Stage 2 Capital
Venture capitalLincoln · Seed–Growth · 23 people tracked
Also known as STAGE 2 CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
Investment thesis
Stage 2 Capital invests in B2B software companies and supports them with a limited partner base of seasoned go-to-market and revenue executives. The firm matches the strategic and operational needs of portfolio companies with its LP network, involving that network in every investment — often through LPs joining companies as executives, board members, or advisors. Areas of interest include fintech, vertical software, human resources, artificial intelligence, data and infrastructure, marketplaces, collaboration and productivity, and finance and legal operations. Its emphasis is on building predictable, scalable revenue for growing software businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 23 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Stage 2 Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
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What they invest in
from 74 of 87 portfolio companiesSaaS ×56AI & Machine Learning ×38Enterprise Software ×22Marketing Tech ×15HR Tech ×12Data & Infrastructure ×11Sales Tech ×9Fintech ×8
HQs:United States×44Australia×2United Kingdom×2Germany×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 35 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×182 founders×143 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data
Harvard Business School ×3Stanford University ×2Vanderbilt University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 24 founders with career history
HubSpot ×4Datadog ×2Facebook ×2McKinsey & Company ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
2 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 22 with degree data)
Investments · 87 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 32024 · 22023 · 52022 · 22021 · 22020 · 12019 · 119 dated
AeroCloud provides a cloud-based, modular airport management software platform, including an Airport Operations System, passenger processing (CUPPS/CUSS), and computer-vision passenger flow monitoring (AeroCloud Optic).
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsAvonmore DevelopmentsPlayfair Capital
Aldoa is a software platform for engineering firms that combines project scheduling, resource planning, budgeting, time tracking, and billing in one place.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsHeartland VenturesHeartland Ventures S7MetaPropMetaProp VenturesTIA Ventures
American AI Logistics builds autonomous workflow software that automates the government RFQ process, from intake through quote routing, compliance checks, markup, and bid submission.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechLogistics & Supply ChainOrlando, US
John Christopher Cofrancesco(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsCompanyon VenturesGOVO Venture Partners
Aakrit Prasad(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarya Venture PartnersCounterpart VenturesPathbreaker VenturesUnusual VenturesNational Grid Partners
Arcade is an AI coaching platform for frontline sales teams that converts a company's existing playbooks, briefs, and decks into AI-powered training, roleplay practice, certifications, and weekly manager coaching.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSales Tech
Anthony IndrausDavid CherrieJames McLaren
Co-investors500 GlobalNext Coast VenturesTen13Morgan StanleyRevTech VenturesSYN Ventures
Co-investorsAbstraction CapitalBeat VenturesBMW i VenturesSpacecadet Ventures
Auxia builds AI marketing agents and a real-time decisioning platform that automate campaign workflows and personalize customer journeys, integrating with tools like Braze and Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Sandeep Menon(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ravi Desu(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Asim Krishna Prasad(Founder)Cole Stuart(Founder)Luv Misra(Founder)
BoardIndranil Guha(Director)
Co-investorsIncubate USVela PartnersMUFG Innovation Partners
Base10 is a venture capital firm that invests in automation technology for what it calls the "real economy," backing companies serving the broader population, and it states it donates 50% of its proceeds to support future technology founders.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsInvariantes FundNexus BaySmartGateVC
Because is a no-code website personalization platform for Shopify merchants that connects to first-party and zero-party data sources (such as Klaviyo, loyalty, subscription, and quiz platforms) to auto-adapt site content for different visitor segments.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Bevz is a software platform that helps restaurants and food businesses manage delivery orders and menus across multiple third-party delivery apps from a single dashboard.
FoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaSVan Nuys, US
Jason Vego(Executive Officer, Director)inJoseph Tapiro(Founder)inVictor Grayr(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJonathan Greenglass(Director)Andrew Smith(Director)
Co-investorsDynamism CapitalIrishAngelsTechstarsBridge InvestmentsHustle FundTiller Partners
Blerp is an alert builder for live streamers that connects stream events (follows, subs, raids, tips, channel points, and TikTok events) to outputs like OBS, VTube Studio, Minecraft, sounds, TTS, videos, and overlays.
Creator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentSalt Lake City, US
Co-investorsCampus Founders FundForward Venture CapitalKickstartKonvoy VenturesTechstarsThe Fund
Bloomfilter provides visibility, traceability, and control over AI agents and human work execution by unifying data across development tools and workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsMagarac Venture PartnersSequoia CapitalTechstars
Bounti.ai provides AI software for real estate agents, centered on B.Claw, an AI agent that connects to Gmail, calendar, MLS, and CRM tools to triage inboxes, draft client replies, prepare CMAs, and produce listing content.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSSan Jose, US
Uzair A(Founder)
Co-investors2.12 AngelsMS&AD VenturesVentechBloomberg Beta
Builtfirst provides a no-code platform for building white-labeled marketplaces that let organizations share exclusive software and service deals, manage partner ecosystems, and run affiliate and integration marketplaces.
B2B MarketplacesMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsFUSE
Cable provides automated compliance testing and risk assessment solutions that enable financial institutions and fintechs to meet regulatory requirements across multiple frameworks without manual intervention.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Natasha Vernier(Founder)in
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)
Cable provides battery-backed electricity plans for Australian small businesses, funding and owning the battery and trading it on wholesale markets to charge when prices are low and discharge when high.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySydney, AU
Co-investorsSystemiq CapitalBlack Nova VCCRV (Charles River Ventures)Jump Capital
Champion provides a Customer Revenue Orchestration platform that uses AI to identify high-value customer advocates and coordinate engagement across sales, marketing, and customer success teams to drive pipeline and retention.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSIndianapolis, US
Jeffrey Reekers(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Courtney Crispin(Founder)inGianna Scorsone(Executive Officer, Promoter)Neenah Jain(Director)
BoardPatrick Berry(Director)Eric Tobias(Director)in
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcFlyover CapitalHigh AlphaHomegrown Capital
Chatkick is an all-in-one recruiting platform that combines AI candidate sourcing from a database of profiles, omni-channel outreach sequences, a talent CRM, applicant tracking (ATS) workspaces, and interview recording and transcription.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSHoboken, US
Daniel Jakaitis(Executive Officer, Director)
Convr provides an AI-based underwriting workbench for commercial property and casualty insurers that automates submission intake, extracts and normalizes data, scores submission quality, and enriches records with external and internal data.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsMK Capital
Curatedforyou uses machine vision and natural language processing to measure consumer motivations and predict perceptions at scale, serving as a data infrastructure tool for understanding consumer behavior.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSan Antonio, US
Katy Aucoin(Founder)inMatthew Shandy(Director)Katherine Aucoin(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAIX VenturesDundee Venture CapitalDynamism CapitalFlorida FundersGeekdomLong Way Ventures+2 more
Day AI is an AI-native CRM that assembles and maintains customer records automatically from a company's communications, replacing manual data entry with generated, always-current context.
Michael Pici(Co-founder)inChristopher O'Donnell(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsInspired CapitalPermanent Capital VenturesPillar VCConvictionGreenoaksSequoia Capital+1 more
DeepScribe builds an ambient AI documentation platform for oncology, including an AI medical scribe, pre-visit chart summaries, AI medical coding, and note customization.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Matthew Ko(Executive Officer, Director)inAkilesh Dyanesh Bapu(Executive Officer, Director)Akilesh Bapu(Founder)inKairui Zeng(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Berolzheimer(Director)in
Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundFoothill VenturesFour Acres CapitalIndex Ventures1984 Ventures Management, LlcBee Partners+2 more
EmployeeCycle provides HR data management and analytics tools for human resources professionals to optimize workforce insights and decision-making.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSPhiladelphia, US
Salas Saraiya(Director)inBruce Marable(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDavid Brown(Director)
Co-investorsConvergeTechstarsImpellent Ventures
Enboarder provides an AI-driven platform for employee onboarding and cross-functional HR journeys, helping enterprise customers like Deloitte, ING, and Cisco reduce time-to-productivity and attrition.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSAustin, US
Brent Pearson(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Jacobson(Director)James Butler(Director)
BoardWilliam Szczerbiak(Director)
Co-investorsGreycroftNext Coast VenturesEscalate Capital PartnersFlucas VenturesGolub GrowthOIF Ventures+1 more
Finch provides outsourced legal operations for personal injury plaintiff firms, combining US-based intake specialists, case managers, paralegals, and demand writers with proprietary AI to handle intake, investigation, records, bills, liens, and demands.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSNew York City, US
Viraj Bindra(Founder)
Fiveonefour builds tooling focused on agent experience (AX), helping developers ship software that AI agents can use effectively.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSPortland, US
Timote Gelinas Delisle(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chris Crane(Founder)inNicolas Joseph(Founder)inChristopher M Crane(Director)
BoardNan Li(Director)
Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersVermilion Cliffs VenturesDimension CapitalRidge Ventures
Gappify automates accrual estimation and journal entry generation for accounting teams, integrating with ERP and P2P systems to produce SOX-compliant audit trails and reduce month-end close time.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Jotham Ty(Executive Officer, Director)Charlene Garland(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFINTOP CapitalFounders.aiManila Angel Investors NetworkRally Ventures Management, Llc
Nickel is a cashflow platform for small and mid-sized US businesses that handles accounts receivable and payable, offering free ACH, domestic and international payments across 135+ countries, an interest-bearing balance account, and business financing.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsConversion CapitalStanley VenturesWischoff Ventures
Qwick is a labor platform for hospitality that automates shift staffing, vetting, and payroll.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkHR TechNorth Charleston, US
Benjamin Ellsworth(Executive Officer, Director)Samuel Mylrea(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Komorek(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardC. Brent Dana(Director)Jay Po(Director)inAdam Phillips(Director)
Co-investorsFoundryStage Capital
GoSite provides an app for local service businesses to build an online presence, get listed across major directories, and manage customer interactions.
Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsAnkona CapitalLongley CapitalSerra Ventures
Gradient Works is a sales pipeline platform that replaces static territories with "dynamic books" — curated, continuously refreshed sets of 100–150 high-fit accounts scored by AI based on similarity to closed-won customers.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalFirestreak VenturesJuniper Ventures Management, LlcVisible Ventures
Intelligems builds AI agents that optimize ecommerce storefronts by automatically making real-time decisions about pricing, offers, content, and promotions to maximize conversion and profit from incoming traffic.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaSDenver, US
Drew Marconi(Founder)Adam Kitain 💎(Founder)inDrew Marconi 💎(Founder)inAndrew Raftery(Head of Data, ML, and AI)Andrew Marconi(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Heck(Director)in
Co-investorsExpansion Venture CapitalHawke VenturesMaropost VenturesMatchstick VenturesSuperAngel.FundTechstars+1 more
A personal newsletter that shares AI insights and use cases for marketers, delivered weekly by email.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Klara is a patient communication and engagement platform for medical practices, acquired by ModMed in 2022.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsCreathor VenturesFirstMark CapitalFrist Cressey VenturesGradient VenturesProject A Ventures10x Founders+1 more
Korl is an AI agent that generates personalized business presentations for customer interactions like roadmap reviews, quarterly business reviews, and contract renewals by integrating data from tools like Salesforce, Jira, and Google Docs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Sumeet Pannu(Founder)
Co-investorsMaC Venture CapitalPerceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcUnderscore VC
Learnexus is a marketplace that connects learning and development (L&D) teams with vetted independent consultants such as instructional designers, eLearning developers, and LMS architects, matching companies with experts via video proposals often within 48 hours.
EdTechFuture of WorkMarketplacesNew York, US
Peter Enestrom(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsGood FriendsRSE Ventures
Letter offers automated investment and wealth management services including portfolio management using BlackRock models, crypto deposit accounts with interest, native stock trading, and automatic cash sweeping features.
FintechSan Diego, US
Drew Wilson(Founder)inMatt DeLoach(Founder)inAndrew CarrollBen HowdleRick Richardson
Co-investorsOpera VenturesY CombinatorBattery VenturesEarl Grey CapitalLightbank
Letter AI provides an AI-native revenue enablement platform for sales and GTM teams, delivering personalized content, training, coaching, and buyer engagement tools.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechChicago, US
Ali Akhtar(Founder)inArmen Forget(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesFormus CapitalY CombinatorLightbank
Orange, US
Wessal Khader(Director)Ajay Shah(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew Duffy(Executive Officer, Director)Randolph Shiozaki(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsLighter CapitalTenOneTen Ventures
Marpipe is a platform that gives advertisers control over their Dynamic Product Ads (DPA) and catalog ads, letting them enrich plain catalog ads with images and video.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US
Daniel Pantelo(Executive Officer)Dan Pantelo(Founder)in
Co-investorsCommerce VenturesSamsung NextTIA VenturesValuestream Ventures
Puntt provides AI-driven automation of manual marketing content reviews for regulated brands, checking creative assets and copy for compliance.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSWashington, US
Ronnie Coleman(Executive Officer, Director)Stephanie Nachemja-Bunton(Executive Officer)
BoardMandy Cole(Director)in
Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESRethink Capital Partners
MedScout is a commercial intelligence platform for MedTech sales teams, combining medical claims data from Medicare and commercial payers with AI agents to generate ranked, territory-specific sales opportunities.
Data & InfrastructureHealthtechSales Tech
Co-investorsCapital FactoryFulcrum Equity Partners
Metaplane is a data observability platform that detects data quality issues and anomalies in data warehouses, alerting teams to problems and recommending remediation steps.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Guru Mahendran(Founder)inKevin Hu(Founder)in
Co-investorsEarl Grey CapitalFelicis VenturesFlybridge Capital PartnersY Combinator
MLtwist provides AI data pipelines for processing and labeling unstructured, multimodal data.
AI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORAIN VenturesInner Loop CapitalHike Ventures
Momentum is an AI-native revenue orchestration platform that captures customer interactions and turns them into structured CRM data, automatically updating fields and running GTM workflows.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesLeadout CapitalInovia Capital
Custom AI and data consultancy that builds working AI products—covering data extraction, visualization, forecasting, and process automation—for German Mittelstand (mid-sized) companies, delivered in weeks via proofs of concept and MVPs.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
MyTime is an all-in-one point-of-sale and appointment scheduling platform for multi-location retail service chains and franchises such as salons, spas, barbershops, and pet care businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Ethan Anderson(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalUpfront VenturesAccelerator VenturesKhosla Ventures
nodaFi is a facility operations software platform for managing maintenance tasks, assets, and spend across single or multiple sites, with QR-based check-ins, preventive maintenance scheduling, incident reporting, asset tracking, and reporting dashboards.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS
Occupier provides lease administration software for commercial real estate teams at multi-location businesses, centralizing lease data, automating critical date alerts, and enabling real-time portfolio visibility.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSBoston, US
Andrew Flint(Executive Officer, Director)Matt Giffune(Founder)in🏔 Erik Pearson(Founder)inBenjamin McGuinness(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAlate PartnersMetaPropMetaProp VenturesOMERS VenturesRelay Ventures
Ocrolus provides cash flow analytics and document processing tools for lenders and financial institutions to make funding decisions for small businesses.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNew York, US
Sam Bobley(Executive Officer)
BoardNick Adams(Director)inDavid Arcara(Director)in
Co-investorsARC Angel FundBoro CapitalBullpen CapitalCohen CircleDifferential VenturesElevate Innovation Partners+9 more
OneCrew is a project management platform for paving contractors that covers the full workflow from lead capture and estimating to scheduling, field management, and invoicing.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Max Kostow(Founder)Ari Bleemer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Omri Bloch(Director)
Co-investorsEntourage Ventures
Redwood City, US
Guarav Manglik(Director)Ray Daddazio(Director)Arun Chetty(Director)Ian Campbell(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsGradient VenturesShadow Ventures
Opus Training is a mobile-first training operations platform that helps multi-location businesses deliver role-specific training, standard operating procedures, and task reinforcement to frontline teams.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsBling CapitalBow CapitalGutter CapitalNextView VenturesAtlassian Ventures
Order.co is an AI-powered platform that automates procurement, accounts payable, and spend management for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Zachary Garippa(Founder)inMatt Garippa(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnkona CapitalBackwards CapitalClocktower VenturesCloquet Capital Partners, LLCEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)Evolution VC Partners+3 more
Pear Commerce provides shoppable commerce tools for CPG brands, including onsite where-to-buy locators and in-ad "Pear Connect" experiences that surface inventory-verified, in-stock retailers to move shoppers from digital ads to purchase.
E-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechMinneapolis, US
Alex Wyler(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Martell(Chief Executive Officer)Ian Lavey(Executive Officer)
BoardElizabeth Christo(Director)inGreg Beaufait(Director)in
Co-investorsCSA Partners LLCDundee Venture CapitalGreat North VenturesHeartland VenturesHeartland Ventures S7Homegrown Capital+2 more
Percent Pledge provides CSR software for employee giving and volunteering, letting companies run corporate donation programs to millions of charities, manage volunteer time off, and host volunteer events.
HR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSChicago, US
Joel Pollick(Founding Manager & Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer)
Co-investorsTemerity Capital Partners
Prequel provides data integration and transfer capabilities that connect with multiple databases, data warehouses, and object storage services.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
Charles Chretien(Founder)inConor McCarter(Founder)in
Co-investorsNextView VenturesY Combinator
QuotaPath is an AI-native sales commission tracking and compensation management system that lets teams design, run, and optimize comp plans while connecting incentive decisions to revenue outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechBryn Mawr, US
Anthony J Bruno(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matthew Cole Evetts(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Eric Heydenberk(Founder)in
BoardChristopher Shonk(Director)in
Co-investorsATX Venture PartnersFrontera Technology VenturesHubSpot VenturesUrban Capital NetworkTribe Capital Firstlook
Rally is a user research CRM platform that enables teams to scale research operations, manage access control, and collaborate across departments while securing customer insights and data.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Oren Friedman(Founder)inAlec Robins(Founder)in
Co-investorsTIA VenturesY CombinatorCanapi Ventures
Reibus provides open deck logistics services with a focus on metals transportation, combining industry expertise with technology to serve shippers.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainNew MaterialsSaaS
John Blount(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsSoftBank Vision Fund
Restoke is a restaurant management platform that connects a venue's POS, accounting software, and suppliers to track real-time food costs, inventory, and ordering, and uses AI to capture invoices and reconcile costs.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Co-investorsMandalay Venture PartnersRampersandSkalata
Sendoso provides a platform for sending personalized gifts, welcome kits, and branded merchandise to employees and prospects for purposes of employee engagement, onboarding, recruitment, and sales enablement.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Kris Rudeegraap(Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer)inBraydan Young(Co-Founder and Chief Alliances Officer)in
Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesBoston Seed CapitalEvolution VC PartnersKyber Knight CapitalOak HC/FTSoftBank Vision Fund+3 more
Slang AI provides a voice AI platform for full-service restaurants to answer calls, book reservations, and handle inquiries 24/7 with customized, warm service.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Alex Sambvani(Founder and CEO)inGabe(Co-founder)
Co-investorsHomebrewPath VenturesTechstarsThayer VenturesUnderscore VCUS Venture Partners+2 more
Co-investorsAviv Venture CapitalWhiteboard Venture Partners
Steelhead is an all-in-one manufacturing ERP and job shop software with a digital production floor, real-time dashboards, CRM, accounting, and spec/compliance tracking.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCalumet, US
Jeffrey Halonen(Executive Officer, Director)Brent Halonen(Director)
BoardJustin Moore(Director)Jay Po(Director)
Co-investorsInnovius CapitalMainsail PartnersTIA VenturesC2 VenturesStage Capital
StockPress provides digital asset management software that helps marketing, creative, content, and sales teams find, organize, and share files.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesArgon VenturesYork IE
Co-investorsCusp Capital
Terminal49 offers a container tracking and supply chain visibility platform that unifies real-time milestone data, shipment documents, and automated workflows, integrating with 150+ carriers, terminals, and rail sources.
Data & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsAfore CapitalAPA Venture PartnersGrand VenturesInitialized Capital
Tiled is an interactive content platform that converts static presentations, PDFs, and design files (PowerPoint, Figma, Adobe) into "microapps" with added interactivity, personalization, and engagement analytics, without requiring code or rebuilding.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSan Diego, US
Darrell Kevin Swain(Executive Officer, Director)Ethan Edgar Christensen(Executive Officer, Director)Dalton Wright(Director)
Co-investorsForward Venture CapitalSignal Peak Ventures
Tofu automates go-to-market campaigns within existing CRM and sales tools, serving GTM and growth operations teams through features like outbound prospecting, lead nurturing, event follow-up, and deal management.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Mateo, US
Elaine Zelby(Founder)Eunjoon (EJ) Cho(Founder)inHonglei Liu(Founder)
Co-investorsEudemian VenturesHubSpot VenturesIndex VenturesSlow VenturesTau VenturesTrail Run Capital
Under.io offers two onboarding platforms: Under Verify provides API-based identity verification, fraud detection, and automated underwriting decisions, and Under Merchant Onboarding provides templates and multi-processor routing for merchant placement.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsPropellant VenturesTamiami AngelLOI Venture
Upwell provides accounts receivable and order-to-cash automation software for logistics companies, including freight brokers, 3PLs, carriers, freight audit and pay providers, and factoring firms.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsAutomotive Ventures MobilityInvest NebraskaNVP CapitalVertical Venture PartnersAutomotive VenturesMotivate Venture Capital+5 more
Veremark provides pre-hire background check and employee screening services that help companies verify candidates' qualifications, experience, and background.
HR TechSaaS
Co-investorsGresham House VenturesRed Beard VenturesSalica InvestmentsVulpes VenturesSamaipata
Versori provides data integration software for enterprises to build custom integrations between complex systems.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSManchester, GB
Sean Brown(Founder)inDan Jones(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorLegacy Capital Ventures
Vouch is a platform for employer brand and internal communications teams to collect, edit, organize, and share employee-generated video content, using AI to automate editing and drafting.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSydney, AU
Gary Zurnamer(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalIndex VenturesOneVenturesRibbit CapitalY Combinator
Bellevue, US
Karthik Srinivasan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matthew Castellini(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsHyde Park Angels
Wisboo is a platform for creators to build, sell, and manage digital products such as online courses, live events, memberships, and downloadables through a customizable branded storefront with checkout.
Creator EconomyEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsSpring CapitalStartersHub
Co-investorsHyperplane Venture Capital
Wizerr provides an AI platform for electronic component selection and sourcing, using its patent-pending ELX engine to analyze datasheets and BOMs for pin-level, package, and electrical part matching, cross-references, and alternates.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Co-investorsBand of AngelsTau Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Stage 2 Capital made?
- Stage 2 Capital has 81 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Stage 2 Capital invest at?
- Stage 2 Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What is Stage 2 Capital's typical check size?
- Stage 2 Capital typically writes checks of $200K – $4M.
- What sectors does Stage 2 Capital focus on?
- Stage 2 Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, HR Tech, LegalTech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Sales Tech.
- Where is Stage 2 Capital located?
- Stage 2 Capital is headquartered in Lincoln, US.
- Does Stage 2 Capital lead rounds?
- Stage 2 Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Stage 2 Capital co-invest with?
- Stage 2 Capital most often shares deals with Techstars, Y Combinator, TIA Ventures, among 174 tracked co-investors.
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ValueStream Ventures is an early-stage venture fund focused on B2B platforms built around valuable proprietary data.
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US Venture Partners (USVP) is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in information technology and healthcare companies, with four decades of investing experience.
Upfront Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that positions itself as a long-term partner to founders, with a presence bridging the Los Angeles and Bay Area startup ecosystems.
Homebrew is an early-stage venture firm backing mission-driven founders, investing its own capital primarily at the pre-seed and seed stages.
Tribe Capital is a venture firm that uses an AI and data-science engine for quantitative underwriting to invest in technology companies, and runs a co-investment program called Firstlook.
Accelerator Ventures is a seed-stage venture fund that provides the first institutional check to early-stage startups, having backed over 130 companies including several that reached IPO or were acquired.
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National Grid PartnersPlayfair CapitalSamaipataBessemer Venture PartnersInsight PartnersHaatchACF InvestorsDistributed VenturesStartmate25Madison
Firms observed investing alongside Stage 2 Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Stage 2 Capital's recorded portfolio.
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