Ritual Capital
Actively deployingMenlo Park Β· SeedβSeries B Β· 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Ritual Capital invests in exceptional founding teams building transformative companies at critical inflection points in their industries. The firm focuses on companies that solve fundamental problems with elegant solutions, combining technical excellence with deep domain expertise. Notable thesis areas include AI-powered enterprise software, developer tools, biotech innovations, fintech infrastructure, and companies that fundamentally reimagine how industries operate. The firm seeks founders who understand their market deeply and build enduring solutions rather than incremental improvements.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.
Team Β· 1 people
from the firm's websiteExperienced early-stage investor with over 15 years backing breakout companies including Figma, Flexport, and Highspot. Previously founded Fuel Capital and served as principal at Ignition Partners. Brings marketing and brand expertise from roles at Lexus and New Balance, recognized on Forbes' Midas Seed List.
What they invest in
from 45 of 63 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ34Enterprise Software Γ28SaaS Γ16Developer Tools Γ13Data & Infrastructure Γ8Healthtech Γ7Biotech Γ6Cloud Computing Γ5
HQs:United StatesΓ34United KingdomΓ2BulgariaΓ1
Investments Β· showing 60 of 63
founders shown can be your intro pathGetseam is an AI platform that helps business teams generate sales pipeline. The product uses artificial intelligence to assist with business development and lead generation workflows.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Tofu builds an identity verification system for hiring that validates applicants' credentials to prevent fraud and deepfakes in the recruitment process. The platform serves companies looking to protect against synthetic identities and credential falsification by job applicants.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHR Tech
Alex is an AI agent integrated into Xcode that automates code generation, debugging, and development tasks for iOS developers. It provides features like AI-powered error fixing, intelligent autocomplete, code generation from images, and terminal command execution.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Daniel Edrisian(Founder)in
Anthrogen develops Odyssey, a family of protein language models with 102 billion parameters designed for multi-objective protein design. The models provide an API for researchers and organizations in biotechnology and drug discovery.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
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
Caladan Bio develops high-throughput benchtop bioreactor hardware and software for laboratory bioprocessing, enabling faster experimentation and lower costs for biotech R&D teams. The company integrates bioreactor equipment with AI-driven process modeling software to support strain optimization and scale-up workflows.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHardware
Cartage develops an AI logistics coordinator called Wilson that automates freight coordination across the shipping lifecycle, from quoting to exceptions handling. The platform serves shippers and logistics operators by handling real-time logistics operations autonomously through a custom-trained AI model.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US
Central provides a platform with security features including multi-factor authentication and fraud monitoring for user accounts and financial transactions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Josh Wymer(Founder)inPranav Kashyap(Founder)inNilay Modi(Founder)in
Clearly AI automates compliance documentation and reporting for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) teams managing multiple regulatory frameworks. The platform centralizes evidence collection, audit preparation, and vendor risk management to reduce compliance burden across enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Domu builds AI-powered collections software for financial services companies to recover payments while maintaining compliance and treating customers respectfully. The platform is designed to handle the full servicing lifecycle with automated engagement, oversight controls, and regulatory adherence.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
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. The platform serves sales teams, asset managers, and business operations teams across industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales TechSan Francisco, US
Samuel Brashears(Founder)in
Fazeshift provides enterprise-grade AI agents that automate accounts receivable processes for organizations, handling transaction processing, cash application, payment communications, and customer experience tasks. The platform serves finance and accounting teams across multiple industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally. The platform integrates machine learning and autonomous decision-making to reduce freight costs and improve on-time performance across ocean, air, truck, and rail shipments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ryan Petersen(Founder/CEO)in
Fly.io provides infrastructure and platform services for deploying and running applications in a distributed, globally-connected environment. The platform serves developers and engineering teams building cloud-native applications.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US
Michael Dwan(Founder)inJerome Gravel-Niquet(Developer + CTO)inKurt Mackey(CEO)Chris McCord(Developer)
Gecko is a code security platform that uses AI to analyze codebases, infrastructure, and logic to detect exploitable vulnerabilities and provide developer fixes. It targets enterprise and startup development teams seeking to find complex, multi-step attack chains and business logic flaws in their code and microservices.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
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. DustinAshwin Nandakumar(Founder)inAshwin Jainarayanan(Founder)in
Maple provides a digital platform that serves as a command center for modern families to organize and manage household activities.
ConsumerFuture of Work
Hatchet is an orchestration platform for building and running mission-critical workflows, background tasks, and AI agent applications. It provides task scheduling, retry logic, event-driven triggers, and monitoring through a managed cloud service or self-hosted deployment.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Heroku is a cloud-based platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for building, deploying, and operating applications. It provides developer collaboration tools including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and team management features to help app development teams ship products faster.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Orion Henry(Founder)James Lindenbaum(Founder)inAdam Wiggins(Founder/CTO)in
Aetna is a health insurance company providing coverage and related services to individuals, employers, and healthcare professionals. The company operates in the health insurance sector with a focus on simplifying healthcare access and transparency.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechInsurTechSaaSSales Tech
Kong builds an API and AI connectivity platform that manages the complete lifecycle of APIs across any cloud environment. The platform serves developers and enterprises building and connecting applications, microservices, and AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Augusto Marietti(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)Marco Palladino(Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder)
Lattice is a people management platform that helps HR leaders and organizations align goals, improve performance, and engage teams through features like 1:1s and performance tracking.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jack Altman(Co-founder & Executive Chairman)inEric Koslow(Co-founder)in
LeapingAI builds AI voice and text agents that automate inbound and outbound calls for enterprises, handling customer support, appointment setting, and lead qualification. The platform integrates with CRMs and business tools to manage call center operations at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mandel is an AI platform that automates supplier communication and procurement workflows by reading supplier emails, detecting disruptions, and coordinating actions across email, ERP, and document systems for manufacturing and production teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSofia City Province, BG
Nick Gospodinov(Founder)in
Outset is an AI-powered research platform that combines conversational AI, behavioral intelligence, and emotional analysis to conduct moderated research interviews and synthesize consumer insights at scale across multiple languages and countries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Oway uses AI to automatically price, match, and sell unused truck capacity in real time, providing freight shipping to businesses at lower cost and faster speeds than traditional logistics. The company addresses the inefficiency of underutilized truck space in the U.S. trucking and logistics industry.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Phillip Nadjafov(CEO + Founder)inHenry Raschke(Head of Engineering)Will Honda(Chief of Staff)
Oxen.ai provides a platform for creating and managing digital assets, including videos and images, with integrated generative AI capabilities and model fine-tuning for visual style customization.
AI & Machine LearningCreator Economy
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. The platform serves developers, reliability engineers, security teams, and executives managing operational disruptions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Solomon(Founder/CTO)in
ParcelBio develops APEXm, a proprietary mRNA platform that enhances protein expression for longer-lasting therapeutic effect compared to conventional mRNA technologies. The platform targets autoimmune disease, oncology, and therapeutic protein replacement applications.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Photon Health operates a prescription marketplace that connects patients with pharmacies, displaying real-time pricing, availability, and fulfillment options before prescriptions are routed. The platform addresses supply chain efficiency and patient choice in the healthcare prescription fulfillment process.
B2B MarketplacesHealthtechSaaS
Piramidal bridges in-vivo and in-silico intelligence for neuroscience research and clinical applications. The company develops technology that integrates biological data with computational intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesNew York City, US
Dimitris Fotis Sakellariou(Founder/CEO)inKris Pahuja(Co-Founder/CPO)in
PromptArmor provides a security platform that protects enterprise organizations from AI-specific security threats and vulnerabilities. The company focuses on novel AI security challenges that traditional cybersecurity solutions do not address.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Reworkd is an AI-powered web data extraction platform that automates end-to-end data scraping and monitoring from websites at scale without requiring code. The platform serves businesses and data teams that need to collect, validate, and maintain large volumes of web data across multiple sources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Srijan Subedi(Founder)inDaniel Gross(Co-founder)
Risotto is an AI help desk platform for internal support across multiple departments (IT, HR, Finance, Legal, Security) that automates repetitive questions, routes tickets, and manages access control by integrating with knowledge bases and communication tools like Slack and Teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Aron Solberg(Founder)inAlex Confer(Founder)inChris Paul(Founder)in
RunLocal provides a platform that helps teams optimize AI model inference for edge devices like Nvidia Orin and Qualcomm hardware using AI-powered coding agents. The service reduces model latency, decreases engineering time, and enables faster deployment without requiring specialized optimization experts.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareLondon, GB
Sim is an open-source AI workspace where teams build, deploy, and manage AI agents across their existing tool stack using 1,000+ integrations and every major LLM. The platform enables automation of real work through visual, conversational, or code-based interfaces for technical teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Emir Karabeg(Co-Founder / CEO)inWaleed Latif(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Sotira operates a platform connecting retailers, manufacturers, and distributors to secondary market buyers to offload and monetize unsold or perishable inventory. The company serves instant commerce companies and brands seeking to prevent surplus inventory from reaching landfills.
B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyE-commerceFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketing TechMenlo Park, US
Amrita Bhasin(CEO)Gary Kwong(CTO)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Ritual Capital invest at?
- Ritual Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Ritual Capital's typical check size?
- Ritual Capital typically writes checks of $100K β $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.
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