Bedrock Capital

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Aug 1, 2025	Decart	$100.0M Series B	—	Aleph VC, Also Capital, Alumni Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Daft Capital, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, MizMaa Ventures, Paradox Capital, Saga, Sequoia Capital, Stellar Capital, The Hit Forge, Virginia Venture Partners, Zeev Capital, Adam Guild, Austin Ogilvie, Baylor Adams, Joao Otavio Oliverio, Justin Mateen, Mattia Astori, Sahin Boydas, Sohila Zadran, Vineet Jain, William Miller
Jul 1, 2025	Portola	$20.0M Series A	—	Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Adam Guild, Baylor Adams
Jul 1, 2025	Varda	$190.0M Series C	—	01 Advisors, 11k Ventures, 8VC, Abstract Ventures, Afore Capital, Also Capital, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Anorak Ventures, Ballistic Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Champion Hill Labs, Cubit Capital, Daft Capital, DCM, Drive Capital, E1 Ventures, Floodgate, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, Khosla Ventures, LGF, Lux Capital, Marlinspike, Next47, Outliers Fund, Paradox Capital, Prime Movers Lab, Rabben Hood Ventures, Saga, Sequoia Capital, Stellar Capital, The Hit Forge, Virginia Venture Partners, XYZ Venture Capital, Y Combinator, Austin Ogilvie, Emil Lee, Fanny Surjana, Gokul Rajaram, Joao Otavio Oliverio, Joshua Reeves, Justin Mateen, Louis Beryl, Mark Cuban, Mattia Astori, Mircea Pasoi, Natasha Ahmed, Richard Cooperstein, Sahin Boydas, Sohila Zadran, Sri Batchu, Stephen Romanoff, Thomas Tull, Vineet Jain, Vivek Patel, William Miller, Zachary Hargreaves
Jun 1, 2025	Nominal	$75.0M Series B	—	01 Advisors, 11k Ventures, 8VC, Kevin Hartz, Afore Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Anorak Ventures, Champion Hill Labs, DCM, E1 Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Roni Hiranand, LGF, Lux Capital, Marlinspike, Next47, Obvious Ventures, Rabben Hood Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sixth Street, Starship Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Fanny Surjana, Jeff Seibert, Mattia Astori, Mircea Pasoi, Richard Burton, Richard Cooperstein, Stephen Romanoff, Thomas Tull, Tony Xu, William Miller
Jun 1, 2025	Mach Industries	$100.0M Series B	—	Alt Capital, Innovation Endeavors, Khosla Ventures, ScOp Venture Capital, Sequoia Capital, Adam Guild, Baylor Adams, Nkechi Iregbulem
Dec 1, 2024	Decart	$32.0M Series A	—	Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Adam Guild, Baylor Adams
Oct 1, 2024	Decart	$21.0M Seed	—	Cyberstarts VC, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, MizMaa Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Adam Guild, Baylor Adams, Shlomo Kramer
Sep 1, 2024	Oyster	$59.0M Series D	—	Acadian Ventures, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Bling Capital, BoxGroup, Cambrian Ventures, Connect Ventures, Conversion Capital, Emergence Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Indeed.com, Kearny Jackson, monashees, Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund, SNR, SV Latam Fund, TY, Ulu Ventures, Eric Nadalin, Garrett Koehn, Gokul Rajaram, Sam Altman
Jun 1, 2024	FUZE Technology	$12.0M Series A	—	Jeff Crusey
Apr 1, 2024	Nominal	$8.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 11k Ventures, 8VC, Kevin Hartz, Afore Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Anorak Ventures, Champion Hill Labs, DCM, E1 Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Roni Hiranand, LGF, Lux Capital, Marlinspike, Next47, Rabben Hood Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Starship Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Fanny Surjana, Mattia Astori, Mircea Pasoi, Richard Burton, Richard Cooperstein, Stephen Romanoff, Thomas Tull, William Miller
Feb 1, 2024	Jam	$9.0M Series A	—	Active Capital, Addition, Afore Capital, AIX Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Backstage Capital, Banana Capital, B Capital Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, BoxGroup, C2 Investment, CapitalX, Color Capital, Craft Ventures, Cyphr VC, DTCP, Electric Capital, First Round Capital, Flex Capital, Innovation Endeavors, IVP, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LOI Venture, Long Journey Ventures, Maven Ventures, Dan Cahana, Robin Li, Notable Capital, Paradox Capital, Preston-Werner Ventures, Primary Venture Partners, Prototype Capital, Rising Tide Partners, SaaSholic Fund, Shaan's All Access Fund, Sommet AB, The Club, The Hit Forge, Tiger Global Management, Two Sigma Ventures, Vibe Capital, Weekend Fund, Y Combinator, Alex Lieberman, Amjad Masad, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Tossell, Bob Muglia, Chris Herd, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Greg Isenberg, Guillermo Rauch, Ilya Golubovich, Immad Akhund, Jaime Schmidt, Jeff Bezos, Julian Shapiro, Justin Welsh, Kyle York, Louis Beryl, Mark Goines, Mattia Astori, Moshe Lifschitz, Musaab Hakami, Peter Sonsini, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Sam Parr, Shane Neman, Stanley Druckenmiller, Tim Griffin, Tobias Lutke, Yann LeCun, Zack Kanter
Jan 1, 2024	UpSmith	$5.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 11k Ventures, 8VC, Afore Capital, AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Anorak Ventures, Asymmetric Capital Partners, Champion Hill Labs, E1 Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, LGF, Marlinspike, Rabben Hood Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Anne Wojcicki, Fanny Surjana, Mattia Astori, Mircea Pasoi, Richard Cooperstein, Stephen Romanoff, Thomas Tull, William Miller
Nov 1, 2023	Amini	$4.0M Seed	—	Acadian Ventures, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Bling Capital, BoxGroup, Cambrian Ventures, Climate Capital, Connect Ventures, Conversion Capital, Emergence Capital, Female Founders Fund, Forum Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Indeed.com, Kearny Jackson, M34 Capital, monashees, Pale Blue Dot, Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund, SNR, Solana Ventures, SV Latam Fund, TY, Ulu Ventures, Abhay Kumar, Eric Nadalin, Garrett Koehn, Gokul Rajaram, Sam Altman
Oct 1, 2023	Induced AI	$2.0M Seed	—	10100, 20VC, Kevin Hartz, AirAngels, Bain Capital, Bankless Ventures, Buckley Ventures, C2 Investment, CapitalX, Chemistry VC, Coalition Operators, Convective Capital, Daffy, Earl Grey Capital, Electric Capital, Emergent Ventures, Gaingels, JLL Spark, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Mantis VC, Pareto Holdings, Polygon, rali_cap, Ravelin Capital, REMUS Capital, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, Slow Ventures, Soma Capital, Starship Ventures, Trust Fund, Vibe Capital, Volition Capital, Adam Guild, Baron Davis, Baylor Adams, Bryce Hall, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Hoffman, Dylan Field, Evan Moore, George Ruan, Griffin Johnson, Jonathan Wasserstrum, Julian Shapiro, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Mathilde Collin, Melissa Tan, Moshe Lifschitz, Ryan Tedder, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Vindi Banga, Zach Segal
Oct 1, 2023	Mach Industries	$79.0M Series A	—	Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Adam Guild, Baylor Adams
Jun 1, 2023	Charm Industrial	$100.0M Series B	—	01 Advisors, 11k Ventures, 8VC, Afore Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Anorak Ventures, Champion Hill Labs, E1 Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, LGF, Marlinspike, Outliers Fund, Rabben Hood Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Fanny Surjana, Mattia Astori, Mircea Pasoi, Richard Cooperstein, Stephen Romanoff, Thomas Tull, William Miller
Jun 1, 2023	Mach Industries	$6.0M Seed	—	Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Adam Guild, Baylor Adams, Cory Levy, Nkechi Iregbulem
May 1, 2023	NOYACK	$2.0M Seed	—	10100, Kevin Hartz, Bain Capital, C2 Investment, CapitalX, Chemistry VC, Convective Capital, Daffy, Emergent Ventures, JLL Spark, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Ravelin Capital, REMUS Capital, Shrug Capital, Soma Capital, Starship Ventures, Vibe Capital, Bryce Hall, Dylan Field, Evan Moore, Griffin Johnson, Jonathan Wasserstrum, Moshe Lifschitz, Siqi Chen, Zach Segal
Apr 1, 2023	Kindred	$15.0M Series A	—	10100, Kevin Hartz, Bain Capital, C2 Investment, CapitalX, Chemistry VC, Convective Capital, Daffy, Electric Capital, Emergent Ventures, JLL Spark, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Ravelin Capital, REMUS Capital, Shrug Capital, Soma Capital, Starship Ventures, Vibe Capital, Alfonso De los Rios, Bryce Hall, Dylan Field, Griffin Johnson, Jonathan Wasserstrum, Moshe Lifschitz, Sam Altman, Siqi Chen, Zach Segal
Apr 1, 2023	Patientory	$2.0M Seed	—	Active Capital, Backstage Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, CapitalX, Color Capital, Craft Ventures, Cyphr VC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LOI Venture, Long Journey Ventures, Paradox Capital, Prototype Capital, Rising Tide Partners, SaaSholic Fund, Shaan's All Access Fund, The Club, The Hit Forge, Vibe Capital, Weekend Fund, Alex Lieberman, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Tossell, Chris Herd, Dharmesh Shah, Greg Isenberg, Immad Akhund, Jaime Schmidt, Julian Shapiro, Justin Welsh, Kyle York, Moshe Lifschitz, Musaab Hakami, Paul Yacoubian, Sahil Lavingia, Sam Parr, Zack Kanter
Mar 1, 2023	Videowise	$3.0M Seed	—	Acadian Ventures, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Anthemis Group, Arkitekt Ventures, Bling Capital, BoxGroup, Cambrian Ventures, Connect Ventures, Conversion Capital, Emergence Capital, Encomenda Smart Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Future, Gecad Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Human Augmentation Syndicate, Indeed.com, iNovia Capital, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Kearny Jackson, Kindred Ventures, LifeX Ventures, monashees, NFX, Northside Ventures, Republic Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund, SNR, SV Latam Fund, TheVentureCity, Tusk Venture Partners, TY, Ulu Ventures, Weekend Fund, Ed Baker, Elliott Cohen, Eric Nadalin, Garrett Koehn, Gokul Rajaram, Greg Kidd, Javier Olivan, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Sean Glass
Mar 1, 2023	Opkit	$1.0M Seed	—	Acadian Ventures, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Bling Capital, BoxGroup, Cambrian Ventures, Connect Ventures, Conversion Capital, Emergence Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Indeed.com, Kearny Jackson, monashees, Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund, SNR, SV Latam Fund, TY, Ulu Ventures, Y Combinator, Eric Nadalin, Garrett Koehn, Gokul Rajaram, Sam Altman
Feb 1, 2023	Svix	$8.0M Venture Round	—	10100, 20VC, Acadian Ventures, Accel, Alumni Ventures, Alven, Andreessen Horowitz, Arrive, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bling Capital, BoxGroup, Broadhaven Capital Partners, Cambrian Ventures, CFV Ventures, Chemistry VC, Coatue, Connect Ventures, Contrary Capital, Conversion Capital, Cubit Investments Ltd, Emergence Capital, Aniq Kassam, HDC Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Indeed.com, Kearny Jackson, KRM Interests LLC, Lionheart Ventures, Mercato Partners, MKT1 Capital, monashees, Next Play Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Pioneer Fund, Redpoint Ventures, RTP Global, S28 Capital, Salesforce Ventures, SeaX Ventures, #SecretFund, sequel, Sequoia Capital, Slack Fund, SNR, Spark Capital, Stellar Capital, Streamlined Ventures, SV Latam Fund, Sweater Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Tribe Capital, TY, Ulu Ventures, Uncork Capital, Union Square Ventures, Webb Investment Network, Y Combinator, Aaron Rankin (Sprout Social), Aaron Rosenson, Antoine Martin, Calvin Chu, Charlie Songhurst, Christian Reber, Emily Kramer, Eric Nadalin, Garrett Koehn, Gokul Rajaram, Grant Miller, Guy Podjarny, Martin Li, Nicolas Steegmann, Paul Forster, Ravi Grover, Ron Pragides, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Simon Dawlat
Feb 1, 2023	Cycle App	$6.0M Seed	—	20VC, AAF Management Ltd., Acadian Ventures, Accel, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Bling Capital, Boldstart Ventures, BoxGroup, Cambrian Ventures, Chalfen Ventures, Connect Ventures, Conversion Capital, Daffy, eFounders, Emergence Capital, Felix Capital, Highland Capital Partners, IA Seed Ventures, Indeed.com, Insight Partners, Kearny Jackson, Kima Ventures, L Catterton Growth, Mantis VC, Mischief Venture Capital, monashees, Pareto Holdings, Passion Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Sarona Ventures, #SecretFund, Seedcamp, Slack Fund, SNR, Stride VC, Stripe, SV Latam Fund, TQ Ventures, Tribe Capital, TrueSight Ventures, TY, Ulu Ventures, Y Combinator, Adrien Miniatti, Amirhossein Malekzadeh, Anthony Pompliano, Antoine Martin, Balaji Srinivasan, Chris Murphy, Eric Nadalin, Garrett Koehn, Gokul Rajaram, Guillaume Luccisano, Guy Podjarny, Ilya Kondrashov, Jean-David Blanc, Jeffrey Wilke, Jérôme Le Feuvre, Jonathan Widawski, Kevin Weil, Lior Shiff, Liu Jiang, Mario Götze, Maximilian Tayenthal, Niklas Jansen, Othman Laraki, Peter Kazanjy, Riccardo Zacconi, Ron Pragides, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Thibaud Elziere, Youcef Es-skouri
Feb 1, 2023	Vitally	$30.0M Series B	—	01 Advisors, 11k Ventures, 8VC, Afore Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Anorak Ventures, Champion Hill Labs, E1 Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, LGF, Marlinspike, Next47, Outliers Fund, Rabben Hood Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Fanny Surjana, Mattia Astori, Mircea Pasoi, Richard Cooperstein, Stephen Romanoff, Thomas Tull, William Miller

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Leadership Team

Key people at Bedrock Capital.

Leadership Team

Key people at Bedrock Capital.

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Bedrock Capital is a technology-focused investment firm managing over $2 billion in assets, specializing in backing founders who challenge conventional market narratives and build category-defining companies. Their investment philosophy centers on identifying "narrative violations" — startups that defy prevailing expectations and possess unique, defensible advantages often overlooked by other investors. Bedrock invests primarily in seed and growth-stage rounds across sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, health tech, and blockchain, with a geographic focus on the USA, Canada, Israel, and the UK. The firm plays a significant role in the startup ecosystem by supporting innovative companies that have the potential to reshape industries through operational support and strategic guidance[1][4][6].

Origin Story

Founded in 2018 by Geoff Lewis, Bedrock Capital emerged with a mission to invest in companies that break conventional market narratives. Geoff Lewis, a seasoned investor, positioned the firm to focus on technology ventures that demonstrate strong growth potential and unique market positioning. Over time, Bedrock has evolved to manage multiple funds and has backed over 40 successful deals, emphasizing a disciplined investment strategy that balances innovation with risk management. The firm is headquartered in New York and Los Angeles, with a team including key partners such as Geoff Lewis and principals like Ben Kany and Sid Vashist[1][4].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Focus on "narrative violations," investing in companies that defy market expectations and have defensible competitive advantages.
Network Strength: Strong presence in North American and European markets, leveraging a broad network to support portfolio companies.
Track Record: Over 40 successful deals with multiple high-profile exits, demonstrating an ability to identify and nurture high-potential startups.
Operating Support: Proactive approach providing operational and strategic guidance beyond capital, helping founders scale effectively.
Sector Focus: Deep expertise in fintech, AI, health tech, and blockchain, enabling targeted investments in cutting-edge technology sectors[1][4].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Bedrock Capital rides the wave of transformative technology trends such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and fintech innovation. The firm's timing is critical as these sectors undergo rapid evolution, creating opportunities for startups that challenge existing paradigms. Market forces such as increased digital transformation, regulatory shifts, and growing demand for decentralized technologies favor Bedrock's investment thesis. By backing companies that defy conventional wisdom, Bedrock influences the broader ecosystem by fostering innovation that can redefine industry standards and create new market categories[1][4][6].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Bedrock Capital is poised to continue its focus on identifying and supporting disruptive technology startups that challenge prevailing narratives. Trends like AI advancement, decentralized finance, and health tech innovation will likely shape their investment journey. As the technology landscape evolves, Bedrock’s influence may grow by enabling founders to build category leaders that redefine markets. Their disciplined yet visionary approach positions them well to capitalize on emerging opportunities and maintain a leadership role in venture capital investing focused on narrative-defying companies[1][4][6].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Focus on "narrative violations," investing in companies that defy market expectations and have defensible competitive advantages.
Network Strength: Strong presence in North American and European markets, leveraging a broad network to support portfolio companies.
Track Record: Over 40 successful deals with multiple high-profile exits, demonstrating an ability to identify and nurture high-potential startups.
Operating Support: Proactive approach providing operational and strategic guidance beyond capital, helping founders scale effectively.
Sector Focus: Deep expertise in fintech, AI, health tech, and blockchain, enabling targeted investments in cutting-edge technology sectors[1][4].