Kapor Capital
Kapor Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Oakland, CA investing in Other, EdTech, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 19 portfolio companies in our records.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $2.0M
$151M
19+ companies
6 partners
Investment Thesis
Invests in closing gaps of access/outcomes; strong overlap with workforce development and career advancement tooling.
How Kapor Capital invests
Kapor Capital is a vc firm based in Oakland, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, EdTech, Marketplace, Consumer, SaaS.
Kapor Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $151M in assets under management.
Investing since at least 2018, Kapor Capital has backed 19 companies in our records, including AdeptID, Affect Therapeutics, Altro. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2024.
Meet the Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (19)
2024
AdeptID
2021
Affect Therapeutics
2020
Altro
2019
AnswersNow
2018
Ajua
Other
Newsela
Supercharging reading engagement and learning in every subject.
Kai XR
Allowing kids to immerse themselves in new worlds and opportunities, through their smartphones.
Promise
Providing flexibility in payments for people who can’t cover their whole water or electricity bill at once.
Lumi
Providing generative AI tools to enable independent story creation, distribution, and merchandising.
Lirvana Labs
Utilizing machine learning to curate safe and effective multi-media content that boosts Social Emotional Learning, English Literacy, and Math Reasoning skills in early childhood.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, EdTech, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Hilliary Turnipseed, Director of Talent Acquisition.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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