Menlo Park · Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Tandem Capital is a seed-stage investor that offers significant time and capital, tailoring its involvement to each company and preferring introductions via mutual contacts.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 15 of 22 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Consumer ×5SaaS ×5Enterprise Software ×4FoodTech ×3Hardware ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Cloud Computing ×2
HQs:United States×8
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×43 founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 22 tracked
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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.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Solomon(Founder/CTO)inDan Alexandru Solomon(Director)Jennifer Tejada(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Gatoff(Executive Officer)
BoardJohn O'Farrell(Director)Ethan Kurzweil(Director)in
Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzAurumBaseline VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBling Capital+14 more
7shifts is a scheduling and payroll platform built for restaurant teams, offering an app and restaurant-specific tools to manage staff, reduce errors, and control labor costs.
FoodTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Jordan Boesch(Founder)inJohannes Lindenbaum(Founder)in
Co-investorsConexus Venture CapitalRelay VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTeamworthy VenturesEnlightened Hospitality Investments
Company led by CEO Sumit Gupta, backed by Tandem.
Bellwether Coffee makes an all-electric, ventless countertop coffee roaster along with a curated green coffee marketplace, roast profiles, and retail packaging for cafés and businesses to roast and sell coffee in-house.
Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechHardwareRetail TechBerkeley, US
Ricardo Lopez(Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary)Nathan Gilliland(President and Chief Executive Officer)Rolph Decker(Director)Mathieu Brown(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardKenneth Hood(Director)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesDBL PartnersFusionX VenturesHCVCRSE VenturesTrousdale Ventures+1 more
Co-investorsCrosscut Ventures
ParkourSC (formerly Cloudleaf) offers an AI-based "Decision Intelligence" platform for managing and solving complex supply chain challenges for global businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSMilpitas, US
Mahesh Veerina(Chief Executive Officer and President)inNeal Bhadkamkar(Director)inScott Gorton(Executive Officer)
BoardSriram Viswanathan(Director)inSudhir Rao(Director)in
Co-investorsCelesta Capital
Deako manufactures smart home electrical switches and controls that enable wireless dimming, scheduling, and automation for residential applications.
ConsumerHardwareIoTSeattle, US
Derek Richardson(Founder/CEO)in
BoardDoug Renert(Director)inBrian Weeks(Director)
Co-investorsGen CapitalY Combinator
FlightCaster develops a prediction system that estimates the likelihood of flight delays by analyzing historical flight data and current conditions before official airline notifications reach passengers.
ConsumerTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Jason Freedman(Founder/CEO)inBradford Cross(Founder/CTO)inEvan Konwiser(Founder)inJames Bracy(Founder)inJonathan Bracy(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
FARO Sphere XG (formerly HoloBuilder) is a digital reality platform that gives jobsite stakeholders remote 3D access using 360° photos, 3D point clouds, and design data organized on floor plans for progress tracking and documentation.
Construction TechPropTechSaaS
Mostafa Akbari Hochberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoundamental
BloomTech (formerly Lambda School) offers online, AI-focused tech training programs and bootcamps with part-time and full-time options, deferred tuition, and career support.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCImagine K12Outbound VenturesSocial StartsBalaji Srinivasan
May Mobility develops multi-policy decision-making technology for autonomous vehicles that processes real-time sensor data to analyze driving scenarios and optimize safety.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRoboticsAnn Arbor, US
Edwin Olson(Founder/CEO)inDr. Edwin Olson(CEO and Founder)in
Co-investorsMillennium New Horizons1843 CapitalBase Venture Management, Inc.BMW i VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalLG Technology Ventures+8 more
Nom Nom produces fresh dog food, supplements, and nutritional support products for pet owners.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessNashville, US
Nathan Phillips(Executive Officer, Director)Zachary Phillips(Executive Officer, Director)Alexandria Jarrell(Founder)inThomas Gieselmann(Director)
Co-investorsCoefficient CapitalGreycroftKima VenturesMelitas Ventures LlcRx3 Growth PartnersThe Players' Impact
Co-investorsBaseline Ventures
Shoptimize provides AI agents that operate across commerce channels using a live commerce knowledge graph, so that different agents reason on the same product and shopping data from initial search through final decision.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsTwin Ventures
Tile by Life360 offers location-tracking products and apps that let people find their belongings and share the location of family members, pets, and Bluetooth trackers.
ConsumerHardwareIoTSan Mateo, US
Mike Farley(Founder)inMICHAEL FARLEY(Executive Officer, Director)JEFF RICHARDS(Director)
BoardBYRON DEETER(Director)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersVelvet Sea VenturesRothenberg VenturesSlow Ventures
Yardzen is an online landscape design service that pairs homeowners with designers to create photorealistic 3D designs and build-ready plans for their yards.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsRadian Capital
Also referred to as Shoe Lovers.
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPagerDutyNYSE: PDKeynexusacq. by StorMagic
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
PagerDuty · rswebsols.com · Jul 18, 2026
Nom Nom · thefoodstack.substack.com · Jul 9, 2026
May Mobility · techcrunch.com · May 24, 2026
Bellwether · bellwether.org · Mar 31, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Tandem Capital made?
- Tandem Capital has 22 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Tandem Capital invest at?
- Tandem Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Tandem Capital's typical check size?
- Tandem Capital typically writes checks of $500K.
- What sectors does Tandem Capital focus on?
- Tandem Capital focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Tandem Capital located?
- Tandem Capital is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
- Who does Tandem Capital co-invest with?
- Tandem Capital most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, Accel, among 57 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 6
FusionX Ventures is an investment firm run by serial entrepreneurs and executives who have founded and operated technology businesses, with deep experience in the fusion of hardware, software, and cloud (IoT).
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.
NextView Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that works closely with founders, providing hands-on support to help build companies from inception to scale.
Root Ventures is a San Francisco-based deep tech seed fund led by engineers, focusing on leading initial funding rounds for founders pursuing new technical opportunities.
Autotech Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on technology solutions for the ground transportation and mobility sector.
Calibrate Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with technical founders to turn deep tech breakthroughs into scalable commercial businesses, focusing on AI, computer vision, autonomy, and robotics.
Firms observed investing alongside Tandem Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Tandem Capital's recorded portfolio.
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