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Umami Capital

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Umami Capital is a venture fund manager. SEC filings show 110 venture funds on record, most recently SI-0616 Fund IV, a series of Umami Capital, LP ($1.5M offering) filed September 2026.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.

Founded
2021
Last 12 months
4 investments
Tracked investments
9

Team · 1 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 7 of 9 portfolio companies

Cleantech ×3Circular Economy ×2Consumer ×2Hardware ×2SaaS ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Climate Tech ×1Deep Tech ×1

HQs:United States×6United Kingdom×1

Investments · 9 tracked

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By year:2026 · 42025 · 12024 · 38 dated

Shearwater InternationalJun 2026SEC filingmedium confidence

Boston, US

Jackson Boyar(Executive Officer, Director)Biswajit Sinha(Director, Promoter)Michael Balcom(Director, Promoter)Patrick Garayta(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nicole Hackbarth(Executive Officer, Promoter)

BoardJames Morrissey(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatJames Lu Morrissey· per SEC Form D · $2M raise · filed Jul 2026

Active Surfacesactivesurfaces.xyzinMay 2025 · $5.6M

Active Surfaces develops flexible, thin-film solar panels using organic and perovskite photovoltaic materials and roll-to-roll manufacturing, aimed at deploying solar in locations where conventional rigid panels are unsuitable.

CleantechDeep TechNew MaterialsWoburn, US

Shivam Bhakta(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Swartwout(CTO & Co-Founder)inShiv Bhakta(CEO & Co-Founder)inJeremiah Mwaura(Chief Manufacturing Scientist)in

BoardVera Schroeder(Director)

Co-investorsNew Climate VenturesSafar PartnersType One VenturesSeaX Ventures

Aquariaaquaria.worldin𝕏Nov 2024 · $112M

Aquaria develops atmospheric water generation technology that harvests drinking water from the air.

CleantechClimate TechHardware

Co-investorsEvolution VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementBow CapitalHF0MistletoeSoma Capital

BoldVoiceboldvoice.comin𝕏Jan 2026 · $21M

BoldVoice provides AI-powered coaching and feedback to help non-native English speakers improve communication clarity and confidence.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechSaaSNew York City, US

Anada Lakra(Founder)inIlya Usorov(Founder)in

Co-investorsCorazon CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersThe MBA FundXfundY CombinatorAlumni Ventures+1 more

BrewBirdbrewbird.com𝕏May 2026

BrewBird manufactures single-serve coffee brewers that use whole-bean pods designed for office environments, partnering with specialty roasters like Equator and Sightglass.

Circular EconomyFoodTechHardwareBay Area, US

Mickey Du(Founder)in

Co-investorsACVC PartnersFernbrook Capital ManagementKyber Knight CapitalMaveronMVP VenturesSequoia Capital+2 more

FortressIQfortressiq.comAcquired

FortressIQ built a computer-vision-based process discovery and task mining platform; acquired by Automation Anywhere in 2021-2022.

San Francisco, US

PANKAJ CHOWDHRY(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsboldstart venturesComcast VenturesFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAudacious+12 more

Piq Energypiqenergy.cominJul 2026 · $5M

Piq offers solutions to help connect projects to the electrical grid faster.

CleantechEnergy

Co-investorsConvective CapitalNew Climate VenturesActive Impact InvestmentsASCENT ENERGY VENTURESCLAI Ventures

Seamseam.coin𝕏May 2024 · $5M

Seam provides an API platform that enables developers and businesses to connect applications with IoT devices and orchestrate their use.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US

Dawn Ho(Founder)inSy Bohy(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrunchFundTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundTuesday CapitalY CombinatorBessemer Venture Partnersf7 Ventures+2 more

Seamtheseam.ukinMay 2024 · $5M

The Seam offers specialist repair and alteration services for clothing, shoes, handbags, and knitwear, matching customers with a UK-wide network of skilled Makers.

Circular EconomyConsumerMarketplaces

Co-investorsJenson VenturesStation12Bessemer Venture Partnersf7 VenturesRitual Capital

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.

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What sectors does Umami Capital focus on?
Umami Capital focuses on Crypto & Web3.

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$50K – $1M
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$500K
Amadeo

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Hyphen Capital

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