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTech
Co-investorsiSelect Fund
Automorphic develops machine learning infrastructure where deployed models continuously improve themselves using generated data as training material.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Govind Gnanakumar(Founder)inMaaher Gandhi(Founder)inMahesh Natamai(Founder)in
Co-investorsRitual CapitalY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzEight CapitalKleiner PerkinsLiquid Ventures+3 more
CFX Labs provides a bank-grade money movement platform that enables businesses to access the U.S. financial system for global financial transactions with built-in regulatory compliance.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsCorazon CapitalDecasonicMentha PartnersPetRock CapitalProta VenturesTriton Capital
Copper is a CRM platform designed to prioritize relationship management and collaboration, integrating natively with Google Workspace for seamless workflow.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Steve Holm(CEO)in
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaNorwest Venture PartnersStorm VenturesVela Partners
Xoilac TV is a Vietnamese-language website that streams live football (soccer) matches for free, covering major international and regional leagues such as the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Champions League, AFF Cup and V-League.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Decoded Health provides AI-powered clinical documentation and intake automation tools for healthcare providers, using natural language processing to capture patient data and generate structured clinical notes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsInformed Ventures Advisors, LlcPerot JainSierra VenturesTau VenturesInflect HealthTAU Ventures
Delos is a managing general agent (MGA) that uses wildfire science and AI-based risk models to underwrite and offer homeowners insurance policies in areas of high wildfire risk, and provides homeowners with personalized home-hardening advice.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTechSpace Tech
Kevin Stein(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAvanta VenturesBlue Bear Capital PartnersChaos VenturesConvective Capitalfutureland venturesGallatin Point Capital+3 more
Etched designs custom inference chips, racks, and software co-designed for running frontier AI models, including large sparse mixture-of-experts models, long-context, and agentic workloads.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Gavin Uberti(Founder)inRobert Wachen(Founder)Chris Zhu(Founder)inMark Ross(CTO)inBrian Loiler(VP of Platform)inWayne Cao(VP of Production)in
Co-investorsThiel CapitalAntiAZURO CAPITAL VENTURESBain Capital VenturesBeyond CapitalConversion Capital+28 more
Farmstead operates a grocery delivery service that uses AI to fulfill orders from customers' homes in under an hour.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsSprint VcSQN Venture Partners, LLCThink+ Ventures Management, LlcY Combinator19Y VenturesAC Ventures (Arca Continental)+23 more
Fuse is an inventory operations platform for tracking landed costs, import duties, and tariffs across multi-level bills of materials.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Bridget Vuong(Founder)inRachel(CEO)
Co-investorsBling CapitalCrosscut VenturesDivide by ZeroDreamers VCJude GomilaCorrelation Ventures+2 more
GoBuild provides payment and working capital solutions designed for small construction firms, addressing cash flow delays through deposit financing, project-based lending, and subcontractor payment management.
FintechPropTechSan Francisco, US
Chapman Snowden(Founder)inDrew Barrett(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapmontY CombinatorGlobal Founders CapitalGoodwater CapitalNorthwestern Mutual AcceleratorPrecursor Ventures+5 more
Grain is a mobile app that lets users draw on a line of credit linked to their existing debit card, offering credit access based on their spending patterns rather than traditional credit assessment.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Patrick De Suza(Founder)inChristian-Robert Joseph(Founder)inCarl-Alain Memnon(Founder)inAharon Navon(Founder)Dor Golan(Founder)Jake Adams(Founder)
Co-investorsAperture Venture CapitalMerus CapitalPioneerSLVCY CombinatorAleph+15 more
Grain builds financial technology products for lenders and financial institutions, focused on credit access, process efficiency, and portfolio management.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Hawkhill Homes is a single-family real estate investment and operating company working across single-family, build-to-rent, and multifamily housing, using proprietary data and custom LLMs in underwriting and operations.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechDallas, US
Morgan(Co-founder & CEO)Brian(Co-founder & COO)Gabe(Co-founder (Hawkhill Property Services))
Komodo integrates healthcare data across providers, health systems, care settings, and payers to deliver insights on disease incidence, treatment patterns, and health outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Web Sun(Founder)inArif Nathoo(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementFelicis VenturesICONIQMcKesson VenturesNZ Growth Capital Partners+7 more
Locate.ai helps brands identify and secure optimal retail or commercial real estate locations using artificial intelligence and real estate advisory services.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyPropTechRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Stephen Quinonez(Founder)inPeter Hu(Founder)inJoe Lee(Founder)in
BoardANDREW SACK(Director)
Co-investorsMatchstick VenturesMetaPropMetaProp VenturesPear VCTechstarsPlug and Play Ventures
Mach Industries designs and manufactures defense systems including unmanned aerial systems, precision munitions, high-altitude surveillance platforms, and propulsion testing capabilities for military applications.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareHuntington Beach, US
Ethan Thornton(Founder)inBrendan Cooney(Executive Officer)inAshton Bennett(Founder)
BoardKeith Rabois(Director)inGeoff Lewis(Director)inLewis Geoff(Director)
Co-investorsAloft VCBedrockBig Brain HoldingsBoxGroupChampion Hill VenturesCoalition+18 more
Membrane Labs provides an institutional infrastructure platform for digital asset credit, unifying counterparty discovery, loan workflows, and collateral management with real-time visibility, automated margin enforcement, and multi-custodian connectivity.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Carson Cook(Founder)in
Co-investorsArca FundsBelvedere Strategic CapitalElectric CapitalFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)Lvna CapitalMarin Digital Ventures+11 more
PulseData builds patented machine learning and AI predictive analytics models that help healthcare organizations identify chronic diseases earlier and predict disease progression, with a focus on kidney disease and end-stage renal disease.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Hai Po Sun(Co-founder)inTeddy Cha(Co-Founder)inHai PoinDean Panovich(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardMICHAEL GOGUEN(Director)inDANIELLE WANG(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesArba LLCBloomberg BetaBlue CollectiveChicago VenturesMilkbox Partners+3 more
Rhino provides a digital platform that replaces security deposits for renters with a more affordable alternative, while offering property managers and owners a modernized process for tenant screening and asset protection in the rental housing market.
FintechInsurTechPropTechNew York, US
Paraag Sarva(Founder)inAnkur Jain(Founder)inBenjamin Lantos(Founder)inBryan Woods(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeni Venture CapitalFf Venture CapitalFJ LabsKairos HQOssian CapitalPICUS CAPITAL+8 more
ShoppingGives provides a social impact platform that enables businesses to integrate charitable giving into their commerce operations, allowing customers to donate at point of purchase or through customizable giving campaigns.
E-commerceImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Ronny Sage(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsSerena VenturesService Provider CapitalSummit Peak Ventures20VCBACKGROUND CAPITALCaffeinated Capital+7 more
Sol is an AI-powered collaboration platform that connects scientists, technologists, and other experts to work on projects addressing global challenges such as climate, inequality, microplastics, aging, and water.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechImpact & Social Good
SPOKE is a London-based menswear brand selling clothing and accessories online, including a sock collection produced in partnership with the London Sock Company.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLondon, GB
Ben Farren(Founder)in
Co-investors24 HaymarketMolten VenturesOxfordAccelAda VenturesBethnal Green Ventures+6 more
Spoke provides last-mile delivery software, including a free route-planning and navigation app for drivers, a fleet management platform for courier companies to plan multi-driver routes and collect proof of delivery, and a directory connecting retailers with local delivery services.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaS
Jack Underwood(Founder)Pol Kuijken(Founder)
Co-investorsSemapa NextAccelAda VenturesBethnal Green VenturesbyFoundersFelicis Ventures+4 more
Spoke provides mobile-first communication infrastructure for high-value conversations in regulated industries like finance, insurance, and healthcare, enabling teams to work remotely while maintaining compliance visibility and business records.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ben Farren(Founder)inKieronJason
Co-investorsNZVCAccelAda VenturesBethnal Green VenturesFelicis VenturesGreylock Partners+4 more
SurveyMonkey is an online platform for creating surveys and forms to run market research, customer satisfaction, event registration, and employee feedback programs.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Ryan Finley(Founder)inChris Finley(Director)inDavid Goldberg(Executive Officer, Director)Zander Lurie(Director)inNoreen Bergin(Executive Officer)inTimothy Maly(Executive Officer)
PartnerEd Kim· solo GP
Co-investorsAnsa CapitalBain Capital VenturesCapitalGSilversmith Capital PartnersSpectrum EquityStg+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AcornsAppurifyAtspokeBrexCPGIOExactechGoogleMuvrNejiPillarRenzu
Exits · 2
2 acquisitionsAppurifyacq. by GoogleArtemis, Inc.acq. by iUNU
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Etched · techcrunch.com · Aug 18, 2026
Mach Industries · prnewswire.com · Jun 2, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Red Dog Capital made?
- Red Dog Capital has 38 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Red Dog Capital invest at?
- Red Dog Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Red Dog Capital focus on?
- Red Dog Capital focuses on Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, PropTech.
- Where is Red Dog Capital located?
- Red Dog Capital is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Who does Red Dog Capital co-invest with?
- Red Dog Capital most often shares deals with Felicis Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, among 124 tracked co-investors.
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