Fuel Capital
Fuel Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA investing in SaaS, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $500K–$1.5M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$1.5M
- Portfolio
- 3 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- AUM
- $550M
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- SaaS, Marketplace
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA
Last verified: 2026-07-18
Pre-Seed
$500K – $1.5M
$550M
3+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Fuel Capital is a seed-focused fund backing B2B SaaS and marketplace startups at their earliest growth stages.
How Fuel Capital invests
Fuel Capital is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on SaaS, Marketplace.
Fuel Capital typically writes checks of $500K–$1.5M per investment, backed by approximately $550M in assets under management.
Fuel Capital has backed 3 companies in our records, including Chegg, Bonobos, Strike Acceptance Holdings, Inc. (CIK 0001737406).
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
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Portfolio Companies (3)
Other
Chegg
Bonobos
Strike Acceptance Holdings, Inc. (CIK 0001737406)
SEC Form D filing mentioning Fuel Capital
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in SaaS, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $1.5M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chris Howard, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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