T-Bird Capital

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

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Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Nov 1, 2025	International Dance League	$7.0M Seed	—	Correlation Ventures, KB Partners, Howard Lindzon
Nov 1, 2024	Wiz Distro	$25K Seed	—	Precursor Ventures, Stellation Capital, Anthemos Georgiades
Aug 1, 2024	Vybe	$5.0M Seed	—	75 & Sunny, Airtree Ventures, Alumni Ventures, C2 Investment, Conviction Partners, Cyberstarts VC, Embedded Ventures, FirstHand Alliance, Founders Fund, Haun Ventures, Lightbank, NEO, New Form Capital, Pantera Capital, Paradigm, Pear VC, Polygon, Precursor Ventures, Preston-Werner Ventures, Stellar Capital, Stellation Capital, The Hit Forge, Tioga Capital Partners, Anthemos Georgiades, Balaji Srinivasan, bill weathersby, Elad Gil, Henry Davis, John Collison, Karim Atiyeh, Lex Bayer, Mike Giampapa, Surahbi Gupta, Tony Xu
Jun 1, 2024	Whoosh	$10.0M Series A	—	AlleyCorp, Antler, Correlation Ventures, KB Partners, Social Leverage, Howard Lindzon
May 1, 2024	Alinia AI	$2.0M Seed	—	7BC Venture Capital, Audrey Capital, Bain Capital, Bold Capital Partners, Entrepreneur First, General Catalyst, Motier Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Preston-Werner Ventures, Safar Partners, Samsung NEXT Ventures, Speedinvest, Stellation Capital, The Hit Forge, Anthemos Georgiades, Bob Young, Henry Davis, Thomas Rebaud, Tobias Lutke
Feb 1, 2024	AddGlow	$2.0M Seed	—	1/1 Capital, Alchemy Ventures, ClimacticVC, Firework Ventures, Flexsteel Industries Inc., GSV Acceleration, Heretic Ventures, Index Ventures, Klossy, Long Journey Ventures, Mantis VC, Pear VC, Precursor Ventures, Stellation Capital, Storm Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Volition Capital, Zero Infinity Partners, Anthemos Georgiades, Chris Fanini, Daniel Kan, Henry Davis, James Beshara, Odell Beckham Jr.
Nov 1, 2023	Tixologi	$930K Seed	—	ACME Capital, Ascension Ventures, Baroda Ventures, CASC Ventures, Correlation Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Jump Crypto, KB Partners, Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Sharp Alpha Advisors, Social Leverage, Howard Lindzon, Mathieu Guerville, Tom Williams, Zain Jaffer
Sep 1, 2022	Antic	$7.0M Seed	—	Daffy, DNX Ventures, Draper Associates, FJ Labs, Flucas Ventures, Geek Ventures, Gutter Capital, Operator Ventures, Pantera Capital, Quiet Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, The Hit Forge, Trajectory Ventures, Weekend Fund, Abe Burns, Andrew Rosener, Balaji Srinivasan, Gokul Rajaram, James Beshara, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Manik Gupta, Neil Parikh, Sota Numazawa (Aviondor Group (South Fund)
Jul 1, 2022	Pogo	$12.0M Seed	—	1/1 Capital, 20VC, 7percent Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Adverb Ventures, AirAngels, Alchemy Ventures, Altair Capital Management, Alt Capital, Amplifyher Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Angel investor, AngelList, AngelList Syndicator, Anti fund, Audrey Capital, Bain Capital, BITKRAFT Ventures, Bombas, Brainchild, Buckley Ventures, C2 Investment, CapitalX, Casa Verde Capital, Climate Capital, Coalition Operators, Craft Ventures, Daffy, Matt Ocko, DNX Ventures, Double Down, DST Global, Earl Grey Capital, Jenny Fielding, Firework Ventures, FirstMark Capital, First Round Capital, Five Sigma, FJ Labs, Flex Capital, Flexsteel Industries Inc., Flucas Ventures, Footwork, Founders Fund, F Prime Capital, Fuel Capital, Geek Ventures, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Greylock, GSV Acceleration, Gutter Capital, Heavybit, Heretic Ventures, Index Ventures, Infinite Niches, IVP, K2 Global, KAAN Ventures, LAUNCH, LGF, Logos Labs, Long Journey Ventures, Mantis VC, Monarch Collective, Musha Ventures, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, NXTP Labs, Offline Ventures, Operator Ventures, Outcast Ventures, Paradigm, Pareto Holdings, Passion Capital, Pear VC, Point Nine Capital, Positive Sum VC, Precursor Ventures, Proton Enterprises, Prototype Capital, Quiet Capital, Reach Capital, Renegade Partners, Reshape Ventures, Resolute Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Shasta Ventures, Shrug Capital, SignalFire, Slow Ventures, Sound Ventures, SRB Ventures, Stripe, SV Angel, The Hit Forge, Thomas Pentz, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trajectory Ventures, Tribe Capital, Trust Fund, Uncork Capital, Unusual Ventures, Uprising, Version One Ventures, Vibe Capital, Alex Rodriguez, Volition Capital, Weekend Fund, XFactor Ventures, Y Combinator, Yes VC, Yext, Abe Burns, Abhinav Asthana, Adam Blitzer, Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Akshay Kothari, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Amit Jhawar, Anthony Pompliano, Babak Nivi, Baron Davis, Barr Moses, Chris Fanini, Christian Reber, Christina Cacioppo, Claire Hughes Johnson, Cory Levy, Cristina Cordova, Daniel Kan, David Jeske, Elad Gil, Fareed Mosavat, Farhad Mohit, Gee Roberson, George Ruan, Gokul Rajaram, Gwyneth Paltrow, Henry Davis, James Beshara, James Corden, Jan Deepen, Jason Citron, Job Van Der Voort, Joe Greenstein, John Collison, Johnny Boufarhat, Julian Shapiro, Karim Atiyeh, Kevin Hart, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Koen Bok, Kyle Vogt, Leore Avidar, Louis Beryl, Manik Gupta, Marc Benioff, Marcelo Sampaio, Marcy Simon, Mathilde Collin, Matt Brezina, Matthew Dellavedova, Max Mullen, Melissa Tan, Moshe Lifschitz, Neil Parikh, Nik Sharma, Odell Beckham Jr., Oliver Jung, Paul George, Paulo Silveira, Paul Yacoubian, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Rafael Larragoiti Lucas, Roger Ehrenberg, Ron Pragides, Ryan Tedder, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky, Shane Neman, Siqi Chen, Stefan Jeschonnek, Steve Aoki, Tom Blomfield, Tony Hawk, Tyler Willis, Vinay Hiremath, Vindi Banga, William Hockey, Zehan Wang
May 1, 2022	Kabata	$2.0M Seed	—	Daffy, DNX Ventures, Eunoia Capital Partners, FJ Labs, Flucas Ventures, Geek Ventures, Gutter Capital, Operator Ventures, Quiet Capital, Redbud VC, Red Swan Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, The Hit Forge, Trajectory Ventures, VTF Capital, Weekend Fund, Abe Burns, Adam Neumann, Gokul Rajaram, James Beshara, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Manik Gupta, Neil Parikh, Todd Rovak
Apr 1, 2022	POC Pharma	$10.0M Series A	—	Alven, Bain Capital Ventures, Bond, Daffy, DNX Ventures, FJ Labs, Flucas Ventures, Geek Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Gutter Capital, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Motier Ventures, Operator Ventures, Optum Ventures, Picus Capital, Quiet Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Roosh Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, The Hit Forge, Trajectory Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Weekend Fund, Abe Burns, Didier Valet, Gokul Rajaram, James Beshara, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Manik Gupta, Neil Parikh, Ross Devor, Scott Belsky
Apr 1, 2022	Syncware	$3.0M Seed	—	Daffy, DNX Ventures, FJ Labs, Flucas Ventures, Geek Ventures, Gutter Capital, Operator Ventures, Quiet Capital, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, The Hit Forge, Trajectory Ventures, Weekend Fund, Abe Burns, Gokul Rajaram, James Beshara, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Manik Gupta, Neil Parikh
Apr 1, 2022	Earth	$10.0M Seed	—	20VC, Accomplice VC, AirAngels, Alkeon Capital, Alpine Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Banana Capital, Adeyemi Ajao, Browder Capital, Contrary Capital, Daffy, DCM, DFJ, DNX Ventures, Elephant Partners, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, FJ Labs, Flucas Ventures, FTX Ventures, Gaingels, Geek Ventures, Gradient Ventures, Gutter Capital, Huobi Ventures, Indeed.com, iNovia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, LAUNCH, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Ludlow Ventures, Montauk Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Oak HC/FT, Operator Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Pareto Holdings, Patron, Primary Venture Partners, QED Investors, Quiet Capital, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, SRB Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Tet Ventures, The Hit Forge, Trajectory Ventures, Weekend Fund, Abe Burns, Adrian Aoun, Balaji Srinivasan, Daniel Pourasghar, Dylan Field, Elad Gil, Eric Wu, Evan Moore, Gokul Rajaram, Harry Hurst, Jeremy Cai, Julian Shapiro, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Konstantin von Unger, Manik Gupta, Michael Stoppelman, Neil Parikh, Richard Laxer, Sri Batchu, Tom Blomfield, Tony Xu, Wayne Ting, Zachary Rapp
Mar 1, 2022	Tixologi	$2.0M Seed	—	ACME Capital, Baroda Ventures, Correlation Ventures, KB Partners, Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Sharp Alpha Advisors, Social Leverage, Howard Lindzon, Zain Jaffer
Jan 1, 2022	ClearGov	$20.0M Venture Round	—	Ascension Ventures, CASC Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Jump Crypto, Mathieu Guerville, Tom Williams
Dec 1, 2021	Aifleet	$21.0M Series A	—	Ascension Ventures, CASC Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, EVE Atlas, Florida Funders, Gutbrain Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Jump Crypto, Jeffrey Vinik, Mathieu Guerville, Wyc Grousbeck
Apr 1, 2021	POC Pharma	$5.0M Seed	—	Anti fund, Ascend Vietnam Ventures, Awesome People Ventures, Browder Capital, Buckley Ventures, Daffy, DNX Ventures, FJ Labs, Flucas Ventures, Geek Ventures, Glasswing Ventures, Goat Capital, Gutter Capital, Insight Partners, Motier Ventures, Operator Ventures, Optum Ventures, Picus Capital, Quiet Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Roosh Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, The Hit Forge, Trajectory Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Weekend Fund, Abe Burns, Didier Valet, Gokul Rajaram, James Beshara, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Manik Gupta, Neil Parikh, Ross Devor, Scott Belsky
Apr 1, 2021	Kinema	$2.0M Seed	—	1982 Ventures, 7BC Venture Capital, Accomplice, Altari Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Arthur Ventures, Big Sky Health, BoxGroup, Cathay Innovation, Cross Culture Ventures, Curie.Bio, Daffy, DNX Ventures, Dreamers VC, Equal Ventures, FINTOP Capital, First Round Capital, FJ Labs, Flucas Ventures, Franklin Templeton Investments, Geek Ventures, Generative Ventures, Gutter Capital, Illuminate Financial Management, Interlace Ventures, Javelin Venture Partners, Jetstream, Kleiner Perkins, LightShed Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Marcy Venture Partners, Hans Tung, Operate, Operator Partners, Operator Ventures, Polaris Partners, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Quiet Capital, Roosh Ventures, Rubicon VC, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, Social Leverage, Howard Lindzon, StartHer, Jarrod Dicker, TCG (The Chernin Group), The Hit Forge, TQ Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, TTV Capital, Uncork Capital, Union Square Ventures, Vast Ventures, Voyager Ventures, Weekend Fund, WGI Group, Abe Burns, Amit Chu, Anthony Saleh, Avid Larizadeh, Chad Stender, Diego Berdakin, Edith Harbaugh, Frederic Kerrest, Gokul Rajaram, James Beshara, Joe Proto, Josh Abramowitz, Josh Elman, Kevin Lin, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Kiran Bhatraju, Manik Gupta, Mark Gillespie, Matt Mazzeo, Neil Parikh, Odell Beckham Jr., Ryan Carlson, Steve Martocci, Teddy Citrin, Tom McInerney, Trevor McFedries, Trevor Noah, Troy Carter, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Yan-David Erlich
Feb 1, 2021	Aifleet	$4.0M Seed	—	Ascension Ventures, CASC Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Jump Crypto, Mathieu Guerville
Jan 1, 2021	HiveWatch	$5.0M Seed	—	Ascension Ventures, CASC Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Jump Crypto, Mathieu Guerville, Tom Williams
Dec 1, 2020	Matchbook AI	$50K Seed	—	Ascension Ventures, CASC Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Jump Crypto, Mathieu Guerville, Tom Williams
Nov 1, 2020	Yumi	$20.0M Series A	—	Ascension Ventures, Bee Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, CASC Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Jump Crypto, KRM Interests LLC, Ponte Partners, Virta Ventures, Wealthing VC Club, Y Combinator, Immad Akhund, Jeremy Yap, Marty Weiss, Tom Williams
Oct 1, 2020	Symbl.ai	$5.0M Seed	—	Ascension Ventures, CASC Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Daffy, DNX Ventures, Female Founders Fund, FJ Labs, Flucas Ventures, Geek Ventures, Gutbrain Ventures, Gutter Capital, Headwater Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Jump Crypto, KB Partners, Main Sequence Ventures, MYASIAVC PTE LTD, Operator Ventures, Quiet Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, Sommet AB, The Hit Forge, Trajectory Ventures, Weekend Fund, Abe Burns, Didier Valet, Gokul Rajaram, James Beshara, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Kunal Shah, Manik Gupta, Mathieu Guerville, Nate Matherson, Neil Parikh, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Tom Williams
Jul 1, 2020	Teal	$5.0M Seed	—	Daffy, DNX Ventures, FJ Labs, Flucas Ventures, Geek Ventures, Gutter Capital, Operator Ventures, Quiet Capital, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, The Hit Forge, Trajectory Ventures, Weekend Fund, Abe Burns, Gokul Rajaram, James Beshara, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Manik Gupta, Neil Parikh
Jun 1, 2020	RemoteTeam (acquired by Gusto)	$1.0M Seed	—	Daffy, DNX Ventures, FJ Labs, Flucas Ventures, Geek Ventures, Gutter Capital, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Operator Ventures, Quiet Capital, Seven Seven Six, Shrug Capital, The Hit Forge, Trajectory Ventures, Weekend Fund, Abe Burns, Adam D'Angelo, Gokul Rajaram, James Beshara, Kintan Brahmbhatt, Manik Gupta, Neil Parikh

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Deep Dive

# T-Bird Capital: Early-Stage Venture Capital Partner

High-Level Overview

T-Bird Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that functions as an investment vehicle for Miles Bird, a seasoned investor and advisor in the Bay Area startup ecosystem.[1][3] The firm focuses on providing financial resources and strategic guidance to early-stage startups, with particular emphasis on the Business Solutions sector.[1] Rather than operating as a traditional passive fund, T-Bird Capital takes an active partnership approach, combining capital deployment with hands-on mentorship and operational support for its portfolio companies.

The firm's mission centers on identifying exceptional entrepreneurs at the earliest stages and providing them with both funding and strategic direction to accelerate their growth trajectories. This dual-focus model—blending capital with advisory support—positions T-Bird Capital as more than a transactional investor, instead functioning as a true partner in the entrepreneurial journey.

Origin Story

T-Bird Capital emerged as the personal investment vehicle of Miles Bird, who has spent over seven years investing in and advising early-stage startups in the Bay Area.[3] This extended track record of hands-on involvement in the startup ecosystem informed the creation of T-Bird Capital as a formalized investment entity. Rather than starting from scratch, Miles Bird leveraged his existing relationships, deal flow, and operational expertise to establish a venture capital practice grounded in real-world experience with early-stage company building.

The firm's founding reflects a broader trend among successful angel investors and operators who transition into more structured venture capital roles after accumulating sufficient deal experience and pattern recognition. By institutionalizing his investment approach through T-Bird Capital, Miles Bird created a vehicle capable of deploying capital more systematically while maintaining the personalized, advisory-driven approach that characterized his earlier angel investing activities.

Core Differentiators

Founder-Led Investment Thesis

T-Bird Capital benefits from direct leadership by an investor with seven years of hands-on experience in the Bay Area startup ecosystem. This founder-led model typically results in more aligned incentives and deeper conviction in portfolio decisions compared to larger, committee-driven venture firms.

Active Partnership Model

Rather than functioning as a passive capital provider, T-Bird Capital emphasizes strategic guidance alongside financial resources.[1] This approach appeals to founders seeking not just funding but also mentorship and operational support during critical early-stage phases.

Sector Focus

The firm's concentration on Business Solutions startups allows for deeper expertise and pattern recognition within a specific domain, enabling more informed investment decisions and more targeted support for portfolio companies.

Bay Area Network

Operating within the Bay Area startup ecosystem, T-Bird Capital maintains proximity to leading entrepreneurs, operators, and other investors—a geographic advantage that facilitates deal sourcing and value-add activities.

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

T-Bird Capital represents a meaningful segment of the venture capital market: the founder-operator-turned-investor model that has become increasingly prominent as successful entrepreneurs recycle their expertise and capital back into the ecosystem. This pattern reflects the maturation of venture capital, where operational experience and pattern recognition from building companies have become valued credentials alongside traditional finance backgrounds.

The firm operates within the broader early-stage venture ecosystem, where capital has become increasingly abundant but quality mentorship and strategic guidance remain scarce. By positioning itself at the intersection of capital and operational support, T-Bird Capital addresses a real market need—founders often require more than just funding; they need experienced advisors who understand the specific challenges of scaling early-stage companies.

The emphasis on Business Solutions also reflects market timing, as enterprise software and B2B solutions continue to attract significant venture capital attention due to their scalability, recurring revenue models, and substantial total addressable markets.

Quick Take & Future Outlook

T-Bird Capital exemplifies the evolution of venture capital toward more specialized, founder-led investment vehicles that prioritize deep engagement over portfolio breadth. As the venture landscape continues to consolidate and capital becomes more selective, firms that combine financial resources with genuine operational expertise will likely maintain competitive advantages in deal sourcing and portfolio company outcomes.

The future trajectory of T-Bird Capital will likely depend on the performance of its early portfolio companies and Miles Bird's ability to leverage his network and expertise to identify and support the next generation of exceptional entrepreneurs in the Business Solutions space. Should the firm demonstrate strong returns and successful exits, it may expand its scope or raise larger institutional funds—a natural progression for successful founder-led venture practices.

T-Bird Capital

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Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Founder-Led Investment Thesis

Active Partnership Model

Sector Focus

Bay Area Network

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Quick Take & Future Outlook

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Leadership Team

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

Founder-Led Investment Thesis

Active Partnership Model

Sector Focus

Bay Area Network

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Sources

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Investments Made