Aux21 Capital

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Sep 1, 2024	Air Company	$69.0M Series B	—	2045 ventures, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Golden Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M13, Makers Fund, Multicoin Capital, Sterling Equity, Trucks Venture Capital, Kevin Lin
Feb 1, 2023	The Believer Company	$55.0M Series A	—	2045 ventures, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Golden Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M13, Makers Fund, Multicoin Capital, Sterling Equity, Trucks Venture Capital, Kevin Lin, Andreessen Horowitz, Ashby Monk, BCF Ventures, Cleveland Avenue, Dune Ventures, Ingeborg Investments, Lauren Loktev, LOUD Capital, Mitch Garber, Revolution, Sixty8 Capital
Nov 1, 2022	ARTA	$90.0M Series A	—	2045 ventures, Accel, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Asylum Ventures, B Capital Group, Berkeley Angel Network, Coinbase Ventures, Commerce Ventures, DST Global, FTAC Ventures, Golden Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Intuit Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M13, Makers Fund, Merak Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Shailendra Singh, Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA), Penny Jar Capital, Point72 Ventures, Quona Capital, Sarona Ventures, Serena Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sterling Equity, Trucks Venture Capital, Venture Highway, Y Combinator, Aaron Harris, Alex Lieberman, Andre Iguodala, Baris Gultekin, Claire Hughes Johnson, Gokul Rajaram, Justin Timberlake, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Kevin Lin, Kunal Shah, Mohit Saxena, Peter Kight, Rohit Gupta, Ryan Shea
Oct 1, 2022	Abingdon Software Group	$20.0M Seed	—	2045 ventures, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Golden Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M13, Makers Fund, Multicoin Capital, Sterling Equity, Trucks Venture Capital, Kevin Lin
Mar 1, 2022	Lightforge Games	$15.0M Series A	—	2045 ventures, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Animoca Brands, Arkitekt Ventures, BITKRAFT Ventures, Convective Capital, CRV, Fabric Ventures, Founders Fund, Golden Ventures, Greylock, Hashed, Innovation Endeavors, Intel Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M12, M13, Makers Fund, MizMaa Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Section 32, Sterling Equity, Trucks Venture Capital, Adam Gries, Andrew Nutter, Chris Murphy, Chris Wang, Chuck Eesley, Eoghan McCabe, Evan Brown, Greg Tseng, James Park, Kevin Lin, Mark Cuban, Mark Pincus, Michael G. Rubin, Sebastien Borget, Shane Neman
Mar 1, 2022	Firstbase	$50.0M Series B	—	2045 ventures, Accomplice VC, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Banana Capital, Contrary Capital, Forum Ventures, Golden Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M13, Makers Fund, Multicoin Capital, NFX, Quiet Capital, Race Capital, Rally Ventures, Relay Ventures, R-Squared Ventures, Sinai Ventures, Sterling Equity, Trucks Venture Capital, Vine Ventures LP, Visionaire Ventures, Emil Michael, Farzad Nazem, Gary Lauder, Gil Hirsch, Kevin Lin, Leore Avidar, Marc Benioff, Noosheen Hashemi, Ran Makavy, Tirto Adji
Dec 1, 2021	AcadArena	$4.0M Seed	—	1k(x), 2045 ventures, Active Capital, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Animoca Brands, Bankless Ventures, BITKRAFT Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Cortical Ventures, Craft Ventures, Matt Ocko, Golden Ventures, Gumi Cryptos Capital, Hashed, Haystack, Hustle Fund, Incisive Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Innovation Endeavors, Kindred Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, M13, Madrona Ventures, Makers Fund, Mechanism Capital, Multicoin Capital, Scalar Capital, Sterling Equity, Threshold Ventures, Tribe Capital, Trucks Venture Capital, Furqan Rydhan, Jeff Morris, Matt Gibstein, Scott Belsky, Sebastien Borget, Siqi Chen
Dec 1, 2021	Umamicart	$6.0M Seed	—	2045 ventures, 500 Global, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Anthemis Group, Awesome People Ventures, Banana Capital, Ali Tamaseb, Electric Capital, Scott Hartley, First Star Ventures, FJ Labs, Golden Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Infinite Niches, Innovation Endeavors, Iterative, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M13, Makers Fund, Multicoin Capital, Nonlinear, Paradigm, Pareto Holdings, Picus Capital, Precursor Ventures, Rumbo Ventures, Social Capital, Sterling Equity, Trucks Venture Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Andy Coravos, Anthony Pompliano, Charlie Feng, Dylan Field, Eric Wu, Guilherme Bonifacio, Jen Rubio Butterfield, Julia DeWahl, Kevin Lin, Nate Matherson, Scott Belsky, Tonio DeSorrento, Tushar Garg
Sep 1, 2021	Treedom	$12.0M Venture Round	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Autotech Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Bling Capital, CapitalG, ClimacticVC, Dig Ventures, Floodgate, Fontinalis Partners, Gradient Ventures, K9 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kompas VC, M13, Mayfield, Practical Venture Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Mark Gillespie, Rashaun Williams, Sean Bill, Vikas Sabnani
Jul 1, 2021	AcadArena	$230K Seed	—	2045 ventures, Active Capital, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Cortical Ventures, Golden Ventures, Hustle Fund, Incisive Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M13, Madrona Ventures, Makers Fund, Multicoin Capital, Sterling Equity, Trucks Venture Capital, Furqan Rydhan, Jeff Morris, Matt Gibstein, Siqi Chen
Dec 1, 2020	Treedom	$12.0M Series B	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Autotech Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Bling Capital, CapitalG, ClimacticVC, Dig Ventures, Floodgate, Fontinalis Partners, Gradient Ventures, K9 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kompas VC, M13, Mayfield, Practical Venture Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Mark Gillespie, Rashaun Williams, Sean Bill, Vikas Sabnani
Nov 1, 2020	kea	$10.0M Series A	—	ACME Capital, Alsop Louie Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Animoca Brands, Autotech Ventures, Adeyemi Ajao, Bedrock Capital, Bling Capital, CapitalG, ClimacticVC, Costanoa Ventures, Dig Ventures, Draper Associates, Floodgate, Fontinalis Partners, Founders Fund, Gradient Ventures, K9 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kompas VC, LAUNCH, Long Journey Ventures, M13, Mayfield, Munich Re / HSB Ventures, Oyster Ventures, Path Ventures, Practical Venture Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, True Global Ventures, Xfund, Ben Davenport, Charlie Cheever, Chris Wang, Emmett Shear, Jared Kopf, Kevin Lin, Mark Gillespie, Nico Rosberg, Patrick S. Chung, Rashaun Williams, Scott Banister, Sean Bill, Shervin Pishevar, Steve Chen, Tikhon Bernstam, Tom Blomfield, Vikas Sabnani
Aug 1, 2020	Firstbase	$2.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 2045 ventures, 2.12 Angels, A Capital, Accomplice VC, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Anderson Angels, Backend Capital, Bascom Ventures, Basecamp Fund, B Capital Group, Bling Capital, Daft Capital, Flucas Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Forum Ventures, Founders Committee, Golden Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Infinite Niches, Innovation Endeavors, Jetstream, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LOI Venture, Long Journey Ventures, M13, Makers Fund, Modern Venture Partners, Moxxie Ventures, Multicoin Capital, NextView Ventures, Parkway VC, Pioneer Fund, Prototype Capital, Scribble Ventures, Shrug Capital, SignalFire, Sound Ventures, Sterling Equity, SV Angel, Techstars, Trucks Venture Capital, Tusk Venture Partners, Twenty Two Ventures, Weekend Fund, Y Combinator, Alain Hanover, Alex Sok, Alper Kiresepi, Anna Patterson, Don Hutchison, Howard Charney, Joshua Reeves, Kevin Lin, Kevin Weil, Louis Beryl, Mark Cuban, Matt Mazzeo, Michael Ma, Moshe Lifschitz, Nkechi Iregbulem, Peter Hunn, Ronny Conway, Rudra Peram, Scott Banister, Sumon Sadhu, Tom Williams, Tyler Willis, Yagiz Sozmen, Zach Segal
May 1, 2020	PlushCare	$520K Series B	—	Catapult Capital, Daffy, Keshif Ventures, Mayfield, Moonshots Capital, Science, Sweet Capital, Zeev Capital
Nov 1, 2019	Convoy	$400.0M Series D	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Autotech Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Bling Capital, CapitalG, ClimacticVC, Dig Ventures, Floodgate, Fontinalis Partners, Gradient Ventures, K9 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kompas VC, M13, Mayfield, Practical Venture Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Mark Gillespie, Nico Rosberg, Rashaun Williams, Sean Bill, Vikas Sabnani
Aug 1, 2019	Lightning Labs	$10.0M Series A	—	2045 ventures, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Golden Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M13, Makers Fund, Multicoin Capital, Sterling Equity, Trucks Venture Capital, Kevin Lin, Abstract Ventures, B Capital Group, Chris Wang, Craft Ventures, Electric Capital, Esther Dyson, Foundry Group, FTX Ventures, Jon Kol, Khosla Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Lyndon Rive, Matt Mazzeo, Polychain Capital, Race Capital, Renegade Partners, Scheinman Angel Fund, SeaX Ventures, Social Starts, Steve Chen, True Ventures
Dec 1, 2018	PlanetScale	$3.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 8VC, AIX Ventures, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList, at.inc/, Autotech Ventures, Axiom Partners, Balderton Capital, Bedrock Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bling Capital, Bond, Broadway Angels, CapitalG, ClimacticVC, Craft Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, Dig Ventures, EQT Ventures, First Round Capital, Floodgate, Fontinalis Partners, Footprint Coalition, Four Rivers Group, Gradient Ventures, Joe Kraus, Harrison Metal, HOF Capital, Insight Partners, Inspired Capital, K9 Ventures, Kearny Jackson, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Kompas VC, M13, Madrona Ventures, Mango Capital, Mayfield, mParticle, Next Play Ventures, Northpond Ventures, Jeff Richards, Plug & Play Ventures, Practical Venture Capital, Preston-Werner Ventures, SciFi VC, Sierra Ventures, SignalFire, Sound Ventures, South Park Commons, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, SV Angel, The Venture Reality Fund, Tribe Capital, Twelve Below, Village Global, Weekend Fund, WorkLife Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Adam D'Angelo, Akshay Kothari, Amber Feng, Ameet Ranadive, Andy Coravos, Baron Davis, Charles Huang, Deepak Jeevan Kumar, Dylan Field, Ethan Beard, Gokul Rajaram, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Seibert, Jeremy Stoppelman, John Bonten, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Kevin Lin, Kevin Weil, Manik Gupta, Mark Gillespie, Mathilde Collin, Max Mullen, Nico Rosberg, Othman Laraki, Peter Sonsini, Pratyus Patnaik, Rashaun Williams, Rene Reinsberg, Sam Lambert, Sean Bill, Sheila Tran, Shishir Mehrotra, Steve Chen, Stewart Butterfield, Travis May, Trevor McFedries, Vikas Sabnani, Yan-David Erlich
Nov 1, 2018	Festicket	$11.0M Series D	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Autotech Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Bling Capital, CapitalG, ClimacticVC, Dig Ventures, Floodgate, Fontinalis Partners, Gradient Ventures, K9 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kompas VC, M13, Mayfield, Practical Venture Capital, Resurge Growth Partners, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Mark Gillespie, Nico Rosberg, Rashaun Williams, Sean Bill, Vikas Sabnani
Oct 1, 2018	Brightwheel	$21.0M Series B	—	2045 ventures, Accomplice VC, Afore Capital, Airtree Ventures, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Amplify.LA, Audacious Ventures, Avenir, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Boldstart Ventures, Bond, BoxGroup, Craft Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Fifth Wall, Gigafund, Golden Ventures, Kamran Ansari, Innovation Endeavors, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, LAUNCH, Level2 Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LvlUp Ventures, M13, Makers Fund, Menlo Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Notable Capital, Osney Capital, Polychain Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Quake Capital, RRE Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sterling Equity, Thomson Reuters Ventures, Trucks Venture Capital, TSVC Capital, WGI Group, XSeed Capital, Y Combinator, Aston Motes, Greg Kidd, Kamiar Kordari, Kevin Lin, Namrata Ganatra, Noah Goodhart, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Troy Carter, Tyler Willis
Sep 1, 2018	Convoy	$190.0M Series C	—	Album VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Autotech Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Bling Capital, CapitalG, ClimacticVC, Dig Ventures, Floodgate, Fontinalis Partners, Gradient Ventures, K9 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kompas VC, M13, Mayfield, Practical Venture Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Mark Gillespie, Nico Rosberg, Rashaun Williams, Sean Bill, Vikas Sabnani
May 1, 2018	BenchSci	$8.0M Series A	—	2045 ventures, Acrew Capital, Afore Capital, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, at.inc/, Blank Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Fuel Capital, Golden Ventures, Graph Ventures, Ground Up Ventures, GSV Acceleration, Indicator Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Inventus Capital Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, M13, Makers Fund, Montage Ventures, MS&AD Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Northside Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Quiet Capital, Red Swan Ventures, RiverPark Ventures, Staircase Ventures, Sterling Equity, SV Angel, Trucks Venture Capital, Ulu Ventures, Ben Jabbawy, Brian Sugar, Kevin Lin, Kevin Miller, Leah Busque, Nola Masterson, Oshri Kaplan, Paul Hedrick, Phil Libin, Preetha Parthasarathy, Rob Goldman
Oct 1, 2017	Bird	$15.0M Series A	—	Acrew Capital, Aleph VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Autotech Ventures, Balderton Capital, Bedrock Capital, Bling Capital, Bow Capital, CapitalG, ClimacticVC, Cosmic Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Dig Ventures, Draper Associates, Fifth Wall, Floodgate, Fontinalis Partners, General Catalyst, Goldcrest Capital, Gradient Ventures, GSV Acceleration, Tom Hulme, Harrison Metal, Javelin Venture Partners, K9 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kompas VC, M13, Mayfield, Rick Yang, OurCrowd, Plug & Play Ventures, Practical Venture Capital, S Capital VC, Slow Ventures, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, TSVC Capital, Tusk Venture Partners, Ajay Shah, Guy Harmelin, Jonathan Swanson, Mark Gillespie, Nico Rosberg, Rashaun Williams, Sean Bill, Thompson Hutton (Thompson Hutton), Vikas Sabnani, Yan-David Erlich
Sep 1, 2017	kea	$300K Seed	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Autotech Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Bling Capital, CapitalG, ClimacticVC, Dig Ventures, Floodgate, Fontinalis Partners, Gradient Ventures, K9 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kompas VC, M13, Mayfield, Practical Venture Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Mark Gillespie, Nico Rosberg, Rashaun Williams, Sean Bill, Vikas Sabnani
Feb 1, 2017	Fungible	$33.0M Series A	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Autotech Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Bling Capital, CapitalG, ClimacticVC, Dig Ventures, Floodgate, Fontinalis Partners, Gradient Ventures, K9 Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Kompas VC, M13, Mayfield, Practical Venture Capital, Summit Partners, Tribe Capital, Mark Gillespie, Nico Rosberg, Rashaun Williams, Sean Bill, Vikas Sabnani
Feb 1, 2017	Brightwheel	$10.0M Series A	—	2045 ventures, Kevin Hartz, Accelerator Ventures, Accomplice VC, Acre Venture Partners, Adverb Ventures, Afore Capital, Airtree Ventures, Alpaca VC, Alumni Ventures, Chloe Sladden, Astanor Ventures, Audacious Ventures, Avenir, Avid Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Boldstart Ventures, Bond, C2 Investment, Catapult Capital, Coatue, Commerce Ventures, Craft Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, Expa, Felicis Ventures, Gigafund, Golden Ventures, Greylock, Innovation Endeavors, Kairos HQ, Kipaki Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, LAUNCH, Level2 Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LvlUp Ventures, M13, Makers Fund, Maveron, Multicoin Capital, Notable Capital, Osney Capital, Polychain Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Quake Capital, Quiet Capital, Scrum Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Softbank Group, Sterling Equity, Thomson Reuters Ventures, Thrive Capital, Trucks Venture Capital, TSVC Capital, XSeed Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Aston Motes, Bradley Horowitz, Greg Kidd, Jim Pitkow, Kamiar Kordari, Ken Keller, Kevin Lin, Marc Benioff, Mark Solon, Namrata Ganatra, Nick Green, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Scott Belsky, Tyler Willis, Wayne Chang

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Leadership Team

Key people at Aux21 Capital.

Chinedu Enekwe

Partner

Leadership Team

Key people at Aux21 Capital.

Chinedu Enekwe

Partner

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Aux21 Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on shaping the future of global commerce by creating market access for emerging companies. Founded in 2020, it is a BIPOC-owned firm led by Chinedu Enekwe and Mark Fleming. Aux21 Capital aims to support diverse founders and immigrant communities by providing growth capital and strategic support to startups at the early stages of development[3][4].

Origin Story

Aux21 Capital was founded in 2020 by Chinedu Enekwe and Mark Fleming, emphasizing diversity and inclusion in venture capital. The firm emerged to address the funding gap faced by underrepresented founders and immigrant entrepreneurs, aiming to increase access to growth capital for these groups. This mission aligns with its leadership’s commitment to fostering equitable opportunities in the startup ecosystem[4].

Core Differentiators

Diversity Focus: Aux21 Capital is BIPOC-owned and prioritizes investments in diverse founders and immigrant communities.
Early-Stage Expertise: Concentrates on seed and early-stage investments, providing critical capital and support when startups are most vulnerable.
Growth Capital Access: Works to bridge the funding gap for underrepresented entrepreneurs, enhancing their chances of scaling successfully.
Strategic Support: Beyond capital, Aux21 offers operational guidance and network access tailored to the unique challenges faced by its portfolio companies.

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Aux21 Capital operates at the intersection of venture capital and social impact, riding the trend of increasing attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in tech investing. The timing is significant as more investors and ecosystems recognize the value of supporting underrepresented founders, which can drive innovation and economic growth. By focusing on market access for diverse entrepreneurs, Aux21 contributes to a more inclusive startup ecosystem and helps diversify the future of global commerce[4].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Aux21 Capital is positioned to expand its influence by continuing to back visionary founders from diverse backgrounds, potentially increasing its portfolio size and impact. Trends such as the growing emphasis on DEI in venture capital and the rise of immigrant entrepreneurship will likely shape its journey. Aux21’s role in democratizing access to capital could make it a key player in fostering a more equitable and innovative tech ecosystem in the coming years[4].

This focus on inclusion and early-stage growth capital ties back to Aux21 Capital’s mission of creating market access and supporting the next generation of global commerce leaders.

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