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Initialized Capital
Venture CapitalActiveInitialized Capital is early stage VC firm focused on helping software engineers, designers and product people with their first seed checks
168
Investments
10
Exits
$3.2B
AUM
6.0%
Exit Rate
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Investment Thesis & Strategy
Initialized Capital invests in early-stage fintech and SaaS companies, specifically providing seed funding to companies founded by software engineers, designers, and product people.
Investment Activity
Deals per year over the last 10 years
1
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2021Portfolio Companies
Selected investments from their portfolio of 168 companies
O
OpenSea
Crypto/Web3 · Series A, 2021
R
Rippling
SaaS · Series A, 2019
L
Lambda School
EdTech · Seed, 2017
S
Scale AI
AI/ML · Seed, 2016
L
Lattice
SaaS · Series A, 2016
N
Notion
SaaS · Seed, 2016
D
Discord
Media/Content · Seed, 2015
F
Flexport
Logistics · Series A, 2014
K
KeepTruckin
Transportation · Series A, 2013
P
Plaid
Fintech · Seed, 2013
C
Cruise
Transportation · Seed, 2013
C
Coinbase
Crypto/Web3 · Seed, 2012
Notable Exits
CompanyTypeYearValue / Acquirer
ZapierAcquisition0—
PatreonAcquisition0—
Lambda SchoolAcquisition0—
Scale AIAcquisition0—
GustoAcquisition0—
BufferAcquisition0—
FlexportAcquisition0—
InstacartIPO2023$10B
CoinbaseIPO2021$86B
CruiseAcquisition2016—
Frequently Asked Questions
Initialized Capital focuses on Series A, Series B, Series C+ stage investments.
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