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Debut Capital

VC
Los Angeles, CAWebsite

Debut Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Marketplace, EdTech, Fintech. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.0M
Portfolio
7 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Marketplace, EdTech, Fintech
HQ
Los Angeles, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-10

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Supports diverse founders building innovative solutions around financial empowerment and educational access through marketplace platforms.

How Debut Capital invests

Debut Capital is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, EdTech, Fintech. It does not invest in Deep Tech.

Debut Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$1.0M per investment.

Debut Capital has backed 7 companies in our records, including GroupApp, Rebundle, Somewhere Good.

Partners & Team

BE

Bobak Emamian

Co-Founder

PJ

Pilar Johnson

Co-Founder

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
EdTech
Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Deep Tech

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

GR

GroupApp

EdTech
RE

Rebundle

Marketplace
SO

Somewhere Good

LI

Liberate

AM

Ami Cole

SH

Shop Latinx

BL

Blacktag

How to pitch Debut Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, EdTech, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Bobak Emamian, Co-Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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