Launchpad Capital is a venture capital firm and venture debt provider. Based in Oakland, California, United States. Known portfolio companies include Cake, Zurp, Sora, Utila, Attune and Exponential DeFi, 20 companies in all.
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Who to pitch at Launchpad Capital
Launchpad Capital portfolio companies (20)
- Cake
- Zurp
- Sora
- Utila
- Attune
- Exponential DeFi
- Kuva Systems
- ezCater
- Tongo
- Groupize
- MIC Global
- Marstone
- RiskScout
- YO Labs
- Zippity
- Immediate
- Inbanx
- Resistell
- Pinnacle Realty Advisors
- Rocketplace
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About Launchpad Capital
The firm's listing covers sectors Consumer, FinTech, Healthcare and SaaS, and focus areas API, Crypto, DeFi and Embedded Finance; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A.
Of the 4 people on file at Launchpad Capital, Ryan Gilbert (Founder), Jurgen Van De Vyver (Partner) and Badis Friaa (Sports Investor) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Launchpad Capital shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Boston Seed Capital, Cerca Partners and Impatient Ventures.
Frequently asked questions
What is Launchpad Capital?
Launchpad Capital is a venture capital firm and venture debt provider based in Oakland, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 20 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 Launchpad Capital invest in?
Listed sectors include Consumer, FinTech, Healthcare and SaaS; listed focus areas include API, Crypto, DeFi and Embedded Finance. 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 Launchpad Capital invest at?
The known deals of Launchpad 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 Launchpad Capital?
3 of the 4 people on file at Launchpad Capital are listed as contacts for the firm. All 4 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Launchpad Capital?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 4 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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