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Torch Capital

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

New York · Seed–Series A · 36 people tracked

Also known as KEIDAN MANAGEMENT INC.

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Investment thesis

Early-stage investor focused on consumer startups.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$750K – $1.5M
HQ
New York, New York, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Last 12 months
3 investments
AUM
$400M
VC funds
19
Tracked investments
136

Team · 36 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Katie Peykar· Partnerin
Jake Moross· Principalin
Allie Molner· Senior Associatein
Josh Beinhacker· Strategy and Operations
Uma Chalik· Associatein

What they invest in

from 70 of 136 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×22SaaS ×17Digital Health ×16Healthtech ×16Consumer ×15Fintech ×15Direct to Consumer ×11Wellness & Fitness ×11

HQs:United States×46United Kingdom×3Spain×1Japan×1Mongolia×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 45 portfolio companies
56%
solo founders
25 of 45 mapped founding teams
63%
repeat founders
of 24 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×252 founders×153 founders×5

Where their founders studiedfrom 21 founders with education data

Harvard University ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 24 founders with career history

CGI ×2Chase ×2General Assembly ×2Prehype ×2Revolut ×2Verizon ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×2Y Combinator ×2

Investments · 136 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 22025 · 32024 · 32023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12020 · 12019 · 12018 · 22017 · 217 dated

Allbirdsallbirds.com𝕏NASDAQ: BIRD

Allbirds is a footwear brand that makes shoes using natural and regenerative materials such as merino wool, with a focus on reducing product carbon footprints.

Circular EconomyClimate TechConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Timothy Brown(Director)Joseph Zwillinger(Director)Tim Brown(Founder)inRavi Thanawala(Director)Joe Vernachio(Executive Officer, Director)Ann Mitchell(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAurumBay Bridge Ventures ClimateExpansion Venture CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalIPD CapitalK2 Global+9 more

Compass (NYSE:COMP)compass.com𝕏NYSE: COMP

Compass is a real estate brokerage that uses technology to help consumers find homes.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechSaaSManhattan, US

Robert Reffkin(Founder & CEO)inOri Allon(Founder & Chief Strategist)Brad Serwin(Executive Officer)Kalani Reelitz(Executive Officer)Ethan Glass(Executive Officer)Scott Wahlers(Executive Officer)

Co-investors.406 VenturesAdvance Venture PartnersAlpaca VCCorigin VenturesEntropy Industrial CapitalGlynn Capital Management+5 more

DigitalOceandigitalocean.comin𝕏NYSE: DOCN

DigitalOcean provides cloud infrastructure and AI tools for developers and builders, offering services including virtual machines (Droplets), Kubernetes, managed databases, and serverless functions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York City, US

Moisey Uretsky(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Uretsky(Executive Officer, Director)inMitchell Wainer(Executive Officer)Karl Alomar(Executive Officer)

BoardPueo Keffer(Director)inJason Seats(Director)

Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesAndreessen HorowitzArkin CapitalBalaji SrinivasanCrunchFundHanaco Venture Capital+6 more

FigmaNYSE: FIG
KlarnaNYSE: KLAR
OpendoorNASDAQ: OPEN
ResMedNYSE: RMD
Kyrakyra.comin✓ verified

Kyra runs influencer marketing programs for global brands, activating creators across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube and analyzing large volumes of creator video to forecast and measure campaign outcomes.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Dev Karaca(Founder)inDevran Amaratunga Karaca(CEO & Co-Founder)Nicholas Dart(COO/CTO & Co-Founder)Stewart Rawle(Chief Commercial Officer)Steph Fadahunsi(Chief People Officer)Ed Galvin(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsGMG VenturesLionTreeMercuri.vcMetaplanet25Madisonfirstminute capital+3 more

SuperHi Basic Incomesuperhibasicincome.com𝕏✓ verified

SuperHi Basic Income is an experiment run by SuperHi that gives selected creative people a monthly stipend of $1,000 USDC for six months, plus hardware and access to SuperHi's courses, to test whether a financial buffer helps them advance their careers.

Crypto & Web3EdTech

Co-investorsDesigner FundExpaFramework VenturesReach Capital

Nara Organicsnaraorganics.comMay 2024

Nara Organics produced organic infant formula for babies.

FoodTechNew York, US

Justina Chiang(Director)Esther Park Hallam(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatJonathan Keidan· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAble PartnersAlleyCorpMARKHAM VALLEY VENTURESAlley Robotics VenturesGingerbread Capital

Priority Private Care Management, Inc.Oct 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

HealthtechNew York, US

Bernard Kruger, M.D.(Title: Authorized Officer)Brad Olson(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Eliot Olanow(Title: President, CEO, Secretary)Benjamin Kruger(Title: Authorized Officer)Bernard Kruger(Director)

Board seatJonathan Keidan· per SEC Form D · $35.1M raise · filed Oct 2024

Accountableaccountable.org
Acorns Growacorns.comin𝕏

Acorns provides automated investment services that allow users to invest in diversified portfolios of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) composed of stocks and bonds, with options including Bitcoin-linked ETFs.

FintechIrvine, US

Jeff Cruttenden(Executive Officer, Director)Walter Cruttenden(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Dru(Executive Officer)

BoardJim Caccavo(Director)Jay Fishman(Director)Mike Sekits(Director)

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAnsa CapitalBlack Jays VenturesComcast VenturesConnetic VenturesDeclaration Partners+12 more

AdvocatesNov 2018

Los Angeles, US

Deric Ortiz(Executive Officer, Director)

Aerfloaerflo.coin

Aerflo sells a refillable CO2 capsule program for home sparkling water, shipping boxes of 12 capsules that customers mail back once empty for reuse.

Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardware

John Thorpin

Co-investorsBluestein VenturesGood FriendsGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesSWAT Equity PartnersClosed Loop PartnersLerer Hippeau+1 more

Alfieheyalfie.comin

Alfie is a home services platform that connects homeowners with vetted local tradespeople for repairs and renovations, managing communication and keeping jobs on track.

ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech

Co-investorsClearance Venture PartnersInsiders VenturesGoodwater CapitalNina CapitalY Combinator

Anam.aianam.aiin𝕏Oct 2024

Anam builds real-time interactive AI avatars that replicate human appearance and behavior for use in employee and customer-facing applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

Caoimhe Murphy(Co-Founder and CEO)Ben Carr(Co-Founder & CTO)

Co-investorsRLC VenturesTechstars

Anthropic
Apes Agenda
Arcarc.techin

Arc provides a unified financial platform that enables cash management, competitive yield opportunities, debt capital raising, and AI-powered financial services.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Don Muir(Founder)in

Co-investorsLeft Lane CapitalNext Legacy PartnersNFXAndreessen Horowitz

Arisdataarisdata.comin𝕏

Aris operates a data collection platform and a network of mobile apps that source human-generated multimodal training data — including image, video, audio, speech, and spatial/mapping data — from contributors worldwide.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Assetgetasset.comin

Asset provides embedded accounting and bookkeeping infrastructure that fintech platforms can offer to their micro-SMB customers, including done-for-you and AI-assisted DIY bookkeeping that produces tax-ready financial statements.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsMotley Fool VenturesRipple VenturesSC Ventures

Assurance IQ
Awayawaytravel.com𝕏

Away Travel sells luggage and travel accessories directly to consumers online.

Direct to ConsumerTravel & Hospitality

Jen Rubio(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelBAM VenturesComcast VenturesForerunner VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalGlobal Founders Capital

Baselayerhqbaselayerhq.comin𝕏

Baselayer provides automated screening of business officers, owners, and authorized signers, checking for sanctions, military status, criminal history, bankruptcies, liens, and fraud signals to extend beyond standard KYB checks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Timothy Hyde(Founder)inJonathan Awad(Co-Founder & CEO)inWilliam Slessman(Co-Founder (named in later coverage; previously described as CEO))

Co-investorsAfore CapitalFour Acres CapitalPICUS CAPITAL

Better
Billo
Boosted Ecommerce, Inc.boostedcommerce.comin

Boosted Commerce is a consumer brand platform that creates and operates health, wellness, and beauty brands selling supplements and skincare products directly to consumers.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDirect to ConsumerBeverly Hills, US

Keith Richman(Executive Officer, Director)Charles Chanaratsopon(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJonathan Keiden(Director)

Co-investorsCrosscut Ventures75 & SunnyPalta

Brexa
Bru
Buoy Healthbuoyhealth.comin𝕏

Buoy Health offers an AI-based symptom checker that asks users questions to help identify possible health issues and guides them toward appropriate care, products, or providers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechBoston, US

Andrew Le(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Andrew Le, MD(Founder)inAdam Lathram(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jose Eduardo Reyes(Director)Nathanael Yu Ren(Director)

Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersF-Prime CapitalFundRxHumanaOptum VenturesWR Hambrecht

Calmcalm.com

Calm is a mental health app offering guided meditations, sleep stories, soundscapes, and stress-relief tools designed to help users manage anxiety, improve sleep, and build healthy habits for overall wellness.

HealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness

David Ko(CEO)

Co-investorsBrighter CapitalCherubic VenturesConnect VenturesElefundEQUIAMEvio VC+17 more

Candor Healthcandorhealth.cominOct 2022

Candor Health builds an AI-native provider data intelligence platform for payers, digital health companies, and provider groups, supporting care navigation, referral management, network strategy, and regulatory compliance.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US

Sury Agarwal(CEO)inBikram Vikash(Founder)Lucky(CTO)inAniq Rahman(Director)Suryansh Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAtento CapitalPathlight VenturesPreface Ventures

Caregivers
Chime
Clarahomecareclarahomecare.comin

Clara is a matching platform that connects families seeking home care with vetted, licensed local home care agencies, offering free consultations and personalized agency referrals.

Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Jon Levinson(Founder)

Co-investorsVirtue Ventures

Collectively
Creature Comfortcreaturecomforts.co.ukin

Creature Comforts operates neighbourhood veterinary clinics across London and the Home Counties, offering fast booking, upfront pricing, and membership plans (All Access and Pay-As-You-Go) plus an optional parasite package.

ConsumerWellness & FitnessLondon, GB

Co-investorsMS&AD VenturesBoost Capital Partners

Crediversocrediverso.com

Financial products marketplace with comparison tools and education resources for personal finances

Co-investorsClocktower VenturesPoint72 VenturesAct One VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersGaingels

Cresicorcresicor.com

Spring, US

Alexander Whatley(CEO)

BoardJohn Cowgill(Director)

Co-investorsCostanoa Ventures

Darodaro.city

Lincoln, US

Kristen Bernhard(Executive Officer, Director)

DealRoom
Domain Moneydomainmoney.comin𝕏

Domain Money provides investment management and financial planning services, charging no asset-under-management fees while offering tax-aware portfolio construction, direct indexing, and tax-loss harvesting.

Digital HealthFintechSaaS

Adam Dell(Founder and CEO)

Co-investorsMaveronBessemer Venture PartnersArrington CapitalNext Coast VenturesValor Capital GroupArrington XRP Capital+2 more

Durabledurable.coin𝕏Dec 2023 · $18M

Durable is an AI platform that lets small business owners and solo entrepreneurs build a website in seconds and run their operations, with integrated CRM, booking, payments, SEO, marketing automation, and AI image tools.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Nima Keivan(Founder)in

Co-investorsInfinity VenturesLorimer VenturesDash FundSoma CapitalSouth Park CommonsSpark Capital

Elevate
Elliot TechnologiesAug 2020

Mountain View, US

Scott Wu(Executive Officer, Promoter)Vladimir Novakovski(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Everlane
Evvy
F2f2.aiin𝕏Jun 2026 · $14M

F2 is a private markets intelligence platform that helps investment firms leverage their institutional knowledge to screen, diligence, underwrite, and monitor deals more efficiently.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Don Muir(Founder)inEmre Kazdagli(Founder)

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundLeft Lane CapitalNext Legacy PartnersNFXSarah SmithY Combinator+1 more

Findqifindqi.comin

Qi is a health platform that covers a wide range of health concerns for users seeking health-related information, with a feedback mechanism for requesting additional coverage.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Flamin' Hot
Freshlyfreshly.com

Tempe, US

Michael Wystrach(Executive Officer, Director)Carter Comstock(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAndrew Black(Director)inJamie Wystrach(Director)Andrea Dourlein(Director)Frank Comstock(Director)

Co-investorsInsight PartnersLeft Lane CapitalMaywic Select InvestmentsWhite Star CapitalBrandProject CapitalHighland Capital Partners

Genie
Glossierglossier.comMar 2019

Glossier is a beauty brand that develops skincare and makeup products, including formulations and packaging, sold directly to consumers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Emily Weiss(Founder)inKATHRYN ORDOWER(Executive Officer)NABIL MALLICK(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardERIC LIAW(Director)inKIRSTEN GREEN(Director)inKATRINA LAKE(Director)

Co-investorsForerunner VenturesImaginary Venture CapitalIndex VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)KfundLerer Hippeau+1 more

Goopgoop.com

Goop is a lifestyle and wellness brand offering clean beauty products, skincare, and haircare essentials, along with editorial content on beauty, style, and relationships.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

Gwyneth Paltrow(Founder)in

Co-investorsAble PartnersFELIX CAPITALGreycroftHDS CapitalHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLC+2 more

Greenbox
Harness Wealthharnesswealth.comin𝕏

Harness combines tax and financial advisory expertise with technology tools to deliver financial planning and wealth management services to clients.

FintechSaaS

Catherine Prentke English(Founder)in

Co-investorsActivant CapitalAlleyCorpJackson Square VenturesAlley Robotics VenturesGingerbread Capital

Headspaceheadspace.comin𝕏Sep 2017

Headspace is a mental health app that delivers personalized support through meditation, mindfulness, AI-powered guidance, coaching, therapy, and psychiatry services for individuals and organizations worldwide.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSanta Monica, US

Andy(Co-founder)Richard Marsh Pierson(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew David Puddicombe(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Brecker(Executive Officer)in

BoardScott Kriens(Director)

Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersBreyer CapitalCity LightEniac VenturesFlucas Ventures+10 more

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 7

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

AllbirdsNASDAQ: BIRDCompass (NYSE:COMP)NYSE: COMPDigitalOceanNYSE: DOCNFigmaNYSE: FIGKlarnaNYSE: KLAROpendoorNASDAQ: OPENResMedNYSE: RMD

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Torch Capital made?
Torch Capital has 129 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Torch Capital invest at?
Torch Capital invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Torch Capital's typical check size?
Torch Capital typically writes checks of $750K – $1.5M.
What sectors does Torch Capital focus on?
Torch Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, Sector Agnostic, Wellness & Fitness.
Where is Torch Capital located?
Torch Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
Does Torch Capital lead rounds?
Torch Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Torch Capital co-invest with?
Torch Capital most often shares deals with Black Jays Ventures, Evolution VC Partners, Forerunner Ventures, among 293 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Redefining Consumer Tech: Chris Harper of Torch Capital on AI, Consumer-B2B Blur & Future Trends

Grace Gong · Chris Harper

Cava's success buoyed by consumer preference for healthy options: Torch Capital's Jonathan Keidan

CNBC Television · Jonathan Keidan

WorkingNation Overheard: Torch Capital Founder Jonathan Keidan | WorkingNation

WorkingNation · Jonathan Keidan

Co-investors · 86

Black Jays Ventures

Black Jays Ventures is an early-stage investor backing founders building products and services that address the modern needs of families across health, care, personal finance, and education.

$250K – $500K
Inspired Capital

Inspired Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Alexa von Tobel and Penny Pritzker, backing founders from pre-seed through Series A across a range of sectors.

Both backed · 5
$500K – $20M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$5M – $100M
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs breakout companies at critical inflection points, helping them grow into enduring market leaders.

$15M – $75M
Forerunner Ventures

Forerunner Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs companies redefining consumer behavior, health, commerce, fintech, and AI-native products.

$1M – $20M
Threshold Ventures

Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with founder-led companies at inflection points of breakout growth, engaging early and providing hands-on advice during moments of market transformation.

Both backed · 4
$500K – $20M
Great Oaks Venture Capital

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based early-stage investor that partners with founders at the earliest stages of company building across the United States.

$50K – $500K
SignalFire

SignalFire is a seed-stage venture capital firm that combines a full-team support model with its data-driven Beacon AI platform to back founders.

$250K – $15M
Lerer Hippeau

Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders across sectors, emphasizing investing in companies before they gain wider recognition.

$500K – $2M
City Light

City Light is an impact-focused investment firm that partners with experienced teams to build scalable companies addressing challenges in education, safety and care, and the environment.

$1M – $6M
Human Ventures

Human Ventures is a venture capital firm and startup studio based in New York City that invests in consumer technology companies at the pre-seed through Series A stages, focusing on emerging market categories.

$250K – $500K
Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla.

Both backed · 2
SpyceSword Health
$5K – $50M
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