At a Glance
Initialized Capital is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA founded in 2011. The firm focuses on Seed, Series A, Series B+ investments across sectors including Enterprise, Consumer. The firm manages $500M in assets under management. Notable portfolio companies include Coinbase, Instacart, Cruise, Reddit, Flexport, OpenSea, Rippling and Patreon. Operator-heavy seed investor focused on supporting founders with product development and recruiting expertise across enterprise and consumer sectors.
“Operator-heavy seed investor focused on supporting founders with product development and recruiting expertise across enterprise and consumer sectors.”
Alda Leu Dennis
General Partner, Initialized Capital
Brett Gibson
Managing Partner, Initialized Capital
Initialized Capital primarily invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This means they focus on companies that are building their initial product and finding product-market fit.
Initialized Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Initialized Capital focuses on investments in Enterprise, Consumer. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Initialized Capital's typical investment check size ranges from $1M to $5M. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
Initialized Capital manages approximately $500M in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.
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