Byers Capital

ActiveVenture Capital

Updated: Dec 5, 2025 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Apr 1, 2025	Nourish	$70.0M Series B	—	Alpha Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, TJ Nahigian, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, General Catalyst, Frederique Dame, Index Ventures, Maverick Capital, Sandbox Industries, Gordon Wintrob, Nikhil Krishnan, Zak Kukoff
Dec 1, 2024	bsport solution	$31.0M Series B	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Base10 Partners, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, General Catalyst, Gordon Wintrob, Nikhil Krishnan, Zak Kukoff
Jun 1, 2024	Speak	$20.0M Series B	—	Andreessen Horowitz, TJ Nahigian, Bee Partners, Blue Bear Capital, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, Contrary Capital, First Round Capital, General Catalyst, GIT1K, Next Play Ventures, Sequoia Capital, UP.Partners, Y Combinator, Amjad Masad, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Bradley Horowitz, David J. Phillips, Drew Houston, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Gordon Wintrob, Jonathan Wasserstrum, Kyle Vogt, Marc Benioff, Michael Stoppelman, Nate Matherson, Nikhil Krishnan, Nitay Joffe, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Zak Kukoff
Apr 1, 2024	Ansa	$14.0M Series A	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Jana Messerschmidt, TJ Nahigian, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, Cambrian Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Dragonfly Capital Partners, ENIAC Ventures, Founders' Co-op, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, KRM Interests LLC, Lightbank, Mischief Venture Capital, Nyca Partners, Red Swan Ventures, Renegade Partners, Balaji Srinivasan, Gokul Rajaram, Gordon Wintrob, Julian Koh, Louis Beryl, Nikhil Krishnan, Zak Kukoff
Mar 1, 2024	Nourish	$35.0M Series A	—	8VC, 9Yards Capital, Adverb Ventures, Afore Capital, Aleph VC, Alpha Venture Partners, Amino Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, TJ Nahigian, Benchmark, BoxGroup, Broadway Angels, Buckley Ventures, Craft Ventures, CRV, Data Tech Fund, Electric Capital, Fika Ventures, General Catalyst, Frederique Dame, Index Ventures, IVP, Liquid 2 Ventures, Maverick Capital, NFX, Passion Capital, Sandbox Industries, SignalFire, Spark Capital, The Community Fund, The House Fund, Thrive Capital, WndrCo LLC, Akash Garg, Amr Awadallah, Charlie Songhurst, Ding Zhou, George Hu, Gordon Wintrob, Henry de Zoete, Ian Hogarth, Joshua Schachter, Michael Stoppelman, Mike Vernal, Nikhil Krishnan, Othman Laraki, Rob Solomon, Steve Chen, Steve King, Sue Xu, Vishal Makhijani, Zak Kukoff
Mar 1, 2024	Coast	$25.0M Series A	—	Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Avid Ventures, TJ Nahigian, Better Tomorrow Ventures, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, General Catalyst, Arash Ferdowsi, Gordon Wintrob, Nikhil Krishnan, Zak Kukoff
Dec 1, 2023	Entri	$3.0M Venture Round	—	B Capital Group, Coatue, Ribbit Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, Stripe, Bradley Horowitz, Gokul Rajaram, Manik Gupta, Mike Tsao, Ryan Tabone, Shishir Mehrotra
Jul 1, 2023	Speak	$16.0M Series B	—	Andreessen Horowitz, TJ Nahigian, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, LGF, Dylan Field, Gordon Wintrob, Nikhil Krishnan, Zak Kukoff
Jun 1, 2023	Config	$5.0M Seed	—	8VC, B Capital Group, Coatue, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Greylock, Innovation Endeavors, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Outcast Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Saga, Scribble Ventures, Sherpalo Ventures, Stripe, Akshay Kothari, Bradley Horowitz, Dylan Field, Emil Michael, Gokul Rajaram, Jason Citron, Manik Gupta, Mike Tsao, Ron Pragides, Ryan Tabone, Sam Altman
Apr 1, 2023	Clara	$60.0M Series B	—	Banana Capital, B Capital Group, Coatue, Market One Capital, Notable Capital, Ribbit Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, Stripe, Bradley Horowitz, Gokul Rajaram, Manik Gupta, Mike Tsao, Ryan Tabone, Shishir Mehrotra
Apr 1, 2023	Ansa	$5.0M Seed	—	AAF Management Ltd., AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, TJ Nahigian, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, Cambrian Ventures, Daffy, Fin Capital, General Catalyst, Humba Ventures, Mischief Venture Capital, NextGen Venture Partners, PruVen Capital, QED Investors, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Dylan Field, Gokul Rajaram, Gordon Wintrob, Louis Beryl, Nikhil Krishnan, Othman Laraki, Youcef Es-skouri, Zak Kukoff
Feb 1, 2023	Stelo Labs	$6.0M Seed	—	10X Capital, Access Biotechnology, AirAngels, Awesome People Ventures, B Capital Group, Coatue, Darling Ventures, EQT Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Jlabs, Menlo Ventures, QEY Capital, Ribbit Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, Stripe, Unusual Ventures, Valar Ventures, World Fund, Baron Davis, Bobby Goodlatte, Bradley Horowitz, Charles Delingpole, James Beshara, Jeffrey Wilke, Manik Gupta, Mike Tsao, Niklas Jansen, Nik Sharma, Paul Forster, Ryan Tabone, Scott Belsky, Shane Neman, Shishir Mehrotra, Siqi Chen, Stefan Jeschonnek
Jan 1, 2023	Nourish	$8.0M Seed	—	14W, Afore Capital, Aleph VC, Andreessen Horowitz, TJ Nahigian, Bolt, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, Craft Ventures, CRV, Curie.Bio, Data Tech Fund, Element Partners, Footwork, General Catalyst, Haystack, Next Play Ventures, NFX, Passion Capital, Susa Ventures, The House Fund, Thrive Capital, Charlie Songhurst, David Marcus, Gordon Wintrob, Henry de Zoete, Ian Hogarth, Nikhil Krishnan, Russell Fradin, Russ Fradin, Zak Kukoff
Jan 1, 2023	Paradigm	$200.0M Series A	—	7wire Ventures, 8VC, Andreessen Horowitz, ARCH Venture Partners, TJ Nahigian, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, Foresite Capital, Founders Fund, F-Prime Capital Partners, General Catalyst, Krishna Yeshwant, Human Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, LiveOak Venture Partners, Lux Capital, Mubadala, Norwest Venture Partners, Octopus Ventures, Omega Funds, Pitbull Ventures, Presight Capital, RallyCry Ventures, VZVC, Gordon Wintrob, Nikhil Krishnan, Zak Kukoff
Nov 1, 2022	Vial	$67.0M Series B	—	10100, 20VC, Kevin Hartz, Addition, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Banana Capital, Rexhep Dollaku, TJ Nahigian, Base10 Partners, Blockchain Capital, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, Cathay Innovation, Construct Capital, Craft Ventures, CRV, Curie.Bio, Data Tech Fund, Matt Ocko, DX Ventures, Engineering Capital, ENIAC Ventures, Equal Ventures, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Future Ventures, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Gradient Ventures, Graduate Entrepreneur, M.G. Siegler, Index Ventures, Infinite Niches, Javelin Venture Partners, Jetstream, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Khosla Ventures, Lainy, LAUNCH, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, NEO, NextView Ventures, Hans Tung, Not Boring Capital, Oak HC/FT, Operator Partners, Pantera Capital, Pareto Holdings, Pear VC, Pioneer Fund, Polychain Capital, Renegade Partners, Ribbit Capital, Section 32, Speedinvest, Staircase Ventures, Summit Partners, Team Ignite Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, True Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Vast Ventures, Vibe Capital, Voyager Ventures, WGI Group, Winklevoss Capital, XFactor Ventures, Y Combinator, Ade Olonoh, Cameron Teitelman, Chad Nitschke, Daniel Burka, Fidji Simo, Garrett Smallwood, Gordon Wintrob, Hanno Renner, Harry Hurst, Joi Ito, Josh Abramowitz, Kevin Lin, Kiran Bhatraju, Louis Beryl, Mark Pincus, MG Siegler, Mike Volpe, Nikhil Krishnan, Oliver Cameron, Peter Bell, Pieter Schoen, Riccardo Zacconi, Ron Pragides, Scott Belsky, Shivon Zilis, Steve Martocci, Teddy Citrin, Tom McInerney, Tony Xu, Zachary Sims, Zak Kukoff
Nov 1, 2022	Speak	$27.0M Series B	—	AAF Management Ltd., Andreessen Horowitz, TJ Nahigian, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, Daffy, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Immeasurable, LGF, Mischief Venture Capital, Open AI Startup Fund, Trajectory Ventures, Wind Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Dylan Field, Gordon Wintrob, Nate Matherson, Nikhil Krishnan, Othman Laraki, Youcef Es-skouri, Zak Kukoff
Nov 1, 2022	Arta Finance	$90.0M Series A	—	Kevin Hartz, AlleyCorp, Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, AME Cloud Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, Ardent Venture Partners, Atomico, B Capital Group, Coatue, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Fenway Summer, First Round Capital, Floodgate, Founders Fund, Global Founders Capital, Hanabi Capital, Hardware Club, Heroic Ventures, Hummingbird Ventures, Hyper, Indeed.com, Jetstream, Moonfire Ventures, Ann Bordetsky, Jeff Immelt, Tiffany Luck, Operator Collective, Paradigm, Pareto Holdings, Planeteer Capital, Ribbit Capital, Round One Capital, Sarona Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Shaan's All Access Fund, Sherpalo Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Soma Capital, SRB Ventures, Stripe, Greg Bettinelli, The Hit Forge, Ulu Ventures, Underscore VC, Upload Ventures, Vera Equity, Voyager Ventures, Y Combinator, Akhil Paul, Alexander Aghassipour, Allen Gannett, Amit Agarwal, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Bernhard Niesner, Bradley Horowitz, Chris Murphy, Fredrik Hjelm, Gokul Rajaram, Henrik Herr, Jacqueline Reses, Jeffrey Wald, Jeppe Rindom, Johann "Hansi" Hansmann, Jon Hallett, Julian Shapiro, Ken Howery, Manik Gupta, Mathilde Collin, Mike Tsao, Phillip Chambers, Phoebe Wang, Ryan Tabone, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Sam Parr, Shishir Mehrotra, Stanley Druckenmiller, Tony Xu
Nov 1, 2022	Meander	$2.0M Seed	—	040 Capital, Adverb Ventures, Alchemy Ventures, Archetype, Adeyemi Ajao, B Capital Group, Blockchain.com Ventures, Bond, Boost VC, Catapult Capital, Cherry Ventures, Closed Loop Partners, Coatue, DST Global, Expon Capital, Founders Fund, Frontline Ventures, Fuel Capital, Andrew Wheeler, Frederique Dame, Hack VC, Bernardo Hernandez, LAUNCHub Ventures, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Logos Labs, M13, Mosaic Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Plug & Play Ventures, Primetime Partners, Ribbit Capital, Scribble Ventures, Sherpalo Ventures, Sound Ventures, Stripe, Nicholas Shekerdemian, Tiger Global Management, Union Square Ventures, Akshay Kothari, Alex Pack, Anastasia Andrianova, Charlie Songhurst, Chris Herd, Claire Hughes Johnson, Dylan Field, Emre Baran, Fernando Martinelli, Gokul Rajaram, Greg Kidd, Mandeep Singh, Manik Gupta, Martin Varsavsky, Megan Quinn, Mike Tsao, Omid Ashtari, Peter Pastewka, Ron Pragides, Ryan Tabone, Scott Belsky, Shane Curran, Shishir Mehrotra, Stani Kulechov, Stewart Butterfield, Tim Kendall, Tobias Lutke
Aug 1, 2022	Soundstripe	$9.0M Series B	—	ARCH Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, Paradigm, Ken Howery, Sam Altman
Jul 1, 2022	Everside Health	$160.0M Venture Round	—	Cota Capital, f7 Ventures, Founders Fund, F-Prime Capital Partners, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greylock, Highbury Group, Maverick Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Oak HC/FT, Quiet Capital, RRE Ventures, Second Century Ventures, Louis Beryl, S J
Mar 1, 2022	Volta Labs	$20.0M Series A	—	Cota Capital, f7 Ventures, Founders Fund, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Highbury Group, Maverick Capital, Mohamad Makhzoumi, PivotNorth Capital, Quiet Capital, RRE Ventures, Louis Beryl, Matthew Dellavedova
Mar 1, 2022	Nutcracker Therapeutics	$170.0M Series C	—	ARCH Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, Paradigm, Ken Howery, Sam Altman
Feb 1, 2022	Padiepal	$50K Seed	—	ARCH Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, MarsBio, Mischief Venture Capital, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Quiet Capital, SciFi VC, Sommet AB, Thirty Five Ventures, Eric Wu, Karim Atiyeh, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Tony Xu, Venus Williams
Dec 1, 2021	Clara	$70.0M Series B	—	Addition, At One Ventures, B Capital Group, Big Idea Ventures, Coatue, Founders Fund, Global Founders Capital, Insight Partners, Kaszek Ventures, monashees, Next Play Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Picus Capital, Ribbit Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, Silence, Social Capital, Soma Capital, SOSV, Stripe, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Alex Anton, Bradley Horowitz, Gabriel Hammond, Gokul Rajaram, Manik Gupta, Mark Cuban, Mike Tsao, Ryan Tabone, Scot Wingo, Shishir Mehrotra
Nov 1, 2021	Praxis	$4.0M Seed	—	ARCH Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, Paradigm, Ken Howery, Sam Altman

Financial History

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Leadership Team

Key people at Byers Capital.

Blake Byers

Investor

Leadership Team

Key people at Byers Capital.

Blake Byers

Investor

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Byers Capital is a San Francisco-based family office led by Blake Byers that focuses on early-stage investments primarily in technology and biotechnology sectors. The firm targets Series A and B rounds, with a strong emphasis on healthcare, biotech, AI, and enterprise software. Byers Capital leverages Blake Byers’ extensive venture capital experience and scientific expertise to provide not only capital but also strategic guidance and industry connections to its portfolio companies. Its investments include high-profile names such as Neuralink, NewLimit, Benchling, and SpaceX, reflecting a focus on cutting-edge innovation in biotech, healthtech, and deep tech[1][2][3].

Origin Story

Founded in 2021 by Blake Byers, a former partner at Google Ventures with a decade of experience in venture capital, Byers Capital evolved from his deep involvement in successful tech and biotech startups. Blake Byers’ background includes participation in notable exits like Robinhood and Grail, which informs the firm’s investment approach. The firm’s focus has grown to include a diverse portfolio spanning biotech, AI, and healthtech, with a strategic interest in companies that push scientific and technological boundaries. Byers also co-founded NewLimit, a longevity-focused biotech company, illustrating his hands-on involvement in the sector[1][2][3].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Operates as a single-family office with the flexibility to lead or co-invest in early-stage rounds, occasionally raising capital from partners to support portfolio scaling.
Network Strength: Strong connections to top-tier founders and innovators, including Elon Musk (Neuralink, SpaceX, Xai), Brian Armstrong (NewLimit), and other industry leaders.
Track Record: Early investments in breakthrough companies like Neuralink (brain-computer interfaces), NewLimit (epigenetic reprogramming for longevity), and Benchling (biotech software).
Operating Support: Combines venture capital expertise with scientific research knowledge to provide strategic guidance beyond funding, helping startups navigate complex biotech and tech landscapes[1][2][3].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Byers Capital is positioned at the intersection of transformative technology and biotechnology trends, riding the wave of advancements in AI, longevity science, brain-computer interfaces, and enterprise software for life sciences. The timing is critical as these sectors experience rapid innovation and growing market demand for solutions addressing healthspan extension, drug discovery, and human-computer integration. Byers Capital’s investments help accelerate these frontier technologies, influencing the broader ecosystem by backing companies that could redefine healthcare and technology paradigms[1][2][4].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Byers Capital is likely to deepen its focus on biotech and AI-driven health innovations, capitalizing on emerging scientific breakthroughs and growing investor interest in longevity and brain-computer interfaces. The firm’s influence may expand as it continues to back visionary founders and scale companies that address unmet medical needs and complex technological challenges. Trends such as personalized medicine, AI-powered drug discovery, and human augmentation will shape its investment trajectory, reinforcing its role as a key player in the next wave of tech and biotech innovation[1][2][4].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Operates as a single-family office with the flexibility to lead or co-invest in early-stage rounds, occasionally raising capital from partners to support portfolio scaling.
Network Strength: Strong connections to top-tier founders and innovators, including Elon Musk (Neuralink, SpaceX, Xai), Brian Armstrong (NewLimit), and other industry leaders.
Track Record: Early investments in breakthrough companies like Neuralink (brain-computer interfaces), NewLimit (epigenetic reprogramming for longevity), and Benchling (biotech software).
Operating Support: Combines venture capital expertise with scientific research knowledge to provide strategic guidance beyond funding, helping startups navigate complex biotech and tech landscapes[1][2][3].