Fifth Down 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)
Jan 29, 2026	Northslope	$22.0M Series A	Friends & Family Capital, Goldcrest Capital	Leblon Capital
Mar 1, 2025	Daisy	$15.0M Series C	—	Aleph VC, Bungalow Capital
Mar 1, 2024	Fieldguide	$30.0M Series B	—	8VC, Alt Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bascom Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Founders Fund, Glasswing Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Mischief Venture Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, George Godula, Howie Liu, Mark Ghermezian, Trevor Noah
Jun 1, 2023	Mosaic.tech	$26.0M Series C	—	9Yards Capital, Rexhep Dollaku, CRV, Data Tech Fund, Draper Associates, Founders Fund, Friends & Family Capital, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Infinite Niches, Khosla Ventures, LAUNCH, OMERS Ventures, Openview Venture Partners, Renegade Partners, Team Ignite Ventures, XFactor Ventures, Daniel Burka, Kevin Lin, Konstantin von Unger, Mark Pincus, Matteo Franceschetti, Pieter Schoen, Sam Altman, Zachary Sims
Aug 1, 2022	Maximus	$15.0M Series A	—	11, 8VC, Abstract Ventures, Accel, Addition, Anti fund, Avalon Ventures, Bam Ventures, BITKRAFT Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Craft Ventures, Dimension Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Friends & Family Capital, Griffin Gaming Partners, Haun Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, In-Q-Tel, Jetstream, Khosla Ventures, LGF, Long Journey Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Hans Tung, Paradox Capital, Polychain Capital, Polygon, Primer Sazze Partners, Sequoia Capital, Shine Capital, The Hit Forge, Ulu Ventures, XFactor Ventures, XStarPartners, Amjad Masad, Anna Yuan, Ben Perszyk, Bradley Horowitz, David Mytton, Gokul Rajaram, Guillaume Lestrade, Jake Kassan, Julie Zhuo, Kyle Widrick, Matteo Franceschetti, Oleg Rogynskyy, Omar El-Ayat, Prashant Malik, Ryan Holiday, Sam Altman, Tobias Lutke, Tony Xu, Young Song
Aug 1, 2022	Talkbase	$2.0M Seed	—	Alt Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Founders Fund, Glasswing Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Mischief Venture Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Howie Liu, Trevor Noah
Jul 1, 2022	Inflection Points	$13.0M Seed	—	Amplo, Bain Capital Ventures, DST Global, Founders Fund, Friends & Family Capital, One Way Ventures, Anthony Pompliano, David Petersen, Henry de Zoete, Immad Akhund, Oliver Jung, Pedro Franceschi, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Tanooj Luthra
May 1, 2022	Vention	$95.0M Series C	—	Alt Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, BDC Venture Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Founders Fund, Glasswing Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Metanoia, Mischief Venture Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Howie Liu, Mark Ghermezian, Trevor Noah
Jan 1, 2022	Miro	$400.0M Series C	—	2050 Capital, Accel, Acrobator Ventures, Addition, Altaclub VC, Altair Capital Management, Alt Capital, Angular Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Boldstart Ventures, Cedar Capital Group, Founders Fund, Glasswing Ventures, Tom Hulme, Heavybit, ICONIQ Capital, Inba Shenfeld holdings, Mischief Venture Capital, MYASIAVC PTE LTD, Norrsken VC, Sequoia Capital, TCV, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, WestCap, Alex Kayyal, Ameet Patel, Bradley Horowitz, Howie Liu, Mark Ghermezian, Paul Morrissey, Trevor Noah
Jan 1, 2022	Verusen	$25.0M Series B	—	Alt Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, BMW i Ventures, Daft Capital, Emergence Capital, Flyover Capital, Founders Fund, Glasswing Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Mischief Venture Capital, Scale Venture Partners, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Upside Partnership, Daniel Pourasghar, Howie Liu, Mark Ghermezian, Trevor Noah
Dec 1, 2021	Whip Around	$14.0M Series B	—	Amplo, Bain Capital Ventures, Friends & Family Capital, Anthony Pompliano
Dec 1, 2021	PetsApp	$4.0M Seed	—	Alt Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Dragoneer Investment Group, Founders Fund, Glasswing Ventures, Global Founders Capital, ICONIQ Capital, Indus Valley Capital, Market One Capital, Mischief Venture Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Christian Reber, Gerald Parloiu, Howie Liu, Mark Ghermezian, Trevor Noah
Dec 1, 2021	Jupe	$10.0M Seed	—	AAF Management Ltd., Alt Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blockchain Capital, Blockchain.com Ventures, Elefund, FAST — by GETTYLAB, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Glasswing Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Initialized Capital, Javelin Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, KRM Interests LLC, Leawood Venture Capital, Mischief Venture Capital, OMERS Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Stellar Capital, Stellation Capital, Techstars, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Ulu Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, Y Combinator, Chris M. Willliams, Elad Gil, Howie Liu, Louis Beryl, Mark Ghermezian, Michael Ma, Oliver Cameron, Sahin Boydas, Trevor Noah
Dec 1, 2021	Pleo	$200.0M Series C	—	Addition, Alkeon Capital, AME Cloud Ventures, Amplo, Bain Capital Ventures, Balderton Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Coatue, Creandum, Dawn Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, DVx Ventures, F-Prime Capital Partners, Friends & Family Capital, Erik Nordlander, Tom Hulme, Hanabi Capital, Hardware Club, Industry Ventures, Infinity Ventures, monashees, Hans Tung, Plug & Play Ventures, Storm Ventures, Thrive Capital, Vendep Capital, Anshu Sharma, Anthony Pompliano, David Vélez, Florian Otto, Gokul Rajaram, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Matias Woloski, Nikolaj Nyholm, Pedro Arnt, Rodrigo Teijeiro
Nov 1, 2021	Nexar	$53.0M Series D	—	01 Advisors, Accel, Aleph VC, Atreides Management, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bowery Capital, Bungalow Capital, Charge Ventures, Coatue, Company Capital, Corner Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, General Catalyst, Gutter Capital, Intuit Ventures, Jeff Richards, Primary Venture Partners, Silicon Badia, SOSV, Supernode Ventures, Julia Kagan
Nov 1, 2021	Evergrow	$7.0M Seed	—	Acrew Capital, Alt Capital, Alven, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, BEENEXT, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackhorn Ventures, C2 Investment, Chemistry VC, Congruent Ventures, Exponent Founders Capital, First Round Capital, FJ Labs, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Gigascale Capital, Glasswing Ventures, Goat Capital, Gradient Ventures, Sangeen Zeb, ICONIQ Capital, Infinite Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, Mischief Venture Capital, Operator Collective, Picus Capital, Pioneer Fund, Predictive VC, Renegade Partners, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Jarrod Dicker, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Vouch Insurance, XYZ Venture Capital, Brandon Leonardo, Chad Nitschke, Chase Gilbert, Garrett Koehn, Gordon Wintrob, Howie Liu, Mark Ghermezian, Max Mullen, Peter Reinhardt, Trevor Noah, Will Gaybrick, Zachary Sims, Brewer Lane Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Foundation Capital
Nov 1, 2021	Reprise	$62.0M Series B	—	2xN, 645 Ventures, Addition, Afore Capital, Altair Capital Management, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angel investor, Arkitekt Ventures, August Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Banana Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Boldstart Ventures, Boost VC, BoxGroup, Broadway Angels, Buckley Ventures, C2 Investment, Cedar Capital Group, Costanoa Ventures, Countdown Capital, CRV, Curie.Bio, Firework Ventures, First Round Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Freestyle Capital, Glasswing Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Granite Asia, GSR Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, ICONIQ Capital, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, Lightspeed China Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lobby Capital, Lux Capital, Madrona Ventures, Maverick Capital, Mayfield, Metanoia, Mischief Venture Capital, Not Boring Capital, Operator Partners, Paradigm, Penny Jar Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Revolution, Saga, Scalar Capital, Scout Ventures, Section 32, Seven Seven Six, SNR, SV Angel, Thirty Five Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trinity Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Vibe Capital, Y Combinator, Alice Zhang, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Ashley Larson, Colin Carrier, Dylan Field, Edvard Engesæth, Elliott Cohen, Eric Wu, Harry Hurst, Howie Liu, Immad Akhund, John Collison, Jon Gelsey, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Mark Ghermezian, Max Mullen, Oliver Cameron, Pau Gasol, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Trevor Noah
Nov 1, 2021	Jinx	$28.0M Series A	—	Kevin Hartz, Addition, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Audrey Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Dreamers VC, Electric Capital, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Glasswing Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Interlock Partners, Khosla Ventures, Mischief Venture Capital, NewFund, Sound Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Y Combinator, Adrian Aoun, Brad Bao, Bradley Horowitz, Howie Liu, Jared Leto, Joshua Reeves, Kevin Weil, Mark Ghermezian, Mike Krieger, Sam Altman
Nov 1, 2021	MonetizeNow	$3.0M Seed	—	500 Global, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList, Archetype, Asset Management Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, CRV, Cyberstarts VC, DST Global, Founders Fund, Fuel Ventures, Glasswing Ventures, Greycroft, Greylock, Hetz Ventures, Homebrew, ICONIQ Capital, Insight Partners, Mars Growth Capital, Mischief Venture Capital, NextView Ventures, One Planet Group, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Presight Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Uncork Capital, Valar Ventures, Winklevoss Capital, Work-Bench, Anne Wojcicki, Anthony Pompliano, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Bernstein, Danny Hadar, Erik Podzuweit, Florian Prucker, Gokul Rajaram, Halle Tecco, Howie Liu, Mark Ghermezian, Mato Peric, Nitay Joffe, Oliver Jung, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Roger Ehrenberg, Ron Pragides, Rudra Peram, Steven Sarowitz, Trevor Noah, Yevgeny Dibrov
Aug 1, 2021	Polywork	$13.0M Series A	—	20VC, 645 Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Across Capital Partners, Addition, Afore Capital, Aglae Ventures, Amplo, Andreessen Horowitz, Jana Messerschmidt, Audrey Capital, BackBone Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Banana Capital, BoxGroup, C2 Investment, Chaac Ventures, Chapter One Ventures, Craft Ventures, Dreamers VC, Earl Grey Capital, Electric Capital, Flourish Ventures, Friends & Family Capital, Gaingels, General Catalyst, Hyper, Infinite Niches, Innovation Endeavors, Interlock Partners, Khosla Ventures, KRM Interests LLC, Lerer Hippeau, Menlo Ventures, monashees, Luke Pappas, NewFund, Northzone, Glenn Solomon, Pareto Holdings, Pelion Venture Partners, Placeholder, Propel Venture Partners, Quona Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Reform Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Sarona Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Snowflake Ventures, SoftBank Capital, Sound Ventures, Spark Capital, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, TitletownTech, Trajectory Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Volt Capital, Weekend Fund, Y Combinator, Adrian Aoun, Balaji Srinivasan, Baron Davis, Ben Davenport, Ben Porterfield, Brad Bao, Bradley Horowitz, Carmelo Anthony (Melo7 Tech Partners), Casey Neistat, Charlie Cheever, DROdio - Daniel R. Odio, Florian Huber, Fredrik Hjelm, Gregory Waldorf, Jared Leto, Jeff Morris, Joshua Reeves, Kevin Weil, Odell Beckham Jr., Pau Gasol, Paul Yacoubian, Roland Brack, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Tobias Lutke, Varsha Rao
Jul 1, 2021	Pleo	$150.0M Series C	—	Addition, Amplo, Bain Capital Ventures, Balderton Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Creandum, Dawn Capital, F-Prime Capital Partners, Friends & Family Capital, Erik Nordlander, Tom Hulme, Industry Ventures, Infinity Ventures, monashees, Hans Tung, Thrive Capital, Vendep Capital, Anthony Pompliano, David Vélez, Florian Otto, Matias Woloski, Nikolaj Nyholm, Pedro Arnt, Rodrigo Teijeiro
May 1, 2021	Collectable	$6.0M Series A	—	10X Capital, 2.12 Angels, Altai Ventures, Alven, Amplo, Jean de Fougerolles, Bain Capital Ventures, B Capital Group, Bond, Coinbase Ventures, Equity Alliance, Flexcap, Founders' Co-op, Friends & Family Capital, Global Founders Capital, INBlockchain, Index Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Magma Partners, Morpheus Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Radical Ventures, Recharge Capital, Revel Partners, Sinai Ventures, Staenberg Venture Partners, Tuesday Capital, White Star Capital, Y Combinator, Charlie Songhurst, Faizan Khan (Unchained Capital), Mei Z., Scott Banister
Jan 1, 2021	Verusen	$8.0M Series A	—	Alt Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, BMW i Ventures, Daft Capital, Flyover Capital, Founders Fund, Glasswing Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Mischief Venture Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Daniel Pourasghar, Howie Liu, Mark Ghermezian, Trevor Noah
Jun 1, 2020	Vention	$28.0M Series B	—	Alt Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Founders Fund, Glasswing Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Metanoia, Mischief Venture Capital, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Howie Liu, Jeffrey Kadanoff, Mark Ghermezian, Trevor Noah
Apr 1, 2020	Nexar	$52.0M Series C	—	01 Advisors, Accel, Aleph VC, Atreides Management, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bowery Capital, Bungalow Capital, Charge Ventures, Coatue, Company Capital, Corner Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, General Catalyst, GE Ventures, Gutter Capital, Intuit Ventures, Mosaic Ventures, Mouro Capital, Jeff Richards, Offline Ventures, Marc van den Berg, Primary Venture Partners, Samsung NEXT Ventures, Silicon Badia, SOSV, Supernode Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Elan Zivotofsky, Julia Kagan

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Leadership Team

Key people at Fifth Down Capital.

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Fifth Down Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 that focuses on early-stage investments primarily in the sports, entertainment, health, and wellness sectors. Their mission is to partner with visionary entrepreneurs who are passionate about creating impactful solutions that can transform these industries. The firm provides strategic guidance, operational support, and access to a broad network of industry connections to help startups achieve sustainable growth and success. Fifth Down Capital typically invests in seed through Series D rounds, emphasizing companies with strong growth potential in consumer-facing markets[1][2][3].

Origin Story

Founded in 2014, Fifth Down Capital was established by a team of experienced investors with over 30 years of collective experience in building generational companies. The firm evolved to focus on sectors where innovation intersects with consumer engagement, such as sports, entertainment, and health & wellness. Over time, Fifth Down Capital has expanded its portfolio to include a diverse set of companies, leveraging its deep industry knowledge and network to support early-stage ventures[1][5].

Core Differentiators

Sector Focus: Specialized in sports, entertainment, health, and wellness startups, allowing for deep domain expertise.
Investment Model: Focuses on early-stage companies from seed to Series D, providing multi-asset vehicle investments.
Network Strength: Access to a vast network of industry professionals and strategic partners to accelerate portfolio company growth.
Operating Support: Offers hands-on strategic guidance and operational support beyond capital.
Track Record: A portfolio of over 25 active investments, including companies like Anduril Industries, Gecko Robotics, and SentiLink, demonstrating a diverse and high-growth investment approach[1][4].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Fifth Down Capital rides the trend of digitization and innovation in consumer-driven sectors such as sports and entertainment, which are undergoing rapid transformation through technology. The timing is favorable due to increasing consumer demand for personalized, tech-enabled experiences and wellness solutions. Market forces such as the rise of digital media, health tech, and experiential entertainment create fertile ground for startups in these areas. Fifth Down Capital influences the ecosystem by providing early-stage capital and strategic support, helping to scale companies that redefine how consumers engage with sports, entertainment, and wellness[1][3].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Fifth Down Capital is well-positioned to capitalize on emerging trends in health technology, immersive entertainment, and sports innovation. As consumer preferences evolve and new technologies like AI, AR/VR, and data analytics become more integrated into these sectors, the firm’s portfolio companies are likely to benefit from increased market opportunities. Fifth Down Capital’s continued emphasis on operational support and network leverage will likely enhance its influence, helping startups navigate growth challenges and scale effectively. Their future trajectory suggests a growing role in shaping the intersection of technology and consumer experience in their chosen sectors[1][3][5].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Sector Focus: Specialized in sports, entertainment, health, and wellness startups, allowing for deep domain expertise.
Investment Model: Focuses on early-stage companies from seed to Series D, providing multi-asset vehicle investments.
Network Strength: Access to a vast network of industry professionals and strategic partners to accelerate portfolio company growth.
Operating Support: Offers hands-on strategic guidance and operational support beyond capital.
Track Record: A portfolio of over 25 active investments, including companies like Anduril Industries, Gecko Robotics, and SentiLink, demonstrating a diverse and high-growth investment approach[1][4].