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SHL Capital
Venture capitalSeattle · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Also known as SHL CAPITAL, LLC
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Investment thesis
Early-stage investor in B2B SaaS, future of work, consumer social, and developer tools, backing product-focused, self-starting founders and committing $15M+ annually to startups.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from curatedFounder mafia
2 people who came through SHL Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 24 of 25 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×9Enterprise Software ×8Advanced Manufacturing ×4Climate Tech ×4Developer Tools ×4Construction Tech ×3Consumer ×3
HQs:United States×17India×2Nigeria×2
Investments · 25 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 12023 · 22022 · 32021 · 211 dated
Alga Biosciences develops feed additives that reduce methane emissions from cattle — cutting cow burps to combat climate change.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechClimate TechSan Francisco, US
Alex Brown(Co-founder and CEO)inDaria Balatsky(Founder)inCaroline McKeon(Founder)inAlexander Brown(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDay One VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundBBQ CapitalCollaborative FundCool Climate Collective+13 more
BackerKit provides software tools and a crowdfunding platform that help creators manage campaigns, raise funds, and engage backers on both third-party platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo as well as on its own proprietary crowdfunding network.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Maxwell Salzberg(Founder)inRosanna Yau(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorSV Angel
Bumpa provides a mobile app for small business owners and merchants in Africa to manage ecommerce operations, including confirming orders, issuing receipts, and generating financial reports.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
TeeJay Adetunji Opayele(Founder)inKelvin Umechukwu(Founder)in
Co-investorsMicrotractionBase10 PartnersDFS LabMAGIC Fund
Cowrywise builds savings and investment products for underserved African middle-class and millennial customers.
FintechWellness & FitnessLagos, NG
Razaq Ahmed(Founder/CEO)inEdward Popoola(Founder/CTO)in
BoardJohan Bosini(Director)in
Co-investorsMicrotractionQuona CapitalVentureSouqY CombinatorImpact FirstK50 Ventures+1 more
Downlink provides an API platform that optimizes large language model performance by increasing throughput, reducing latency, and improving accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzEverywhere VenturesSterling RoadVolo Ventures
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
FlowDeploy provides a platform for bioinformaticians to build, execute, and share data analysis pipelines in the cloud using tools like Nextflow or Snakemake, with features including cloud cost controls, credential management, and a web interface for pipeline monitoring.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Noah Lebovic(Founder)inBryce Cai(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator10X CapitalDecacorn CapitalFAST — by GETTYLABMesia VenturesNorth South Ventures+3 more
Heimdal manufactures direct air capture equipment that removes CO2 from the atmosphere and stores it permanently, operating facilities in the United States including the nation's largest low-cost capture plant.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDenver, US
Marcus Lima(Founder & CEO)inErik Millar(Founder)in
Co-investorsActia PartnersBrighter CapitalBroom VenturesCool Climate CollectiveMetaplanetVoLo Earth Ventures+13 more
Homestead helps California homeowners leverage state law changes to build accessory dwelling units and multi-unit homes on single-family lots, addressing housing affordability through property subdivision and development.
Construction TechMarketplacesPropTechLos Angeles, US
Samuel Schneider(Founder)inSean Phillips(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorExpansion CapitalFoundation CapitalJWass PT InvestorsKleiner PerkinsMAGIC Fund+6 more
Journey.io helps founders, marketers, and salespeople deliver value; the company is operated by its CEO and co-founders who also acquire and operate SaaS companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Peter Clark(Founder)inAnil Sevim(Founder)inBrendan Weitz(Founder)inDanny(CEO)John Sutton(Founder)inpeter clark(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator640 OxfordChemistryConversion CapitalFelicis VenturesFirst Round Capital+10 more
Kick is an AI-powered platform that automates bookkeeping and accounting tasks for small business owners.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Conrad Wadowskiin
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesGeneral CatalystGTMfundLigature VCPID Fund I, a series of DV Collective, LPAusten Allred+9 more
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LightTwist provides a browser-based virtual studio environment where users can record and broadcast video content with remote participants using only a camera and web browser.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoulder, US
Vikas Reddy(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorGlobal Founders CapitalInitialized CapitalV1 VC
Litnerd is a reading and writing application for children that combines collaborative clubs, gamified challenges, and AI-powered personalized tutoring to help kids develop literacy skills.
EdTechSaaSNew York City, US
Anisa Mirza(Founder/CEO)in
Co-investorsScout FundVentureSouqWinklevoss CapitalY CombinatorHarvard Management CompanyK3 Diversity+2 more
Monumental Labs develops an AI-powered robotic fabrication platform for automating stone carving and sculpture production, serving architects and builders.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningConstruction TechHardwareNew York City, US
Micah Springut(Founder & CEO)inSebastian Marino(CTO)in
Co-investorsSeven Seven SixIceNineMythos Ventures Management, LlcPath VenturesShadow VenturesHummingbird Ventures+2 more
Nova Benefits is an employee wellness platform that connects Indian companies with corporate health insurance and wellness benefits for their employees and families.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechInsurTechSaaSWellness & FitnessBengaluru, IN
Yash Gupta(Co-Founder, CTO)inSaransh Garg(Co-Founder, CEO)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBetter CapitalIndia Foundation Fund Series I (A Scheme Of Multiply Ventures IndiaTitan CapitalSusquehanna International Group
OpenWrench provides a maintenance management platform for multi-location retail and commercial businesses to coordinate repairs, track maintenance tasks, and manage vendor relationships across their store network.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Vignesh Venkataraman(Founder)inMatt Velker(Founder/Head of Product)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorFlexportGolden WokHaystackJam FundK5 Global+5 more
Phoenix Hydrogen operates a marketplace platform for buying and selling hydrogen as a commodity, targeting utilities and industrial customers in the emerging hydrogen infrastructure sector.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechEnergyMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Shawn Drost(Founder)inTerence Vomocil(Founder)in
Co-investors7percent VenturesLeap Forward VenturesY CombinatorAsymmetry VenturesBaleen CapitalClimate Capital+2 more
PierSight builds a constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Automatic Identification System (AIS) satellites to provide persistent maritime surveillance and monitoring for the shipping and maritime industry.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureIoTSpace TechAhmedabad, IN
Gaurav Seth(Founder & CEO)inVinit Bansal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAll In CapitalElevation CapitalTechstarsAlpha Wave Globalboundless venturesPrana Tech Ventures
An AI-powered design platform that enables users to create custom stickers, merchandise, posters, and other products by describing their ideas, which the AI then generates with professional typography and layouts.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySan Francisco, US
Suhail Doshi(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalHumans Of The InternetShrug CapitalY Combinator8VCDay One Ventures+9 more
QA Wolf builds an AI-powered testing platform that autonomously explores applications, writes test code, and executes tests in parallel for web, mobile, and native apps.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsBlue Trail PartnersGlynn Capital ManagementInspired CapitalLiam HorneNotation CapitalScale Venture Partners+2 more
StartPlaying.Games operates a marketplace that connects players with game masters for hosting digital tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons.
ConsumerGamingMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesAmino CapitalAndreessen HorowitzKleiner PerkinsMorph Capital+6 more
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UpCodes provides a searchable database of building codes across U.S. jurisdictions to architects, engineers, and construction professionals, using natural language processing to connect regulations with product specifications.
Construction TechPropTechAustin, US
Garrett Reynolds(Founder)inScott Reynolds(Founder)in
Co-investorsBragiel BrothersBuilding VenturesPoint NineRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.Vibe CapitalY Combinator+11 more
Valuebase develops technology for property valuation and assessment using modern techniques applied to real estate valuation.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechPropTechSaaS
Will Jarvis(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsMythos Ventures Management, LlcNarya CapitalVillage Global
Verifiable provides an AI-powered platform for healthcare credentialing and provider network management that combines autonomous agents with regulatory compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Nick Macario(Founder)inViv Rajkumar(Founder)inElina Cadouri(Executive Officer)in
BoardJack Altman(Director)
Co-investors137 VenturesCathexis VenturesCraft VenturesSoma CapitalStruck CapitalY Combinator+23 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLightTwist · ycombinator.com · Jun 30, 2026
BackerKit · backerkit.com · Jun 5, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has SHL Capital made?
- SHL Capital has 25 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does SHL Capital invest at?
- SHL Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is SHL Capital's typical check size?
- SHL Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $250K.
- Where is SHL Capital located?
- SHL Capital is headquartered in Seattle, US.
- Does SHL Capital lead rounds?
- SHL Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamFounding story of SHL Capital | Sahil Lavingia #shorts
1947 Rise with Shiva Singh Sangwan · Sahil Lavingia
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