Launch Capital

ActiveVenture Capital

Updated: Dec 5, 2025 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
May 1, 2025	Medmain	$3.0M Venture Round	—	Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, DVx Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Goodwater Capital, i/o Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Plug & Play Ventures, Vera Equity, Brandon Krieg, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan
Jun 1, 2022	Stoovo	$5.0M Seed	—	Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, DVx Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Goodwater Capital, i/o Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Plug & Play Ventures, Vera Equity, Brandon Krieg, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan
Jan 1, 2022	Indeez	$9.0M Series A	—	50 Partners, Bow Capital, Breega, Buckley Ventures, DVx Ventures, Elaia Partners, Eunoia Capital Partners, Felix Capital, FirstMark Capital, FJ Labs, Goodwater Capital, i/o Ventures, Lifeline Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, LocalGlobe, Mosaic Ventures, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Plug & Play Ventures, Vera Equity, Brandon Krieg, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan, Pascal Gauthier, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Richard Laxer
Dec 1, 2021	Facily	$140.0M Series D	—	Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, DVx Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Goodwater Capital, i/o Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Plug & Play Ventures, Vera Equity, Brandon Krieg, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan
Dec 1, 2021	Edukoya	$4.0M Seed	—	Alpine Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, DVx Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Goodwater Capital, HV Capital, i/o Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, MYASIAVC PTE LTD, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Plug & Play Ventures, Vera Equity, Brandon Krieg, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan, Raffael Johnen
Nov 1, 2021	Cubbo	$4.0M Seed	—	ALLVP, Alpha4 ventures, Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Canary Ventures, Comal Ventures, Connolley, Dux Capital, DVx Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Gerdau Next Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Graph Ventures, Homebrew, Iluminar Ventures, i/o Ventures, KRM Interests LLC, Latitud, Liquid 2 Ventures, Magma Partners, NFX, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, One Way Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, SV Latam Fund, Tokai Ventures, Vera Equity, Ahmed Chaudhary, Brandon Krieg, Carlos Julio Garcia, Daniel Raynaud, David Vélez, Guilherme Bonifacio, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan, Jorge Faraj, Jorge Uribe, Karim Atiyeh, Manolo Atala, Ricardo Weder, Santiago Aldana, Sri Batchu, Tono Mandly
Nov 1, 2021	Folden Lane	$840K Seed	—	Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, DVx Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Goodwater Capital, i/o Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Plug & Play Ventures, Red Swan Ventures, Science, Vera Equity, VTF Capital, Brandon Krieg, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan, Sahin Boydas, Todd Rovak
Aug 1, 2021	Shopistry	$2.0M Seed	—	BDC Venture Capital, Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, DVx Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Flint Capital, Goodwater Capital, Innospark Ventures, i/o Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Plug & Play Ventures, Third Prime, Threshold Ventures, Vera Equity, Brandon Krieg, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan, Michelle McBane
Jun 1, 2021	Whym	$1.0M Venture Round	—	645 Ventures, 8VC, Amplo, TJ Nahigian, Baukunst, Bolt, Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, Companyon Ventures, Deciens Capital, DNX Ventures, DVx Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Foundry Group, Freestyle Capital, Goodwater Capital, Green Generation Fund, Hyde Park Venture Partners, i/o Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, MAGIC Fund, Mayfield, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Overline VC, Plug & Play Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Recharge Capital, Reciprocal Ventures, Recursive Ventures, Sandwith Ventures, SOSV, Techstars, Tet Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, True Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Vera Equity, XFactor Ventures, Ayush Sood, Balaji Srinivasan, Brandon Krieg, Charles Delingpole, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan, Kevin Lin, Mark Ghermezian, Thomas Noonan
May 1, 2021	Jerry	$28.0M Series B	—	01 Advisors, 50 Partners, Kevin Hartz, AIX Ventures, Animal Capital, Aurora Forge, Big Sky Health, Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, CapitalX, Coinbase Ventures, Connect Ventures, Creative Juice, DVx Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Eurazeo, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Expa, Exponent Founders Capital, Firstminute Capital, Freestyle Capital, Future Africa, General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital, Hoxton Ventures, i/o Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Luno Expeditions, Niu Ventures, Norrsken VC, Oak HC/FT, Outrun Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Pebblebed, Plug & Play Ventures, Practical Venture Capital, Precursor Ventures, QED Investors, Quona Capital, REMUS Capital, Social Starts, Stellar Capital, Stride VC, Target Global, Tekton Ventures, The Community Fund, UpHonest Capital, Valar Ventures, Vera Equity, Visionaire Ventures, Alexis Le-Quoc, Andre Mohamed, Baron Davis, Brad Garlinghouse, Brandon Krieg, Bryce Hall, Charles Delingpole, David de Picciotto, Eric Hahn, Eric Nadalin, Gabriel Weinberg, Griffin Johnson, Immad Akhund, Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Jason Gardner, Jason Goldberg, Jean-Sébastien Wallez, Johan Lorenzen, Louis Beryl, Oliver Jung, Raffael Johnen, Richard Chen, Tom Blomfield, Trevor Noah
May 1, 2020	Zwapp	$100K Seed	—	Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, DVx Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Globo Ventures, Goodwater Capital, i/o Ventures, Latitud, Liquid 2 Ventures, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Plug & Play Ventures, Vera Equity, Brandon Krieg, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan
Sep 1, 2019	Pair Team	$3.0M Seed	—	1984 Ventures, 75 & Sunny, Abstract Ventures, Acrew Capital, Afore Capital, AlleyCorp, Bain Capital Ventures, Battery Ventures, B Capital Group, Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Coalition Operators, Comcast Ventures, Cometa, Cowboy Ventures, Craft Ventures, DVx Ventures, Equity Venture Partners, Eunoia Capital Partners, FinTech Collective, FJ Labs, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, Friále, General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital, Gradient Ventures, Hack VC, Innovation Endeavors, Insight Partners, INVX, i/o Ventures, KAAN Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, LGF, Liquid 2 Ventures, Merus Capital, monashees, NextView Ventures, NFX, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Pareto Holdings, Plug & Play Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Sound Ventures, Stellation Capital, Tiger Global Management, Uncork Capital, Vera Equity, Wayra Hispam, Y Combinator, Andy Rankin, Ashby Monk, Brandon Krieg, Dylan Field, Eric Wu, Evan Williams, Fabio Cannavale, Frederic Kerrest, Guy Podjarny, Jared Leto, Jay Vijayan, John Kobs, Julie McDermott, Konstantin von Unger, Marc McCabe, Mathias Biilmann Christensen, Mathilde Collin, Michael Ma, Michael Stoppelman, Pedro Arnt, Ralph Gootee, rich simoni, Russ Heddleston, Sahin Boydas, Tracy Young, Zachary Hargreaves
Apr 1, 2019	Golden	$5.0M Seed	—	2048 Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Amity Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, AngelList, AngelList Syndicator, Bessemer Venture Partners, Better Tomorrow Ventures, BITKRAFT Ventures, Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, Cantos Ventures, Cota Capital, CRV, DCM, Ali Tamaseb, DCVC (Data Collective), Divergence Ventures, Dunce Capital, DVx Ventures, EQT Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Fathom Capital, Flucas Ventures, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Future Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, Helium-3 Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Interlace Ventures, Invariantes Fund, i/o Ventures, Jump Crypto, Kleiner Perkins, LAUNCH, Liquid 2 Ventures, Mango Capital, Menlo Ventures, NFX, Niu Ventures, Hans Tung, Oak HC/FT, Optum Ventures, PivotNorth Capital, Plug & Play Ventures, Prime Movers Lab, Quiet Capital, Rivet Ventures, RTP Ventures, Scale Asia Ventures, Scribble Ventures, SNR, Solana Ventures, Third Point Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Unruly Capital, UpHonest Capital, Venrock, Vera Equity, Y Combinator, YLEM, Adam Wiggins, Amos Elliston, Arash Ferdowsi, Aston Motes, Augusto Marietti, Brandon Krieg, Christian Bach, Dylan Field, Farzad Nazem, Gokul Rajaram, Henry Kravis, Howie Liu, Immad Akhund, Jack Smith, Jay Vijayan, Jeremy Yap, Matt Bellamy, Michael Stoppelman, Paul McKellar, Rick Berry, Scott Belsky, Spencer Kimball, Steve King, Sumon Sadhu
Nov 1, 2018	Genies	$10.0M Venture Round	—	01 Advisors, 1984 Ventures, Kevin Hartz, AIX Ventures, Amplo, Angelic Ventures, Animal Capital, Anthemis Group, Aurora Forge, Bascom Ventures, Battery Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Bow Capital, BoxGroup, Buckley Ventures, Canaan Partners, Caravela Capital, Catapult Capital, Cedar Capital Group, Citi Ventures, CoinFund, Contrary Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Ali Tamaseb, DGF Investimentos, DN Capital, Draper Associates, DVx Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Evolve VC, ff Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Goodwater Capital, Haun Ventures, HOF Capital, Honey Island Capital, Hoxton Ventures, i/o Ventures, Lakestar, Liquid 2 Ventures, Lobby Capital, Mayfield, Melo7 Tech Partners, LLC, Motier Ventures, Nascent, New Enterprise Associates, Next Play Ventures, NFX, Niu Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Oak HC/FT, Obvious Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Practical Venture Capital, Redpoint Ventures, REMUS Capital, Sierra Ventures, Gary Benitt, Social Starts, Spark Capital, SparkLabs Group, SV Angel, The General Partnership, The Hit Forge, Theory Ventures, Turtle Ventures, Uncork Capital, Underscore VC, Unpopular Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Urban Innovation Fund, Vera Equity, Visionaire Ventures, White Star Capital, Balaji Srinivasan, Baron Davis, Bo Peabody, Brandon Krieg, Bryce Hall, Ed Baker, George Hu, Griffin Johnson, Halle Tecco, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan, Marcus Segal, Matt Carbonara, Mo El-Bibany, Oliver Jung, Sean Park, Shervin Pishevar, Steve Barham, Tom Williams
Nov 1, 2018	Kukua	$3.0M Seed	—	2xN, Cervin Ventures, CP Ventures, Hoxton Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Justin Timberlake
Oct 1, 2018	Jerry	$9.0M Series A	—	Abstract Ventures, Accel, Activant Capital, Altair Capital Management, Balderton Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, Company Capital, Craft Ventures, CrunchFund, Curated, DVx Ventures, Endeavor8, Eunoia Capital Partners, Flex Capital, Founder Collective, Founders' Co-op, Goodwater Capital, Greylock, GSV Asset Management, Indeed.com, i/o Ventures, Khosla Ventures, KRM Interests LLC, Leap Forward Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Menlo Ventures, MS&AD Ventures, Next Play Ventures, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Plug & Play Ventures, Quiet Capital, Ride Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Social Capital, Sound Ventures, Transpose platform, Tribe Capital, UpWest, Vera Equity, Vouch Insurance, Boaz Hecht, Brandon Krieg, Darrell Cavens, Evan Moore, Greg Kidd, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan, Jeff Schneble, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Louis Beryl, Mark Britto, Oded Hermoni, Peter Kazanjy, Rob Theis, Vipul Ved Prakash, William Hockey
Sep 1, 2018	Spyce	$21.0M Series A	—	Addition, Betaworks Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Blockchain Coinvestors AngelList Syndicate, Bowery Capital, Broadway Angels, Bullpen Capital, Collaborative Fund, Daffy, Dragonfly Capital Partners, Electric Capital, Fifth Wall, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Great Oaks Venture Capital, IPD Capital, K2 Global, Kapor Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Maveron, Robot Ventures, RRE Ventures, Howard Lindzon, Summit Partners, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Uncork Capital, Zinc, Alex Tang, Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Charles Goldman, Eric Wu, Fidji Simo, Henry Kravis, Julie Zhuo, Roger Ehrenberg, Stani Kulechov, Stanley Druckenmiller
Sep 1, 2018	Blueland	$3.0M Seed	—	Bam Ventures, BBG Ventures, BDMI - Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Curie.Bio, DuContra Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Fuse, Highland Capital Partners, Inspired Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, mParticle, Operator Partners, Primetime Partners, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Sinai Ventures, Vine Ventures LP, Marc Lore, Volition Capital, Watertower Ventures, Eghosa Omoigui
May 1, 2017	Genies	$250K Series A	—	Bow Capital, Buckley Ventures, DVx Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, Goodwater Capital, i/o Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Niu Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Plug & Play Ventures, Vera Equity, Brandon Krieg, Immad Akhund, Jay Vijayan
Dec 1, 2013	Sailthru	$20.0M Series C	—	Alpaca VC, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, Betaworks Ventures, Bowery Capital, Bullpen Capital, DFJ, General Atlantic, Glasswing Ventures, Innerproduct, Kapor Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lowercarbon Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, Origin Ventures, RRE Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Howard Lindzon, SoftBank Capital, SoftBank Investment Advisers, SV Angel, Uncork Capital, Steve Krausz, Zinc, Mark Cuban, Roger Ehrenberg, Samer Hamadeh, Steven Sinofsky
Oct 1, 2013	HYLA Mobile	$110.0M Series C	—	Audrey Capital, Betaworks Ventures, Bowery Capital, Bullpen Capital, Kapor Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Lowercarbon Capital, Practical Venture Capital, RRE Ventures, Slow Ventures, Howard Lindzon, SV Angel, True Ventures, Uncork Capital, Zinc, Roger Ehrenberg
Feb 1, 2013	Sailthru	$19.0M Series B	—	Alpaca VC, Benchmark, Betaworks Ventures, Bowery Capital, Bullpen Capital, Glasswing Ventures, Innerproduct, Kapor Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Origin Ventures, RRE Ventures, Howard Lindzon, SoftBank Capital, SV Angel, Uncork Capital, Zinc, Roger Ehrenberg, Samer Hamadeh
Nov 1, 2011	Impermium	$8.0M Series A	—	1Flourish Capital, B Capital Group, Betaworks Ventures, Bowery Capital, Bullpen Capital, DCVC (Data Collective), Freestyle Capital, Kapor Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, One Planet Group, RRE Ventures, Howard Lindzon, SV Angel, Uncork Capital, Zinc, Roger Ehrenberg
Aug 1, 2011	Sailthru	$8.0M Series A	—	Audrey Capital, Betaworks Ventures, Bowery Capital, Bullpen Capital, Glasswing Ventures, Innerproduct, Kapor Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Lowercarbon Capital, Practical Venture Capital, RRE Ventures, Slow Ventures, Howard Lindzon, SoftBank Capital, SV Angel, True Ventures, Uncork Capital, Zinc, Roger Ehrenberg
Jun 1, 2011	Impermium	$1.0M Seed	—	B Capital Group, Betaworks Ventures, Bowery Capital, Bullpen Capital, DCVC (Data Collective), Freestyle Capital, Kapor Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, One Planet Group, RRE Ventures, Howard Lindzon, SV Angel, Uncork Capital, Zinc, Roger Ehrenberg

Financial History

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Leadership Team

Key people at Launch Capital.

David Shen

Investor

Leadership Team

Key people at Launch Capital.

David Shen

Investor

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

LaunchCapital is a venture capital firm specializing in seed and early-stage investments, aiming to empower entrepreneurs by providing not only capital but also mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to a global network. Their mission is to ignite entrepreneurial dreams and fuel investor ambitions by bridging startups with the resources they need to succeed. They focus on helping startups build sustainable businesses from the seed stage through growth, supporting founders with hands-on operational expertise and a curated portfolio of high-potential companies across diverse industries[1][2][3].

Origin Story

Founded in 2008 by Elon Boms alongside investors Karen Pritzker and Michael Vlock, LaunchCapital emerged to address the fragmented and limited seed investment market at the time. The founders envisioned a platform that would provide entrepreneurs with quick access to seed capital and mentorship, helping them build great businesses rather than just chasing short-term metrics. Over the years, LaunchCapital has invested in over 200 companies, evolving its focus to include significant follow-on investments through a dedicated Growth Fund, supporting startups from initial seed rounds through later stages of development[2][3][4].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Focus on seed-stage companies with a commitment to follow-on investments, enabling sustained growth.
Network Strength: Access to a global network of investors, mentors, and strategic partners.
Track Record: Over 200 investments since 2008, with a history of identifying and scaling successful startups.
Operating Support: Hands-on involvement, providing operational expertise beyond capital to guide startups toward sustainable growth.
Investor Flexibility: Offers angel investors curated, vetted opportunities with options for active mentorship or passive investment[1][2].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

LaunchCapital rides the trend of early-stage venture investing focused on founder development and capital efficiency. The timing is critical as seed-stage funding has become a pivotal gateway for innovation, with startups needing more than just money—they require strategic support and network access to scale. LaunchCapital’s approach aligns with market forces favoring capital-efficient, milestone-driven companies and reflects a broader shift toward nurturing entrepreneurs holistically. Their influence extends by enabling startups to transition smoothly from seed to growth stages, thereby strengthening the overall startup ecosystem[2][3].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, LaunchCapital is poised to deepen its impact by continuing to support startups through their growth journeys, leveraging its Growth Fund to back promising companies beyond seed rounds. Trends such as increased demand for capital-efficient business models and founder-centric investment philosophies will shape their trajectory. As the startup ecosystem grows more competitive, LaunchCapital’s blend of capital, mentorship, and network access will likely enhance its role as a key catalyst for innovation and sustainable startup success.

By maintaining its commitment to empowering entrepreneurs and investors alike, LaunchCapital is set to remain a vital player in the venture capital landscape, helping build the future of innovation across industries[1][2][3].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Focus on seed-stage companies with a commitment to follow-on investments, enabling sustained growth.
Network Strength: Access to a global network of investors, mentors, and strategic partners.
Track Record: Over 200 investments since 2008, with a history of identifying and scaling successful startups.
Operating Support: Hands-on involvement, providing operational expertise beyond capital to guide startups toward sustainable growth.
Investor Flexibility: Offers angel investors curated, vetted opportunities with options for active mentorship or passive investment[1][2].