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Rogue Capital
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Rogue Capital invests at the early stage in what it describes as the top 0.01% of entrepreneurs pursuing large problems with products that are an order of magnitude better than alternatives. Reflecting its founder's engineering and operating background, the firm gravitates toward technically ambitious teams across software, data infrastructure, crypto, hard tech, consumer and health. The firm emphasizes a founder-centric, high-conviction approach and moves quickly, typically reaching investment decisions within 24 to 48 hours for companies that are actively fundraising. It favors warm introductions from its network as the preferred way to engage.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 1, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 28 of 32 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×19AI & Machine Learning ×14Developer Tools ×13SaaS ×13Data & Infrastructure ×7Fintech ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×4Hardware ×4
HQs:United States×21Canada×1United Kingdom×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×123 founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Maastricht University ×2The University of Texas at Austin ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Waterloo ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×10Computer Science ×9Business & Management ×6Economics ×3
Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history
Twitter ×4Coinbase ×3Uber ×3Apex Technology ×2Cloudera ×2Docker ×2Google ×2IBM ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 31 with degree data)
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 22021 · 12020 · 15 dated
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Brian Armstrong(Co-founder & CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Co-founder)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)inAlesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)inLawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAndreessen Horowitz+90 more
DeepSource provides developer tools for code quality and security.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sanket Saurav(Co-founder & CEO)inJai Pradeesh(Co-founder, President)in
Co-investorsFundersClubEssence Venture CapitalHack VCTango.vc645 VenturesPioneer+6 more
Albedo develops a flight-proven platform for Very Low Earth Orbit operations, providing satellite-based insights and connectivity services for national security and critical infrastructure systems.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechDefense TechSpace TechDenver, US
Topher Haddad(Founder)inAyJay Lasater(Founder)inWinston Tri(Executive Officer, Promoter)inDylan Betts(Executive Officer)in
BoardChristian Garcia(Director)inRaj Shah(Director)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundBlack FlagBooz Allen VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesCommodity CapitalCubit Capital+23 more
Apex manufactures productized satellite bus platforms at scale for constellation deployment and critical missions.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US
Ian Cinnamon(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inMax Benassi(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBalerion Space VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Embedded VenturesGlade Brook Capital PartnersGlynn Capital Management+14 more
Benchling provides a cloud-based R&D platform for life sciences, combining a collaborative electronic lab notebook, structured scientific data modeling, automated workflows, and AI tools.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sajith Wickramasekara(Founder/CEO)inAshutosh Singhal(Director)Ashu Singhal(Founder)in
BoardMiles Grimshaw(Director)in
Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzArtisanal VenturesBalaji SrinivasanDraper AssociatesF-Prime Capital+27 more
Bigeye is a data observability platform that monitors and improves the reliability of datasets and pipelines for data engineering teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareDaly City, US
Kyle Kirwan(Co-founder)inEgor Gryaznov(Co-founder)in
Co-investors645 VenturesCoatue ManagementRackhouse Venture Management LpSequoia CapitalCostanoa VenturesIn-Q-Tel
CoLab provides AI-powered design review and collaboration software for engineering teams, automating design quality checks and organizing engineering knowledge within PLM and CAD systems.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaSSt. John's, CA
Jeremy Andrews(Founder)inAdam Keating(Founder)in
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Fjor FoundersFundersClubInsight PartnersIntrepid Growth PartnersJude Gomila+10 more
dYdX is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot and derivatives trading with features including deep liquidity, advanced order types, and instant market listings.
Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US
Antonio Juliano(dYdX Founder)inIvo Crnkovic-Rubsamen(CEO)inCharles d'Haussyin
Co-investors1confirmationa16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalDeFiance Capital+13 more
Embrace is a user-focused observability platform built on OpenTelemetry that provides real user monitoring (RUM) for mobile and web applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Eric Futoran(Founder and CEO)inFredric Newberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAV8 VenturesBaroda VenturesBonfire VenturesBoxGroupDuke Capital Partners+18 more
Gigs provides a platform (Gigs OS) that enables tech brands and other companies to launch and operate their own mobile services without managing telecom infrastructure directly.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Hermann Frank(Co-founder, CEO)inDennis Bauer(Founder)in
BoardJordan Angelos(Director)Darian Shirazi(Director)
Co-investorsBoxGroupCathexis VenturesCrane Venture PartnersE Nugget Ventures UG (Haftungsbeschränkt)Gradient VenturesSpeedinvest+7 more
Greenboard provides compliance software for financial institutions to manage SEC regulations and maintain compliance programs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Dave Feldman(Founder)inEdward Schembor(Co-Founder / CTO)inAlex Stickelman(CCO & COO)
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesGeneral CatalystTranspose Platform ManagementWayfinder VenturesY CombinatorA-Level Capital+4 more
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LanceDB is an AI-native multimodal lakehouse platform that unifies training data across multiple systems to accelerate model development and dataset creation at scale.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Chang She(Founder)inLei Xu(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundCRV (Charles River Ventures)Essence Venture CapitalSky9 CapitalSoma CapitalSwift Ventures+11 more
MindsDB builds open-source infrastructure for AI-augmented analytics and data work, enabling users to interact with their data through natural language.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Adam Carrigan(Founder)inJorge Torres(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel InvestBerkeley SkyDeck FundMayfield FundMMC VenturesNVenturesOpenOcean+16 more
Nelo offers a mobile credit app for consumers in Mexico, letting users get approved for credit and pay in biweekly installments.
ConsumerFintechMexico City, MX
Kyle Miller(Founder)inStephen Hebson(Founder)in
Co-investorsEastward Capital PartnersHomebrewTop Corner CapitalAnthony PomplianoGaingelsGokul Rajaram+4 more
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Nuvocargo provides software and services for cross-border freight management between the US and Mexico, targeting global brands and logistics companies seeking to improve efficiency in North American supply chains.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSNew York City, US
Deepak Chhugani(Founder/CEO)in
BoardLauren Connolley Morton(Director)inSamuel Ross Blackman(Director)
Co-investors37 AngelsAmador HoldingsBuenTrip VenturesClocktower VenturesDVCFJ Labs+25 more
Ollama provides a platform for building with and running open-source language models locally and in the cloud.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US
Jeffrey Morgan(Founder)inMichael Chiang(Founder)in
Co-investors49 Palms VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundEssence Venture CapitalGTMfundLeonis CapitalPace Capital+11 more
Opal Electronics Inc. designs and manufactures high-end consumer electronics, having started with webcams, aimed at demanding enthusiasts who want distinctive design, feel, and function.
ConsumerHardware
Veeraj Chugh(Cofounder)
Co-investorsCoalition OperatorsKindred VenturesOperator StackSamsung NextSeven Seven SixShrug Capital+1 more
PeerDB provides fast and cost-effective data replication from PostgreSQL to data warehouses including Snowflake, BigQuery, and ClickHouse, as well as to event queues like Kafka and EventHubs.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Sai Srirampur(Founder)inKaushik Iska(Founder)in
Co-investorsWayfinder VenturesY Combinator8VCFlex Capital PartnersOrange CollectivePioneer+1 more
The Pierre Computer Company is a software company that builds low-level, composable product infrastructure for machine work.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jacob Thornton(Founder)inIan Ownbey(Founder)in
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAudaciousCRV (Charles River Ventures)Wayfinder VenturesY CombinatorEVP+4 more
Replicated provides a container-based platform for software vendors to deploy cloud-native applications in customer environments.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAmplify Partnersboldstart venturesFounder CollectiveHeavybitMucker CapitalPlexo Capital+6 more
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Unlocking private markets for investors and institutions across the globe.
Elkhorn, US
Peter Green(Founder)inDonald Moore(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Thompson(Director)Stephen McCown(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsBrighter CapitalCharge VCDigital StrategiesGood Growth CapitalHack VC+11 more
Resend provides an email sending platform for developers to build and send modern email templates that reach the inbox reliably.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Zeno Rocha(Founder)inBu Kinoshita(Founder)in
BoardGuillermo Rauch
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzY CombinatorCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dylan FieldElad GilKey Value LP+3 more
Rho offers a business savings account that spreads idle cash across 400+ FDIC-insured banks (via American Deposit Management) for up to $75M in deposit coverage and yield.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Everett Cook(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsClaritas CapitalClocktower VenturesConsenSys MeshFlucas VenturesHelium-3 VenturesInspired Capital+9 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-investorsRed Dog CapitalSerena VenturesService Provider CapitalSummit Peak Ventures20VCBACKGROUND CAPITAL+7 more
B2B payments platform using AI for order-to-cash automation, risk assessment and embedded net-terms financing.
Co-investorsAlt CapitalFJ LabsHyphen CapitalMONASHEESMPG FundNotable Capital+4 more
Sona is an AI workforce management platform that optimizes labor scheduling and cost reduction for large frontline organizations across hospitality, retail, and social care.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
BenOliSteffen Wulff Petersen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAntlerFelicis VenturesGradient VenturesItalian Founders FundNext47Northzone+25 more
Stoke Space develops fully reusable rockets for space transportation and mobility services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSeattle, US
Andy Lapsa(Founder)inTom Feldman(Founder)inKelly Hennig(Executive Officer)in
BoardChristian Garcia(Director)inPhil Harris(Director)inMorgan Beller(Director)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)AF WPartnersATEL VenturesAurelia FoundryBalerion Space VenturesBeyond Capital+48 more
Supabase is a fully managed PostgreSQL backend platform that integrates with AI builders like Claude, Lovable, and Bolt to enable rapid development of production applications.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Paul Copplestone(Founder)inAnt Wilson(Founder)inPAUL COPPLESTONE(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardCARYN MAROONEY(Director)in
Co-investorsBase Case CapitalAccelBerkeley FrontierChapter OneCoatue ManagementCraft Ventures+20 more
A writing platform that offers AI-assisted writing with access to premium models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySaaSNew York City, US
Stew Fortier(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalAscend Venture CapitalCervinPioneerSeraph GroupSouth Quad+7 more
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Unify provides AI agents that handle routine business tasks across communications, sales, operations, and engineering by executing pre-built workflows or custom automation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSLondon, GB
Daniel Lenton(Founder)inDouglas Kitani(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAbstraction CapitalBattery VenturesJ12 VenturesLeonis Capital+21 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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Exits · 4
1 IPOs · 3 acquisitions · showing 2Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCoinbase · Coinbase Blog · Aug 13, 2026
Supabase · finsmes.com · Aug 7, 2026
Ollama · finsmes.com · Jul 9, 2026
Stoke Space · techcrunch.com · Jul 8, 2026
Greenboard · fintech.global · Jun 25, 2026
Sona · finsmes.com · Apr 1, 2026
CoLab · betakit.com · Nov 11, 2025
Rho · rho.co · Aug 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rogue Capital made?
- Rogue Capital has 32 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited.
- What stage does Rogue Capital invest at?
- Rogue Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Rogue Capital focus on?
- Rogue Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS, Space Tech.
- Where is Rogue Capital located?
- Rogue Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Rogue Capital lead rounds?
- Rogue Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Rogue Capital co-invest with?
- Rogue Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Wayfinder Ventures, among 209 tracked co-investors.
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