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Wocstar Capital
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Series B · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Driven by a female-forward mindset, Wocstar Fund invests early in technology disrupters transforming critical industries, with an emphasis on innovative and diverse founders. The firm frames itself as a global community of investors, allies, and entrepreneurs, providing capital, education, network access, and support to rewrite the rules of success. Beyond direct investing, Wocstar operates an academy that trains founders and investors on the mechanics of raising and deploying capital, and a media arm and foundation that back creative entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative economy.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 14 of 25 portfolio companiesConsumer ×8AI & Machine Learning ×3Direct to Consumer ×3Media & Entertainment ×3SaaS ×3Circular Economy ×2E-commerce ×2Wellness & Fitness ×2
HQs:United States×9
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×2
Investments · 25 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2023 · 12022 · 12021 · 32019 · 12016 · 17 dated
Go.com is The Walt Disney Company's portal linking to its entertainment properties, including Disney Parks, Disney+, Disney Store, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, 20th Century Studios, ABC, and ESPN.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Audigent is a data activation, curation, and identity platform that enables privacy-safe, first-party data targeting for programmatic advertising at scale without cookies.
AdTechData & Infrastructure
Brian Brater(Founder)in
Co-investorsBroadscaleEvolution VC PartnersFlucas VenturesGOAL VenturesLauder PartnersRiverPark Ventures+1 more
Samba.tv is a TV recommendation service that aggregates content from streaming services and live TV, personalized based on viewing trends.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSt. Louis, US
Alex Quinn(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Baker(Director)John Lowrey(Director)
Co-investorsAugust CapitalCapital InnovatorsGFR FundLauder PartnersNelstone VenturesPJC+3 more
Co-investorsCollab Capital
Flow provides SaaS infrastructure for raising and managing venture capital and private equity funds.
Co-investorsMantis CapitalUtopian Ventures
Hemster offers a technology platform that creates personalized fit profiles, using a Fit Profile algorithm to save a person's measurements as reusable "Patterns" and match garments to them.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyConsumerMarketplacesRetail TechNew York, US
Allison Lee(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalHustle FundUtopian VenturesFJ LabsThe Fund
Infinite Objects manufactures and sells framed digital displays that play video art and collectible moving prints for consumers.
ConsumerHardwareBrooklyn, US
Joe Saavedra(Founder)inRoxana Fata(Executive Officer)Alex Chung(Director)Sona Banker(Executive Officer)Nicholas Dangerfield(Executive Officer)
BoardVasudev Kulkarni(Director)
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalBackstage CapitalBetaworksGFR FundMaverick VenturesOverton Venture Capital+10 more
Jotform provides an online form builder with integrations that automatically forward new form submissions, file uploads, and payment details to communication tools like Microsoft Teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Aytekin Tank(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsGranite AsiaImpetus CapitalSeedstarsTwenty Five Ventures
Possip provides a listening and feedback system that lets schools and organizations gather input from their communities via SMS, web, QR code, and email pulse checks or surveys, and turns responses into insights for action.
EdTechHR TechSaaSNashville, US
Shani Dowell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inChristine Fisher(Founder)in
Co-investorsLaunch TennesseeFLYWHEEL
Re-Nuble makes circular growing inputs for indoor agriculture, including ReNu Terra hydroponic grow mats and Away We Grow organic liquid nutrients derived from vegetative waste.
AgTechCircular EconomyNew Materials
Tinia P.(Founder)in
Co-investorsLaunch NYNCT VenturesThe BFM Fund
Redactable is an AI-powered redaction software that automatically detects and permanently removes sensitive information such as PII and PHI from documents and images, with OCR support for scanned files and automatic audit trails.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaS
Amanda Levay(Founder)in
Co-investorsHustle FundEverywhere VenturesGradient VenturesRevelry Venture PartnersThe Fund
Provider of television analytics and cross-screen advertising.
Ashwin Navin(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inAlvir Navin(Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsAugust CapitalDisney AcceleratorGFR FundLauder PartnersMind the Seed - MTS FundPartech Ventures+7 more
SIROBÈ is a skincare brand that makes small-batch products formulated with fruits, flowers, and botanicals, including a men's collection called Vous Doux and everyday essentials like beeswax-based moisturizers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Strands of Faith makes clean, non-toxic haircare products formulated with herbs, oils, and botanical extracts for textured, coily, and kinky hair.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Ameka Coleman(Founder & Formulator)
The Nourish Spot operates a quick-service restaurant chain offering customizable smoothies, salads, juices, wraps, protein waffles, and yogurt parfaits designed to support disease prevention and customer health.
ConsumerFoodTechWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Dawn Kelly(Founder)in
A Platform-as-a-Service company helping cities and developers reduce costs and complexity in deploying last-mile infrastructure.
New York, US
Jessica Matthews(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTiana Idoni-Matthews(Director)
Co-investorsBackstage CapitalCoPeace CapitalDisney AcceleratorAndreessen HorowitzBBG VenturesFuel Ventures+2 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Crain's New YorkEverymomentGive OncePLLAY LabsSports Innovation LabSportsilabZero Grocery
Exits · 2
2 acquisitions · showing 1Audigentacq. by Experian
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
ABC News · abcnews.com · Sep 12, 2026
Samba TV · finance.yahoo.com · Dec 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Wocstar Capital made?
- Wocstar Capital has 25 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Wocstar Capital invest at?
- Wocstar Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Wocstar Capital's typical check size?
- Wocstar Capital typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.
- What sectors does Wocstar Capital focus on?
- Wocstar Capital focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is Wocstar Capital located?
- Wocstar Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Wocstar Capital lead rounds?
- Wocstar Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Wocstar Capital co-invest with?
- Wocstar Capital most often shares deals with Backstage Capital, Disney Accelerator, GFR Fund, among 29 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelLegacy in Motion: Building Futures Through Mentorship | Women.NYC Power Circle
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Can You Manifest More Money? New Year Money Savings Tips
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Wocstar Academy Spotlight Series: Beyond the Prompt
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Wocstar Academy Spotlight Series: From Startup to Scale
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Wocstar Academy Spotlight Series: Unlocking Capital: A Funding Playbook for Small Businesses
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Secrets VCs Won’t Say Publicly: Raising Capital, Founder Mistakes, & More
Wocstar Media
Co-investors · 3
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that writes pre-seed checks and is backed by a community of founder and operator LPs.
Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.
Collab Capital is an investment firm founded by entrepreneurs to back founders building the infrastructure of an inclusive economy, aiming to generate returns while creating jobs, economic mobility, and generational wealth in their communities.
Firms observed investing alongside Wocstar Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Wocstar Capital's recorded portfolio.
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