Background Capital is a venture capital firm. Based in San Francisco, California, United States. Known portfolio companies include AudioShake, Get Parallel, Emperia, Reveri, GitLaw and Supergood Systems, 10 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- CollaborationData AnalyticsDatabaseDeveloper ToolsE-Commerce
Who to pitch at Background Capital
Background Capital portfolio companies (10)
- AudioShake
- Get Parallel
- Emperia
- Reveri
- GitLaw
- Supergood Systems
- Tempest DX
- BinIt
- Flipturn
- Tempest
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About Background Capital
The firm's listing covers sectors Commerce, Consumer and SaaS, and focus areas Collaboration, Data Analytics, Database and Developer Tools; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A.
Rafael Corrales (Founder) is listed as the contact to pitch at Background Capital.
Background Capital shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Origin VC, CRUSH MUSIC and Night Ventures.
Frequently asked questions
What is Background Capital?
Background Capital is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 10 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Background Capital invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, Consumer and SaaS; listed focus areas include Collaboration, Data Analytics, Database and Developer Tools. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Background Capital invest at?
The known deals of Background Capital include Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Background Capital?
One person at Background Capital is on file, listed as a contact for the firm, with their own profile page.
How do I contact Background Capital?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The one person attached to the firm has their own page, which shows whether an address is on file for them.
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