Transmedia Capital
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked
Also known as TRANSMEDIA CAPITAL, LLC
Investment thesis
Transmedia Capital invests at the early stage in US-headquartered technology companies that have launched past beta and are raising less than $5 million. It focuses on mobile technologies and business cloud applications across both horizontal and vertical markets, including business intelligence and SaaS/enterprise, commerce and marketplaces, fintech/blockchain/NFT, robotics/AI, and social/messaging. The partners look for technical founders with genuine inspiration, defensible approaches leveraging data, economies of scale, and network effects, and strong communicators able to recruit and build teams. The firm draws on operating experience as serial entrepreneurs and is active in socially responsible programs promoting entrepreneurship and diversity.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 39 of 116 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×16SaaS ×16AI & Machine Learning ×12Media & Entertainment ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6Developer Tools ×6Marketing Tech ×6Fintech ×5
HQs:United States×30Singapore×1
Investments · 116 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2017 · 12016 · 12 dated
Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Brian Chesky(Founder/CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(Founder/CTO)inJoe Gebbia(Founder/CPO)inAlfred Lin(Director)Belinda Johnson(Executive Officer)Laurence Tosi(Executive Officer)
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)Pueo Keffer(Director)Jason Seats(Director)Peter Levine(Director)Brad Gillespie(Director)
American Fork, US
Mark Gorenberg(Director)Joshua James(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane Atchison(Executive Officer)Matt Belkin(Executive Officer)Fraser Bullock(Director)Christopher Harrington(Executive Officer, Director)
Business intelligence and management platform.
Venice, US
Miami, US
Wei-Chun Tai(Director)Newton Porter(Executive Officer, Director)Taylor Auerbach(Executive Officer, Director)
Product validation and insights platform.
Healthtech
John DeLoche(Director)Riaz Valani(Director)Jeremy Alberga(Resigned as an executive officer in April 2015.)Nathan D Wolfe(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Mann(Executive Officer, Director)
AngelList's investor management platform provides tools for venture capital and private equity firms to streamline LP interactions, automate fund operations, and deliver reporting and portfolio updates through a branded digital experience.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Avlok Kohli(CEO)
AnyRoad provides a platform for managing and optimizing events, tours, classes, and activations for businesses seeking to build brand loyalty and increase return on investment.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jonathan Yaffe(Co-founder)inDaniel Yaffe(Co-founder)in
End-to-end AI sales platform to help companies grow their business.
Apollo provides an AI-powered platform designed for go-to-market teams to improve sales and marketing productivity.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSales TechSan Francisco, US
Tim Zheng(Founder/CEO)inRay Li(Founder)inMatt Curl(Chief Executive Officer)Marcio Arnecke(Chief Marketing Officer)Adam Carr(Chief Revenue Officer)Phil Moon(Chief Financial Officer)
Armory provides continuous deployment software that helps development teams automate and manage application releases across their infrastructure at scale, with built-in safety and security controls.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Isaac Mosquera(Founder/CTO)inBen Mappen(Founder/CPO)in
Atomic Vest provides a white-label investment and savings platform for fintechs and financial institutions to offer wealth management, cash management, and brokerage services to their customers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
David Dindi(Founder)in
Developing supersonic passenger jets.
Social Bitcoin tipping service (ChangeCoin), acqui-hired by Airbnb.
Advertising technology platform providing audience-based sales for television advertising.
Somerville, US
Ryan Moore(Director)Lars Albright(Director)Joshua Summers(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Doug Hurd(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
San Francisco, US
Robert Leshner(Executive Officer, Director)Geoffrey Hayes(Director)
Dialpad provides a platform that transforms customer conversations into actionable intelligence for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Ramon, US
Craig Walker(Chief Executive Officer & Founder)Lily Toy(Executive Officer)Mark Shulgan(Director)Marc Andreessen(Director)John Rector(Director)John Kim(Director)
HR and benefits platform (formerly EaseCentral), acquired by Employee Navigator.
Ease provides a cloud-based benefits administration platform designed for small group employers, brokers, and benefits professionals to streamline employee benefits enrollment, management, and decision-making.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Employee Navigator is a benefits administration and HR platform that serves employers, brokers, and industry partners.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Workday provides a cloud-based platform with AI agents that automate and optimize key business processes across human resources, finance, legal, IT, and operations for enterprise organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechPleasanton, US
DISQO provides a cross-platform advertising measurement platform that tracks brand and performance incrementality across media channels including social, TV, programmatic, and digital.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Genius is a crowdsourced music encyclopedia where a community of contributors annotates and discusses song lyrics, artist information, and music culture across all genres.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialNew York City, US
Tom Lehman(Founder/CEO)inIlan Zechory(Founder)inJacob Cohen(Director)Steve Stoute(Director)Ben Horowitz(Director)
Gigster connects companies with a global network of software developers and digital talent to build custom products and develop digital capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Debo Olaosebikan(Founder)in
Hippo is an online home insurance marketplace that connects customers with quotes from top-rated carriers and provides expert guidance through dedicated agents.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerInsurTech
InMobi is a GenAI-powered platform that connects brands and consumers for discovery and transactions at scale across mobile and digital channels.
AdTechAI & Machine Learning
Mobile payments and loyalty platform for restaurants, acquired by Grubhub.
Lively provides AI-powered customer service and support for the benefits administration industry, combining intelligent technology with human representatives to resolve employee and customer inquiries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Cyriac(Founder/CEO)inShobin Uralil(Founder/COO)
Smart mortgage lending company.
Bridal search engine and concierge service.
Mattermark provides a database and analytics platform for discovering, researching, and tracking private companies and investors, with data on company profiles, key personnel, funding, and growth signals.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Danielle "Elle" Morrill(Founder/CEO)inAl Abut(Founder/CPO)inKevin Morrill(Founder/CTO)in
Exits · 11
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAirbnbNASDAQ: ABNBDigital OceanNYSE: DOCNDomoNASDAQ: DOMODomoNASDAQ: DOMOSnapNYSE: SNAPSnapNYSE: SNAPArmoryacq. by HarnessChangeTipacq. by AirbnbLevelUpacq. by GrubhubPaperspaceacq. by Digital OceanSpaciousacq. by WeWork
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesArmory · esgtoday.com · Jul 19, 2026
Dialpad · fundraiseinsider.com · Jul 19, 2026
AngelList · axios.com · Jul 18, 2026
Pentec Health Celebrates 35th Anniversary · techcrunch.com · Jul 17, 2026
Phil · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Digital Ocean · stocktitan.net · Jul 17, 2026
Airbnb · barchart.com · Jul 17, 2026
Genius · insurancejournal.com · Jul 16, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Transmedia Capital invest at?
- Transmedia Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Transmedia Capital's typical check size?
- Transmedia Capital typically writes checks of $5M.
- What sectors does Transmedia Capital focus on?
- Transmedia Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Robotics, SaaS, Social.
- Where is Transmedia Capital located?
- Transmedia Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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