Capitalize VC

North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago

Description

Early-stage venture capital fund investing in Black and Latinx founders.

Investor Profile

Capitalize VC has backed more than 8 startups, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

Concentrates on Pre Seed, Seed, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
Majority of deals are located in United States.
Strong thematic focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), SaaS, Food and Beverage.

Stage Focus

Pre Seed (50%)
Seed (38%)
Series Unknown (13%)

Country Focus

United States (88%)

Industry Focus

Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
Saas
Food And Beverage
Fintech
Beauty
Gaming
Online Games
Logistics
Content Creators
Sharing Economy

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Capitalize VC frequently co-invest with?

Gaingels

North America, Vermont, United States, Burlington

Co-Investments: 2

Abstraction Capital

North America, Missouri, United States, Kansas City

Co-Investments: 1

A.Capital Ventures

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Co-Investments: 1

Capital X

North America, Jalisco, Mexico, Zapopan

Co-Investments: 1

Leonis Capital

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 1

Firestreak Ventures

North America, Colorado, United States, Aspen

Co-Investments: 1

Duro Ventures

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Co-Investments: 1

J12

Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm

Co-Investments: 1

Essence VC

North America, Washington, United States, Seattle

Co-Investments: 1

FinSight Ventures

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Capitalize VC often collaborate with?

Christopher Golda

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Fredrik Hjelm

Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm

Shared Deals: 1

Clément Delangue

North America, New York, United States, New York

Shared Deals: 1

Arash Ferdowsi

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Eli Brown

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Shared Deals: 1

Bjarke Staun-Olsen

Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm

Shared Deals: 1

Charlie Songhurst

North America, Washington, United States, Kirkland

Shared Deals: 1

Jeff Hennion

North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Pittsburgh

Shared Deals: 1

Bob van Luijt

Europe, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands, Amsterdam

Shared Deals: 1

Ibby Syed

North America, New York, United States, New York

Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Capitalize VC?

Warrant

Warrant is a tool that simplifies marketing compliance & tackles rising regulatory scrutiny head-on to prevent issues as fintechs scale.

FinanceFinTechMarketing Automation

Pre SeedApr 9, 2025

Amount Raised: $720,000

Amicole

New York, New York, United States

Amicole is a cosmetics manufacturer that aims to provide customers with a wide range of skin care and formula items.

BeautyCosmeticsFashionManufacturing

Series UnknownOct 1, 2024

Digiphy

Los Angeles, California, United States

Activate your products and marketing assets digitally with QR-enabled contextual marketing.

B2BBeautyDigital MarketingFood and BeverageInformation TechnologyInternetMarketingQR CodesSaaSSoftware

Pre SeedAug 1, 2024

Unify

Dover, Delaware, United States

The Best LLM on Every Prompt

Artificial Intelligence (AI)SaaS

SeedMay 22, 2024

Amount Raised: $8,000,000

Bump

Los Angeles, California, United States

Bump is an AI-powered analytics-driven platform that helps creators receive and manage microadvances for their businesses.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Content CreatorsFinTechSharing EconomyVirtual Workforce

SeedApr 23, 2024

Amount Raised: $3,000,000

Playbite

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Playbite is a social gaming platform where users can socialize, play, earn, and compete.

GamingOnline Games

SeedOct 30, 2023

Amount Raised: $1,000,000

Airpals

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Airpals is a B2B marketplace for local and same-day courier services specialized in internal uses.

Logistics

Pre SeedMar 15, 2022

Kribi Coffee Company

Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Green coffee sourcing, live air roasting in 2 owned coffee shops and wholesale/white label to businesses.

Food and Beverage

Pre SeedMar 2, 2022

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