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Red Forest Capital

Family office

Pre-Seed–Growth · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Red Forest Capital invests exclusively its own internal capital as a family office, with no outside fund and no fixed timeline forcing exits. This structure lets it tailor each investment to the specific business and founder and hold positions indefinitely. The firm operates across three strategies: early-stage venture checks into founders tackling large problems; direct lower middle market investments in established, profitable private companies alongside owners and management; and search fund investing, where it is one of the original backers supporting searchers through the search, acquisition, and subsequent years of building. It emphasizes a single decision maker, speed, flexible deal structuring, and long-term board involvement.

Invests inEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1984
Tracked investments
56
Acquisitions
1

Team · 2 people

from public directories
Max Schaefer· Operating Partnerin

What they invest in

from 10 of 56 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×4Cleantech ×3Developer Tools ×3SaaS ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Climate Tech ×2Robotics ×2

HQs:United States×6Estonia×1Mexico×1

Investments · 56 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path
1SEO : Digital Marketing Agency1seo.com
Actuvi : Remote Patient Monitoringactuvi.com
Audiviaudivi.aiin

Audivi AI builds an AI voice ordering system for quick-service restaurant drive-thrus, with its first product, Order AI, automating order taking without a human in the loop.

AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaSMilford, US

Meredith Fiertz(Director)Matthew Burr(Director)Brandon Jansen(Executive Officer, Director)Seth Siegel(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardAlan Boehme(Director)

Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalEntrepreneur VenturesRebellion Ventures

Clevonclevon.com𝕏Acquired

Clevon develops and manufactures autonomous delivery robots for last-mile logistics that are designed to reduce energy consumption and support climate-neutral operations.

CleantechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsTallinn, EE

Arno Kütt(CEO/Chairman)

Co-investorsEnvoyimec.xpandKleiner PerkinsNESsTTera VenturesTrind Ventures

ContextQA : AI Test Automation Platformcontextqa.com
CoVet : Veterinary AI Scribe Softwareco.vet
dais typemarkdais.co

DAIS builds, deploys, and performance-manages custom AI workflows for firms in regulated, high-stakes industries such as healthcare, accounting, and government.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsFortySix Venture CapitalHurricane Ventures

De-Icedeice.comin𝕏

De-Ice develops an electric heating technology for aircraft de-icing, eliminating chemical spraying and reducing departure delays.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHardwareSomerville, US

Alexander Bratianu(Founder)inAlexander Bratianu-Badea(Founder)Ruben Toubiana(Co-founder)in

BoardJohn Owen(Co-founder and former CFO at JetBlue Airways)

Co-investorsFlucas VenturesFounder CollectiveHemisphere Ventures LLCHypothesisPlayground GlobalScout Ventures+3 more

Desert Services : Construction Site Servicesdesertservices.net
Dragonfly Pond Worksdragonflypondworks.comin𝕏

Dragonfly Pond Works provides stormwater management, pond maintenance, and inspection services for stormwater devices.

CleantechClimate TechConstruction TechImpact & Social Good

Grant Todd(CEO)inKyle Gentry(Chief Operating Officer)inKelly Dowe(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsWarren

flowscopeflowscope.cominSeed

Flowscope deploys AI agents that learn how businesses operate and automate work on top of existing systems within days.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Samuel Mirpuri(Founder)inJavier Leguina(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAnderson Growth PartnersFirst In VenturesX26

Havoc AIhavocai.comin𝕏

Havoc develops software for coordinating autonomous vehicles across air, sea, and land domains, enabling operators to supervise hundreds or thousands of autonomous assets simultaneously through a unified control platform.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsProvidence, US

Paul Lwin(Co-Founder & CEO)inJoseph Turner(Executive Officer)Andrew Gregg(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardPaige Craig(Director)in

Co-investors0BS640 OxfordAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBVVC+13 more

Lerner Solutionslernersolutions.comin

Lerner Solutions provides IT infrastructure design, implementation, and support services for businesses of varying sizes.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBellmore, US

David Lerner(President and Founder)

Co-investorsDellin Investments

Life Support Systems : Emergency Equipment Serviceslifesupportsystems.com
NetSpeeknetspeek.aiin

NetSpeek provides AI-driven operations software for enterprise audio-visual and unified communications environments, helping operators and service providers manage device performance and troubleshoot issues at scale.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWatertown, US

Erik William DeGiorgi(Executive Officer)

TACNA : Manufacturing Shelter Companytacna.net

TACNA helps foreign manufacturers establish and operate production facilities in Mexico through the maquiladora model, managing industrial space, exports, and workforce on their behalf.

Advanced Manufacturing

Co-investorsMaven Equity PartnersRelay Investments

Utility Cloud : Asset Management Software for Utilitiesucld.us
Veri-Tax : Verification Servicesveri-tax.com

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

ASAPAscendAtlantic Duct CleaningBellevieBridgeCardataCarillonCelldomCerboChronusConcierge PlusConsumer AffairsEarth DevelopmentEchosecFast SpringFreehold OphthalmologyFrescaGlendale Parade StoreGrowthfactorHigher MeHolland Supply CompanyHousingwireHRTMSInChargeLuggage ForwardMSTNational Center for Faculty Development & DiversityNorth Valley Pediatric TherapyObjective Management GroupOneShieldOrigoPacific Fertility CenterParagonQCSSSwoogoTaskrayTriple HWave Crest

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Red Forest Capital made?
Red Forest Capital has 56 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does Red Forest Capital invest at?
Red Forest Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
What sectors does Red Forest Capital focus on?
Red Forest Capital focuses on Enterprise Software, Sector Agnostic.