Coalition Operators

Coalition Operators is a fund and operators network that invests in early stage startups.

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Updated: Feb 17, 2026 ·

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Feb 1, 2025	Mast Reforestation	$25.0M Series B	—	Founders' Co-op, LombardStreet Ventures, Mexican.vc, Seven Seven Six, Social Capital, Spero Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Julius Genachowski, Rob Veres, Tobias Lutke, Yishan Wong
Dec 1, 2024	LTV.ai	$5.0M Series A	—	20VC, AirAngels, Buckley Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, Mantis VC, Pareto Holdings, Slow Ventures, Trust Fund, Volition Capital, Baron Davis, Claire Hughes Johnson, Julian Shapiro, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Mathilde Collin, Melissa Tan, Ryan Tedder, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Tyler Willis, Vindi Banga
Oct 1, 2024	Tako	$6.0M Seed	—	Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, A* Capital (A Star Capital), Alumni Ventures, AngelList Syndicator, Autopilot Fund, Bain Capital Ventures, Benchmark, CapitalX, Cyberstarts VC, FirstHand Alliance, FirstMark Capital, Founders Fund, Haun Ventures, Kepler Operator’s Fund, LGF, Liquid 2 Ventures, Logos Labs, Long Journey Ventures, Lux Capital, Monochrome Capital, New Form Capital, NFX, No Label Ventures, Not Boring Capital, OCA Ventures, Pantera Capital, Polygon, Project A, Prototype Capital, Sarona Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SRB Ventures, Starship Ventures, Stratus Ventures, Susa Ventures, Techstars, The Club, The Hit Forge, Tiger Global Management, Tioga Capital Partners, Village Global, Vitalize Venture Group, Y Combinator, Abe Burns, Adam Jackson, Balaji Srinivasan, Chris Cheng, Christian Reber, Cristina Cordova, D’Arcy Coolican, Dharmesh Shah, Fareed Mosavat, Felipe Navio, Frederic Kerrest, Gil Elbaz, Gokul Rajaram, Guillermo Rauch, Jan Deepen, Job Van Der Voort, Johnny Boufarhat, Julian Shapiro, Kanjun Qiu, Kevin Weil, Koen Bok, Mandeep Singh, Mark Ghermezian, Mike Giampapa, Paul Yacoubian, Richard Burton, Scott Belsky, Stanley Druckenmiller, Stefan Jeschonnek
Jul 1, 2024	InvestorHub	$5.0M Series A	—	Acrew Capital, B Capital Group, Cowboy Ventures, Equity Venture Partners, Hack VC, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, John Kobs, Mathilde Collin, Michael Ma, Michael Stoppelman, Russ Heddleston
May 1, 2024	Karius	$100.0M Series C	—	Khosla Ventures, NanoDimension, Pareto Holdings, Seventure Partners, WorkLife Ventures, Ysios Capital, Andy Coravos, Claire Hughes Johnson
Apr 1, 2024	Splash	$5.0M Seed	—	20VC, Abstract Ventures, AirAngels, Altimeter Capital, Buckley Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Mantis VC, Pareto Holdings, Slow Ventures, Trust Fund, Union Square Ventures, Volition Capital, Weekend Fund, Amjad Masad, Baron Davis, Claire Hughes Johnson, George Ruan, Gokul Rajaram, Julian Shapiro, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Mathilde Collin, Melissa Tan, Ryan Tedder, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Tyler Willis, Vindi Banga
Mar 1, 2024	ShopMy	$19.0M Series A	—	20VC, AirAngels, Buckley Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, Mantis VC, Pareto Holdings, Sequoia Capital, Slow Ventures, Trust Fund, Volition Capital, XStarPartners, Baron Davis, Claire Hughes Johnson, George Ruan, Julian Shapiro, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Mathilde Collin, Melissa Tan, Ryan Tedder, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Tyler Willis, Vindi Banga
Feb 1, 2024	SigScalr	$2.0M Seed	—	20VC, Adjacent, AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Buckley Ventures, Ali Tamaseb, Earl Grey Capital, Mantis VC, NextView Ventures, Night Capital, Pareto Holdings, Point72 Ventures, Scribble Ventures, Slow Ventures, Trust Fund, Two Sigma Ventures, Uncork Capital, Volition Capital, WestWave Capital, Baron Davis, Claire Hughes Johnson, George Ruan, James Park, Julian Shapiro, Louis Beryl, Mathilde Collin, Melissa Tan, Mike Lee, Nir Eyal, Ron Pragides, Ryan Tedder, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Tyler Willis, Vindi Banga
Nov 1, 2023	Urbanic	$150.0M Series C	—	Browder Capital, General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital
Oct 1, 2023	Induced AI	$2.0M Seed	—	10100, 20VC, Kevin Hartz, AirAngels, Bain Capital, Bankless Ventures, Bedrock Capital, Buckley Ventures, C2 Investment, CapitalX, Chemistry VC, 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
Sep 1, 2023	Linear	$35.0M Series B	—	01 Advisors, 1984 Ventures, 20VC, Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList Syndicator, Jana Messerschmidt, Awesome People Ventures, Rexhep Dollaku, BlueRun Ventures, C2 Investment, CapitalX, Coinbase Ventures, Craft Ventures, Cusp Capital Partners, Eight Roads Ventures, FirstMark Capital, FJ Labs, Framework Ventures, Greylock, Haun Ventures, Index Ventures, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Khosla Ventures, LGF, Liquid 2 Ventures, Logos Labs, Long Journey Ventures, MATR Ventures, Mayfield, Meritech Capital Partners, NEO, Next47, NextView Ventures, Hans Tung, Not Boring Capital, Pantera Capital, Paradigm, Polychain Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Prototype Capital, rocketship.vc, SciFi VC, Seed Club Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sweater Ventures, TSVC Capital, Tusk Venture Partners, XFactor Ventures, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Akash Garg, Amjad Masad, Arash Ferdowsi, Aston Motes, Balaji Srinivasan, Bobby Goodlatte, Charlie Cheever, Christian Reber, Christina Cacioppo, Claire Hughes Johnson, Cristina Cordova, Dylan Field, Fareed Mosavat, Frederic Kerrest, Gokul Rajaram, Guillermo Rauch, Immad Akhund, Jan Deepen, Jarl Mohn, Jawed Karim, Jeff Chang, Job Van Der Voort, John Collison, Johnny Boufarhat, Julia DeWahl, Julia Hartz, Julian Shapiro, Justin David Blau, Koen Bok, Lauren Loktev, Marc McCabe, Mark Cuban, Martin Sinner, Mathilde Collin, Paul Yacoubian, Robert Gentz, Ron Pragides, Ryan Sarver, Ryan Tedder, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Shayne Coplan, Siqi Chen, Stefan Jeschonnek, Stewart Butterfield, Tikhon Bernstam, Tobias Lutke
Jul 1, 2023	Sound	$20.0M Series A	—	20VC, AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Buckley Ventures, Casa Verde Capital, Earl Grey Capital, Mantis VC, Pareto Holdings, Slow Ventures, Sunset Ventures, Trust Fund, Volition Capital, Baron Davis, Claire Hughes Johnson, George Ruan, Julian Shapiro, Justin David Blau, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Mark Cuban, Mathilde Collin, Melissa Tan, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Steve Aoki, Tyler Willis, Vindi Banga
Jul 1, 2023	CapStack Technologies	$6.0M Seed	—	43, Adams Street Partners, BITKRAFT Ventures, Cambrian Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Cowboy Ventures, Declaration Partners, Draper Associates, Fin Capital, Flyover Capital, Insight Partners, M13, Oak HC/FT, Peterson Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, True Ventures, Venrock, Verity Venture Partners, Ellen Pao, Todd Pedersen
May 1, 2023	Galvanick	$10.0M Seed	—	Afore Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Austin Walne, Bain Capital Ventures, Battery Ventures, BBG Ventures, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Blackbird Ventures Australia, Blume Ventures, Browder Capital, Conversion Capital, Daffy, Embedded Ventures, Endure Capital, Feenix Ventures, Fifth Wall, Founders Fund, Fractal Growth Partners, General Catalyst, Glade Brook Capital Partners, Ingeborg Investments, Inventus Capital Partners, Lightspeed India Partners, MaC Venture Capital, Merak Ventures, Aaron Jacobson, QED Investors, Ravelin Capital, Revolution, Salesforce Ventures, Sand Hill Angels, Sequoia Capital, Seraphim Space, Techstars, The Hit Forge, Village Global, Y Combinator, Ashish Taneja, Justin Mateen, Ryan Johnson, Zak Kukoff
May 1, 2023	Somethings	$3.0M Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, Accel, Browder Capital, Buckley Ventures, General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital, Helium-3 Ventures, Heroic Ventures, Khosla Ventures, LGF, Next Play Ventures, Open AI Startup Fund, Pareto Holdings, SeedInvest, Sequoia Capital, Cory Levy, Gokul Rajaram, Justin Mateen, Paul Graham
Apr 1, 2023	InvestorHub	$4.0M Series A	—	Acrew Capital, B Capital Group, Cowboy Ventures, Equity Venture Partners, GSR Ventures, Hack VC, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, John Kobs, Mathilde Collin, Michael Ma, Michael Stoppelman, Russ Heddleston
Jan 1, 2023	Zurp	$5.0M Seed	—	10X Capital, 20VC, 7GC & Co, Access Biotechnology, AirAngels, Amity Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Animoca Brands, Asymmetric, Atlas Venture, Awesome People Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, Bombas, Buckley Ventures, C2 Investment, Camber Creek, CapitalG, Cardumen Capital, Color Capital, Conductive Ventures, Darling Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, Freestyle Capital, Freigeist, Grit Capital Partners, Hack VC, Immeasurable, Interlace Ventures, Interplay Ventures, Jump Crypto, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Left Lane Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, M13, Mantis VC, Menlo Ventures, NFX, Pantera Capital, Pareto Holdings, Plaid, QEY Capital, Raine Ventures, Reshape Ventures, Gil Penchina, Saga, Sanofi Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Scribble Ventures, Slow Ventures, SRB Ventures, Trust Fund, Volition Capital, Andy Bechtolsheim, Arash Ferdowsi, Baron Davis, Bill Tai, Christian Reber, Claire Hughes Johnson, Darius Contractor, Dennis Crowley, Ethan Beard, George Ruan, Julian Shapiro, Kevin Hart, Koen Bok, Kunal Shah, Leore Avidar, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Mark Cuban, Mathilde Collin, Melissa Tan, Roger Ehrenberg, Ryan Tedder, Scott Belsky, Shane Battier, Tony Hawk, Tyler Willis, Vindi Banga, Whitney Cummings
Jan 1, 2023	BORN	$3.0M Seed	—	20VC, AirAngels, All Iron Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList Syndicator, Angular Ventures, Balderton Capital, Better Capital, Blossom Capital, Buckley Ventures, Chalfen Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, Eunoia Capital Partners, IVP, Mantis VC, On Deck, Pareto Holdings, Slow Ventures, Trust Fund, Volition Capital, Y Combinator, Akshay Kothari, Baron Davis, Chris Schagen, Christian Oestlien, Claire Hughes Johnson, Cristina Cordova, David Peterson, Dylan Field, George Ruan, Girish Mathrubootham, Jan Deepen, Jeremy Yap, Julian Shapiro, Kunal Shah, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Martin Henk, Mathilde Collin, Melissa Tan, Robbert Flipsen, Ryan Tedder, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Stefan Jeschonnek, Tyler Willis, Vindi Banga
Dec 1, 2022	TheyDo	$13.0M Series A	—	20VC, Addition, AirAngels, Blossom Capital, Buckley Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, Eunoia Capital Partners, IVP, Mantis VC, Pareto Holdings, Red Swan Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Slow Ventures, Trust Fund, Volition Capital, VTF Capital, Baron Davis, Claire Hughes Johnson, George Ruan, Julian Shapiro, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Mathilde Collin, Melissa Tan, Robbert Flipsen, Ryan Tedder, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Todd Rovak, Tyler Willis, Vindi Banga
Dec 1, 2022	CloseFactor	$15.0M Series A	—	Acrew Capital, B Capital Group, Cowboy Ventures, Equity Venture Partners, Hack VC, Insight Partners, Scheinman Angel Fund, Sequoia Capital, Uncork Capital, Vertex Ventures, Y Combinator, Edith Harbaugh, John Kobs, Mathilde Collin, Michael Ma, Michael Stoppelman, Russ Heddleston
Dec 1, 2022	Metagood	$5.0M Seed	—	20VC, AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, Animoca Brands, Buckley Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, FMFW.io, HIVE Ventures, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Mantis VC, Morgan Creek Capital Management, Offline Ventures, One Planet Group, Pareto Holdings, Pioneer Fund, Point72 Ventures, Resonance VC, Slow Ventures, Sora Ventures, Sound Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Tribe Capital, Trust Fund, Volition Capital, XAnge, Andrew Nutter, Baron Davis, Claire Hughes Johnson, George Burke, George Ruan, Julian Shapiro, Kevin Lin, Kristian Segerstrale, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Mathilde Collin, Melissa Tan, Paul Rabil, Ryan Tedder, Ryan Wyatt, Scott Belsky, Sebastien Borget, Siqi Chen, Stani Kulechov, Thomas Vu, Tyler Willis, Vindi Banga, Digital Currency Group, GreaterGoodSociety, Greg Kidd, Kevin Ding, The Hit Forge, Winklevoss Capital
Nov 1, 2022	Loops	$10.0M Seed	—	468 Capital, 50 Partners, AirAngels, Alkeon Capital, AngelList Syndicator, CapitalG, CapitalX, Cardumen Capital, Cisco Investments, Equal Ventures, Felicis Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Index Ventures, La Famiglia, Logos Labs, Long Journey Ventures, March Capital, Not Boring Capital, Paladin Capital Group, Plaid, Prototype Capital, Saga, Scale Venture Partners, Seven Seven Six, SRB Ventures, Venga!Labs, Y Combinator, Arash Ferdowsi, Ariel Maislos, Christian Reber, Cristina Cordova, Darius Contractor, Didier Valet, Ellie Wheeler, Fareed Mosavat, Gabriel Jarrosson, Gokul Rajaram, Jan Deepen, Job Van Der Voort, Johnny Boufarhat, Julian Shapiro, Koen Bok, Paul Forster, Paul Yacoubian, Pierre Lavaux, Scott Belsky, Stefan Jeschonnek
Nov 1, 2022	PopUp	$4.0M Seed	—	AngelList Syndicator, Ardent Venture Partners, CapitalX, FirstMark Capital, Hyper, Logos Labs, Long Journey Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Operator Collective, Prototype Capital, Round One Capital, Shaan's All Access Fund, SRB Ventures, Stripe, Allen Gannett, Christian Reber, Cristina Cordova, Fareed Mosavat, Gokul Rajaram, Jan Deepen, Job Van Der Voort, Jon Hallett, Julian Shapiro, Koen Bok, Paul Yacoubian, Scott Belsky, Stefan Jeschonnek
Nov 1, 2022	Meez Culinary Solutions	$9.0M Series A	—	20VC, AirAngels, Allison Pickens Ventures, formerly The New Normal Fund, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Asymmetric Capital Partners, Background Capital, Buckley Ventures, Craft Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, First Round Capital, F-Prime Capital Partners, InReach Ventures, Mantis VC, Not Boring Capital, Outcast Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Slow Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Trust Fund, Volition Capital, Abhinav Asthana, Adam Blitzer, Akshay Kothari, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Andre Iguodala, Anne Wojcicki, Baron Davis, Barr Moses, Christina Cacioppo, Claire Hughes Johnson, George Ruan, Joe Greenstein, Julian Shapiro, Manik Gupta, Mathilde Collin, Max Mullen, Melissa Tan, Ron Pragides, Ryan Tedder, Scott Belsky, Siqi Chen, Tyler Willis, Vindi Banga
Oct 1, 2022	Mason	$2.0M Seed	—	3one4 Capital, Accel, Acton Capital Partners, Adverb Ventures, AngelList Syndicator, Bond, CapitalX, Creandum, FirstMark Capital, Frontline Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Icebreaker.vc, LGF, Lightspeed India Partners, Logos Labs, Long Journey Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Pareto Holdings, Point Nine Capital, Prototype Capital, TCV, Akshay Kothari, Alex Kayyal, Andrew Nutter, Andrus Purde, Christian Bach, Claire Hughes Johnson, Cristina Cordova, Dylan Field, Emre Baran, Fareed Mosavat, Gokul Rajaram, Guillaume Lestrade, Jan Deepen, Job Van Der Voort, Johnny Boufarhat, Julian Shapiro, Koen Bok, Kristjan Vilosius, Kunal Shah, Megan Quinn, Paul Yacoubian, Phillip Chambers, Scott Belsky, Shane Curran, Stefan Jeschonnek, Stewart Butterfield

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Leadership Team

Key people at Coalition Operators.

Katie Hughes

Founding Partner, Coalition Network

Leadership Team

Key people at Coalition Operators.

Katie Hughes

Founding Partner, Coalition Network

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Coalition Operators is an early-stage venture capital fund and operators network that invests primarily in pre-seed and seed startups, with typical investments around $250K to $500K. Their mission is to back founders who are taking bold swings at important problems, particularly emphasizing diversity on cap tables and providing founders with access to top-tier operational expertise from active founders and operators. The fund focuses on sectors including health tech, fintech, and edtech, aiming to support startups with diverse leadership and cap tables. Beyond capital, Coalition Operators offers a unique value proposition through its extensive network of over 100 world-class startup operators who provide hands-on support as angels, advisors, and strategic partners, enhancing the growth trajectory of portfolio companies[1][2][3].

Origin Story

Founded in 2020 by a team of experienced founders and operators including Ashley Mayer, Toyin Ajayi, Lindsay Ullman, and Jaclyn Rice Nelson, Coalition Operators emerged from the founders’ own experiences building startups and recognizing the critical value of having operational expertise on the cap table. The idea grew from their desire to create a venture product that offers tangible, practical support from operators who are still actively building companies. Over time, the firm has evolved to combine early-stage capital with a curated operator network designed to increase diversity and operational support for startups, particularly women operators and investors, reflecting a commitment to broadening access and impact in venture capital[2][3][4][5].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Combines early-stage funding with an active operator network, providing both capital and hands-on operational expertise.
Network Strength: Access to a vetted network of 100+ operators from leading tech companies who serve as advisors, angels, and strategic partners.
Operator-First Approach: Fund managers and partners are themselves experienced founders and operators, offering pragmatic, founder-friendly support.
Focus on Diversity: Explicit commitment to increasing diversity on startup cap tables, particularly supporting women operators and investors.
Track Record: Over 30 deals executed with a data-driven investment strategy and notable exits, emphasizing value creation through operational involvement[1][2][3][5].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Coalition Operators rides the trend of integrating operational expertise directly into venture investing, addressing a market need for more than just capital at the earliest stages. Their timing is significant as the startup ecosystem increasingly values diverse leadership and founder support beyond money, especially in sectors like health tech and fintech where operational complexity is high. By fostering a network of active operators who also invest and advise, Coalition influences the broader ecosystem by democratizing access to high-caliber operational talent and promoting diversity, which research shows correlates with better economic outcomes. This model helps startups navigate early challenges more effectively, potentially increasing their chances of success and scaling impact[1][2][3].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Coalition Operators is positioned to deepen its influence by expanding its operator network and continuing to back diverse founders at the earliest stages. Trends such as increased emphasis on diversity, operational support in venture, and sector-specific innovation in health and fintech will likely shape their journey. As the firm grows, it may also pioneer new models for operator-led investing and broaden its geographic and sector reach. Their commitment to combining capital with real-world operator insight will remain a key differentiator, potentially setting a new standard for early-stage venture funds focused on founder success and ecosystem impact[2][3][4].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Combines early-stage funding with an active operator network, providing both capital and hands-on operational expertise.
Network Strength: Access to a vetted network of 100+ operators from leading tech companies who serve as advisors, angels, and strategic partners.
Operator-First Approach: Fund managers and partners are themselves experienced founders and operators, offering pragmatic, founder-friendly support.
Focus on Diversity: Explicit commitment to increasing diversity on startup cap tables, particularly supporting women operators and investors.
Track Record: Over 30 deals executed with a data-driven investment strategy and notable exits, emphasizing value creation through operational involvement[1][2][3][5].