Tandem Capital
Venture capitalMenlo 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 10 of 23 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×5Consumer ×4Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Cloud Computing ×1Construction Tech ×1Developer Tools ×1
HQs:United States×6
Investments · 23 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)inJennifer Tejada(Executive Officer, Director)John O'Farrell(Director)Steven Gatoff(Executive Officer)Ethan Kurzweil(Director)Dan Alexandru Solomon(Director)
Company led by CEO Sumit Gupta, backed by Tandem.
Berkeley, US
Kenneth Hood(Director)Rolph Decker(Director)Nathan Gilliland(President and Chief Executive Officer)Ricardo Lopez(Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary)
ParkourSC (formerly Cloudleaf) is an AI-native decision intelligence platform that builds digital twins of supply chains to give end-to-end visibility, sense disruptions in real time, and provide predictive and prescriptive recommendations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
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)Brian Weeks(Director)
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
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
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
Company led by CEO Jeff Cavins.
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
Started as a two-person team; Tandem acted as an extended go-to-market partner.
Also referred to as Shoe Lovers.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPager DutyNYSE: PD
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPager Duty · rswebsols.com · Jul 18, 2026
Nom Nom · thefoodstack.substack.com · Jul 9, 2026
May Mobility · techcrunch.com · May 24, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the team
Co-investors · 6
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