Menlo Park · Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
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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 · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 17 of 26 portfolio companiesConsumer ×7SaaS ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Enterprise Software ×4FoodTech ×3Hardware ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2Cloud Computing ×2
HQs:United States×10India×1Norway×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×53 founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2018 · 12017 · 22016 · 14 dated
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 Chair)inSteven Gatoff(Executive Officer)inJohn DiLullo(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardJohn O'Farrell(Director)
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 InvestmentsTen Coves Capital
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)inMathieu Brown(Executive Officer, Director)inRolph Decker(Director)
BoardKenneth Hood(Director)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesDBL PartnersFusionX VenturesHCVCRSE VenturesTrousdale Ventures+1 more
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 CapitalIntel CapitalWRVI 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
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
Bloom Institute of Technology delivers coding bootcamp education focused on preparing students for employment as software developers, serving employers seeking trained technical talent across the United States.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Austen Allred(Co-founder & CEO)inZoran(COO)
Co-investorsHemisphere Ventures LLCImagine K12Outbound VenturesSocial StartsZillionizeBalaji Srinivasan+3 more
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+1 more
Company led by CEO Jeff Cavins.
Jeff Cavins(Founder)inJennifer Young(Founder)in
Co-investorsAutotech VenturesNFXAltos VenturesAviva VenturesGreenspring AssociatesiAngels+1 more
Safesite is a workplace safety company focused on preventing on-the-job injuries and deaths and helping employees return home safely.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsOMERS 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 TechFoster City, US
Mangesh Panditrao(Executive Officer, Director)Vivek Phalak(Chief Technology Officer)
BoardSunil Bhargava(Director)in
Co-investorsTwin VenturesAJ CapitalIntegra Partners
Smartivity creates build-from-scratch educational toys and science kits for children aged 6-12 that combine hands-on learning with screen-free play.
ConsumerCreator EconomyE-commerceEdTechDelhi, IN
Ashwini(Co-Founder)Rajat(Co-Founder)Apoorv(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsAdvantedge Founders
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)in
BoardJEFF RICHARDS(Director)BYRON DEETER(Director)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersVelvet Sea VenturesGGV CapitalKhosla VenturesRothenberg VenturesSlow Ventures
Yardzen provides AI-assisted landscape design services that connect homeowners with professional designers and vetted contractors, using satellite imagery and 3D rendering to deliver affordable outdoor design plans.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
Allison(Co-founder)Adam(Co-founder)
Co-investorsRadian Capital
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Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Bash GamingBoomFlightcasterPacketzoomPhinShoe LoversTruck labsXstreamtruckingYo Amo Media
Exits · 3
1 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 2Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPagerDuty · en.wikipedia.org · Sep 8, 2026
Yardzen · apartmenttherapy.com · Aug 28, 2026
Outdoorsy · gearjunkie.com · Aug 4, 2026
Nom Nom · thefoodstack.substack.com · Jul 9, 2026
Shoptimize · inc42.com · May 26, 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 26 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
- 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, Baseline Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, among 60 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 6
Autotech Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on technology solutions for the ground transportation and mobility sector.
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.
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.
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.
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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