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Ritual Capital

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Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked

Also known as Ritual · RITUAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

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Investment thesis

Ritual invests at the very earliest stages, backing founders who believe innovation comes from consistency, discipline, and commitment to their vision. The firm writes small collaborative first checks of $100K to $500K and positions itself as an early believer and first partner, helping founders with brand, positioning, and go-to-market. It emphasizes being founder-friendly and value-add, staying 'in your corner, not in your kitchen.' The firm points to a track record of backing seed-stage companies that later reached $1B+ valuations, including names like Figma, Flexport, Lattice, Kong, and PagerDuty.

Invests inSector AgnosticGlobalMenlo ParkNorth America

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $500K
HQ
Menlo Park, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2009
Last 12 months
11 investments
AUM
$38M
VC funds
1
Tracked investments
124
Unicorns
5
IPOs
3
Acquisitions
4

Team · 3 people

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What they invest in

from 118 of 124 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×88Enterprise Software ×73SaaS ×44Developer Tools ×35Data & Infrastructure ×24Healthtech ×19Fintech ×15Biotech ×13

HQs:United States×102United Kingdom×6Bulgaria×1France×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 46 portfolio companies
11%
solo founders
5 of 46 mapped founding teams
33%
repeat founders
of 76 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 11 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×313 founders×84+ founders×2

Where their founders studiedfrom 75 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×8Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) ×4Columbia University ×4Technical University of Munich ×4Boston University ×3Brown University ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×3King's College London ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 65 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×35Engineering ×12Business & Management ×7Economics ×5Life Sciences ×5Physics ×4Humanities ×3Mathematics & Statistics ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 76 founders with career history

Google ×11Microsoft ×7McKinsey & Company ×4HelloSign ×3Mercury ×3OpenAI ×3Dropbox ×2Georgia Institute of Technology ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×33

6 founders hold a PhD · 9 hold an MBA (of 76 with degree data)

Investments · 124 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 92025 · 32024 · 62022 · 12015 · 12014 · 121 dated

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Developer ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US

Evan Wallace(Co-Founder (former Chief Technology Officer))Dylan Field(Co-founder & CEO)inPraveer Melwani(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)inKris Rasmussen(Chief Technology Officer)inShaunt Voskanian(Chief Revenue Officer)inBrendan Mulligan(General Counsel & Secretary)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1517Alkeon InnovationAmplify.LAAndreessen Horowitz+56 more

PagerDutypagerduty.comin𝕏NYSE: PD

PagerDuty provides a platform for incident response and operations management that enables teams across technical and business functions to respond to critical events in real time.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Alex Solomon(Founder/CTO)inDan Alexandru Solomon(Director)Jennifer Tejada(Executive Chair)inSteven Gatoff(Executive Officer)inJohn DiLullo(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardJohn O'Farrell(Director)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzAurumBaseline VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBling Capital+17 more

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ThredUp operates an online marketplace where consumers buy and sell secondhand clothing, and provides resale-as-a-service solutions for fashion brands seeking to incorporate circular commerce into their business models.

Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

James Reinhart(Executive Officer)inChris Homer(Founder)inSean Sobers(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardDan Nova(Director)Tim Haley(Director)inPatricia Nakache(Director)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsFounder CollectiveHDS CapitalNextView VenturesRedpoint VenturesTrinity VenturesUpfront Ventures+4 more

Seam AIgetseam.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Getseam is an AI platform that helps business teams generate sales pipeline.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Jose Barrueta(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersColle Capital Partnersf7 Ventures

tofuhiretofu.comin𝕏✓ verified

Tofu builds an identity verification system for hiring that validates applicants' credentials to prevent fraud and deepfakes in the recruitment process.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHR Tech

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsFounder CollectiveSlow VenturesGeneral CatalystNight CapitalWayfinder Ventures

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Aemon builds autonomous AI research systems that solve hard technical optimization problems by self-accelerating experimentation within customer codebases.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Richard Zhou(Founder)inRay Xu(Founder)in

Co-investorsGarage CapitalPioneerY CombinatorAfore CapitalBlast.ClubLiquid Ventures+3 more

Agentcardagentcard.shin𝕏Seed

Agentcard enables AI agents to make autonomous payments for online purchases using cards.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Karen Serfaty(CEO & Founder)inFelipe Abello(Founder)in

Co-investorsScribble VenturesY Combinator1Flourish Capital2468 VenturesAccelAgrolimen Ventures+13 more

Agentivegoagentive.comin𝕏

Substantive AI builds AI-based software for financial auditors to support tasks such as tying out trial balances, managing PBC support, and preparing workpapers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSProvo, US

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsIA Seed VenturesMyAsiaVC

AgentMailagentmail.toin𝕏Seed

AgentMail provides an email inbox API that enables AI agents to create and manage their own email accounts.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Haakam Aujla(Founder)inMichael Kim(Founder)inAdi Singh(Founder)in

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystPioneerY CombinatorBlast.ClubDharmesh ShahKleiner Perkins+3 more

Alexalexcodes.appin𝕏

Alex is an AI agent integrated into Xcode that automates code generation, debugging, and development tasks for iOS developers.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Daniel Edrisian(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsChapter OneDash VCInception Studio CapitalOrange CollectiveTheory Forge VenturesY Combinator+10 more

Anthrogenanthrogen.comin𝕏

Anthrogen develops Odyssey, a family of protein language models with 102 billion parameters designed for multi-objective protein design.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Ankit Singhal(Founder)inConnor Lee(Founder)inVignesh Karthik(Cofounder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsBoxGroupCollaborative FundPioneerSoma CapitalWayfinder VenturesY Combinator+5 more

Anto Biosciencesanto.bioin𝕏Seed

Anto is an AI research lab developing foundation models for microbial communities to enable precision medicine by computationally modeling how the microbiome affects individual drug response.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Arvid E. Gollwitzer(Founder)inDavid de Gruijl(Founder)in

Co-investorsRRE VenturesY Combinator007 Venture PartnersC10 LabsDemos Strategic Investing PartnersFAST — by GETTYLAB+4 more

Atlas Discoveryatlasdiscovery.bioin𝕏Seed

AtlasDiscovery develops foundation models of patient drug response trained on pre-clinical and clinical data to improve drug trial design and success rates.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Sanjukta Bhattacharya(Founder)inShaamil Karim(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAlumni VenturesFrialeGeneral AdvanceGlasswing VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners+4 more

Automorphicautomorphic.aiin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Govind Gnanakumar(Founder)inMaaher Gandhi(Founder)inMahesh Natamai(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsRed Dog CapitalY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzEight CapitalKleiner PerkinsLiquid Ventures+3 more

Aventaventindustrial.cominSeed

Avent builds an AI operating system for industrial commerce that automates order processing, quotations, and fulfillment workflows for distributors and manufacturers.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Abhay Kalra(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAliaksandr HudzilinBMW i VenturesCamford Capital

Baudbaudlabs.aiinSeed

Baud Labs designs specialized AI chips that reduce the computational cost and power consumption of training and serving large language models by replacing multiplication-based arithmetic with addition-based operations.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US

Sarang Zambare(Founder & CEO)inEric Taylor(Founder & Chief Hardware Architect)in

Co-investorsLightspeed Venture PartnersPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+9 more

Bindwellbindwell.aiin𝕏Seed

Bindwell develops pesticides using artificial intelligence and machine learning to address crop loss and pest resistance.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningSan Francisco, US

Tyler Rose(Founder)inNavvye Anand(Founder)in

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystY CombinatorCharacterSV AngelNoxo Capital468 Capital+8 more

BioStack Platformsgetbiostack.com𝕏Seed

BioStack provides a platform for bioinformatics and experimental science that integrates biological insights with computational technology.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Sanat Mishra(Founder)inParth Patwa(Founder)in

Co-investorsLobster CapitalStreamlined VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorYonder VC468 Capital+14 more

Browser Usebrowser-use.comin𝕏Seed

Browser Use provides AI-powered browser automation infrastructure with anti-detection capabilities, CAPTCHA solving, and custom LLMs designed for web-based agent tasks at scale.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Magnus Müller(Co-Founder, CEO)inGregor Zunic(Co-founder, CTO)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesFelicis VenturesFjor FoundersLombardstreet VenturesOrange CollectivePioneer+15 more

Byteportbyteport.cominSeed

Byteport provides data transfer infrastructure for high-performance networks, specializing in rapid and reliable file movement between any source and destination across demanding environments including AI clusters, satellite ground stations, and defense networks.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US

Jayram Palamadai(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorBoxGroupFirst Round CapitalLiquid VenturesMetsu CapitalPioneer+4 more

Caddycaddy.appin𝕏Seed

Caddy is a personal AI assistant accessible via text messaging that helps users manage calendars, reminders, messages, and tasks.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkNew York City, US

Connor Waslo(Founder)inRajiv Sancheti(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorBread And Butter Ventures, LlcDeVCKleiner PerkinsMatrixNurture Venture Partners+2 more

Caladan Biocaladan.bioinFeb 2024 · $5M

Caladan Bio develops high-throughput benchtop bioreactor hardware and software for laboratory bioprocessing, enabling faster experimentation and lower costs for biotech R&D teams.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHardwareNew York, US

Michael Kobida(Founder)inRob Jauquet(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsCollaborative FundLerer HippeauTwelve BelowWireframe VenturesFactorial Capital

Camblycambly.comin𝕏Jan 2014

Cambly connects language learners with tutors for online English instruction.

EdTechFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US

Sameer Shariff(Founder)inKevin Law(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer / learning leader)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investors500 GlobalAUTHENTIC VENTURESBessemer Venture PartnersChapter OneGV (Google Ventures)Haystack+20 more

Cartagecartage.aiin

Cartage develops an AI logistics coordinator called Wilson that automates freight coordination across the shipping lifecycle, from quoting to exceptions handling.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Abdul Basharat(Founder)inJosh Lampen(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsY CombinatorNorthside VenturesPioneerTranspose Platform ManagementWayfinder VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+5 more

Centralcentralhq.comin𝕏Acquired

Central provides a platform with security features including multi-factor authentication and fraud monitoring for user accounts and financial transactions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Josh Wymer(Founder)inPranav Kashyap(Founder)inNilay Modi(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesY CombinatorAmino CapitalCapitalize VCFirst Round CapitalOurCrowd

Centralizeusecentralize.comin𝕏Series A

Centralize is an AI-powered relationship intelligence platform that maps buying groups and stakeholders across enterprise accounts using data from calls, emails, calendars, CRM, and networks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Rachit Kataria(Founder)inWill Wang(Founder)in

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Y CombinatorAdverb VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCapitalize VCCraft Ventures+4 more

Cheerscheers.techin𝕏Seed

Cheers builds reputation management software for multi-location service businesses, optimizing how AI systems like ChatGPT and Gemini discover and recommend them.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Dylan Allen-Arnegård(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorTranspose Platform ManagementALLEGIS CAPITALAmplify.LACommunity Phone CompanyFitz Gate Ventures+5 more

Claraaskclara.com𝕏Seed

Clara is an AI-powered primary care practice that pairs licensed clinicians with artificial intelligence to deliver personalized, proactive healthcare through virtual visits and secure messaging.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

George Favvas(Cofounder and CEO)inZeeshan Ahmed(Cofounder & Head of Design)inCaitlin Swift(Founder)inBrendan Levy(Co-founder, MD)inCaitlin Swift, Nurse Practitioner(Cofounder and Chief Clinical Officer)

Co-investorsY CombinatorA.Capital VenturesDue Diligence VenturesPioneerSV Angel

Clearlyclearly.helpFeb 2026 · $8.4M

Clearly is an online platform that matches users with verified psychologists and provides tools to support therapy between sessions.

Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesMental Health

Dima Kovalenko(Founder)in

Co-investorsPragmatechPurple VenturesArgon VenturesBasis Set VenturesCrosspoint Capital PartnersM1720+4 more

Clearly AIclearly-ai.comin𝕏Feb 2026 · $8.4M

Clearly AI automates compliance documentation and reporting for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) teams managing multiple regulatory frameworks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Emily Choi-Greene(Founder)inJoe Choi-Greene(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsArgon VenturesBasis Set VenturesY CombinatorCrosspoint Capital Partners

Codagcodag.aiSeed

Codag compresses infrastructure logs into concise text patterns so AI agents can debug faster and more efficiently.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Michael Zhou(Founder)in

Co-investorsPioneerVela PartnersY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzBeat VenturesDoomers Media LLC+3 more

Collaborative Roboticsco.botin

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AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSeattle, US

Brad Porter(Founder & CEO)inJane Mooney(Co-founder & VP, Strategy and Finance)inSteph Tryphonas(Co-founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsBison VenturesGeneral CatalystSequoia CapitalIndustry VenturesKhosla VenturesLux Capital+6 more

Complircomplir.ioinSeed

Complir provides software to manage product compliance workflows for product teams, replacing legacy systems and manual processes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Gustav Bang(Founder)inMarc Kaa Brejner(Founder)inTine Kühnel(Founder)in

Co-investorsF-LOG VenturesGeneral CatalystVendep CapitalXPRESS VenturesY CombinatorBlast.Club+8 more

Concourseconcourse.aiin𝕏Feb 2026 · $12M

Concourse is a platform that builds and deploys AI agents for enterprise finance teams, covering FP&A, accounting, treasury, and data functions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Matthieu Hafemeister(Founder)inTed Michaels(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupClocktower VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)FOG VenturesPICUS CAPITAL+18 more

Context.devcontext.devin𝕏Seed

Context provides an API that extracts brand color palettes from any domain, returning structured color data with HEX values, RGB/HSL support, and usage weights for developers and product teams building dashboards and marketing tools.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Yahia Bakour(Founder)in

Co-investorsPioneerVela PartnersY CombinatorBatch VenturesBlast.ClubDue Diligence Ventures+10 more

Dataleapdataleap.aiin𝕏

Dataleap provides an AI agent platform that lets non-technical business teams in sales, operations, and HR automate their work without engineering support, using a chat-first interface to build AI agents in minutes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jan Damm(Founder)inJan-Hendrik Ruettinger(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)BOOOMWayfinder VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzDe Fi Alliance Holdings+5 more

Domu Technology Inc.domu.aiin

Domu builds AI-powered collections software for financial services companies to recover payments while maintaining compliance and treating customers respectfully.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Nick Diaz(Founder)inCamila Zancanella(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsY CombinatorJude GomilaToba CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementCanaan PartnersStandard Capital

DryMergedrymerge.comin

DryMerge provides AI agents that automatically capture customer interaction data from email, calendar, calls, and messaging tools, updating CRM systems like Salesforce and HubSpot without manual data entry.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales TechSan Francisco, US

Samuel Brashears(Founder)inEdward Frazer(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsY CombinatorBreakpoint CapitalCapitalize VCGaingelsGarage CapitalGeneral Advance+2 more

Elayneelayne.cominSeed

Elayne provides AI-powered estate planning and settlement guidance for families preparing for and navigating loss, combining legal tools with compassionate support.

AI & Machine LearningFintechHealthtechLegalTechNew York City, US

Adria Ferrier(Founder/CEO)inRebecca Lee(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAccelMiras

Expanseexpanse.shin𝕏Seed

Expanse predicts the GPU, memory, runtime, and failure risk of compute jobs before they run, so clusters do more work on the same hardware and reduce failed or overprovisioned jobs.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ismaeel Bashir(Founder)inNikodem Bieniek(Founder)inYafet Melake(Founder)inEren Mendi(Founder)in

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Scribble VenturesY CombinatorAIP SeedBlast.ClubCrane Venture Partners+12 more

Expanseexpanse.co𝕏Sep 2026 · $5.3M

Expanse provides attack surface management software that continuously discovers and monitors connected systems and exposed services to identify unknown security risks across hybrid and cloud infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsWebb Investment NetworkAIP SeedCrane Venture PartnersGeneral AdvanceScribble VenturesStandard Capital+2 more

Fabraixfabraix.comin𝕏Seed

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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ahmed Aly(Founder)inibrahim abdu(Founder)in

Co-investorsVela PartnersY CombinatorAmino CapitalBridge VenturesDepth VenturesKleiner Perkins+5 more

Fazeshiftfazeshift.comin𝕏May 2026 · $22M

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Caitlin Leksana(Founder)inTimmy Galvin(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investors2048 VenturesF-Prime CapitalGradient VenturesPhoenix FundPioneerWayfinder Ventures+2 more

Final Round AIfinalroundai.comin𝕏Jan 2025 · $6.9M

Final Round AI provides AI tools for interview preparation, including mock interviews, real-time interview assistance, resume building, and LinkedIn optimization.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundLevel One FundMento vcSky9 CapitalTranspose Platform Management+6 more

FinalDosefinaldose.aiin𝕏Seed

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechLondon, GB

Li-Yao Huang(Founder)inSteven Lin(CTO & Co-Founder)inJeff Liu(CEO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCai Leung Leung PartnersLobster CapitalScribble VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorZAKA VC+20 more

Fixturefixture.appin𝕏Seed

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Matt Riley(Founder/CEO)inQuin Hoxie(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorBatch VenturesLiquid VenturesMetsu CapitalRice Capital

Flexportflexport.comin𝕏

Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ryan Petersen(Founder & CEO)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)inChristopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)in

BoardMichael Ronen(Director)

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital3Spoke Capital8VCAcequia Capital (AceCap)Adit Ventures Management, Llc+68 more

Fly.iofly.io𝕏

Fly.io provides infrastructure and platform services for deploying and running applications in a distributed, globally-connected environment.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US

Michael Dwan(Founder)Jerome Gravel-Niquet(Founder)inKurt Mackey(CEO)inScott Johnston(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Cunningham(Executive Officer)

BoardMartin Casado(Director)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzElysium VenturesFrialeGeodesic CapitalHumans Of The Internet+15 more

Forumforum.marketin𝕏Seed

Forum operates an exchange for trading attention-based assets, measuring engagement across search, social, and streaming to create indices that track cultural popularity and allow users to go long or short on attention signals for films, artists, games, brands, and topics.

B2B MarketplacesFintechSan Francisco, US

Owen Botkin(Founder)inJoseph Thomas(Founder)in

Co-investorsf7 VenturesNeer Venture PartnersPioneerY CombinatorAbstract VenturesBlast.Club+14 more

Gecko Securitygecko.securityin𝕏

Gecko is a code security platform that uses AI to analyze codebases, infrastructure, and logic to detect exploitable vulnerabilities and provide developer fixes.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

Jeevan Jutla(Founder)inArtemiy Malyshau(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsY CombinatorCory LevyFuel CapitalGarage CapitalLiquid VenturesMetsu Capital+1 more

Granza Biogranzabio.comin𝕏Feb 2024

Granza Bio develops immunotherapy treatments leveraging naturally-occurring attack particles that are released from cytotoxic immune cells to target diseases including cancers, autoimmunity, and infections.

BiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Prof. Dustin(Co-founder)Ashwin Nandakumar(Founder)inAshwin Jainarayanan(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesMetaplanetOxonian VenturesPioneerY CombinatorNorth South Ventures+4 more

Gravitybygravity.comin𝕏

By Gravity builds enterprise data analytics software that uses generative AI to bridge the gap between data insights and business action.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoulder, US

Drew Gillson(Co-Founder & CTO)inLucas Thelosen(Co-Founder & CEO)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsCommunitas Capital PartnersFoundryNext Frontier CapitalAnsa CapitalBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcCaffeinated Capital+4 more

Growmaplegrowmaple.comin

Maple provides a digital platform that serves as a command center for modern families to organize and manage household activities.

ConsumerFuture of WorkLos Angeles, US

Michael Perry(Founder)inMike Taylor(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsAble PartnersCity LightHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcInspired CapitalBoxGroupFoundry+1 more

Halluminatehalluminate.aiin𝕏Seed

Halluminate provides reinforcement learning environments for financial services firms to train frontier AI models on workflows in investment banking, private equity, and consulting.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US

Jerry Wu(Founder)inWyatt Marshall(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlchemist AcceleratorAntigravity CapitalMGV.VCOrange CollectiveTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator+7 more

Hatchethatchet.runin𝕏

Hatchet is an orchestration platform for building and running mission-critical workflows, background tasks, and AI agent applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Alexander Belanger(Founder)inGabe Ruttner(Founder)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsHawk Hill VenturesY Combinator

Hegel AIhegel-ai.comSeed

Hegel AI develops open-source software tools that help developers experiment with, evaluate, and monitor generative AI models including language models, vector databases, and image generators.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Kevin Tse(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmino CapitalCervinSamsung NextTransLink CapitalY CombinatorAndreessen Horowitz+8 more

Herokuheroku.comin𝕏Acquired

Heroku is a cloud-based platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for building, deploying, and operating applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Marc Benioff(Founder & CEO)Orion Henry(Founder)inJames Lindenbaum(Founder)inAdam Wiggins(Founder/CTO)in

PartnerChris Howard· solo GP

Co-investorsBaseline VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersOlima VenturesRedpoint VenturesSilver Lake PartnersY Combinator+1 more

Hexclavehexclave.comin𝕏Seed

Hexclave is a platform providing authentication, fraud protection, payments, analytics, and other app functionality for developers to integrate user management and engagement features into applications.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Konstantin Wohlwend(Founder)in

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Robert Wahbe(Executive Officer, Director)inOliver Sharp(Founder)in

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Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)B Capital GroupB4 CapitalICONIQMadrona Venture GroupOpenView Venture Partners+8 more

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Jun Park(Founder)in

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3 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 4

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How many investments has Ritual Capital made?
Ritual Capital has 124 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited, including 12 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Ritual Capital invest at?
Ritual Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Ritual Capital's typical check size?
Ritual Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $500K.
What sectors does Ritual Capital focus on?
Ritual Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Ritual Capital located?
Ritual Capital is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Does Ritual Capital lead rounds?
Ritual Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Ritual Capital co-invest with?
Ritual Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Pioneer, Transpose Platform Management, among 206 tracked co-investors.

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