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Soma Capital

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Sacramento · Seed–Series A · 25 people tracked

Also known as Soma Capital AI · Soma Capital CY · SOMA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC · Soma Capital Omnia · Soma Capital RX

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Investment thesis

Soma Capital is a seed-stage venture firm started roughly a decade ago by Aneel Ranadive. It invests early in technology startups and has built a portfolio of over 1,000 companies, with 40+ reaching valuations above $1B, including Ramp, Cognition, Kalshi, Cyera, Deel, Rippling, and Mercor. The firm emphasizes a large network and platform advantages, leveraging connections to Fortune 500 executives and world leaders to help founders close customers and grow. Its limited partners include partners from top venture firms.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $300K
HQ
Sacramento, Florida, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
Last 12 months
12 investments
AUM
$1.4B
Tracked investments
187

Team · 25 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Joseph Landsman· General Partnerin
Joseph Robert Landsman III· General Partner
Katelyn Cooper Kimber· General Partner
Alan Garcia· Head of Engineering and Data
Christine Alftin· Head of Platform - GTM
Irene Koo· Community & Investorin
Harlem Atwood-Fitzgerald· Scoutin
Taryn Livingstone· Investor

7 people who came through Soma Capital went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 178 of 187 portfolio companies

SaaS ×78Enterprise Software ×75AI & Machine Learning ×71Fintech ×53Developer Tools ×22Data & Infrastructure ×21Consumer ×18Advanced Manufacturing ×16

HQs:United States×103India×17Nigeria×4Argentina×3Spain×3United Kingdom×3

Who they back

founder profiles across 12 portfolio companies
0%
solo founders
0 of 12 mapped founding teams
59%
repeat founders
of 37 founders with career history

Founding team size:2 founders×63 founders×24+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 34 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×7Harvard University ×4University of California, Berkeley ×4University of Toronto ×3Princeton University ×2The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 32 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×20Engineering ×8Physics ×3Chemistry ×2Humanities ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 37 founders with career history

OpenAI ×7Stanford University ×5Google ×3Stripe ×3DeepMind ×2Facebook ×2MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) ×2Talpiot Program ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×6

14 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 34 with degree data)

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Justin Hubert(Founder)inPaul Katsen(Founder)inErik(CTO)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFoundersY CombinatorTodd and Rahul’s Angel Fund

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Developer ToolsEdTechHyderabad, IN

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Co-investorsY Combinator

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Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US

Charlie Durbin(Founder)inAlexander Carlson(Founder)inWill Collier(Founder)inWill Kantaros(Founder)in

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Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Alex Bouaziz(Founder/CEO)inShuo Wang(Founder/CRO)inAlexandre Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ofer Simon(Former Co-Founder)Philippe Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardAnish Acharya(Director)in

Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupAltaIR CapitalAmplo VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementElad Gil+34 more

Delvedelve.coin𝕏acquired by Limelight Networks

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AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS

Co-investorsFrontier Venture CapitalThe E14 FundFundersClubGeneral CatalystInsight PartnersSabrina Hahn Fund

Dimension AIdimensionai.cominOct 2024 · $7M

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AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTech

Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESAbstract VenturesAscension VenturesFelicis VenturesLove VenturesMVP+4 more

Dittodittowords.comin𝕏Jun 2021 · $1.5M

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Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jo Ma(Founder)inJessica Ouyang(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAcrew CapitalAmity VenturesAugust CapitalCraft VenturesDecent Capital+7 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 · 13

13 acquisitions · showing 4

Cococartacq. by April Moon RetailDecentacq. by MoonPayDelveacq. by Limelight NetworksKatooacq. by choco

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Soma Capital made?
Soma Capital has 187 tracked investments, 13 of which have exited, including 27 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Soma Capital invest at?
Soma Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Soma Capital's typical check size?
Soma Capital typically writes checks of $100K – $300K.
What sectors does Soma Capital focus on?
Soma Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Soma Capital located?
Soma Capital is headquartered in Sacramento, US.
Does Soma Capital lead rounds?
Soma Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Soma Capital co-invest with?
Soma Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Coatue Management, Andreessen Horowitz, among 137 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 137

Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital (GFC) is the global venture capital platform of Rocket Internet, investing early and across sectors in fast-growing technology companies.

$637K – $32M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a firm that has backed startup founders since the 1990s, leveraging a large network of founders, industry leaders, and regulators to support portfolio companies.

Coatue Management

Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.

$1M – $20M
Goodwater Capital

Goodwater Capital is a consumer technology investment firm backing entrepreneurs building companies across sectors such as housing, healthcare, food delivery, financial services, education, entertainment, and transportation.

$5M – $50M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, frequently leading or co-leading rounds. It operates with a founder-first approach, including a founder pledge and voting commitments.

$500K – $15M
Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.

$500K – $15M
Benchmark

Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.

$100K – $30M
Liquid Ventures

Liquid 2 is an early- and growth-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders across all sectors of technology, providing capital along with support from a network of operators.

$250K – $5M
125 more co-investors

GaingelsStandard Capital468 CapitalFounders FundTechstarsFundersClubKhosla VenturesGreylock PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)CRV (Charles River Ventures)DST GlobalSapphire VenturesGradient VenturesSierra VenturesWorklife VenturesDay One VenturesBasecamp FundFoundersTwenty Two VenturesMento vcLong Journey VenturesSoftBank Vision FundEQT Ventures500 GlobalLatitud VenturesLeft Lane CapitalBedrockBasis Set VenturesGlade Brook Capital PartnersRedpoint VenturesFoundation CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)B Capital GroupEniac VenturesNextView VenturesGreycroftUpHonest CapitalAfore CapitalBuckley Ventures Management Company LlcHack VCNot Boring CapitalAccompliceVibe CapitalAntlerNyca PartnersOyster VenturesHummingbird VenturesPredictive VCRefactor CapitalStrawberry Creek VenturesBackend CapitalScript CapitalAudaciousOriginal CapitalHike VenturesValia VenturesBeat VenturesKrakenNorwest Venture PartnersPlug and Play VenturesGoat CapitalPioneerSciFi VCPrecursor VenturesSignalFireScale Venture PartnersStellar CapitalTrajectory VenturesOperator LPGustoBitkraft Esports VenturesTwo Sigma VenturesMatrixTribe Capital FirstlookArray Ventures Management LlcMS&AD VenturesCausalFuel CapitalBetter Tomorrow VenturesHV CapitalVine VenturesShaan All AccessFELIX CAPITALEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALScrum VenturesVast VenturesAdverb VenturesS28 CapitalThe Venture CollectiveCanaryConvective CapitalSweet CapitalBECO CapitalStealth CapitalParadox CapitalUnstoppable DomainsSunshine LakesequelArkitekt VenturesArriveAV8 VenturesBread And Butter Ventures, LlcMysten LabsTola CapitalAnimal CapitalShima CapitalFin CapitalFrialeAda VenturesHaatchJLL SparkDesigner FundAdapt VenturesBACKGROUND CAPITALDGFbacktrace capitalBoost Capital PartnersMonk's Hill VenturesTreble CapitalNew York Venture PartnersBase Case CapitalLytical VenturesBridge LatamFellowsOakseed Ventures

Firms observed investing alongside Soma Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Soma Capital's recorded portfolio.

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