Vibe Capital

ActiveVenture Capital

Updated: Dec 5, 2025 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Sep 1, 2025	The Interface	$500K Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, Altair Capital Management, Angel investor, AngelList, Anti fund, Brainchild, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, Heavybit, Infinite Niches, KAAN Ventures, LAUNCH, Paradigm, Positive Sum VC, Proton Enterprises, Shrug Capital, The Hit Forge, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trust Fund, Alex Rodriguez, Y Combinator, Anthony Pompliano, Babak Nivi, Karim Atiyeh, Kevin Hart, Kyle Vogt, Marcy Simon, Matthew Dellavedova, Moshe Lifschitz, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky
Aug 1, 2025	Dirac	$11.0M Seed	—	Kevin Hartz, Afore Capital, Altair Capital Management, Alumni Ventures, Angel investor, AngelList, Anti fund, Brainchild, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, Harpoon, Heavybit, Infinite Niches, KAAN Ventures, LAUNCH, McCarthy Capital, Aaron Jacobson, Paradigm, Positive Sum VC, Proton Enterprises, Shrug Capital, The Hit Forge, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trust Fund, Alex Rodriguez, Y Combinator, Anthony Pompliano, Babak Nivi, Karim Atiyeh, Kevin Hart, Kyle Vogt, Marcy Simon, Matthew Dellavedova, Moshe Lifschitz, Sahil Lavingia, Sahin Boydas, Scott Belsky
Aug 1, 2025	Jump	$23.0M Series A	—	Afore Capital, Alumni Ventures, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Aniq Kassam, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Not Boring Capital, Pareto Holdings, Seven Seven Six, Trajectory Ventures, XFactor Ventures, Adam Guild, Adrian Aoun, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Cory Levy, Kirill Silkin, Matteo Franceschetti, Shane Curran
Jul 1, 2025	Willow Voice	$4.0M Seed	—	50 Partners, NEO, Outrun Ventures, Stellar Capital, Stellation Capital, Y Combinator, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Kevin Weil, Ron Pragides, Thibaud Elziere, William Levy
Jun 1, 2025	Alta	$11.0M Seed	—	50 Partners, AirAngels, Andreessen Horowitz, C2 Investment, Giza Polish Ventures, Goat Capital, Greylock, Hanabi Capital, Homebrew, Klossy, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Madrona Ventures, Makers Fund, Menlo Ventures, NEO, Ann Bordetsky, Obvious Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Outrun Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Spero Ventures, Stellar Capital, Stellation Capital, Volition Capital, Y Combinator, Amjad Masad, Charlie Songhurst, David Lieb, Jeff Seibert, Karim Atiyeh, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Kevin Weil, Manish Chandra, Mike Hudack, Mike Krieger, Ron Pragides, Thibaud Elziere, Tobias Lutke, Tony Xu, William Levy
Apr 22, 2025	Supabase	$200.0M Series D	—	Accel, Coatue, Craft Ventures, Felicis, Felicis Ventures, Guillermo Rauch, Kevin Weil, Taylor Otwell, Y Combinator, 50 Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Atomic, Contrary Capital, Energize Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Episode 1 Ventures, Flex Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Lightspeed India Partners, NEO, Octopus Ventures, Outrun Ventures, Preston-Werner Ventures, Stellar Capital, Stellation Capital, Voyager Ventures, Andrew Robb, Augusto Marietti, Ben Tossell, Christopher Golda, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matias Woloski, Nic Brisbourne, Ron Pragides, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Thibaud Elziere, Will Brooks, William Levy
Apr 1, 2025	Mugafi	$3.0M Seed	—	Expert Dojo, Hoxton Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Gaurav Munjal, Kunal Shah, Ramakant Sharma
Mar 1, 2025	Asteroid	$500K Seed	—	Balderton Capital, Catapult Capital, Coelius Capital, Flex Capital, Force Over Mass Capital, Goat Capital, Msd Capital, Quiet Capital, Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, Errol Damelin, Ilya Golubovich, Immad Akhund, Kirill Makharinsky, Michael Staton, Roger Dickey
Mar 1, 2025	Yutori	$15.0M Seed	—	8VC, AAF Management Ltd., AI4ALL, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Amplify Partners, Artisanal Ventures, Awesome People Ventures, Axiom Partners, Balderton Capital, Benchmark, Citi Ventures, Conviction Partners, Earl Grey Capital, Felicis Ventures, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Goat Capital, Gradient Ventures, Greylock, ICONIQ Capital, Insight Partners, LGF, Madrona Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Kazuma Ieiri, Radical Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Reshape Ventures, Saga, Scribble Ventures, Summit Partners, Supercharge.vc, Theory Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Y Combinator, Akshay Kothari, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Amjad Masad, Christian Reber, Dylan Field, Emil Michael, Gokul Rajaram, Guillermo Rauch, James Beshara, Jason Citron, Jason Gardner, Oliver Cameron, Ron Pragides, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Thomas Dohmke
Mar 1, 2025	Swish	$14.0M Series A	—	Hoxton Ventures, Kunal Shah
Mar 1, 2025	Town	$18.0M Seed	—	Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, Andreessen Horowitz, Balderton Capital, byFounders, C2 Investment, Catapult Capital, Coelius Capital, Creandum, Flex Capital, Force Over Mass Capital, Framework Ventures, Goat Capital, Greylock, Hummingbird Ventures, Jetstream, La Famiglia, Msd Capital, Operator Collective, Pantera Capital, Paradigm, Quiet Capital, RTP Global, Seed Club Ventures, Sweater Ventures, True Ventures, Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, Aaron Levie, Adam D'Angelo, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Charlie Cheever, Charlie Songhurst, Christian Reber, Christina Cacioppo, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Errol Damelin, Frederic Kerrest, Fredrik Hjelm, George Kurtz, Ilya Golubovich, Immad Akhund, Jawed Karim, Job Van Der Voort, John Collison, Julia Hartz, Kirill Makharinsky, Mark Cuban, Melissa Tan, Michael Staton, Roger Dickey, Stefan Lindeberg, Stewart Butterfield, Tobias Lutke, William Hockey
Feb 1, 2025	Prime Intellect	$15.0M Seed	—	8VC, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Aniq Kassam, Munich Re / HSB Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Pareto Holdings, Pioneer Fund, Polychain Capital, Polygon, Seven Seven Six, Symbolic Capital, Trajectory Ventures, Vine Ventures LP, XFactor Ventures, Adam Guild, Adrian Aoun, Anthony Pompliano, Cory Levy, Matteo Franceschetti, Shane Curran
Feb 1, 2025	PromptLayer	$5.0M Seed	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Browder Capital, Davidovs VC, LGF, Otherwise Fund, ScOp Venture Capital, Seguin Ventures, Stellar Capital, Stellation Capital, Vera Equity, Alex Oppenheimer, Bartek Pucek, Gokul Rajaram, Karim Atiyeh, Nitay Joffe, Ron Pragides, Sahil Lavingia, Scott Belsky, Tikhon Bernstam, Youcef Es-skouri
Jan 1, 2025	Nucleus	$14.0M Series A	—	BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Aniq Kassam, Motier Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Pareto Holdings, Seven Seven Six, Solana Ventures, Trajectory Ventures, XFactor Ventures, Adam Guild, Adrian Aoun, Adrien Montfort, Anthony Pompliano, Balaji Srinivasan, Cory Levy, Laurent Ritter, Matteo Franceschetti, Nicolas Julia, Shane Curran
Jan 1, 2025	Quantifind	$22.0M Venture Round	—	AirAngels, Alt Capital, Awesome People Ventures, Balderton Capital, Citi Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, Energy Impact Partners, Glilot Capital Partners, Gradient Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, In-Q-Tel, Insight Partners, Moonshots Capital, Mucker Capital, Not Boring Capital, QED Investors, Radical Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Supercharge.vc, TLV Partners, Top Tier Capital Partners, Touchdown Ventures, TTV Capital, Jacques Benkoski, Steve Krausz, U.S. Venture Partners, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Christian Reber, Daren Cotter, James Beshara, Matt Carbonara, Scott Belsky
Jan 1, 2025	Enki	$3.0M Seed	—	Balderton Capital, Catapult Capital, Coelius Capital, Flex Capital, Force Over Mass Capital, Goat Capital, Msd Capital, Quiet Capital, Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, Errol Damelin, Ilya Golubovich, Immad Akhund, Juha Paananen, Kirill Makharinsky, Michael Staton, Roger Dickey
Dec 1, 2024	Mainframe	$6.0M Seed	—	50 Partners, 9Yards Capital, AI4ALL, Alumni Ventures, Artisanal Ventures, basecase capital, Basecase Capital, Cambrian Ventures, Factorial, Flexcap, General Catalyst, Greylock, Hoxton Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Kleiner Perkins, LGF, NEO, Otherwise Fund, Outrun Ventures, Stellar Capital, Stellation Capital, Symbolic Capital, Uncork Capital, Unusual Ventures, Weekend Fund, Y Combinator, Akshay Kothari, Amjad Masad, Evan Cheng, George Burke, Gokul Rajaram, Kelvin Beachum Jr., Kenneth Griffin, Kevin Weil, Kyle Vogt, Ron Pragides, Scott Belsky, Thibaud Elziere, Thomas Dohmke, Vishal Rao, William Levy
Dec 1, 2024	AI or Not company	$6.0M Seed	—	Browder Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Davidovs VC, Foundation Capital, Jump Capital, LGF, Otherwise Fund, Seguin Ventures, Stellar Capital, Vera Equity, Bartek Pucek, Karim Atiyeh, Sahil Lavingia, Scott Belsky, Tikhon Bernstam, Youcef Es-skouri
Nov 1, 2024	Wordware	$30.0M Seed	—	10100, 6th Man Ventures, Acton Capital Partners, Adjacent, Albion VC, Alumni Ventures, Amplify Partners, Angel investor, Atomico, Audrey Capital, Blossom Capital, BlueRun Ventures, Broadway Angels, Chalfen Ventures, Climate Capital, Color Capital, Cool Climate Collective, Craft Ventures, Day One Ventures, Decibel Partners, Divergent Capital, DocuSign, Double Down, DST Global, Embedded Ventures, Emergence Capital, Essence VC, Aniq Kassam, Felicis Ventures, Felix Capital, FirstMark Capital, Flexcap, Flex Capital, Flybridge Capital Partners, Friends & Family Capital, Frontline Ventures, Fusion Fund, Ganas Ventures, General Catalyst, Global Founders Capital, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Greenoaks Capital, Hummingbird Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Indicator Ventures, Insight Partners, IVP, Kohala Ventures, La Famiglia, Lakestar, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Listen, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Matrix, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Moxxie Ventures, Jonathan Golden, OpenCapital.vc, Openspace Ventures, Otherwise Fund, Paradigm, Paradox Capital, Partners Resolute, Pioneer Fund, Polymath Capital Partners, Prototype Capital, Radical Ventures, Red Beard Ventures, Runa Capital, Scribble Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Sherpalo Ventures, Shrug Capital, Spark Capital, Summit Partners, SV Angel, Web Smith, Techstars, The Hit Forge, Theory Forge Ventures, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Trammell Venture Partners, Treble Capital, Tribe Capital, Unlock Venture Partners, Untapped Capital, Valhalla Ventures, Y Combinator, Adam D'Angelo, Alex Pattis, Amjad Masad, Andrew Gazdecki, Andrew Gluck, Andrew Steinwold, Azeem Azhar, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Lang, Ben Tossell, Bob Young, Casey Neistat, David Peterson, Dharmesh Shah, Doug Monro, Elad Gil, Eric Ries, Gina Bianchini, Girish Mathrubootham, Gokul Rajaram, Jaime Schmidt, James Isilay, James Meekings, Jean Charles Samuelian, Jeff Hammerbacher, Jen Rubio Butterfield, Julia DeWahl, Kevin Stumpf, Kevin Weil, Kulveer Taggar, Kyle Vogt, Ligaya Tichy, Mark Chou, Mark Pincus, Mathilde Collin, Matt Mickiewicz, Moshe Lifschitz, Nkechi Iregbulem, Noah Sidman-Gale, Paul Graham, Paul Stahura, Peter Hunn, Peter Kazanjy, Ran Makavy, Sahin Boydas, Sam Corcos, Scott Belsky, Sergei Anikin, Sherry Coutu, Siqi Chen, Spencer Kimball, Stephen Cole, Thijn Lamers, Tim Ferriss, Tony Jamous, Vishal Rao, Will Brooks, Will Martin, Yann LeCun, Zachary Sims, Zach Segal
Nov 1, 2024	Twenty	$5.0M Seed	—	10100, 5Y Capital, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Awesome People Ventures, Balderton Capital, Citi Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Granite Asia, ICONIQ Capital, Infinite Capital, Insight Partners, Jonathan Golden, New Enterprise Associates, Not Boring Capital, OpenCapital.vc, Paradigm, Pareto Holdings, Radical Ventures, Runa Capital, S28 Capital, Soma Capital, Summit Partners, Supercharge.vc, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Arash Ferdowsi, Christian Reber, Dharmesh Shah, James Beshara, Jean Charles Samuelian, Mathilde Collin, Ravi Grover, Scott Belsky, Sergei Anikin, Shay Banon
Nov 1, 2024	Boldfit	$13.0M Series A	—	AngelList, Bessemer Venture Partners, Helion Venture Partners, Lightspeed India Partners, Akhil Paul, Balaji Srinivasan, Dheeraj Pandey, Gaurav Munjal, Gokul Rajaram, Kunal Shah
Nov 1, 2024	Kong	$180.0M Series E	—	Abstract Ventures, Kevin Hartz, AirAngels, Alt Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Awesome People Ventures, Balderton Capital, C2 Investment, Citi Ventures, CRV, Earl Grey Capital, Framework Ventures, Global Innovation Fund, Gradient Ventures, Greylock, Hanabi Capital, ICONIQ Capital, Innovation Endeavors, iNovia Capital, Insight Partners, LombardStreet Ventures, Mucker Capital, Glenn Solomon, Notable Capital, Not Boring Capital, Pantera Capital, Paradigm, Propeller VC, Radical Ventures, Seed Club Ventures, Silverton Partners, Supercharge.vc, Sweater Ventures, Aaron Levie, Allison Pickens (Allison Pickens Ventures), Ameet Patel, Amit Agarwal, Arash Ferdowsi, Balaji Srinivasan, Charlie Cheever, Christian Reber, Christina Cacioppo, Dwipal Desai, Dylan Field, Frederic Kerrest, James Beshara, Jawed Karim, Jeff Bezos, John Collison, Julia Hartz, Mark Cuban, Rob Theis, Scott Belsky, Tobias Lutke, Yoshua Bengio
Oct 1, 2024	Nooks	$43.0M Series B	—	Browder Capital, C2 Investment, Davidovs VC, Kleiner Perkins, Lead Edge Capital, LGF, Otherwise Fund, Picus Capital, Scale Venture Partners, Seguin Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Stellar Capital, Tola Capital, Vera Equity, Bartek Pucek, Brandon Deer, chase koch, Karim Atiyeh, Ron Pragides, Sahil Lavingia, Scott Belsky, Tikhon Bernstam, Youcef Es-skouri
Oct 1, 2024	Kick	$9.0M Seed	—	AirAngels, Alpine Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Amicus Capital, Baroda Ventures, B Capital Group, Bow Capital, Browder Capital, Davidovs VC, Fin Capital, Footprint Coalition, General Catalyst, Greylock, Idealab, Kickstart Fund, Lead Edge Capital, LGF, monashees, Mucker Capital, Hans Tung, Otherwise Fund, Picus Capital, Resolute Ventures, Seaside Ventures, Seguin Ventures, Sequoia Capital, SignalFire, Stellar Capital, TechSquare Labs, Tiger Global Management, Vera Equity, Wave Financial, Yext, Alexander Zhuravlev, Alex Zhuravlev, Bartek Pucek, Beau Laskey, Ding Zhou, Eddie Lou, Gokul Rajaram, Gregory Waldorf, Guilherme Bonifacio, Humberto Ayres Pereira, Jason Goldberg, Jason Lemkin, Karim Atiyeh, Kim Perell, Manik Gupta, Robert Moore, Ron Pragides, Sahil Lavingia, Scott Belsky, Youcef Es-skouri
Oct 1, 2024	Sapien	$11.0M Seed	—	Accel, Aleph VC, Alumni Ventures, Bam Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Betaworks Ventures, Browder Capital, Coatue, Company Capital, Corner Ventures, Craft Ventures, Davidovs VC, Divergence Ventures, First Round Capital, Frontline Ventures, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Haystack, Kamran Ansari, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Insight Partners, Intuit Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lainy, LGF, LocalGlobe, MMC Ventures, NEO, Next Play Capital, Otherwise Fund, Point Nine Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Sarah Smith Fund, Seedcamp, Seguin Ventures, SOSV, SRB Ventures, Stellar Capital, Stride VC, Vera Equity, Bartek Pucek, Charlie Songhurst, Harsh Sinha, Julia Kagan, Karim Atiyeh, Max Mullen, Ron Pragides, Sahil Lavingia, Scott Banister, Siqi Chen, Sri Batchu, Tekin Salimi, Tikhon Bernstam, Youcef Es-skouri, Zander Lurie

Financial History

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Leadership Team

Key people at Vibe Capital.

Ankur Nagpal

Investor

Leadership Team

Key people at Vibe Capital.

Ankur Nagpal

Investor

Deep Dive

High-Level Overview

Vibe Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund founded by Ankur Nagpal, focusing on technology-driven startups with a strong emphasis on emerging markets such as India, Brazil, and Africa. The fund invests primarily in sectors like AI, Web3, deep tech, fintech, healthtech, and wellness, targeting startups that enable proactive physical and mental health, financial innovation, and entrepreneurship platforms. Vibe Capital distinguishes itself by charging no management fees, ensuring that all capital raised is invested directly into startups, and by having a team of former founders and operators who provide hands-on support in growth and go-to-market strategies. Its portfolio is geographically diverse, with about half of investments outside the U.S., reflecting a mission to empower scrappy international founders and emerging markets[1][2][3].

Origin Story

Vibe Capital was founded by Ankur Nagpal, the entrepreneur behind Teachable, an online platform that scaled to over $50 million in ARR before its exit. Nagpal launched Vibe Capital to support founders building innovative companies globally, especially those in emerging markets often underserved by traditional venture capital. The fund initially raised about $12 million and later expanded to $70 million, with a significant portion of capital coming from the founders themselves. The fund’s approach evolved from Nagpal’s own experience as a founder and investor, aiming to back pre-seed and seed-stage startups with a focus on physical and mental health, proactive wellness, and technology sectors that can transform emerging economies[1][2][3].

Core Differentiators

No Management Fee Structure: Unlike typical venture funds that charge a 2% management fee, Vibe Capital charges no management fees, directing 100% of raised capital into startups. A third of the fund’s capital is from the founders themselves, aligning interests closely with portfolio companies[1][3].

Founder-Operator Team: The investment team consists of former founders and operators who provide hands-on support in growth, marketing, and go-to-market strategies, offering more than just capital to startups[1][2].

Global and Emerging Markets Focus: Roughly half of the investments are in emerging markets such as India, Brazil, Africa, and other international locations, supporting founders who often lack access to operator-led funds[1][2][3].

Strong Network: Vibe Capital leverages connections with prominent investors and firms like Bessemer and General Catalyst, facilitating future fundraising and strategic partnerships for portfolio companies[1].

Sector Focus: Emphasis on AI, Web3, deep tech, fintech, healthtech, and wellness startups, particularly those innovating in proactive health and financial services[1][2][5].

Role in the Broader Tech Landscape

Vibe Capital rides the trend of increasing global startup activity outside traditional U.S. and European hubs, particularly in emerging markets where technology adoption is accelerating rapidly. The fund’s timing is strategic, as proactive wellness and mental health startups gain momentum amid shifting healthcare paradigms. By focusing on early-stage investments in these sectors and regions, Vibe Capital helps bridge the funding gap for international founders and supports the democratization of venture capital. Its no-fee model and operator-led approach challenge traditional VC structures, potentially influencing how future funds engage with startups globally[1][2][3].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Vibe Capital is poised to deepen its impact in emerging markets and continue backing startups that drive innovation in wellness, AI, and financial technology. The fund’s unique structure and founder-centric approach may attract more entrepreneurs seeking aligned, hands-on investors. As global startup ecosystems mature, Vibe Capital’s influence could expand, shaping how venture capital supports diverse founders and sectors. Trends like decentralized finance, AI-driven health solutions, and community-rooted consumer tech will likely shape its investment focus, reinforcing its role as a catalyst for equitable and transformative tech innovation worldwide[1][2][3].

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High-Level Overview

Origin Story

Core Differentiators

No Management Fee Structure: Unlike typical venture funds that charge a 2% management fee, Vibe Capital charges no management fees, directing 100% of raised capital into startups. A third of the fund’s capital is from the founders themselves, aligning interests closely with portfolio companies[1][3].

Founder-Operator Team: The investment team consists of former founders and operators who provide hands-on support in growth, marketing, and go-to-market strategies, offering more than just capital to startups[1][2].

Global and Emerging Markets Focus: Roughly half of the investments are in emerging markets such as India, Brazil, Africa, and other international locations, supporting founders who often lack access to operator-led funds[1][2][3].

Strong Network: Vibe Capital leverages connections with prominent investors and firms like Bessemer and General Catalyst, facilitating future fundraising and strategic partnerships for portfolio companies[1].

Sector Focus: Emphasis on AI, Web3, deep tech, fintech, healthtech, and wellness startups, particularly those innovating in proactive health and financial services[1][2][5].